Check the tun mtu against the kernel on reload, not the last config

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Nate Brown committed 2026-10-15 16:17:24 -05:00
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@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ func (t *tun) reload(c *config.C, initial bool, r *config.Reload) error {
return err
}
if !initial && !routeChange && !c.HasChanged("tun.mtu") {
if !initial && !routeChange && !c.HasChanged("tun.mtu") && t.deviceHasConfiguredMTU() {
return nil
}
@@ -280,8 +280,6 @@ func (t *tun) reload(c *config.C, initial bool, r *config.Reload) error {
}
t.routesFromSystemLock.Unlock()
oldDefaultMTU := t.DefaultMTU
oldMaxMTU := t.MaxMTU
newDefaultMTU := getMTU(t.l, c)
newMaxMTU := newDefaultMTU
for i, r := range routes {
@@ -302,20 +300,27 @@ func (t *tun) reload(c *config.C, initial bool, r *config.Reload) error {
t.routeTree.Store(routeTree)
if !initial {
if oldMaxMTU != newMaxMTU {
t.setMTU(r)
t.l.Info("Set max MTU", "mtu", t.MaxMTU, "oldMTU", oldMaxMTU)
// Compare with the device rather than the last config, the mtu may have been refused or changed under us
if !t.deviceHasMaxMTU() {
oldMTU, _ := t.deviceMTU()
if err := t.setMTU(t.MaxMTU); err != nil {
t.l.Error("Failed to set tun mtu", "mtu", t.MaxMTU, "error", err)
r.Failed()
} else {
t.l.Info("Set max MTU", "mtu", t.MaxMTU, "oldMTU", oldMTU)
}
}
if oldDefaultMTU != newDefaultMTU {
for i := range t.vpnNetworks {
err := t.setDefaultRoute(t.vpnNetworks[i])
if err != nil {
t.l.Error(err.Error())
r.Failed()
} else {
t.l.Info("Set default MTU", "mtu", t.DefaultMTU, "oldMTU", oldDefaultMTU)
}
for _, network := range t.vpnNetworks {
if t.defaultRouteHasMTU(network) {
continue
}
err := t.setDefaultRoute(network)
if err != nil {
t.l.Error(err.Error())
r.Failed()
} else {
t.l.Info("Set default MTU", "mtu", t.DefaultMTU, "network", network)
}
}
@@ -482,7 +487,10 @@ func (t *tun) Activate() error {
t.deviceIndex = link.Attrs().Index
// Setup our default MTU
t.setMTU(nil)
if err := t.setMTU(t.MaxMTU); err != nil {
// This is currently a non fatal condition because the route table must have the MTU set appropriately as well
t.l.Error("Failed to set tun mtu", "error", err)
}
// Set the transmit queue length
ifrq := ifreqQLEN{Name: devName, Value: int32(t.TXQueueLen)}
@@ -527,14 +535,72 @@ func (t *tun) Activate() error {
return nil
}
func (t *tun) setMTU(r *config.Reload) {
// Set the MTU on the device
ifm := ifreqMTU{Name: t.deviceBytes(), MTU: int32(t.MaxMTU)}
if err := ioctl(t.ioctlFd, unix.SIOCSIFMTU, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&ifm))); err != nil {
// This is currently a non fatal condition because the route table must have the MTU set appropriately as well
t.l.Error("Failed to set tun mtu", "error", err)
r.Failed()
func (t *tun) setMTU(mtu int) error {
ifm := ifreqMTU{Name: t.deviceBytes(), MTU: int32(mtu)}
return ioctl(t.ioctlFd, unix.SIOCSIFMTU, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&ifm)))
}
// deviceMTU asks the kernel for the device's mtu.
func (t *tun) deviceMTU() (int, error) {
ifm := ifreqMTU{Name: t.deviceBytes()}
if err := ioctl(t.ioctlFd, unix.SIOCGIFMTU, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&ifm))); err != nil {
return 0, err
}
return int(ifm.MTU), nil
}
// deviceHasConfiguredMTU is true when the device and the route for each of our networks carry the mtu the config asks
// for.
func (t *tun) deviceHasConfiguredMTU() bool {
if !t.deviceHasMaxMTU() {
return false
}
for _, network := range t.vpnNetworks {
if !t.defaultRouteHasMTU(network) {
return false
}
}
return true
}
// defaultRouteHasMTU is true when the kernel's route for network on our device has the default mtu and advmss. Before
// Activate there's nothing to check, Activate installs it.
func (t *tun) defaultRouteHasMTU(network netip.Prefix) bool {
if t.deviceIndex == 0 {
return true
}
family := netlink.FAMILY_V4
if network.Addr().Is6() {
family = netlink.FAMILY_V6
}
filter := &netlink.Route{
LinkIndex: t.deviceIndex,
Dst: &net.IPNet{
IP: network.Masked().Addr().AsSlice(),
Mask: net.CIDRMask(network.Bits(), network.Addr().BitLen()),
},
Table: unix.RT_TABLE_MAIN,
}
routes, err := netlink.RouteListFiltered(family, filter, netlink.RT_FILTER_OIF|netlink.RT_FILTER_DST|netlink.RT_FILTER_TABLE)
if err != nil {
return false
}
for _, r := range routes {
if r.MTU == t.DefaultMTU && r.AdvMSS == t.advMSS(Route{}) {
return true
}
}
return false
}
// deviceHasMaxMTU is true when the device's mtu is the one the config asks for. Before Activate there's nothing to
// check, Activate sets it.
func (t *tun) deviceHasMaxMTU() bool {
if t.ioctlFd == 0 {
return true
}
mtu, err := t.deviceMTU()
return err == nil && mtu == t.MaxMTU
}
func (t *tun) setDefaultRoute(cidr netip.Prefix) error {
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@@ -7,11 +7,13 @@ import (
"os"
"testing"
"github.com/DefinedNet/netlink"
"github.com/slackhq/nebula/config"
"github.com/slackhq/nebula/routing"
"github.com/slackhq/nebula/test"
"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
)
// Only tun.mtu changes. The system calls fail without a real device, what matters is the routes nebula keeps
@@ -76,7 +78,7 @@ func TestReloadRouteFailures(t *testing.T) {
tn := &tun{
l: test.NewLogger(),
vpnNetworks: []netip.Prefix{netip.MustParsePrefix("10.1.0.2/24")},
ioctlFd: ^uintptr(0),
ioctlFd: 0, // not activated, the mtu is not checked
routesFromSystem: map[netip.Prefix]routing.Gateways{},
}
require.NoError(t, tn.reload(c, true, nil))
@@ -105,3 +107,83 @@ func TestTunReloadRestartKeys(t *testing.T) {
require.NoError(t, res.Err)
assert.ElementsMatch(t, []string{"tun.disabled", "tun.dev", "tun.tx_queue"}, res.RestartKeys)
}
// There is no device behind this tun, so it refuses every mtu. Repeating the reload tries again rather than reporting
// it done
func TestReloadRefusedMaxMTURetries(t *testing.T) {
c := config.NewC(test.NewLogger())
require.NoError(t, c.LoadString("tun:\n mtu: 1300\n"))
tn := &tun{
l: test.NewLogger(),
vpnNetworks: []netip.Prefix{netip.MustParsePrefix("10.1.0.2/24")},
ioctlFd: ^uintptr(0),
routesFromSystem: map[netip.Prefix]routing.Gateways{},
}
require.NoError(t, tn.reload(c, true, nil))
c.RegisterReloadCallback(func(c *config.C, r *config.Reload) {
require.NoError(t, tn.reload(c, false, r))
})
for range 2 {
res := c.ReloadConfigString("tun:\n mtu: 1400\n")
require.NoError(t, res.Err)
assert.True(t, res.Failed)
}
}
// A reload puts the configured mtu back on the device and our network's route when they were changed outside nebula
func TestTunReloadRestoresMTU(t *testing.T) {
c := config.NewC(test.NewLogger())
require.NoError(t, c.LoadString("tun:\n dev: nebmtu0\n mtu: 1300\n"))
tn, err := newTun(c, test.NewLogger(), []netip.Prefix{netip.MustParsePrefix("10.1.0.2/24")}, false)
if err != nil {
t.Skipf("can't create a tun device here: %v", err)
}
t.Cleanup(func() { _ = tn.Close() })
require.NoError(t, tn.Activate())
link, err := netlink.LinkByName(tn.Device)
require.NoError(t, err)
require.NoError(t, netlink.LinkSetMTU(link, 1280))
network := &netlink.Route{LinkIndex: tn.deviceIndex, Table: unix.RT_TABLE_MAIN}
routeMTU := func() int {
routes, err := netlink.RouteListFiltered(netlink.FAMILY_V4, network, netlink.RT_FILTER_OIF|netlink.RT_FILTER_TABLE)
require.NoError(t, err)
for _, r := range routes {
if r.Dst != nil && r.Dst.String() == "10.1.0.0/24" {
return r.MTU
}
}
t.Fatal("no route for our network")
return 0
}
require.Equal(t, 1300, routeMTU())
setRouteMTU := func(mtu int) {
routes, err := netlink.RouteListFiltered(netlink.FAMILY_V4, network, netlink.RT_FILTER_OIF|netlink.RT_FILTER_TABLE)
require.NoError(t, err)
for _, r := range routes {
if r.Dst != nil && r.Dst.String() == "10.1.0.0/24" {
r.MTU = mtu
require.NoError(t, netlink.RouteReplace(&r))
}
}
require.Equal(t, mtu, routeMTU())
}
reload := func() {
res := c.ReloadConfigString("tun:\n dev: nebmtu0\n mtu: 1300\n")
require.NoError(t, res.Err)
assert.False(t, res.Failed)
}
setRouteMTU(1280)
reload()
mtu, err := tn.deviceMTU()
require.NoError(t, err)
assert.Equal(t, 1300, mtu)
assert.Equal(t, 1300, routeMTU())
// Only the route this time
setRouteMTU(1280)
reload()
assert.Equal(t, 1300, routeMTU())
}