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* src: add numgen expressionPablo Neira Ayuso2016-08-291-0/+68
This new expression allows us to generate incremental and random numbers bound to a specified modulus value. The following rule sets the conntrack mark of 0 to the first packet seen, then 1 to second packet, then 0 again to the third packet and so on: # nft add rule x y ct mark set numgen inc mod 2 A more useful example is a simple load balancing scenario, where you can also use maps to set the destination NAT address based on this new numgen expression: # nft add rule nat prerouting \ dnat to numgen inc mod 2 map { 0 : 192.168.10.100, 1 : 192.168.20.200 } So this is distributing new connections in a round-robin fashion between 192.168.10.100 and 192.168.20.200. Don't forget the special NAT chain semantics: Only the first packet evaluates the rule, follow up packets rely on conntrack to apply the NAT information. You can also emulate flow distribution with different backend weights using intervals: # nft add rule nat prerouting \ dnat to numgen inc mod 10 map { 0-5 : 192.168.10.100, 6-9 : 192.168.20.200 } So 192.168.10.100 gets 60% of the workload, while 192.168.20.200 gets 40%. We can also be mixed with dynamic sets, thus weight can be updated in runtime. Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>