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Tue, 11 Mar 2025 05:03:00 -0700 (PDT) From: Antonio Quartulli Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2025 13:02:02 +0100 Subject: [PATCH net-next v22 01/23] net: introduce OpenVPN Data Channel Offload (ovpn) Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <20250311-b4-ovpn-v22-1-2b7b02155412@openvpn.net> References: <20250311-b4-ovpn-v22-0-2b7b02155412@openvpn.net> In-Reply-To: <20250311-b4-ovpn-v22-0-2b7b02155412@openvpn.net> To: netdev@vger.kernel.org, Eric Dumazet , Jakub Kicinski , Paolo Abeni , Donald Hunter , Antonio Quartulli , Shuah Khan , sd@queasysnail.net, ryazanov.s.a@gmail.com, Andrew Lunn Cc: Simon Horman , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-kselftest@vger.kernel.org, Xiao Liang , steffen.klassert@secunet.com, antony.antony@secunet.com X-Mailer: b4 0.14.2 X-Developer-Signature: v=1; a=openpgp-sha256; l=8900; i=antonio@openvpn.net; h=from:subject:message-id; bh=qrcxE0EqgqzAnuRUGVALfk1/B+ytxKSC2TxSlb4fiIo=; b=owEBbQGS/pANAwAIAQtw5TqgONWHAcsmYgBn0CZwx62FT+D41Fd9lT9XcwyX5MJKSDcngzafp RjcwgPGeHKJATMEAAEIAB0WIQSZq9xs+NQS5N5fwPwLcOU6oDjVhwUCZ9AmcAAKCRALcOU6oDjV hxtdB/41twrkc3gpxa5Hw8nimJGjkJCxDdHNcyNNmvHujPoszEdC9bMkfmnHaPMVw/Vil3SXlrt uMCbb3qudYTcDFFzHP4mw/FQujnmJ8/ASJb4+wep2RnJ0c4nv3NIVSonG+mRhjxpZB514Vf8XM8 UIZL/wlzCjWJQKT5MlgRjCzwrwhhahKpYLwvTqNJ/M5zjDZquK1o+OJg6s2ibYJRQeCcLmxf941 I+B32ZSC8GWMHt7e10xeZs39/TT9YaA72e9WBNJj5TuqOSLh95ZWL7E7dXvq0CujtYf0KkpZq5A LYE9s5CBom/FIoTDO5ZiU1mL3yZB6KpyBm8FrI7VtsYg+rQi X-Developer-Key: i=antonio@openvpn.net; a=openpgp; fpr=CABDA1282017C267219885C748F0CCB68F59D14C OpenVPN is a userspace software existing since around 2005 that allows users to create secure tunnels. So far OpenVPN has implemented all operations in userspace, which implies several back and forth between kernel and user land in order to process packets (encapsulate/decapsulate, encrypt/decrypt, rerouting..). With `ovpn` we intend to move the fast path (data channel) entirely in kernel space and thus improve user measured throughput over the tunnel. `ovpn` is implemented as a simple virtual network device driver, that can be manipulated by means of the standard RTNL APIs. A device of kind `ovpn` allows only IPv4/6 traffic and can be of type: * P2P (peer-to-peer): any packet sent over the interface will be encapsulated and transmitted to the other side (typical OpenVPN client or peer-to-peer behaviour); * P2MP (point-to-multipoint): packets sent over the interface are transmitted to peers based on existing routes (typical OpenVPN server behaviour). After the interface has been created, OpenVPN in userspace can configure it using a new Netlink API. Specifically it is possible to manage peers and their keys. The OpenVPN control channel is multiplexed over the same transport socket by means of OP codes. Anything that is not DATA_V2 (OpenVPN OP code for data traffic) is sent to userspace and handled there. This way the `ovpn` codebase is kept as compact as possible while focusing on handling data traffic only (fast path). Any OpenVPN control feature (like cipher negotiation, TLS handshake, rekeying, etc.) is still fully handled by the userspace process. When userspace establishes a new connection with a peer, it first performs the handshake and then passes the socket to the `ovpn` kernel module, which takes ownership. From this moment on `ovpn` will handle data traffic for the new peer. When control packets are received on the link, they are forwarded to userspace through the same transport socket they were received on, as userspace is still listening to them. Some events (like peer deletion) are sent to a Netlink multicast group. Although it wasn't easy to convince the community, `ovpn` implements only a limited number of the data-channel features supported by the userspace program. Each feature that made it to `ovpn` was attentively vetted to avoid carrying too much legacy along with us (and to give a clear cut to old and probalby-not-so-useful features). Notably, only encryption using AEAD ciphers (specifically ChaCha20Poly1305 and AES-GCM) was implemented. Supporting any other cipher out there was not deemed useful. Both UDP and TCP sockets are supported. As explained above, in case of P2MP mode, OpenVPN will use the main system routing table to decide which packet goes to which peer. This implies that no routing table was re-implemented in the `ovpn` kernel module. This kernel module can be enabled by selecting the CONFIG_OVPN entry in the networking drivers section. NOTE: this first patch introduces the very basic framework only. Features are then added patch by patch, however, although each patch will compile and possibly not break at runtime, only after having applied the full set it is expected to see the ovpn module fully working. Cc: steffen.klassert@secunet.com Cc: antony.antony@secunet.com Signed-off-by: Antonio Quartulli --- MAINTAINERS | 8 ++++ drivers/net/Kconfig | 8 ++++ drivers/net/Makefile | 1 + drivers/net/ovpn/Makefile | 10 +++++ drivers/net/ovpn/main.c | 112 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++= ++++ 5 files changed, 139 insertions(+) diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS index ffbcd072fb1440b5cc922af348253ed11d00ff30..d03ba2f9eb34596975595764554= 2417fb1ee1be4 100644 --- a/MAINTAINERS +++ b/MAINTAINERS @@ -17764,6 +17764,14 @@ F: arch/openrisc/ F: drivers/irqchip/irq-ompic.c F: drivers/irqchip/irq-or1k-* =20 +OPENVPN DATA CHANNEL OFFLOAD +M: Antonio Quartulli +L: openvpn-devel@lists.sourceforge.net (subscribers-only) +L: netdev@vger.kernel.org +S: Supported +T: git https://github.com/OpenVPN/linux-kernel-ovpn.git +F: drivers/net/ovpn/ + OPENVSWITCH M: Pravin B Shelar L: netdev@vger.kernel.org diff --git a/drivers/net/Kconfig b/drivers/net/Kconfig index 1fd5acdc73c6af0e1a861867039c3624fc618e25..2ace5e27c37ed3bad2e0000775c= d172cb6de3225 100644 --- a/drivers/net/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/net/Kconfig @@ -115,6 +115,14 @@ config WIREGUARD_DEBUG =20 Say N here unless you know what you're doing. =20 +config OVPN + tristate "OpenVPN data channel offload" + depends on NET && INET + depends on IPV6 || !IPV6 + help + This module enhances the performance of the OpenVPN userspace software + by offloading the data channel processing to kernelspace. + config EQUALIZER tristate "EQL (serial line load balancing) support" help diff --git a/drivers/net/Makefile b/drivers/net/Makefile index 13743d0e83b5fde479e9b30ad736be402d880dee..5152b3330e28da7eaec821018a2= 6c973bb33ce0c 100644 --- a/drivers/net/Makefile +++ b/drivers/net/Makefile @@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_IPVLAN) +=3D ipvlan/ obj-$(CONFIG_IPVTAP) +=3D ipvlan/ obj-$(CONFIG_DUMMY) +=3D dummy.o obj-$(CONFIG_WIREGUARD) +=3D wireguard/ +obj-$(CONFIG_OVPN) +=3D ovpn/ obj-$(CONFIG_EQUALIZER) +=3D eql.o obj-$(CONFIG_IFB) +=3D ifb.o obj-$(CONFIG_MACSEC) +=3D macsec.o diff --git a/drivers/net/ovpn/Makefile b/drivers/net/ovpn/Makefile new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..876800ebaa21a5f758ddf60f637= 801710437f70e --- /dev/null +++ b/drivers/net/ovpn/Makefile @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 +# +# ovpn -- OpenVPN data channel offload in kernel space +# +# Copyright (C) 2020-2025 OpenVPN, Inc. +# +# Author: Antonio Quartulli + +obj-$(CONFIG_OVPN) :=3D ovpn.o +ovpn-y +=3D main.o diff --git a/drivers/net/ovpn/main.c b/drivers/net/ovpn/main.c new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e816e8fbbfeff1086a55c858b19= 41b7d82d7aba6 --- /dev/null +++ b/drivers/net/ovpn/main.c @@ -0,0 +1,112 @@ +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 +/* OpenVPN data channel offload + * + * Copyright (C) 2020-2025 OpenVPN, Inc. + * + * Author: Antonio Quartulli + * James Yonan + */ + +#include +#include +#include + +static const struct net_device_ops ovpn_netdev_ops =3D { +}; + +/** + * ovpn_dev_is_valid - check if the netdevice is of type 'ovpn' + * @dev: the interface to check + * + * Return: whether the netdevice is of type 'ovpn' + */ +static bool ovpn_dev_is_valid(const struct net_device *dev) +{ + return dev->netdev_ops =3D=3D &ovpn_netdev_ops; +} + +static int ovpn_newlink(struct net_device *dev, + struct rtnl_newlink_params *params, + struct netlink_ext_ack *extack) +{ + return -EOPNOTSUPP; +} + +static struct rtnl_link_ops ovpn_link_ops =3D { + .kind =3D "ovpn", + .netns_refund =3D false, + .newlink =3D ovpn_newlink, + .dellink =3D unregister_netdevice_queue, +}; + +static int ovpn_netdev_notifier_call(struct notifier_block *nb, + unsigned long state, void *ptr) +{ + struct net_device *dev =3D netdev_notifier_info_to_dev(ptr); + + if (!ovpn_dev_is_valid(dev)) + return NOTIFY_DONE; + + switch (state) { + case NETDEV_REGISTER: + /* add device to internal list for later destruction upon + * unregistration + */ + break; + case NETDEV_UNREGISTER: + /* can be delivered multiple times, so check registered flag, + * then destroy the interface + */ + break; + case NETDEV_POST_INIT: + case NETDEV_GOING_DOWN: + case NETDEV_DOWN: + case NETDEV_UP: + case NETDEV_PRE_UP: + default: + return NOTIFY_DONE; + } + + return NOTIFY_OK; +} + +static struct notifier_block ovpn_netdev_notifier =3D { + .notifier_call =3D ovpn_netdev_notifier_call, +}; + +static int __init ovpn_init(void) +{ + int err =3D register_netdevice_notifier(&ovpn_netdev_notifier); + + if (err) { + pr_err("ovpn: can't register netdevice notifier: %d\n", err); + return err; + } + + err =3D rtnl_link_register(&ovpn_link_ops); + if (err) { + pr_err("ovpn: can't register rtnl link ops: %d\n", err); + goto unreg_netdev; + } + + return 0; + +unreg_netdev: + unregister_netdevice_notifier(&ovpn_netdev_notifier); + return err; +} + +static __exit void ovpn_cleanup(void) +{ + rtnl_link_unregister(&ovpn_link_ops); + unregister_netdevice_notifier(&ovpn_netdev_notifier); + + rcu_barrier(); +} + +module_init(ovpn_init); +module_exit(ovpn_cleanup); + +MODULE_DESCRIPTION("OpenVPN data channel offload (ovpn)"); +MODULE_AUTHOR("(C) 2020-2025 OpenVPN, Inc."); +MODULE_LICENSE("GPL"); --=20 2.48.1