netfilter: nf_tables: convert built-in tables/chains to chain types

This patch converts built-in tables/chains to chain types that
allows you to deploy customized table and chain configurations from
userspace.

After this patch, you have to specify the chain type when
creating a new chain:

 add chain ip filter output { type filter hook input priority 0; }
                              ^^^^ ------

The existing chain types after this patch are: filter, route and
nat. Note that tables are just containers of chains with no specific
semantics, which is a significant change with regards to iptables.
Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>

include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h

@@ -336,7 +336,6 @@ static inline struct nft_expr *nft_expr_last(const struct nft_rule *rule)
 
 enum nft_chain_flags {
 	NFT_BASE_CHAIN			= 0x1,
-	NFT_CHAIN_BUILTIN		= 0x2,
 };
 
 /**
@@ -362,14 +361,23 @@ struct nft_chain {
 	char				name[NFT_CHAIN_MAXNAMELEN];
 };
 
+enum nft_chain_type {
+	NFT_CHAIN_T_DEFAULT = 0,
+	NFT_CHAIN_T_ROUTE,
+	NFT_CHAIN_T_NAT,
+	NFT_CHAIN_T_MAX
+};
+
 /**
  *	struct nft_base_chain - nf_tables base chain
  *
  *	@ops: netfilter hook ops
+ *	@type: chain type
  *	@chain: the chain
  */
 struct nft_base_chain {
 	struct nf_hook_ops		ops;
+	enum nft_chain_type		type;
 	struct nft_chain		chain;
 };
 
@@ -384,10 +392,6 @@ extern unsigned int nft_do_chain(const struct nf_hook_ops *ops,
 				 const struct net_device *out,
 				 int (*okfn)(struct sk_buff *));
 
-enum nft_table_flags {
-	NFT_TABLE_BUILTIN		= 0x1,
-};
-
 /**
  *	struct nft_table - nf_tables table
  *
@@ -431,8 +435,17 @@ struct nft_af_info {
 extern int nft_register_afinfo(struct nft_af_info *);
 extern void nft_unregister_afinfo(struct nft_af_info *);
 
-extern int nft_register_table(struct nft_table *, int family);
-extern void nft_unregister_table(struct nft_table *, int family);
+struct nf_chain_type {
+	unsigned int		hook_mask;
+	const char		*name;
+	enum nft_chain_type	type;
+	nf_hookfn		*fn[NF_MAX_HOOKS];
+	struct module		*me;
+	int			family;
+};
+
+extern int nft_register_chain_type(struct nf_chain_type *);
+extern void nft_unregister_chain_type(struct nf_chain_type *);
 
 extern int nft_register_expr(struct nft_expr_type *);
 extern void nft_unregister_expr(struct nft_expr_type *);
@@ -440,8 +453,8 @@ extern void nft_unregister_expr(struct nft_expr_type *);
 #define MODULE_ALIAS_NFT_FAMILY(family)	\
 	MODULE_ALIAS("nft-afinfo-" __stringify(family))
 
-#define MODULE_ALIAS_NFT_TABLE(family, name) \
-	MODULE_ALIAS("nft-table-" __stringify(family) "-" name)
+#define MODULE_ALIAS_NFT_CHAIN(family, name) \
+	MODULE_ALIAS("nft-chain-" __stringify(family) "-" name)
 
 #define MODULE_ALIAS_NFT_EXPR(name) \
 	MODULE_ALIAS("nft-expr-" name)

include/uapi/linux/netfilter/nf_tables.h

@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ enum nft_table_attributes {
  * @NFTA_CHAIN_HANDLE: numeric handle of the chain (NLA_U64)
  * @NFTA_CHAIN_NAME: name of the chain (NLA_STRING)
  * @NFTA_CHAIN_HOOK: hook specification for basechains (NLA_NESTED: nft_hook_attributes)
+ * @NFTA_CHAIN_TYPE: type name of the string (NLA_NUL_STRING)
  */
 enum nft_chain_attributes {
 	NFTA_CHAIN_UNSPEC,
@@ -122,6 +123,7 @@ enum nft_chain_attributes {
 	NFTA_CHAIN_HANDLE,
 	NFTA_CHAIN_NAME,
 	NFTA_CHAIN_HOOK,
+	NFTA_CHAIN_TYPE,
 	__NFTA_CHAIN_MAX
 };
 #define NFTA_CHAIN_MAX		(__NFTA_CHAIN_MAX - 1)

net/ipv4/netfilter/Kconfig

@@ -44,13 +44,13 @@ config NFT_REJECT_IPV4
 	depends on NF_TABLES_IPV4
 	tristate "nf_tables IPv4 reject support"
 
-config NF_TABLE_ROUTE_IPV4
+config NFT_CHAIN_ROUTE_IPV4
 	depends on NF_TABLES_IPV4
-	tristate "IPv4 nf_tables route table support"
+	tristate "IPv4 nf_tables route chain support"
 
-config NF_TABLE_NAT_IPV4
+config NFT_CHAIN_NAT_IPV4
 	depends on NF_TABLES_IPV4
-	tristate "IPv4 nf_tables nat table support"
+	tristate "IPv4 nf_tables nat chain support"
 
 config IP_NF_IPTABLES
 	tristate "IP tables support (required for filtering/masq/NAT)"

net/ipv4/netfilter/Makefile

@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_NF_NAT_PROTO_GRE) += nf_nat_proto_gre.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_NF_TABLES_IPV4) += nf_tables_ipv4.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_NFT_REJECT_IPV4) += nft_reject_ipv4.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_NF_TABLE_ROUTE_IPV4) += nf_table_route_ipv4.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_NF_TABLE_NAT_IPV4) += nf_table_nat_ipv4.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_NFT_CHAIN_ROUTE_IPV4) += nft_chain_route_ipv4.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_NFT_CHAIN_NAT_IPV4) += nft_chain_nat_ipv4.o
 
 # generic IP tables 
 obj-$(CONFIG_IP_NF_IPTABLES) += ip_tables.o

net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_tables_ipv4.c

 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2008 Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net>
+ * Copyright (c) 2012-2013 Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
@@ -41,14 +42,34 @@ static struct nft_af_info nft_af_ipv4 __read_mostly = {
 	},
 };
 
+static struct nf_chain_type filter_ipv4 = {
+	.family		= NFPROTO_IPV4,
+	.name		= "filter",
+	.type		= NFT_CHAIN_T_DEFAULT,
+	.hook_mask	= (1 << NF_INET_LOCAL_IN) |
+			  (1 << NF_INET_LOCAL_OUT) |
+			  (1 << NF_INET_FORWARD) |
+			  (1 << NF_INET_PRE_ROUTING) |
+			  (1 << NF_INET_POST_ROUTING),
+	.fn		= {
+		[NF_INET_LOCAL_IN]	= nft_do_chain,
+		[NF_INET_LOCAL_OUT]	= nft_do_chain,
+		[NF_INET_FORWARD]	= nft_do_chain,
+		[NF_INET_PRE_ROUTING]	= nft_do_chain,
+		[NF_INET_POST_ROUTING]	= nft_do_chain,
+	},
+};
+
 static int __init nf_tables_ipv4_init(void)
 {
+	nft_register_chain_type(&filter_ipv4);
 	return nft_register_afinfo(&nft_af_ipv4);
 }
 
 static void __exit nf_tables_ipv4_exit(void)
 {
 	nft_unregister_afinfo(&nft_af_ipv4);
+	nft_unregister_chain_type(&filter_ipv4);
 }
 
 module_init(nf_tables_ipv4_init);

net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_table_nat_ipv4.c → net/ipv4/netfilter/nft_chain_nat_ipv4.c

 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2008-2009 Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net>
+ * Copyright (c) 2012 Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
@@ -167,7 +168,7 @@ static struct nft_expr_type nft_nat_type __read_mostly = {
 };
 
 /*
- * NAT table
+ * NAT chains
  */
 
 static unsigned int nf_nat_fn(const struct nf_hook_ops *ops,
@@ -301,115 +302,52 @@ static unsigned int nf_nat_output(const struct nf_hook_ops *ops,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static struct nft_base_chain nf_chain_nat_prerouting __read_mostly = {
-	.chain	= {
-		.name		= "PREROUTING",
-		.rules		= LIST_HEAD_INIT(nf_chain_nat_prerouting.chain.rules),
-		.flags		= NFT_BASE_CHAIN | NFT_CHAIN_BUILTIN,
-	},
-	.ops	= {
-		.hook		= nf_nat_prerouting,
-		.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
-		.pf		= NFPROTO_IPV4,
-		.hooknum	= NF_INET_PRE_ROUTING,
-		.priority	= NF_IP_PRI_NAT_DST,
-		.priv		= &nf_chain_nat_prerouting.chain,
-	},
-};
-
-static struct nft_base_chain nf_chain_nat_postrouting __read_mostly = {
-	.chain	= {
-		.name		= "POSTROUTING",
-		.rules		= LIST_HEAD_INIT(nf_chain_nat_postrouting.chain.rules),
-		.flags		= NFT_BASE_CHAIN | NFT_CHAIN_BUILTIN,
-	},
-	.ops	= {
-		.hook		= nf_nat_postrouting,
-		.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
-		.pf		= NFPROTO_IPV4,
-		.hooknum	= NF_INET_POST_ROUTING,
-		.priority	= NF_IP_PRI_NAT_SRC,
-		.priv		= &nf_chain_nat_postrouting.chain,
-	},
-};
-
-static struct nft_base_chain nf_chain_nat_output __read_mostly = {
-	.chain	= {
-		.name		= "OUTPUT",
-		.rules		= LIST_HEAD_INIT(nf_chain_nat_output.chain.rules),
-		.flags		= NFT_BASE_CHAIN | NFT_CHAIN_BUILTIN,
-	},
-	.ops	= {
-		.hook		= nf_nat_output,
-		.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
-		.pf		= NFPROTO_IPV4,
-		.hooknum	= NF_INET_LOCAL_OUT,
-		.priority	= NF_IP_PRI_NAT_DST,
-		.priv		= &nf_chain_nat_output.chain,
-	},
-};
-
-static struct nft_base_chain nf_chain_nat_input __read_mostly = {
-	.chain	= {
-		.name		= "INPUT",
-		.rules		= LIST_HEAD_INIT(nf_chain_nat_input.chain.rules),
-		.flags		= NFT_BASE_CHAIN | NFT_CHAIN_BUILTIN,
-	},
-	.ops	= {
-		.hook		= nf_nat_fn,
-		.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
-		.pf		= NFPROTO_IPV4,
-		.hooknum	= NF_INET_LOCAL_IN,
-		.priority	= NF_IP_PRI_NAT_SRC,
-		.priv		= &nf_chain_nat_input.chain,
-	},
-};
-
-
-static struct nft_table nf_table_nat_ipv4 __read_mostly = {
+struct nf_chain_type nft_chain_nat_ipv4 = {
+	.family		= NFPROTO_IPV4,
 	.name		= "nat",
-	.chains	= LIST_HEAD_INIT(nf_table_nat_ipv4.chains),
+	.type		= NFT_CHAIN_T_NAT,
+	.hook_mask	= (1 << NF_INET_PRE_ROUTING) |
+			  (1 << NF_INET_POST_ROUTING) |
+			  (1 << NF_INET_LOCAL_OUT) |
+			  (1 << NF_INET_LOCAL_IN),
+	.fn		= {
+		[NF_INET_PRE_ROUTING]	= nf_nat_prerouting,
+		[NF_INET_POST_ROUTING]	= nf_nat_postrouting,
+		[NF_INET_LOCAL_OUT]	= nf_nat_output,
+		[NF_INET_LOCAL_IN]	= nf_nat_fn,
+	},
+	.me		= THIS_MODULE,
 };
 
-static int __init nf_table_nat_init(void)
+static int __init nft_chain_nat_init(void)
 {
 	int err;
 
-	list_add_tail(&nf_chain_nat_prerouting.chain.list,
-		      &nf_table_nat_ipv4.chains);
-	list_add_tail(&nf_chain_nat_postrouting.chain.list,
-		      &nf_table_nat_ipv4.chains);
-	list_add_tail(&nf_chain_nat_output.chain.list,
-		      &nf_table_nat_ipv4.chains);
-	list_add_tail(&nf_chain_nat_input.chain.list,
-		      &nf_table_nat_ipv4.chains);
-
-	err = nft_register_table(&nf_table_nat_ipv4, NFPROTO_IPV4);
+	err = nft_register_chain_type(&nft_chain_nat_ipv4);
 	if (err < 0)
-		goto err1;
+		return err;
 
 	err = nft_register_expr(&nft_nat_type);
 	if (err < 0)
-		goto err2;
+		goto err;
 
 	return 0;
 
-err2:
-	nft_unregister_table(&nf_table_nat_ipv4, NFPROTO_IPV4);
-err1:
+err:
+	nft_unregister_chain_type(&nft_chain_nat_ipv4);
 	return err;
 }
 
-static void __exit nf_table_nat_exit(void)
+static void __exit nft_chain_nat_exit(void)
 {
 	nft_unregister_expr(&nft_nat_type);
-	nft_unregister_table(&nf_table_nat_ipv4, AF_INET);
+	nft_unregister_chain_type(&nft_chain_nat_ipv4);
 }
 
-module_init(nf_table_nat_init);
-module_exit(nf_table_nat_exit);
+module_init(nft_chain_nat_init);
+module_exit(nft_chain_nat_exit);
 
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net>");
-MODULE_ALIAS_NFT_TABLE(AF_INET, "nat");
+MODULE_ALIAS_NFT_CHAIN(AF_INET, "nat");
 MODULE_ALIAS_NFT_EXPR("nat");

net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_table_route_ipv4.c → net/ipv4/netfilter/nft_chain_route_ipv4.c

 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2008 Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net>
+ * Copyright (c) 2012 Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
@@ -56,42 +57,30 @@ static unsigned int nf_route_table_hook(const struct nf_hook_ops *ops,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static struct nft_base_chain nf_chain_route_output __read_mostly = {
-	.chain	= {
-		.name		= "OUTPUT",
-		.rules		= LIST_HEAD_INIT(nf_chain_route_output.chain.rules),
-		.flags		= NFT_BASE_CHAIN | NFT_CHAIN_BUILTIN,
-	},
-	.ops	= {
-		.hook		= nf_route_table_hook,
-		.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
-		.pf		= NFPROTO_IPV4,
-		.hooknum	= NF_INET_LOCAL_OUT,
-		.priority	= NF_IP_PRI_MANGLE,
-		.priv		= &nf_chain_route_output.chain,
-	},
-};
-
-static struct nft_table nf_table_route_ipv4 __read_mostly = {
+static struct nf_chain_type nft_chain_route_ipv4 = {
+	.family		= NFPROTO_IPV4,
 	.name		= "route",
-	.chains	= LIST_HEAD_INIT(nf_table_route_ipv4.chains),
+	.type		= NFT_CHAIN_T_ROUTE,
+	.hook_mask	= (1 << NF_INET_LOCAL_OUT),
+	.fn		= {
+		[NF_INET_LOCAL_OUT]	= nf_route_table_hook,
+	},
+	.me		= THIS_MODULE,
 };
 
-static int __init nf_table_route_init(void)
+static int __init nft_chain_route_init(void)
 {
-	list_add_tail(&nf_chain_route_output.chain.list,
-		      &nf_table_route_ipv4.chains);
-	return nft_register_table(&nf_table_route_ipv4, NFPROTO_IPV4);
+	return nft_register_chain_type(&nft_chain_route_ipv4);
 }
 
-static void __exit nf_table_route_exit(void)
+static void __exit nft_chain_route_exit(void)
 {
-	nft_unregister_table(&nf_table_route_ipv4, NFPROTO_IPV4);
+	nft_unregister_chain_type(&nft_chain_route_ipv4);
 }
 
-module_init(nf_table_route_init);
-module_exit(nf_table_route_exit);
+module_init(nft_chain_route_init);
+module_exit(nft_chain_route_exit);
 
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net>");
-MODULE_ALIAS_NFT_TABLE(AF_INET, "route");
+MODULE_ALIAS_NFT_CHAIN(AF_INET, "route");

net/ipv6/netfilter/Kconfig

@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ config NF_TABLES_IPV6
 	depends on NF_TABLES
 	tristate "IPv6 nf_tables support"
 
-config NF_TABLE_ROUTE_IPV6
+config NFT_CHAIN_ROUTE_IPV6
 	depends on NF_TABLES_IPV6
-	tristate "IPv6 nf_tables route table support"
+	tristate "IPv6 nf_tables route chain support"
 
 config IP6_NF_IPTABLES
 	tristate "IP6 tables support (required for filtering)"

net/ipv6/netfilter/Makefile

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_NF_DEFRAG_IPV6) += nf_defrag_ipv6.o
 
 # nf_tables
 obj-$(CONFIG_NF_TABLES_IPV6) += nf_tables_ipv6.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_NF_TABLE_ROUTE_IPV6) += nf_table_route_ipv6.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_NFT_CHAIN_ROUTE_IPV6) += nft_chain_route_ipv6.o
 
 # matches
 obj-$(CONFIG_IP6_NF_MATCH_AH) += ip6t_ah.o

net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_tables_ipv6.c

 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2008 Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net>
+ * Copyright (c) 2012-2013 Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
@@ -39,14 +40,33 @@ static struct nft_af_info nft_af_ipv6 __read_mostly = {
 	},
 };
 
+static struct nf_chain_type filter_ipv6 = {
+	.family		= NFPROTO_IPV6,
+	.name		= "filter",
+	.type		= NFT_CHAIN_T_DEFAULT,
+	.hook_mask	= (1 << NF_INET_LOCAL_IN) |
+			  (1 << NF_INET_LOCAL_OUT) |
+			  (1 << NF_INET_FORWARD) |
+			  (1 << NF_INET_PRE_ROUTING) |
+			  (1 << NF_INET_POST_ROUTING),
+	.fn		= {
+		[NF_INET_LOCAL_IN]	= nft_do_chain,
+		[NF_INET_LOCAL_OUT]	= nft_do_chain,
+		[NF_INET_FORWARD]	= nft_do_chain,
+		[NF_INET_PRE_ROUTING]	= nft_do_chain,
+		[NF_INET_POST_ROUTING]	= nft_do_chain,
+	},
+};
+
 static int __init nf_tables_ipv6_init(void)
 {
+	nft_register_chain_type(&filter_ipv6);
 	return nft_register_afinfo(&nft_af_ipv6);
 }
-
 static void __exit nf_tables_ipv6_exit(void)
 {
 	nft_unregister_afinfo(&nft_af_ipv6);
+	nft_unregister_chain_type(&filter_ipv6);
 }
 
 module_init(nf_tables_ipv6_init);

net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_table_route_ipv6.c → net/ipv6/netfilter/nft_chain_route_ipv6.c

 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2008 Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net>
+ * Copyright (c) 2012 Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
@@ -52,42 +53,30 @@ static unsigned int nf_route_table_hook(const struct nf_hook_ops *ops,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static struct nft_base_chain nf_chain_route_output __read_mostly = {
-	.chain	= {
-		.name		= "OUTPUT",
-		.rules		= LIST_HEAD_INIT(nf_chain_route_output.chain.rules),
-		.flags		= NFT_BASE_CHAIN | NFT_CHAIN_BUILTIN,
-	},
-	.ops	= {
-		.hook		= nf_route_table_hook,
-		.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
-		.pf		= NFPROTO_IPV6,
-		.hooknum	= NF_INET_LOCAL_OUT,
-		.priority	= NF_IP6_PRI_MANGLE,
-		.priv		= &nf_chain_route_output.chain,
-	},
-};
-
-static struct nft_table nf_table_route_ipv6 __read_mostly = {
+static struct nf_chain_type nft_chain_route_ipv6 = {
+	.family		= NFPROTO_IPV6,
 	.name		= "route",
-	.chains	= LIST_HEAD_INIT(nf_table_route_ipv6.chains),
+	.type		= NFT_CHAIN_T_ROUTE,
+	.hook_mask	= (1 << NF_INET_LOCAL_OUT),
+	.fn		= {
+                [NF_INET_LOCAL_OUT]	= nf_route_table_hook,
+        },
+        .me		= THIS_MODULE,
 };
 
-static int __init nf_table_route_init(void)
+static int __init nft_chain_route_init(void)
 {
-	list_add_tail(&nf_chain_route_output.chain.list,
-		      &nf_table_route_ipv6.chains);
-	return nft_register_table(&nf_table_route_ipv6, NFPROTO_IPV6);
+	return nft_register_chain_type(&nft_chain_route_ipv6);
 }
 
-static void __exit nf_table_route_exit(void)
+static void __exit nft_chain_route_exit(void)
 {
-	nft_unregister_table(&nf_table_route_ipv6, NFPROTO_IPV6);
+	nft_unregister_chain_type(&nft_chain_route_ipv6);
 }
 
-module_init(nf_table_route_init);
-module_exit(nf_table_route_exit);
+module_init(nft_chain_route_init);
+module_exit(nft_chain_route_exit);
 
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net>");
-MODULE_ALIAS_NFT_TABLE(AF_INET6, "route");
+MODULE_ALIAS_NFT_CHAIN(AF_INET6, "route");