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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH V2 1/2] [SLIRP] Simple ARP table
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Fabien Chouteau |
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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH V2 1/2] [SLIRP] Simple ARP table |
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Mon, 01 Aug 2011 17:03:49 +0200 |
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On 30/07/2011 11:19, Jan Kiszka wrote:
> On 2011-07-30 11:09, Jan Kiszka wrote:
>> On 2011-07-29 19:34, Jan Kiszka wrote:
>>> On 2011-07-29 18:25, Fabien Chouteau wrote:
>>>> This patch adds a simple ARP table in Slirp and also adds handling of
>>>> gratuitous ARP requests.
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Fabien Chouteau <address@hidden>
>>>> ---
>>>> Makefile.objs | 2 +-
>>>> slirp/arp_table.c | 50 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>>> slirp/bootp.c | 23 ++++++++++++------
>>>> slirp/slirp.c | 63
>>>> +++++++++++++---------------------------------------
>>>> slirp/slirp.h | 50 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
>>>> 5 files changed, 129 insertions(+), 59 deletions(-)
>>>> create mode 100644 slirp/arp_table.c
>>>>
>>>> diff --git a/Makefile.objs b/Makefile.objs
>>>> index 6991a9f..0c10557 100644
>>>> --- a/Makefile.objs
>>>> +++ b/Makefile.objs
>>>> @@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ common-obj-y += qemu-timer.o qemu-timer-common.o
>>>>
>>>> slirp-obj-y = cksum.o if.o ip_icmp.o ip_input.o ip_output.o
>>>> slirp-obj-y += slirp.o mbuf.o misc.o sbuf.o socket.o tcp_input.o
>>>> tcp_output.o
>>>> -slirp-obj-y += tcp_subr.o tcp_timer.o udp.o bootp.o tftp.o
>>>> +slirp-obj-y += tcp_subr.o tcp_timer.o udp.o bootp.o tftp.o arp_table.o
>>>> common-obj-$(CONFIG_SLIRP) += $(addprefix slirp/, $(slirp-obj-y))
>>>>
>>>> # xen backend driver support
>>>> diff --git a/slirp/arp_table.c b/slirp/arp_table.c
>>>> new file mode 100644
>>>> index 0000000..5d7404b
>>>> --- /dev/null
>>>> +++ b/slirp/arp_table.c
>>>> @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
>>>> +#include "slirp.h"
>>>> +
>>>> +void arp_table_add(ArpTable *arptbl,
>>>> + int ip_addr,
>>>> + uint8_t ethaddr[ETH_ALEN])
>>>
>>> I still prefer the condensed formatting, but that's a minor nit.
OK I'll change it to keep consistent style.
Unfortunately, there's nothing on this subject in the CODING_STYLE...
>>>
>>>> +{
>>>> + int i;
>>>> +
>>>> + DEBUG_CALL("arp_table_add");
>>>> + DEBUG_ARG("ip = 0x%x", ip_addr);
>>>> + DEBUG_ARGS((dfd, " hw addr = %02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x\n",
>>>> + ethaddr[0], ethaddr[1], ethaddr[2],
>>>> + ethaddr[3], ethaddr[4], ethaddr[5]));
>>>> +
>>>> + /* Search for an entry */
>>>> + for (i = 0; i < ARP_TABLE_SIZE && arptbl->table[i].ar_sip != 0; i++) {
>>>
>>> Missed that on round #1: Why treating 0.0.0.0 special? If ip_addr can be
>>> zero, the current logic will append every "update" of that address as a
>>> new entry.
Isn't 0.0.0.0 a reserved address? I think it's safe to use it here.
>>>> diff --git a/slirp/bootp.c b/slirp/bootp.c
>>>> index 1eb2ed1..07cbb80 100644
>>>> --- a/slirp/bootp.c
>>>> +++ b/slirp/bootp.c
>>>> @@ -209,6 +211,11 @@ static void bootp_reply(Slirp *slirp, const struct
>>>> bootp_t *bp)
>>>> }
>>>> }
>>>>
>>>> + if (daddr.sin_addr.s_addr != 0) {
>>>> + /* Update ARP table for this IP address */
>>>> + arp_table_add(&slirp->arp_table, daddr.sin_addr.s_addr,
>>>> client_ethaddr);
>>>
>>> Here you prevent that arp_table_add is called with a zero IP, but not in
>>> arp_input below. Likely harmless, but at least inconsistent.
I will handle this case directly in arp_table_add to get a consistent behavior.
>>
>> Unfortunately, this patch also has a more sever issues: it breaks DHCP e.g.
>>
>> Slirp's bootp sends out all replies, also acks and offers, as
>> broadcasts. Normal servers already use the clients IP address as
>> destination here.
>
> Obviously, using a broadcast address on return is valid as well. So this
> is no slirp bug, it's purely an ARP table lookup issue introduced by
> this patch.
>
>>
>> Even if bootp is fixed, you still lack logic to deal with special
>> addresses in your arp table lookup. At least broadcasts need to be
>> handled, I think other multicasts aren't supported by slirp anyway.
>>
>
That's right, I will add broadcast handling in the next version.
Thanks for your review.
--
Fabien Chouteau
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