ipvlan: implement VEPA mode

This is very similar to the Macvlan VEPA mode, however, there is some
difference. IPvlan uses the mac-address of the lower device, so the VEPA
mode has implications of ICMP-redirects for packets destined for its
immediate neighbors sharing same master since the packets will have same
source and dest mac. The external switch/router will send redirect msg.

Having said that, this will be useful tool in terms of debugging
since IPvlan will not switch packets within its slaves and rely completely
on the external entity as intended in 802.1Qbg.
Signed-off-by: Mahesh Bandewar <maheshb@google.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>

Documentation/networking/ipvlan.txt

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ using IProute2/ip utility.
     ip link add link <master> name <slave> type ipvlan [ mode MODE ] [ FLAGS ]
        where
          MODE: l3 (default) | l3s | l2
-         FLAGS: bridge (default) | private
+         FLAGS: bridge (default) | private | vepa
 
     e.g.
     (a) Following will create IPvlan link with eth0 as master in
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ using IProute2/ip utility.
           bash# ip link add link eth0 name ipvl0 type ipvlan mode l2 bridge
     (c) This command will create an IPvlan device in L2 private mode.
           bash# ip link add link eth0 name ipvlan type ipvlan mode l2 private
+    (d) This command will create an IPvlan device in L2 vepa mode.
+          bash# ip link add link eth0 name ipvlan type ipvlan mode l2 vepa
 
 
 4. Operating modes:
@@ -77,6 +79,14 @@ themseleves apart from talking through the master device.
 	If this option is added to the command-line, the port is set in private
 mode. i.e. port wont allow cross communication between slaves.
 
+5.3 vepa:
+	If this is added to the command-line, the port is set in VEPA mode.
+i.e. port will offload switching functionality to the external entity as
+described in 802.1Qbg
+Note: VEPA mode in IPvlan has limitations. IPvlan uses the mac-address of the
+master-device, so the packets which are emitted in this mode for the adjacent
+neighbor will have source and destination mac same. This will make the switch /
+router send the redirect message.
 
 6. What to choose (macvlan vs. ipvlan)?
 	These two devices are very similar in many regards and the specific use

drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan.h

@@ -139,6 +139,21 @@ static inline void ipvlan_clear_private(struct ipvl_port *port)
 	port->flags &= ~IPVLAN_F_PRIVATE;
 }
 
+static inline bool ipvlan_is_vepa(const struct ipvl_port *port)
+{
+	return !!(port->flags & IPVLAN_F_VEPA);
+}
+
+static inline void ipvlan_mark_vepa(struct ipvl_port *port)
+{
+	port->flags |= IPVLAN_F_VEPA;
+}
+
+static inline void ipvlan_clear_vepa(struct ipvl_port *port)
+{
+	port->flags &= ~IPVLAN_F_VEPA;
+}
+
 void ipvlan_init_secret(void);
 unsigned int ipvlan_mac_hash(const unsigned char *addr);
 rx_handler_result_t ipvlan_handle_frame(struct sk_buff **pskb);

drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_core.c

@@ -514,13 +514,15 @@ static int ipvlan_xmit_mode_l3(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	if (!lyr3h)
 		goto out;
 
-	addr = ipvlan_addr_lookup(ipvlan->port, lyr3h, addr_type, true);
-	if (addr) {
-		if (ipvlan_is_private(ipvlan->port)) {
-			consume_skb(skb);
-			return NET_XMIT_DROP;
+	if (!ipvlan_is_vepa(ipvlan->port)) {
+		addr = ipvlan_addr_lookup(ipvlan->port, lyr3h, addr_type, true);
+		if (addr) {
+			if (ipvlan_is_private(ipvlan->port)) {
+				consume_skb(skb);
+				return NET_XMIT_DROP;
+			}
+			return ipvlan_rcv_frame(addr, &skb, true);
 		}
-		return ipvlan_rcv_frame(addr, &skb, true);
 	}
 out:
 	ipvlan_skb_crossing_ns(skb, ipvlan->phy_dev);
@@ -535,7 +537,8 @@ static int ipvlan_xmit_mode_l2(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	void *lyr3h;
 	int addr_type;
 
-	if (ether_addr_equal(eth->h_dest, eth->h_source)) {
+	if (!ipvlan_is_vepa(ipvlan->port) &&
+	    ether_addr_equal(eth->h_dest, eth->h_source)) {
 		lyr3h = ipvlan_get_L3_hdr(skb, &addr_type);
 		if (lyr3h) {
 			addr = ipvlan_addr_lookup(ipvlan->port, lyr3h, addr_type, true);

drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_main.c

@@ -478,6 +478,11 @@ static int ipvlan_nl_changelink(struct net_device *dev,
 			ipvlan_mark_private(port);
 		else
 			ipvlan_clear_private(port);
+
+		if (flags & IPVLAN_F_VEPA)
+			ipvlan_mark_vepa(port);
+		else
+			ipvlan_clear_vepa(port);
 	}
 
 	return err;
@@ -506,8 +511,12 @@ static int ipvlan_nl_validate(struct nlattr *tb[], struct nlattr *data[],
 	if (data[IFLA_IPVLAN_FLAGS]) {
 		u16 flags = nla_get_u16(data[IFLA_IPVLAN_FLAGS]);
 
-		/* Only one bit is used at this moment. */
-		if (flags & ~IPVLAN_F_PRIVATE)
+		/* Only two bits are used at this moment. */
+		if (flags & ~(IPVLAN_F_PRIVATE | IPVLAN_F_VEPA))
+			return -EINVAL;
+		/* Also both flags can't be active at the same time. */
+		if ((flags & (IPVLAN_F_PRIVATE | IPVLAN_F_VEPA)) ==
+		    (IPVLAN_F_PRIVATE | IPVLAN_F_VEPA))
 			return -EINVAL;
 	}
 

include/uapi/linux/if_link.h

@@ -479,6 +479,7 @@ enum ipvlan_mode {
 };
 
 #define IPVLAN_F_PRIVATE	0x01
+#define IPVLAN_F_VEPA		0x02
 
 /* VXLAN section */
 enum {