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authorPablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>2016-03-14 13:30:56 +0100
committerPablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>2016-03-14 20:43:48 +0100
commitf712d8db62b2974f69ffe968bae932f0fa3e966a (patch)
treecc8060b2aca905f4cccef48be031a28a69efea6d /src/main.c
parentc5f59b8ba2be5981e55e6e1d4762a5d56c1b3df0 (diff)
src: revisit cache population logic
We get a partial cache (tables, chains and sets) when: * We see a set reference from a rule, since this set object may be already defined in kernelspace and we need to fetch the datatype for evaluation. * We add/delete a set element, we need this to evaluate if the element datatype is correct. * We rename a chain, since we need to know the chain handle. * We add a chain/set. This isn't needed for simple command line invocations. However, since the existing codepath is also exercised from `nft -f' context, we need to know if the object exists in the kernel. Thus, if this a newly declared object (not yet in the kernel) we add it to the cache, otherwise, we will not find follow up references to this object in our cache. We get a full cache when: * We list the ruleset. We can provide finer grain listing though, via partial cache, later. * We monitor updates, since this displays incremental updates based on the existing objects. * We export the ruleset, since this dumps all of the existing objects. * We push updates via `nft -f'. We need to know what objects are already in the kernel for incremental updates. Otherwise, cache_update() hits a bogus 'set doesn't exist' error message for just declared set in this batch. To avoid this problem, we need a way to differentiate between what objects in the lists that are already defined in the kernel and what are just declared in this batch (hint: the location structure information is set for just declared objects). We don't get a cache at all when: * We flush the ruleset, this is important in case of delinearize bugs, so you don't need to reboot or manually flush the ruleset via libnftnl examples/nft-table-flush. * We delete any object, except for set elements (as we describe above). * We add a rule, so you can generate via --debug=netlink the expression without requiring a table and chain in place. * We describe a expression. This patch also includes some intentional adjustments to the shell tests to we don't get bogus errors due to changes in the list printing. BTW, this patch also includes a revert for 97493717e738 ("evaluate: check if table and chain exists when adding rules") since that check is not possible anymore with this logic. Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
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1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index d643970f..ad73d800 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -338,6 +338,10 @@ int main(int argc, char * const *argv)
scanner = scanner_init(&state);
scanner_push_buffer(scanner, &indesc_cmdline, buf);
} else if (filename != NULL) {
+ rc = cache_update(CMD_INVALID, &msgs);
+ if (rc < 0)
+ return rc;
+
parser_init(&state, &msgs);
scanner = scanner_init(&state);
if (scanner_read_file(scanner, filename, &internal_location) < 0)