Hi,

Den basically banned iptables in netns via this patch

--- a/net/netfilter/core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/core.c
@@ -165,14 +165,6 @@ int nf_hook_slow(int pf, unsigned int hook, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	unsigned int verdict;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_NET_NS
-	struct net *net;
-
-	net = indev == NULL ? dev_net(outdev) : dev_net(indev);
-	if (net != &init_net)
-		return 1;
-#endif
-
 	/* We may already have this, but read-locks nest anyway */
 	rcu_read_lock();
 
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_sockopt.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_sockopt.c
@@ -65,9 +65,6 @@ static struct nf_sockopt_ops *nf_sockopt_find(struct sock *sk, int pf,
 {
 	struct nf_sockopt_ops *ops;
 
-	if (sock_net(sk) != &init_net)
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOPROTOOPT);
-
 	if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&nf_sockopt_mutex) != 0)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINTR);
 
, however, at least some of netfilter pieces are ready for usage in netns
and it would be nice to unlock them before release.

If I'm deciphering chengelog correctly it's all about code which does
nf_register_hook{,s} but not netns-ready itself:

	br_netfilter.c
	iptable_mangle (via ip_route_me_harder)
	conntracking (both IPv4 and IPv6)
	NAT
	arptable_filter
	selinux
	decnet
	ebtable_filter
	ebtable_nat
	ipt_CLUSTERIP

Patch above can be applied and we can mark above list as "depends !NET_NS"
and move on.

Comments? Den, was there something else you're afraid of?

Alexey Dobriyan wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Den basically banned iptables in netns via this patch
> 
> --- a/net/netfilter/core.c
> +++ b/net/netfilter/core.c
> ...
> , however, at least some of netfilter pieces are ready for usage in netns
> and it would be nice to unlock them before release.
> 
> If I'm deciphering chengelog correctly it's all about code which does
> nf_register_hook{,s} but not netns-ready itself:
> 
> 	br_netfilter.c
> 	iptable_mangle (via ip_route_me_harder)
> 	conntracking (both IPv4 and IPv6)
> 	NAT
> 	arptable_filter
> 	selinux
> 	decnet
> 	ebtable_filter
> 	ebtable_nat
> 	ipt_CLUSTERIP
> 
> Patch above can be applied and we can mark above list as "depends !NET_NS"
> and move on.
> 
> Comments? Den, was there something else you're afraid of?


That might result in some bad surprises for people how have already
turned on NET_NS. I'd prefer a way that doesn't potentially disable
half the netfilter options in existing configs.

Patrick McHardy wrote:
> Alexey Dobriyan wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Den basically banned iptables in netns via this patch
>>
>> --- a/net/netfilter/core.c
>> +++ b/net/netfilter/core.c
>> ...
>> , however, at least some of netfilter pieces are ready for usage in netns
>> and it would be nice to unlock them before release.
>>
>> If I'm deciphering chengelog correctly it's all about code which does
>> nf_register_hook{,s} but not netns-ready itself:
>>
>>     br_netfilter.c
>>     iptable_mangle (via ip_route_me_harder)
>>     conntracking (both IPv4 and IPv6)
>>     NAT
>> ...
>> Patch above can be applied and we can mark above list as "depends 
>> !NET_NS"
>> and move on.
>>
>> Comments? Den, was there something else you're afraid of?
> 
> 
> That might result in some bad surprises for people how have already
> turned on NET_NS. I'd prefer a way that doesn't potentially disable
> half the netfilter options in existing configs.


By the way, is there already work done for conntrack/NAT namespace
support? I have this patch that uses marks for something very similar
that should be easy to adjust.




diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_tuple.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_tuple.h
index e69ab2e..49c4d0c 100644
--- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_tuple.h
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_tuple.h
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ struct nf_conntrack_tuple
 		/* The direction (for tuplehash) */
 		u_int8_t dir;
 	} dst;
+
+	u_int32_t	mark;
 };
 
 struct nf_conntrack_tuple_mask
@@ -140,7 +142,8 @@ static inline int __nf_ct_tuple_src_equal(const struct nf_conntrack_tuple *t1,
 		t1->src.u3.all[2] == t2->src.u3.all[2] &&
 		t1->src.u3.all[3] == t2->src.u3.all[3] &&
 		t1->src.u.all == t2->src.u.all &&
-		t1->src.l3num == t2->src.l3num);
+		t1->src.l3num == t2->src.l3num &&
+		t1->mark == t2->mark);
 }
 
 static inline int __nf_ct_tuple_dst_equal(const struct nf_conntrack_tuple *t1,
@@ -151,7 +154,8 @@ static inline int __nf_ct_tuple_dst_equal(const struct nf_conntrack_tuple *t1,
 		t1->dst.u3.all[2] == t2->dst.u3.all[2] &&
 		t1->dst.u3.all[3] == t2->dst.u3.all[3] &&
 		t1->dst.u.all == t2->dst.u.all &&
-		t1->dst.protonum == t2->dst.protonum);
+		t1->dst.protonum == t2->dst.protonum &&
+		t1->mark == t2->mark);
 }
 
 static inline int nf_ct_tuple_equal(const struct nf_conntrack_tuple *t1,
@@ -187,7 +191,8 @@ static inline int nf_ct_tuple_src_mask_cmp(const struct nf_conntrack_tuple *t1,
 		return 0;
 
 	if (t1->src.l3num != t2->src.l3num ||
-	    t1->dst.protonum != t2->dst.protonum)
+	    t1->dst.protonum != t2->dst.protonum ||
+	    t1->mark != t2->mark)
 		return 0;
 
 	return 1;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l3proto_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l3proto_ipv4.c
index a65b845..7b50593 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l3proto_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l3proto_ipv4.c
@@ -52,9 +52,10 @@ static int ipv4_invert_tuple(struct nf_conntrack_tuple *tuple,
 static int ipv4_print_tuple(struct seq_file *s,
 			    const struct nf_conntrack_tuple *tuple)
 {
-	return seq_printf(s, "src=%u.%u.%u.%u dst=%u.%u.%u.%u ",
+	return seq_printf(s, "src=%u.%u.%u.%u dst=%u.%u.%u.%u mark=%u ",
 			  NIPQUAD(tuple->src.u3.ip),
-			  NIPQUAD(tuple->dst.u3.ip));
+			  NIPQUAD(tuple->dst.u3.ip),
+			  tuple->mark);
 }
 
 /* Returns new sk_buff, or NULL */
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_core.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_core.c
index 36b4e3b..a2e76dc 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_core.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_core.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ hash_by_src(const struct nf_conntrack_tuple *tuple)
 	/* Original src, to ensure we map it consistently if poss. */
 	hash = jhash_3words((__force u32)tuple->src.u3.ip,
 			    (__force u32)tuple->src.u.all,
-			    tuple->dst.protonum, 0);
+			    tuple->dst.protonum ^ tuple->mark, 0);
 	return ((u64)hash * nf_nat_htable_size) >> 32;
 }
 
@@ -140,7 +140,8 @@ same_src(const struct nf_conn *ct,
 	t = &ct->tuplehash[IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL].tuple;
 	return (t->dst.protonum == tuple->dst.protonum &&
 		t->src.u3.ip == tuple->src.u3.ip &&
-		t->src.u.all == tuple->src.u.all);
+		t->src.u.all == tuple->src.u.all &&
+		t->mark == tuple->mark);
 }
 
 /* Only called for SRC manip */
@@ -213,7 +214,7 @@ find_best_ips_proto(struct nf_conntrack_tuple *tuple,
 	minip = ntohl(range->min_ip);
 	maxip = ntohl(range->max_ip);
 	j = jhash_2words((__force u32)tuple->src.u3.ip,
-			 (__force u32)tuple->dst.u3.ip, 0);
+			 (__force u32)tuple->dst.u3.ip ^ tuple->mark, 0);
 	j = ((u64)j * (maxip - minip + 1)) >> 32;
 	*var_ipp = htonl(minip + j);
 }
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l3proto_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l3proto_ipv6.c
index 3717bdf..633b7bc 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l3proto_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l3proto_ipv6.c
@@ -56,9 +56,10 @@ static int ipv6_invert_tuple(struct nf_conntrack_tuple *tuple,
 static int ipv6_print_tuple(struct seq_file *s,
 			    const struct nf_conntrack_tuple *tuple)
 {
-	return seq_printf(s, "src=" NIP6_FMT " dst=" NIP6_FMT " ",
+	return seq_printf(s, "src=" NIP6_FMT " dst=" NIP6_FMT " mark=%u ",
 			  NIP6(*((struct in6_addr *)tuple->src.u3.ip6)),
-			  NIP6(*((struct in6_addr *)tuple->dst.u3.ip6)));
+			  NIP6(*((struct in6_addr *)tuple->dst.u3.ip6)),
+			  tuple->mark);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
index b77eb56..f515a06 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ static u_int32_t __hash_conntrack(const struct nf_conntrack_tuple *tuple,
 	n = (sizeof(tuple->src) + sizeof(tuple->dst.u3)) / sizeof(u32);
 	h = jhash2((u32 *)tuple, n,
 		   rnd ^ (((__force __u16)tuple->dst.u.all << 16) |
-			  tuple->dst.protonum));
+			  (tuple->dst.protonum ^ tuple->mark)));
 
 	return ((u64)h * size) >> 32;
 }
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ nf_ct_get_tuple(const struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	tuple->dst.protonum = protonum;
 	tuple->dst.dir = IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL;
+	tuple->mark = skb->mark;
 
 	return l4proto->pkt_to_tuple(skb, dataoff, tuple);
 }
@@ -160,8 +161,8 @@ nf_ct_invert_tuple(struct nf_conntrack_tuple *inverse,
 		return 0;
 
 	inverse->dst.dir = !orig->dst.dir;
-
 	inverse->dst.protonum = orig->dst.protonum;
+	inverse->mark = orig->mark;
 	return l4proto->invert_tuple(inverse, orig);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_ct_invert_tuple);
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.c
index 684ec9c..19791a3 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ static unsigned int nf_ct_expect_dst_hash(const struct nf_conntrack_tuple *tuple
 	}
 
 	hash = jhash2(tuple->dst.u3.all, ARRAY_SIZE(tuple->dst.u3.all),
-		      (((tuple->dst.protonum ^ tuple->src.l3num) << 16) |
+		      (((tuple->dst.protonum ^ tuple->src.l3num ^ tuple->mark) << 16) |
 		       (__force __u16)tuple->dst.u.all) ^ nf_ct_expect_hash_rnd);
 	return ((u64)hash * nf_ct_expect_hsize) >> 32;
 }
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ struct nf_conntrack_expect *nf_ct_expect_alloc(struct nf_conn *me)
 		return NULL;
 
 	new->master = me;
+	new->tuple.mark = me->tuplehash[IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL].tuple.mark;
 	atomic_set(&new->use, 1);
 	INIT_RCU_HEAD(&new->rcu);
 	return new;

On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 12:26:03PM +0200, Patrick McHardy wrote:
> Patrick McHardy wrote:
>> Alexey Dobriyan wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Den basically banned iptables in netns via this patch
>>>
>>> --- a/net/netfilter/core.c
>>> +++ b/net/netfilter/core.c
>>> ...
>>> , however, at least some of netfilter pieces are ready for usage in netns
>>> and it would be nice to unlock them before release.
>>>
>>> If I'm deciphering chengelog correctly it's all about code which does
>>> nf_register_hook{,s} but not netns-ready itself:
>>>
>>>     br_netfilter.c
>>>     iptable_mangle (via ip_route_me_harder)
>>>     conntracking (both IPv4 and IPv6)
>>>     NAT
>>> ...
>>> Patch above can be applied and we can mark above list as "depends 
>>> !NET_NS"
>>> and move on.
>>>
>>> Comments? Den, was there something else you're afraid of?
>> That might result in some bad surprises for people how have already
>> turned on NET_NS. I'd prefer a way that doesn't potentially disable
>> half the netfilter options in existing configs.
>
>
> By the way, is there already work done for conntrack/NAT namespace
> support? I have this patch that uses marks for something very similar
> that should be easy to adjust.

Yes, right now I'm fighting something which looks like double free
of conntrack during clone(CLONE_NEWNET)/exit test despite none created
in netns. And unknown to me dimensions of input and output packet codepaths.
:^)

Preliminaty details:
	struct nf_conn::ct_net which pins netns
	netns of expectation is netns of master conntrack by definition
	per-netns conntrack hash
	per-netns expect hash
	per-netns unconfirmed list

Alexey Dobriyan wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 12:26:03PM +0200, Patrick McHardy wrote:
>>
>> By the way, is there already work done for conntrack/NAT namespace
>> support? I have this patch that uses marks for something very similar
>> that should be easy to adjust.
> 
> Yes, right now I'm fighting something which looks like double free
> of conntrack during clone(CLONE_NEWNET)/exit test despite none created
> in netns. And unknown to me dimensions of input and output packet codepaths.
> :^)
> 
> Preliminaty details:
> 	struct nf_conn::ct_net which pins netns

 From the VLAN code, I thought namespaces could also be identified
numerically. That would reduce the size increase of struct nf_conn.

> 	netns of expectation is netns of master conntrack by definition
> 	per-netns conntrack hash
> 	per-netns expect hash
> 	per-netns unconfirmed list

That all makes sense.

Patrick McHardy wrote:
> Alexey Dobriyan wrote:
>> On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 12:26:03PM +0200, Patrick McHardy wrote:
>>> By the way, is there already work done for conntrack/NAT namespace
>>> support? I have this patch that uses marks for something very similar
>>> that should be easy to adjust.
>> Yes, right now I'm fighting something which looks like double free
>> of conntrack during clone(CLONE_NEWNET)/exit test despite none created
>> in netns. And unknown to me dimensions of input and output packet codepaths.
>> :^)
>>
>> Preliminaty details:
>> 	struct nf_conn::ct_net which pins netns
> 
>  From the VLAN code, I thought namespaces could also be identified
> numerically. That would reduce the size increase of struct nf_conn.

Numerically? I made VLAN-s netnsization, but everything was spinning
around the struct net *pointer*. Can you elaborate on this?

>> 	netns of expectation is netns of master conntrack by definition
>> 	per-netns conntrack hash
>> 	per-netns expect hash
>> 	per-netns unconfirmed list
> 
> That all makes sense.
> 
>

Pavel Emelyanov wrote:
> Patrick McHardy wrote:
>> Alexey Dobriyan wrote:
>>> On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 12:26:03PM +0200, Patrick McHardy wrote:
>>>> By the way, is there already work done for conntrack/NAT namespace
>>>> support? I have this patch that uses marks for something very similar
>>>> that should be easy to adjust.
>>> Yes, right now I'm fighting something which looks like double free
>>> of conntrack during clone(CLONE_NEWNET)/exit test despite none created
>>> in netns. And unknown to me dimensions of input and output packet codepaths.
>>> :^)
>>>
>>> Preliminaty details:
>>> 	struct nf_conn::ct_net which pins netns
>>  From the VLAN code, I thought namespaces could also be identified
>> numerically. That would reduce the size increase of struct nf_conn.
> 
> Numerically? I made VLAN-s netnsization, but everything was spinning
> around the struct net *pointer*. Can you elaborate on this?

I think I just misunderstood the meaning of vlan_net_id.

On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 01:16:00PM +0200, Patrick McHardy wrote:
> Alexey Dobriyan wrote:
>> On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 12:26:03PM +0200, Patrick McHardy wrote:
>>>
>>> By the way, is there already work done for conntrack/NAT namespace
>>> support? I have this patch that uses marks for something very similar
>>> that should be easy to adjust.
>> Yes, right now I'm fighting something which looks like double free
>> of conntrack during clone(CLONE_NEWNET)/exit test despite none created
>> in netns. And unknown to me dimensions of input and output packet 
>> codepaths.
>> :^)
>> Preliminaty details:
>> 	struct nf_conn::ct_net which pins netns

Ouch, now that I have converted conntracking code, "pins netns" part is
really stupid, just background traffic on network will prevent netns from
destroying.

Alexey Dobriyan wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 01:16:00PM +0200, Patrick McHardy wrote:
>> Alexey Dobriyan wrote:
>>> On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 12:26:03PM +0200, Patrick McHardy wrote:
>>>> By the way, is there already work done for conntrack/NAT namespace
>>>> support? I have this patch that uses marks for something very similar
>>>> that should be easy to adjust.
>>> Yes, right now I'm fighting something which looks like double free
>>> of conntrack during clone(CLONE_NEWNET)/exit test despite none created
>>> in netns. And unknown to me dimensions of input and output packet 
>>> codepaths.
>>> :^)
>>> Preliminaty details:
>>> 	struct nf_conn::ct_net which pins netns
> 
> Ouch, now that I have converted conntracking code, "pins netns" part is
> really stupid, just background traffic on network will prevent netns from
> destroying.

Can't you do active cleanup instead of pinning the namespace?