Allow general masking of IPv6 addresses rather than just CIDR masks.

OF1.2 and later make these fields fully maskable so we might as well also.

Reviewed-by: Simon Horman <horms@verge.net.au>
Signed-off-by: Ben Pfaff <blp@nicira.com>

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index b5dd6c3..28e3cf0 100644 (file)
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ post-v1.7.0
     - ovs-ofctl:
         - "mod-port" command can now control all OpenFlow config flags.
     - OpenFlow:
-      - Allow general bitwise masking for IPv4 source and destination
-        addresses in IPv4 and ARP packets.  (Previously, only CIDR masks
+      - Allow general bitwise masking for IPv4 and IPv6 addresses in
+        IPv4, IPv6, and ARP packets.  (Previously, only CIDR masks
         were allowed.)
       - Allow support for arbitrary Ethernet masks.  (Previously, only
         the multicast bit in the destination address could be individually

diff --git a/include/openflow/nicira-ext.h b/include/openflow/nicira-ext.h
index 9401376..2f46311 100644 (file)
--- a/include/openflow/nicira-ext.h
+++ b/include/openflow/nicira-ext.h
@@ -1608,7 +1608,8 @@ OFP_ASSERT(sizeof(struct nx_action_output_reg) == 24);
  *
  * Format: 128-bit IPv6 address.
  *
- * Masking: Only CIDR masks are allowed, that is, masks that consist of N
+ * Masking: Fully maskable, in Open vSwitch 1.8 and later.  In previous
+ *   versions, only CIDR masks are allowed, that is, masks that consist of N
  *   high-order bits set to 1 and the other 128-N bits set to 0. */
 #define NXM_NX_IPV6_SRC    NXM_HEADER  (0x0001, 19, 16)
 #define NXM_NX_IPV6_SRC_W  NXM_HEADER_W(0x0001, 19, 16)
@@ -1636,7 +1637,8 @@ OFP_ASSERT(sizeof(struct nx_action_output_reg) == 24);
  *
  * Format: 128-bit IPv6 address.
  *
- * Masking: Only CIDR masks are allowed, that is, masks that consist of N
+ * Masking: Fully maskable, in Open vSwitch 1.8 and later.  In previous
+ *   versions, only CIDR masks are allowed, that is, masks that consist of N
  *   high-order bits set to 1 and the other 128-N bits set to 0. */
 #define NXM_NX_ND_TARGET     NXM_HEADER    (0x0001, 23, 16)
 #define NXM_NX_ND_TARGET_W   NXM_HEADER_W  (0x0001, 23, 16)

diff --git a/lib/meta-flow.c b/lib/meta-flow.c
index 32707e3..b3a4bff 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/meta-flow.c
+++ b/lib/meta-flow.c
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ static const struct mf_field mf_fields[MFF_N_IDS] = {
     {
         MFF_IPV6_SRC, "ipv6_src", NULL,
         MF_FIELD_SIZES(ipv6),
-        MFM_CIDR, 0,
+        MFM_FULLY, 0,
         MFS_IPV6,
         MFP_IPV6,
         true,
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ static const struct mf_field mf_fields[MFF_N_IDS] = {
     }, {
         MFF_IPV6_DST, "ipv6_dst", NULL,
         MF_FIELD_SIZES(ipv6),
-        MFM_CIDR, 0,
+        MFM_FULLY, 0,
         MFS_IPV6,
         MFP_IPV6,
         true,
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ static const struct mf_field mf_fields[MFF_N_IDS] = {
     {
         MFF_ND_TARGET, "nd_target", NULL,
         MF_FIELD_SIZES(ipv6),
-        MFM_CIDR, 0,
+        MFM_FULLY, 0,
         MFS_IPV6,
         MFP_ND,
         false,
@@ -814,11 +814,6 @@ mf_is_mask_valid(const struct mf_field *mf, const union mf_value *mask)
 
     case MFM_FULLY:
         return true;
-
-    case MFM_CIDR:
-        return (mf->n_bytes == 4
-                ? ip_is_cidr(mask->be32)
-                : ipv6_is_cidr(&mask->ipv6));
     }
 
     NOT_REACHED();
@@ -2091,12 +2086,14 @@ mf_from_ipv6_string(const struct mf_field *mf, const char *s,
 
     netmask = strtok_r(NULL, "/", &save_ptr);
     if (netmask) {
-        int prefix = atoi(netmask);
-        if (prefix <= 0 || prefix > 128) {
-            free(str);
-            return xasprintf("%s: prefix bits not between 1 and 128", s);
-        } else {
-            *mask = ipv6_create_mask(prefix);
+        if (inet_pton(AF_INET6, netmask, mask) != 1) {
+            int prefix = atoi(netmask);
+            if (prefix <= 0 || prefix > 128) {
+                free(str);
+                return xasprintf("%s: prefix bits not between 1 and 128", s);
+            } else {
+                *mask = ipv6_create_mask(prefix);
+            }
         }
     } else {
         *mask = in6addr_exact;

diff --git a/lib/meta-flow.h b/lib/meta-flow.h
index 29e3fa7..ffde5cc 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/meta-flow.h
+++ b/lib/meta-flow.h
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ enum mf_prereqs {
 enum mf_maskable {
     MFM_NONE,                   /* No sub-field masking. */
     MFM_FULLY,                  /* Every bit is individually maskable. */
-    MFM_CIDR                    /* Contiguous low-order bits may be masked. */
 };
 
 /* How to format or parse a field's value. */

diff --git a/lib/packets.c b/lib/packets.c
index 833074c..5729167 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/packets.c
+++ b/lib/packets.c
@@ -350,7 +350,10 @@ ipv6_create_mask(int mask)
 
 /* Given the IPv6 netmask 'netmask', returns the number of bits of the IPv6
  * address that it specifies, that is, the number of 1-bits in 'netmask'.
- * 'netmask' must be a CIDR netmask (see ipv6_is_cidr()). */
+ * 'netmask' must be a CIDR netmask (see ipv6_is_cidr()).
+ *
+ * If 'netmask' is not a CIDR netmask (see ipv6_is_cidr()), the return value
+ * will still be in the valid range but isn't otherwise meaningful. */
 int
 ipv6_count_cidr_bits(const struct in6_addr *netmask)
 {
@@ -358,8 +361,6 @@ ipv6_count_cidr_bits(const struct in6_addr *netmask)
     int count = 0;
     const uint8_t *netmaskp = &netmask->s6_addr[0];
 
-    assert(ipv6_is_cidr(netmask));
-
     for (i=0; i<16; i++) {
         if (netmaskp[i] == 0xff) {
             count += 8;

diff --git a/tests/ovs-ofctl.at b/tests/ovs-ofctl.at
index a2ec7f9..a4fa7e4 100644 (file)
--- a/tests/ovs-ofctl.at
+++ b/tests/ovs-ofctl.at
@@ -350,14 +350,21 @@ NXM_NX_ARP_THA(0002e30f80a4)
 NXM_OF_ETH_TYPE(86dd) NXM_NX_IPV6_SRC(20010db83c4d00010002000300040005)
 NXM_OF_ETH_TYPE(0800) NXM_NX_IPV6_SRC(20010db83c4d00010002000300040005)
 NXM_OF_ETH_TYPE(86dd) NXM_NX_IPV6_SRC_W(20010db83c4d00010000000000000000/ffffffffffffffff0000000000000000)
+NXM_OF_ETH_TYPE(86dd) NXM_NX_IPV6_SRC_W(20010db83c4d00010000000000000000/5a5a5a5a5a5a5a5a0000000000000000)
 NXM_OF_ETH_TYPE(0800) NXM_NX_IPV6_SRC_W(20010db83c4d00010000000000000000/ffffffffffffffff0000000000000000)
 
 # IPv6 destination
 NXM_OF_ETH_TYPE(86dd) NXM_NX_IPV6_DST(20010db83c4d00010002000300040005)
 NXM_OF_ETH_TYPE(0800) NXM_NX_IPV6_DST(20010db83c4d00010002000300040005)
-NXM_OF_ETH_TYPE(86dd) NXM_NX_IPV6_DST_W(20010db83c4d00010000000000000000/ffffffffffffffff0000000000000000)
+NXM_OF_ETH_TYPE(86dd) NXM_NX_IPV6_DST_W(20010db83c4d00010000000000000000/77777777777777777777777777777777)
 NXM_OF_ETH_TYPE(0800) NXM_NX_IPV6_DST_W(20010db83c4d00010000000000000000/ffffffffffffffff0000000000000000)
 
+# ND target address
+NXM_OF_ETH_TYPE(86dd) NXM_OF_IP_PROTO(3a) NXM_NX_ICMPV6_TYPE(87) NXM_NX_ND_TARGET(20010db83c4d00010002000300040005)
+NXM_OF_ETH_TYPE(86dd) NXM_OF_IP_PROTO(3a) NXM_NX_ICMPV6_TYPE(88) NXM_NX_ND_TARGET(20010db83c4d00010002000300040005)
+NXM_OF_ETH_TYPE(86dd) NXM_OF_IP_PROTO(3a) NXM_NX_ICMPV6_TYPE(87) NXM_NX_ND_TARGET_W(20010db83c4d00010002000300040005/0123456789abcdeffedcba9876543210)
+NXM_OF_ETH_TYPE(86dd) NXM_OF_IP_PROTO(3a) NXM_NX_ICMPV6_TYPE(88) NXM_NX_ND_TARGET_W(20010db83c4d00010002000300040005/fedcba98765432100123456789abcdef)
+
 # ND source hardware address
 NXM_OF_ETH_TYPE(86dd) NXM_OF_IP_PROTO(3a) NXM_NX_ICMPV6_TYPE(87) NXM_NX_ND_TARGET(20010db83c4d00010002000300040005) NXM_NX_ND_SLL(0002e30f80a4)
 NXM_OF_ETH_TYPE(86dd) NXM_OF_IP_PROTO(3a) NXM_NX_ICMPV6_TYPE(88) NXM_NX_ND_TARGET(20010db83c4d00010002000300040005) NXM_NX_ND_SLL(0002e30f80a4)
@@ -554,14 +561,21 @@ nx_pull_match() returned error OFPBMC_BAD_PREREQ
 NXM_OF_ETH_TYPE(86dd), NXM_NX_IPV6_SRC(20010db83c4d00010002000300040005)
 nx_pull_match() returned error OFPBMC_BAD_PREREQ
 NXM_OF_ETH_TYPE(86dd), NXM_NX_IPV6_SRC_W(20010db83c4d00010000000000000000/ffffffffffffffff0000000000000000)
+NXM_OF_ETH_TYPE(86dd), NXM_NX_IPV6_SRC_W(00000818184800000000000000000000/5a5a5a5a5a5a5a5a0000000000000000)
 nx_pull_match() returned error OFPBMC_BAD_PREREQ
 
 # IPv6 destination
 NXM_OF_ETH_TYPE(86dd), NXM_NX_IPV6_DST(20010db83c4d00010002000300040005)
 nx_pull_match() returned error OFPBMC_BAD_PREREQ
-NXM_OF_ETH_TYPE(86dd), NXM_NX_IPV6_DST_W(20010db83c4d00010000000000000000/ffffffffffffffff0000000000000000)
+NXM_OF_ETH_TYPE(86dd), NXM_NX_IPV6_DST_W(20010530344500010000000000000000/77777777777777777777777777777777)
 nx_pull_match() returned error OFPBMC_BAD_PREREQ
 
+# ND target address
+NXM_OF_ETH_TYPE(86dd), NXM_OF_IP_PROTO(3a), NXM_NX_ICMPV6_TYPE(87), NXM_NX_ND_TARGET(20010db83c4d00010002000300040005)
+NXM_OF_ETH_TYPE(86dd), NXM_OF_IP_PROTO(3a), NXM_NX_ICMPV6_TYPE(88), NXM_NX_ND_TARGET(20010db83c4d00010002000300040005)
+NXM_OF_ETH_TYPE(86dd), NXM_OF_IP_PROTO(3a), NXM_NX_ICMPV6_TYPE(87), NXM_NX_ND_TARGET_W(00010520080900010000000000040000/0123456789abcdeffedcba9876543210)
+NXM_OF_ETH_TYPE(86dd), NXM_OF_IP_PROTO(3a), NXM_NX_ICMPV6_TYPE(88), NXM_NX_ND_TARGET_W(20000898344400000002000300000005/fedcba98765432100123456789abcdef)
+
 # ND source hardware address
 NXM_OF_ETH_TYPE(86dd), NXM_OF_IP_PROTO(3a), NXM_NX_ICMPV6_TYPE(87), NXM_NX_ND_TARGET(20010db83c4d00010002000300040005), NXM_NX_ND_SLL(0002e30f80a4)
 nx_pull_match() returned error OFPBMC_BAD_PREREQ

diff --git a/utilities/ovs-ofctl.8.in b/utilities/ovs-ofctl.8.in
index 4d34bd4..9c4ea0c 100644 (file)
--- a/utilities/ovs-ofctl.8.in
+++ b/utilities/ovs-ofctl.8.in
@@ -676,7 +676,11 @@ which may be specified as defined in RFC 2373.  The preferred format is
 address.  A single instance of \fB::\fR may be used to indicate multiple
 groups of 16-bits of zeros.  The optional \fInetmask\fR allows
 restricting a match to an IPv6 address prefix.  A netmask is specified
-as a CIDR block (e.g. \fB2001:db8:3c4d:1::/64\fR).
+as an IPv6 address (e.g. \fB2001:db8:3c4d:1::/ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff::\fR)
+or a CIDR block (e.g. \fB2001:db8:3c4d:1::/64\fR).  Open vSwitch 1.8
+and later support arbitrary masks; earlier versions support only CIDR
+masks, that is, CIDR block and IPv6 addresses that are equivalent to
+CIDR blocks.
 .
 .IP \fBipv6_label=\fIlabel\fR
 When \fBdl_type\fR is 0x86dd (possibly via shorthand, e.g., \fBipv6\fR