diff --git a/Documentation/networking/index.rst b/Documentation/networking/index.rst index 3fe70efb632e..ec83bd95e4e9 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/index.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/index.rst @@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ Contents: x25 xfrm_device xfrm_proc + xfrm_sync .. only:: subproject and html diff --git a/Documentation/networking/xfrm_sync.txt b/Documentation/networking/xfrm_sync.rst similarity index 82% rename from Documentation/networking/xfrm_sync.txt rename to Documentation/networking/xfrm_sync.rst index 8d88e0f2ec49..6246503ceab2 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/xfrm_sync.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/xfrm_sync.rst @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 + +==== +XFRM +==== The sync patches work is based on initial patches from Krisztian and others and additional patches @@ -40,30 +45,32 @@ The netlink message types are: XFRM_MSG_NEWAE and XFRM_MSG_GETAE. A XFRM_MSG_GETAE does not have TLVs. + A XFRM_MSG_NEWAE will have at least two TLVs (as is discussed further below). -aevent_id structure looks like: +aevent_id structure looks like:: struct xfrm_aevent_id { - struct xfrm_usersa_id sa_id; - xfrm_address_t saddr; - __u32 flags; - __u32 reqid; + struct xfrm_usersa_id sa_id; + xfrm_address_t saddr; + __u32 flags; + __u32 reqid; }; The unique SA is identified by the combination of xfrm_usersa_id, reqid and saddr. flags are used to indicate different things. The possible -flags are: - XFRM_AE_RTHR=1, /* replay threshold*/ - XFRM_AE_RVAL=2, /* replay value */ - XFRM_AE_LVAL=4, /* lifetime value */ - XFRM_AE_ETHR=8, /* expiry timer threshold */ - XFRM_AE_CR=16, /* Event cause is replay update */ - XFRM_AE_CE=32, /* Event cause is timer expiry */ - XFRM_AE_CU=64, /* Event cause is policy update */ +flags are:: + + XFRM_AE_RTHR=1, /* replay threshold*/ + XFRM_AE_RVAL=2, /* replay value */ + XFRM_AE_LVAL=4, /* lifetime value */ + XFRM_AE_ETHR=8, /* expiry timer threshold */ + XFRM_AE_CR=16, /* Event cause is replay update */ + XFRM_AE_CE=32, /* Event cause is timer expiry */ + XFRM_AE_CU=64, /* Event cause is policy update */ How these flags are used is dependent on the direction of the message (kernel<->user) as well the cause (config, query or event). @@ -80,23 +87,27 @@ to get notified of these events. ----------------------------------------- a) byte value (XFRMA_LTIME_VAL) + This TLV carries the running/current counter for byte lifetime since last event. b)replay value (XFRMA_REPLAY_VAL) + This TLV carries the running/current counter for replay sequence since last event. c)replay threshold (XFRMA_REPLAY_THRESH) + This TLV carries the threshold being used by the kernel to trigger events when the replay sequence is exceeded. d) expiry timer (XFRMA_ETIMER_THRESH) + This is a timer value in milliseconds which is used as the nagle value to rate limit the events. 3) Default configurations for the parameters: ----------------------------------------------- +--------------------------------------------- By default these events should be turned off unless there is at least one listener registered to listen to the multicast @@ -108,6 +119,7 @@ we also provide default threshold values for these different parameters in case they are not specified. the two sysctls/proc entries are: + a) /proc/sys/net/core/sysctl_xfrm_aevent_etime used to provide default values for the XFRMA_ETIMER_THRESH in incremental units of time of 100ms. The default is 10 (1 second) @@ -120,37 +132,45 @@ in incremental packet count. The default is two packets. ---------------- a) XFRM_MSG_GETAE issued by user-->kernel. -XFRM_MSG_GETAE does not carry any TLVs. + XFRM_MSG_GETAE does not carry any TLVs. + The response is a XFRM_MSG_NEWAE which is formatted based on what XFRM_MSG_GETAE queried for. + The response will always have XFRMA_LTIME_VAL and XFRMA_REPLAY_VAL TLVs. -*if XFRM_AE_RTHR flag is set, then XFRMA_REPLAY_THRESH is also retrieved -*if XFRM_AE_ETHR flag is set, then XFRMA_ETIMER_THRESH is also retrieved +* if XFRM_AE_RTHR flag is set, then XFRMA_REPLAY_THRESH is also retrieved +* if XFRM_AE_ETHR flag is set, then XFRMA_ETIMER_THRESH is also retrieved b) XFRM_MSG_NEWAE is issued by either user space to configure -or kernel to announce events or respond to a XFRM_MSG_GETAE. + or kernel to announce events or respond to a XFRM_MSG_GETAE. i) user --> kernel to configure a specific SA. + any of the values or threshold parameters can be updated by passing the appropriate TLV. + A response is issued back to the sender in user space to indicate success or failure. + In the case of success, additionally an event with XFRM_MSG_NEWAE is also issued to any listeners as described in iii). ii) kernel->user direction as a response to XFRM_MSG_GETAE + The response will always have XFRMA_LTIME_VAL and XFRMA_REPLAY_VAL TLVs. + The threshold TLVs will be included if explicitly requested in the XFRM_MSG_GETAE message. iii) kernel->user to report as event if someone sets any values or -thresholds for an SA using XFRM_MSG_NEWAE (as described in #i above). -In such a case XFRM_AE_CU flag is set to inform the user that -the change happened as a result of an update. -The message will always have XFRMA_LTIME_VAL and XFRMA_REPLAY_VAL TLVs. + thresholds for an SA using XFRM_MSG_NEWAE (as described in #i above). + In such a case XFRM_AE_CU flag is set to inform the user that + the change happened as a result of an update. + The message will always have XFRMA_LTIME_VAL and XFRMA_REPLAY_VAL TLVs. iv) kernel->user to report event when replay threshold or a timeout -is exceeded. + is exceeded. + In such a case either XFRM_AE_CR (replay exceeded) or XFRM_AE_CE (timeout happened) is set to inform the user what happened. Note the two flags are mutually exclusive.