handle virtio header in ctrl messages

* honor remote_allow_ilst in hole punch response

When we receive a "hole punch notification" from a Lighthouse, we send
a hole punch packet to every remote of that host, even if we don't
include those remotes in our "remote_allow_list". Change the logic here
to check if the remote IP is in our allow list before sending the hole
punch packet.

* fix for netip

* cleanup

cert/cert.go

@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ type Certificate interface {
 	// PublicKey is the raw bytes to be used in asymmetric cryptographic operations.
 	PublicKey() []byte
 
+	// MarshalPublicKeyPEM is the value of PublicKey marshalled to PEM
+	MarshalPublicKeyPEM() []byte
+
 	// Curve identifies which curve was used for the PublicKey and Signature.
 	Curve() Curve
 

cert/cert_v1.go

@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ func (c *certificateV1) PublicKey() []byte {
 	return c.details.publicKey
 }
 
+func (c *certificateV1) MarshalPublicKeyPEM() []byte {
+	return marshalCertPublicKeyToPEM(c)
+}
+
 func (c *certificateV1) Signature() []byte {
 	return c.signature
 }

cert/cert_v1_test.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package cert
 
 import (
+	"crypto/ed25519"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/netip"
 	"testing"
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestCertificateV1_Marshal(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
 	before := time.Now().Add(time.Second * -60).Round(time.Second)
 	after := time.Now().Add(time.Second * 60).Round(time.Second)
 	pubKey := []byte("1234567890abcedfghij1234567890ab")
@@ -60,6 +62,58 @@ func TestCertificateV1_Marshal(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, nc.Groups(), nc2.Groups())
 }
 
+func TestCertificateV1_PublicKeyPem(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	before := time.Now().Add(time.Second * -60).Round(time.Second)
+	after := time.Now().Add(time.Second * 60).Round(time.Second)
+	pubKey := ed25519.PublicKey("1234567890abcedfghij1234567890ab")
+
+	nc := certificateV1{
+		details: detailsV1{
+			name:           "testing",
+			networks:       []netip.Prefix{},
+			unsafeNetworks: []netip.Prefix{},
+			groups:         []string{"test-group1", "test-group2", "test-group3"},
+			notBefore:      before,
+			notAfter:       after,
+			publicKey:      pubKey,
+			isCA:           false,
+			issuer:         "1234567890abcedfghij1234567890ab",
+		},
+		signature: []byte("1234567890abcedfghij1234567890ab"),
+	}
+
+	assert.Equal(t, Version1, nc.Version())
+	assert.Equal(t, Curve_CURVE25519, nc.Curve())
+	pubPem := "-----BEGIN NEBULA X25519 PUBLIC KEY-----\nMTIzNDU2Nzg5MGFiY2VkZmdoaWoxMjM0NTY3ODkwYWI=\n-----END NEBULA X25519 PUBLIC KEY-----\n"
+	assert.Equal(t, string(nc.MarshalPublicKeyPEM()), pubPem)
+	assert.False(t, nc.IsCA())
+
+	nc.details.isCA = true
+	assert.Equal(t, Curve_CURVE25519, nc.Curve())
+	pubPem = "-----BEGIN NEBULA ED25519 PUBLIC KEY-----\nMTIzNDU2Nzg5MGFiY2VkZmdoaWoxMjM0NTY3ODkwYWI=\n-----END NEBULA ED25519 PUBLIC KEY-----\n"
+	assert.Equal(t, string(nc.MarshalPublicKeyPEM()), pubPem)
+	assert.True(t, nc.IsCA())
+
+	pubP256KeyPem := []byte(`-----BEGIN NEBULA P256 PUBLIC KEY-----
+AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
+AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=
+-----END NEBULA P256 PUBLIC KEY-----
+`)
+	pubP256Key, _, _, err := UnmarshalPublicKeyFromPEM(pubP256KeyPem)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	nc.details.curve = Curve_P256
+	nc.details.publicKey = pubP256Key
+	assert.Equal(t, Curve_P256, nc.Curve())
+	assert.Equal(t, string(nc.MarshalPublicKeyPEM()), string(pubP256KeyPem))
+	assert.True(t, nc.IsCA())
+
+	nc.details.isCA = false
+	assert.Equal(t, Curve_P256, nc.Curve())
+	assert.Equal(t, string(nc.MarshalPublicKeyPEM()), string(pubP256KeyPem))
+	assert.False(t, nc.IsCA())
+}
+
 func TestCertificateV1_Expired(t *testing.T) {
 	nc := certificateV1{
 		details: detailsV1{

cert/cert_v2.go

@@ -114,6 +114,10 @@ func (c *certificateV2) PublicKey() []byte {
 	return c.publicKey
 }
 
+func (c *certificateV2) MarshalPublicKeyPEM() []byte {
+	return marshalCertPublicKeyToPEM(c)
+}
+
 func (c *certificateV2) Signature() []byte {
 	return c.signature
 }

cert/cert_v2_test.go

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestCertificateV2_Marshal(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
 	before := time.Now().Add(time.Second * -60).Round(time.Second)
 	after := time.Now().Add(time.Second * 60).Round(time.Second)
 	pubKey := []byte("1234567890abcedfghij1234567890ab")
@@ -75,6 +76,58 @@ func TestCertificateV2_Marshal(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, nc.Groups(), nc2.Groups())
 }
 
+func TestCertificateV2_PublicKeyPem(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	before := time.Now().Add(time.Second * -60).Round(time.Second)
+	after := time.Now().Add(time.Second * 60).Round(time.Second)
+	pubKey := ed25519.PublicKey("1234567890abcedfghij1234567890ab")
+
+	nc := certificateV2{
+		details: detailsV2{
+			name:           "testing",
+			networks:       []netip.Prefix{},
+			unsafeNetworks: []netip.Prefix{},
+			groups:         []string{"test-group1", "test-group2", "test-group3"},
+			notBefore:      before,
+			notAfter:       after,
+			isCA:           false,
+			issuer:         "1234567890abcedfghij1234567890ab",
+		},
+		publicKey: pubKey,
+		signature: []byte("1234567890abcedfghij1234567890ab"),
+	}
+
+	assert.Equal(t, Version2, nc.Version())
+	assert.Equal(t, Curve_CURVE25519, nc.Curve())
+	pubPem := "-----BEGIN NEBULA X25519 PUBLIC KEY-----\nMTIzNDU2Nzg5MGFiY2VkZmdoaWoxMjM0NTY3ODkwYWI=\n-----END NEBULA X25519 PUBLIC KEY-----\n"
+	assert.Equal(t, string(nc.MarshalPublicKeyPEM()), pubPem)
+	assert.False(t, nc.IsCA())
+
+	nc.details.isCA = true
+	assert.Equal(t, Curve_CURVE25519, nc.Curve())
+	pubPem = "-----BEGIN NEBULA ED25519 PUBLIC KEY-----\nMTIzNDU2Nzg5MGFiY2VkZmdoaWoxMjM0NTY3ODkwYWI=\n-----END NEBULA ED25519 PUBLIC KEY-----\n"
+	assert.Equal(t, string(nc.MarshalPublicKeyPEM()), pubPem)
+	assert.True(t, nc.IsCA())
+
+	pubP256KeyPem := []byte(`-----BEGIN NEBULA P256 PUBLIC KEY-----
+AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
+AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=
+-----END NEBULA P256 PUBLIC KEY-----
+`)
+	pubP256Key, _, _, err := UnmarshalPublicKeyFromPEM(pubP256KeyPem)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	nc.curve = Curve_P256
+	nc.publicKey = pubP256Key
+	assert.Equal(t, Curve_P256, nc.Curve())
+	assert.Equal(t, string(nc.MarshalPublicKeyPEM()), string(pubP256KeyPem))
+	assert.True(t, nc.IsCA())
+
+	nc.details.isCA = false
+	assert.Equal(t, Curve_P256, nc.Curve())
+	assert.Equal(t, string(nc.MarshalPublicKeyPEM()), string(pubP256KeyPem))
+	assert.False(t, nc.IsCA())
+}
+
 func TestCertificateV2_Expired(t *testing.T) {
 	nc := certificateV2{
 		details: detailsV2{

cert/pem.go

@@ -7,19 +7,26 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/ed25519"
 )
 
-const (
+const ( //cert banners
 	CertificateBanner   = "NEBULA CERTIFICATE"
 	CertificateV2Banner = "NEBULA CERTIFICATE V2"
+)
+
+const ( //key-agreement-key banners
 	X25519PrivateKeyBanner = "NEBULA X25519 PRIVATE KEY"
 	X25519PublicKeyBanner  = "NEBULA X25519 PUBLIC KEY"
+	P256PrivateKeyBanner   = "NEBULA P256 PRIVATE KEY"
+	P256PublicKeyBanner    = "NEBULA P256 PUBLIC KEY"
+)
+
+/* including "ECDSA" in the P256 banners is a clue that these keys should be used only for signing */
+const ( //signing key banners
+	EncryptedECDSAP256PrivateKeyBanner = "NEBULA ECDSA P256 ENCRYPTED PRIVATE KEY"
+	ECDSAP256PrivateKeyBanner          = "NEBULA ECDSA P256 PRIVATE KEY"
+	ECDSAP256PublicKeyBanner           = "NEBULA ECDSA P256 PUBLIC KEY"
 	EncryptedEd25519PrivateKeyBanner   = "NEBULA ED25519 ENCRYPTED PRIVATE KEY"
 	Ed25519PrivateKeyBanner            = "NEBULA ED25519 PRIVATE KEY"
 	Ed25519PublicKeyBanner             = "NEBULA ED25519 PUBLIC KEY"
-
-	P256PrivateKeyBanner               = "NEBULA P256 PRIVATE KEY"
-	P256PublicKeyBanner                = "NEBULA P256 PUBLIC KEY"
-	EncryptedECDSAP256PrivateKeyBanner = "NEBULA ECDSA P256 ENCRYPTED PRIVATE KEY"
-	ECDSAP256PrivateKeyBanner          = "NEBULA ECDSA P256 PRIVATE KEY"
 )
 
 // UnmarshalCertificateFromPEM will try to unmarshal the first pem block in a byte array, returning any non consumed
@@ -51,6 +58,16 @@ func UnmarshalCertificateFromPEM(b []byte) (Certificate, []byte, error) {
 
 }
 
+func marshalCertPublicKeyToPEM(c Certificate) []byte {
+	if c.IsCA() {
+		return MarshalSigningPublicKeyToPEM(c.Curve(), c.PublicKey())
+	} else {
+		return MarshalPublicKeyToPEM(c.Curve(), c.PublicKey())
+	}
+}
+
+// MarshalPublicKeyToPEM returns a PEM representation of a public key used for ECDH.
+// if your public key came from a certificate, prefer Certificate.PublicKeyPEM() if possible, to avoid mistakes!
 func MarshalPublicKeyToPEM(curve Curve, b []byte) []byte {
 	switch curve {
 	case Curve_CURVE25519:
@@ -62,6 +79,19 @@ func MarshalPublicKeyToPEM(curve Curve, b []byte) []byte {
 	}
 }
 
+// MarshalSigningPublicKeyToPEM returns a PEM representation of a public key used for signing.
+// if your public key came from a certificate, prefer Certificate.PublicKeyPEM() if possible, to avoid mistakes!
+func MarshalSigningPublicKeyToPEM(curve Curve, b []byte) []byte {
+	switch curve {
+	case Curve_CURVE25519:
+		return pem.EncodeToMemory(&pem.Block{Type: Ed25519PublicKeyBanner, Bytes: b})
+	case Curve_P256:
+		return pem.EncodeToMemory(&pem.Block{Type: P256PublicKeyBanner, Bytes: b})
+	default:
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
 func UnmarshalPublicKeyFromPEM(b []byte) ([]byte, []byte, Curve, error) {
 	k, r := pem.Decode(b)
 	if k == nil {
@@ -73,7 +103,7 @@ func UnmarshalPublicKeyFromPEM(b []byte) ([]byte, []byte, Curve, error) {
 	case X25519PublicKeyBanner, Ed25519PublicKeyBanner:
 		expectedLen = 32
 		curve = Curve_CURVE25519
-	case P256PublicKeyBanner:
+	case P256PublicKeyBanner, ECDSAP256PublicKeyBanner:
 		// Uncompressed
 		expectedLen = 65
 		curve = Curve_P256

cert/pem_test.go

@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=
 }
 
 func TestUnmarshalPublicKeyFromPEM(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
 	pubKey := []byte(`# A good key
 -----BEGIN NEBULA ED25519 PUBLIC KEY-----
 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=
@@ -230,6 +231,7 @@ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=
 }
 
 func TestUnmarshalX25519PublicKey(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
 	pubKey := []byte(`# A good key
 -----BEGIN NEBULA X25519 PUBLIC KEY-----
 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=
@@ -240,6 +242,12 @@ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=
 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=
 -----END NEBULA P256 PUBLIC KEY-----
+`)
+	oldPubP256Key := []byte(`# A good key
+-----BEGIN NEBULA ECDSA P256 PUBLIC KEY-----
+AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
+AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=
+-----END NEBULA ECDSA P256 PUBLIC KEY-----
 `)
 	shortKey := []byte(`# A short key
 -----BEGIN NEBULA X25519 PUBLIC KEY-----
@@ -256,15 +264,22 @@ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=
 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=
 -END NEBULA X25519 PUBLIC KEY-----`)
 
-	keyBundle := appendByteSlices(pubKey, pubP256Key, shortKey, invalidBanner, invalidPem)
+	keyBundle := appendByteSlices(pubKey, pubP256Key, oldPubP256Key, shortKey, invalidBanner, invalidPem)
 
 	// Success test case
 	k, rest, curve, err := UnmarshalPublicKeyFromPEM(keyBundle)
 	assert.Len(t, k, 32)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, rest, appendByteSlices(pubP256Key, shortKey, invalidBanner, invalidPem))
+	assert.Equal(t, rest, appendByteSlices(pubP256Key, oldPubP256Key, shortKey, invalidBanner, invalidPem))
 	assert.Equal(t, Curve_CURVE25519, curve)
 
+	// Success test case
+	k, rest, curve, err = UnmarshalPublicKeyFromPEM(rest)
+	assert.Len(t, k, 65)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, rest, appendByteSlices(oldPubP256Key, shortKey, invalidBanner, invalidPem))
+	assert.Equal(t, Curve_P256, curve)
+
 	// Success test case
 	k, rest, curve, err = UnmarshalPublicKeyFromPEM(rest)
 	assert.Len(t, k, 65)

connection_manager_test.go

@@ -446,6 +446,10 @@ func (d *dummyCert) PublicKey() []byte {
 	return d.publicKey
 }
 
+func (d *dummyCert) MarshalPublicKeyPEM() []byte {
+	return cert.MarshalPublicKeyToPEM(d.curve, d.publicKey)
+}
+
 func (d *dummyCert) Signature() []byte {
 	return d.signature
 }

e2e/helpers_test.go

@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ type m = map[string]any
 
 // newSimpleServer creates a nebula instance with many assumptions
 func newSimpleServer(v cert.Version, caCrt cert.Certificate, caKey []byte, name string, sVpnNetworks string, overrides m) (*nebula.Control, []netip.Prefix, netip.AddrPort, *config.C) {
+	l := NewTestLogger()
+
 	var vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix
 	for _, sn := range strings.Split(sVpnNetworks, ",") {
 		vpnIpNet, err := netip.ParsePrefix(strings.TrimSpace(sn))
@@ -54,25 +56,6 @@ func newSimpleServer(v cert.Version, caCrt cert.Certificate, caKey []byte, name
 		budpIp[3] = 239
 		udpAddr = netip.AddrPortFrom(netip.AddrFrom16(budpIp), 4242)
 	}
-	return newSimpleServerWithUdp(v, caCrt, caKey, name, sVpnNetworks, udpAddr, overrides)
-}
-
-func newSimpleServerWithUdp(v cert.Version, caCrt cert.Certificate, caKey []byte, name string, sVpnNetworks string, udpAddr netip.AddrPort, overrides m) (*nebula.Control, []netip.Prefix, netip.AddrPort, *config.C) {
-	l := NewTestLogger()
-
-	var vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix
-	for _, sn := range strings.Split(sVpnNetworks, ",") {
-		vpnIpNet, err := netip.ParsePrefix(strings.TrimSpace(sn))
-		if err != nil {
-			panic(err)
-		}
-		vpnNetworks = append(vpnNetworks, vpnIpNet)
-	}
-
-	if len(vpnNetworks) == 0 {
-		panic("no vpn networks")
-	}
-
 	_, _, myPrivKey, myPEM := cert_test.NewTestCert(v, cert.Curve_CURVE25519, caCrt, caKey, name, time.Now(), time.Now().Add(5*time.Minute), vpnNetworks, nil, []string{})
 
 	caB, err := caCrt.MarshalPEM()

e2e/tunnels_test.go

@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ func TestCertDowngrade(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		since := time.Since(waitStart)
 		if since > time.Second*5 {
-			r.Log("wtf")
+			r.Log("it is unusual that the cert is not new yet, but not a failure yet")
 		}
 		if since > time.Second*10 {
 			r.Log("wtf")
@@ -318,50 +318,3 @@ func TestCertMismatchCorrection(t *testing.T) {
 	myControl.Stop()
 	theirControl.Stop()
 }
-
-func TestCrossStackRelaysWork(t *testing.T) {
-	ca, _, caKey, _ := cert_test.NewTestCaCert(cert.Version2, cert.Curve_CURVE25519, time.Now(), time.Now().Add(10*time.Minute), nil, nil, []string{})
-	myControl, myVpnIpNet, _, _ := newSimpleServer(cert.Version2, ca, caKey, "me     ", "10.128.0.1/24,fc00::1/64", m{"relay": m{"use_relays": true}})
-	relayControl, relayVpnIpNet, relayUdpAddr, _ := newSimpleServer(cert.Version2, ca, caKey, "relay  ", "10.128.0.128/24,fc00::128/64", m{"relay": m{"am_relay": true}})
-	theirUdp := netip.MustParseAddrPort("10.0.0.2:4242")
-	theirControl, theirVpnIpNet, theirUdpAddr, _ := newSimpleServerWithUdp(cert.Version2, ca, caKey, "them   ", "fc00::2/64", theirUdp, m{"relay": m{"use_relays": true}})
-
-	//myVpnV4 := myVpnIpNet[0]
-	myVpnV6 := myVpnIpNet[1]
-	relayVpnV4 := relayVpnIpNet[0]
-	relayVpnV6 := relayVpnIpNet[1]
-	theirVpnV6 := theirVpnIpNet[0]
-
-	// Teach my how to get to the relay and that their can be reached via the relay
-	myControl.InjectLightHouseAddr(relayVpnV4.Addr(), relayUdpAddr)
-	myControl.InjectLightHouseAddr(relayVpnV6.Addr(), relayUdpAddr)
-	myControl.InjectRelays(theirVpnV6.Addr(), []netip.Addr{relayVpnV6.Addr()})
-	relayControl.InjectLightHouseAddr(theirVpnV6.Addr(), theirUdpAddr)
-
-	// Build a router so we don't have to reason who gets which packet
-	r := router.NewR(t, myControl, relayControl, theirControl)
-	defer r.RenderFlow()
-
-	// Start the servers
-	myControl.Start()
-	relayControl.Start()
-	theirControl.Start()
-
-	t.Log("Trigger a handshake from me to them via the relay")
-	myControl.InjectTunUDPPacket(theirVpnV6.Addr(), 80, myVpnV6.Addr(), 80, []byte("Hi from me"))
-
-	p := r.RouteForAllUntilTxTun(theirControl)
-	r.Log("Assert the tunnel works")
-	assertUdpPacket(t, []byte("Hi from me"), p, myVpnV6.Addr(), theirVpnV6.Addr(), 80, 80)
-
-	t.Log("reply?")
-	theirControl.InjectTunUDPPacket(myVpnV6.Addr(), 80, theirVpnV6.Addr(), 80, []byte("Hi from them"))
-	p = r.RouteForAllUntilTxTun(myControl)
-	assertUdpPacket(t, []byte("Hi from them"), p, theirVpnV6.Addr(), myVpnV6.Addr(), 80, 80)
-
-	r.RenderHostmaps("Final hostmaps", myControl, relayControl, theirControl)
-	//t.Log("finish up")
-	//myControl.Stop()
-	//theirControl.Stop()
-	//relayControl.Stop()
-}

firewall_test.go

@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ func BenchmarkFirewallTable_match(b *testing.B) {
 		c := &cert.CachedCertificate{
 			Certificate: &dummyCert{
 				name:     "nope",
-				networks: []netip.Prefix{netip.MustParsePrefix("fd99:99/128")},
+				networks: []netip.Prefix{netip.MustParsePrefix("fd99::99/128")},
 			},
 			InvertedGroups: map[string]struct{}{"nope": {}},
 		}
@@ -692,6 +692,50 @@ func TestFirewall_DropConntrackReload(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, fw.Drop(p, false, &h, cp, nil), ErrNoMatchingRule)
 }
 
+func TestFirewall_DropIPSpoofing(t *testing.T) {
+	l := test.NewLogger()
+	ob := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	l.SetOutput(ob)
+
+	c := cert.CachedCertificate{
+		Certificate: &dummyCert{
+			name:     "host-owner",
+			networks: []netip.Prefix{netip.MustParsePrefix("192.0.2.1/24")},
+		},
+	}
+
+	c1 := cert.CachedCertificate{
+		Certificate: &dummyCert{
+			name:           "host",
+			networks:       []netip.Prefix{netip.MustParsePrefix("192.0.2.2/24")},
+			unsafeNetworks: []netip.Prefix{netip.MustParsePrefix("198.51.100.0/24")},
+		},
+	}
+	h1 := HostInfo{
+		ConnectionState: &ConnectionState{
+			peerCert: &c1,
+		},
+		vpnAddrs: []netip.Addr{c1.Certificate.Networks()[0].Addr()},
+	}
+	h1.buildNetworks(c1.Certificate.Networks(), c1.Certificate.UnsafeNetworks())
+
+	fw := NewFirewall(l, time.Second, time.Minute, time.Hour, c.Certificate)
+
+	require.NoError(t, fw.AddRule(true, firewall.ProtoAny, 1, 1, []string{}, "", netip.Prefix{}, netip.Prefix{}, "", ""))
+	cp := cert.NewCAPool()
+
+	// Packet spoofed by `c1`. Note that the remote addr is not a valid one.
+	p := firewall.Packet{
+		LocalAddr:  netip.MustParseAddr("192.0.2.1"),
+		RemoteAddr: netip.MustParseAddr("192.0.2.3"),
+		LocalPort:  1,
+		RemotePort: 1,
+		Protocol:   firewall.ProtoUDP,
+		Fragment:   false,
+	}
+	assert.Equal(t, fw.Drop(p, true, &h1, cp, nil), ErrInvalidRemoteIP)
+}
+
 func BenchmarkLookup(b *testing.B) {
 	ml := func(m map[string]struct{}, a [][]string) {
 		for n := 0; n < b.N; n++ {

go.mod

@@ -8,30 +8,30 @@ require (
 	github.com/armon/go-radix v1.0.0
 	github.com/cyberdelia/go-metrics-graphite v0.0.0-20161219230853-39f87cc3b432
 	github.com/flynn/noise v1.1.0
-	github.com/gaissmai/bart v0.20.4
+	github.com/gaissmai/bart v0.25.0
 	github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2
 	github.com/google/gopacket v1.1.19
-	github.com/kardianos/service v1.2.2
+	github.com/kardianos/service v1.2.4
-	github.com/miekg/dns v1.1.65
+	github.com/miekg/dns v1.1.68
 	github.com/miekg/pkcs11 v1.1.2-0.20231115102856-9078ad6b9d4b
 	github.com/nbrownus/go-metrics-prometheus v0.0.0-20210712211119-974a6260965f
-	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.22.0
+	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.23.2
 	github.com/rcrowley/go-metrics v0.0.0-20201227073835-cf1acfcdf475
 	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.9.3
 	github.com/skip2/go-qrcode v0.0.0-20200617195104-da1b6568686e
 	github.com/stefanberger/go-pkcs11uri v0.0.0-20230803200340-78284954bff6
-	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.10.0
+	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1
 	github.com/vishvananda/netlink v1.3.1
-	golang.org/x/crypto v0.37.0
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.43.0
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20230725093048-515e97ebf090
-	golang.org/x/net v0.39.0
+	golang.org/x/net v0.45.0
-	golang.org/x/sync v0.13.0
+	golang.org/x/sync v0.17.0
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.32.0
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.37.0
-	golang.org/x/term v0.31.0
+	golang.org/x/term v0.36.0
 	golang.zx2c4.com/wintun v0.0.0-20230126152724-0fa3db229ce2
 	golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard v0.0.0-20230325221338-052af4a8072b
 	golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/windows v0.5.3
-	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.6
+	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.8
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
 	gvisor.dev/gvisor v0.0.0-20240423190808-9d7a357edefe
 )
@@ -43,11 +43,12 @@ require (
 	github.com/google/btree v1.1.2 // indirect
 	github.com/munnerz/goautoneg v0.0.0-20191010083416-a7dc8b61c822 // indirect
 	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
-	github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.6.1 // indirect
+	github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.6.2 // indirect
-	github.com/prometheus/common v0.62.0 // indirect
+	github.com/prometheus/common v0.66.1 // indirect
-	github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.15.1 // indirect
+	github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.16.1 // indirect
 	github.com/vishvananda/netns v0.0.5 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/mod v0.23.0 // indirect
+	go.yaml.in/yaml/v2 v2.4.2 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/mod v0.24.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/time v0.5.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/tools v0.30.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/tools v0.33.0 // indirect
 )

go.sum

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@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.10/go.mod h1:KdQUCv79m/52Kvf8AW2vK1V8akMuk1QjK/
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@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ github.com/kr/text v0.1.0/go.mod h1:4Jbv+DJW3UT/LiOwJeYQe1efqtUx/iVham/4vfdArNI=
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@@ -106,24 +106,24 @@ github.com/prometheus/client_golang v0.9.1/go.mod h1:7SWBe2y4D6OKWSNQJUaRYU/AaXP
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@@ -143,29 +143,33 @@ github.com/stretchr/testify v1.2.2/go.mod h1:a8OnRcib4nhh0OaRAV+Yts87kKdq0PP7pXf
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+golang.org/x/sync v0.17.0/go.mod h1:9KTHXmSnoGruLpwFjVSX0lNNA75CykiMECbovNTZqGI=
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@@ -197,18 +201,17 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200323222414-85ca7c5b95cd/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7w
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-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20201015000850-e3ed0017c211/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
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 golang.org/x/sys v0.2.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.10.0/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.32.0 h1:s77OFDvIQeibCmezSnk/q6iAfkdiQaJi4VzroCFrN20=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.37.0 h1:fdNQudmxPjkdUTPnLn5mdQv7Zwvbvpaxqs831goi9kQ=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.32.0/go.mod h1:BJP2sWEmIv4KK5OTEluFJCKSidICx8ciO85XgH3Ak8k=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.37.0/go.mod h1:OgkHotnGiDImocRcuBABYBEXf8A9a87e/uXjp9XT3ks=
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-golang.org/x/term v0.31.0 h1:erwDkOK1Msy6offm1mOgvspSkslFnIGsFnxOKoufg3o=
+golang.org/x/term v0.36.0 h1:zMPR+aF8gfksFprF/Nc/rd1wRS1EI6nDBGyWAvDzx2Q=
-golang.org/x/term v0.31.0/go.mod h1:R4BeIy7D95HzImkxGkTW1UQTtP54tio2RyHz7PwK0aw=
+golang.org/x/term v0.36.0/go.mod h1:Qu394IJq6V6dCBRgwqshf3mPF85AqzYEzofzRdZkWss=
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@@ -219,8 +222,8 @@ golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20191119224855-298f0cb1881e/go.mod h1:b+2E5dAYhXwXZwtn
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-golang.org/x/tools v0.30.0 h1:BgcpHewrV5AUp2G9MebG4XPFI1E2W41zU1SaqVA9vJY=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.33.0 h1:4qz2S3zmRxbGIhDIAgjxvFutSvH5EfnsYrRBj0UI0bc=
-golang.org/x/tools v0.30.0/go.mod h1:c347cR/OJfw5TI+GfX7RUPNMdDRRbjvYTS0jPyvsVtY=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.33.0/go.mod h1:CIJMaWEY88juyUfo7UbgPqbC8rU2OqfAV1h2Qp0oMYI=
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@@ -239,8 +242,8 @@ google.golang.org/protobuf v1.20.1-0.20200309200217-e05f789c0967/go.mod h1:A+miE
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-google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.6 h1:z1NpPI8ku2WgiWnf+t9wTPsn6eP1L7ksHUlkfLvd9xY=
+google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.8 h1:xHScyCOEuuwZEc6UtSOvPbAT4zRh0xcNRYekJwfqyMc=
-google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.6/go.mod h1:jduwjTPXsFjZGTmRluh+L6NjiWu7pchiJ2/5YcXBHnY=
+google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.8/go.mod h1:fuxRtAxBytpl4zzqUh6/eyUujkJdNiuEkXntxiD/uRU=
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handshake_ix.go

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func ixHandshakeStage0(f *Interface, hh *HandshakeHostInfo) bool {
 	if hh.initiatingVersionOverride != cert.VersionPre1 {
 		v = hh.initiatingVersionOverride
 	} else if v < cert.Version2 {
-		// If we're connecting to a v6 address we must use a v2 cert
+		// If we're connecting to a v6 address we should encourage use of a V2 cert
 		for _, a := range hh.hostinfo.vpnAddrs {
 			if a.Is6() {
 				v = cert.Version2
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ func ixHandshakeStage0(f *Interface, hh *HandshakeHostInfo) bool {
 			WithField("handshake", m{"stage": 0, "style": "ix_psk0"}).
 			WithField("certVersion", v).
 			Error("Unable to handshake with host because no certificate handshake bytes is available")
+		return false
 	}
 
 	ci, err := NewConnectionState(f.l, cs, crt, true, noise.HandshakeIX)
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@ func ixHandshakeStage1(f *Interface, addr netip.AddrPort, via *ViaSender, packet
 			WithField("handshake", m{"stage": 0, "style": "ix_psk0"}).
 			WithField("certVersion", cs.initiatingVersion).
 			Error("Unable to handshake with host because no certificate is available")
+		return
 	}
 
 	ci, err := NewConnectionState(f.l, cs, crt, false, noise.HandshakeIX)
@@ -147,8 +149,8 @@ func ixHandshakeStage1(f *Interface, addr netip.AddrPort, via *ViaSender, packet
 
 	remoteCert, err := f.pki.GetCAPool().VerifyCertificate(time.Now(), rc)
 	if err != nil {
-		fp, err := rc.Fingerprint()
+		fp, fperr := rc.Fingerprint()
-		if err != nil {
+		if fperr != nil {
 			fp = "<error generating certificate fingerprint>"
 		}
 

handshake_manager.go

@@ -300,8 +300,6 @@ func (hm *HandshakeManager) handleOutbound(vpnIp netip.Addr, lighthouseTriggered
 						InitiatorRelayIndex: idx,
 					}
 
-					relayFrom := hm.f.myVpnAddrs[0]
-
 					switch relayHostInfo.GetCert().Certificate.Version() {
 					case cert.Version1:
 						if !hm.f.myVpnAddrs[0].Is4() {
@@ -319,13 +317,7 @@ func (hm *HandshakeManager) handleOutbound(vpnIp netip.Addr, lighthouseTriggered
 						b = vpnIp.As4()
 						m.OldRelayToAddr = binary.BigEndian.Uint32(b[:])
 					case cert.Version2:
-						if vpnIp.Is4() {
+						m.RelayFromAddr = netAddrToProtoAddr(hm.f.myVpnAddrs[0])
-							relayFrom = hm.f.myVpnAddrs[0]
-						} else {
-							//todo do this smarter
-							relayFrom = hm.f.myVpnAddrs[len(hm.f.myVpnAddrs)-1]
-						}
-						m.RelayFromAddr = netAddrToProtoAddr(relayFrom)
 						m.RelayToAddr = netAddrToProtoAddr(vpnIp)
 					default:
 						hostinfo.logger(hm.l).Error("Unknown certificate version found while creating relay")
@@ -340,7 +332,7 @@ func (hm *HandshakeManager) handleOutbound(vpnIp netip.Addr, lighthouseTriggered
 					} else {
 						hm.f.SendMessageToHostInfo(header.Control, 0, relayHostInfo, msg, make([]byte, 12), make([]byte, mtu))
 						hm.l.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
-							"relayFrom":           relayFrom,
+							"relayFrom":           hm.f.myVpnAddrs[0],
 							"relayTo":             vpnIp,
 							"initiatorRelayIndex": idx,
 							"relay":               relay}).
@@ -366,8 +358,6 @@ func (hm *HandshakeManager) handleOutbound(vpnIp netip.Addr, lighthouseTriggered
 					InitiatorRelayIndex: existingRelay.LocalIndex,
 				}
 
-				relayFrom := hm.f.myVpnAddrs[0]
-
 				switch relayHostInfo.GetCert().Certificate.Version() {
 				case cert.Version1:
 					if !hm.f.myVpnAddrs[0].Is4() {
@@ -385,14 +375,7 @@ func (hm *HandshakeManager) handleOutbound(vpnIp netip.Addr, lighthouseTriggered
 					b = vpnIp.As4()
 					m.OldRelayToAddr = binary.BigEndian.Uint32(b[:])
 				case cert.Version2:
-					if vpnIp.Is4() {
+					m.RelayFromAddr = netAddrToProtoAddr(hm.f.myVpnAddrs[0])
-						relayFrom = hm.f.myVpnAddrs[0]
-					} else {
-						//todo do this smarter
-						relayFrom = hm.f.myVpnAddrs[len(hm.f.myVpnAddrs)-1]
-					}
-
-					m.RelayFromAddr = netAddrToProtoAddr(relayFrom)
 					m.RelayToAddr = netAddrToProtoAddr(vpnIp)
 				default:
 					hostinfo.logger(hm.l).Error("Unknown certificate version found while creating relay")
@@ -407,7 +390,7 @@ func (hm *HandshakeManager) handleOutbound(vpnIp netip.Addr, lighthouseTriggered
 					// This must send over the hostinfo, not over hm.Hosts[ip]
 					hm.f.SendMessageToHostInfo(header.Control, 0, relayHostInfo, msg, make([]byte, 12), make([]byte, mtu))
 					hm.l.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
-						"relayFrom":           relayFrom,
+						"relayFrom":           hm.f.myVpnAddrs[0],
 						"relayTo":             vpnIp,
 						"initiatorRelayIndex": existingRelay.LocalIndex,
 						"relay":               relay}).

hostmap.go

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package nebula
 
 import (
 	"errors"
-	"fmt"
 	"net"
 	"net/netip"
 	"slices"
@@ -522,7 +521,6 @@ func (hm *HostMap) QueryVpnAddrsRelayFor(targetIps []netip.Addr, relayHostIp net
 		return nil, nil, errors.New("unable to find host")
 	}
 
-	lastH := h
 	for h != nil {
 		for _, targetIp := range targetIps {
 			r, ok := h.relayState.QueryRelayForByIp(targetIp)
@@ -530,12 +528,10 @@ func (hm *HostMap) QueryVpnAddrsRelayFor(targetIps []netip.Addr, relayHostIp net
 				return h, r, nil
 			}
 		}
-		lastH = h
 		h = h.next
 	}
 
-	//todo no merge
+	return nil, nil, errors.New("unable to find host with relay")
-	return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to find host with relay: %v", lastH)
 }
 
 func (hm *HostMap) unlockedDisestablishVpnAddrRelayFor(hi *HostInfo) {
@@ -742,7 +738,8 @@ func (i *HostInfo) buildNetworks(networks, unsafeNetworks []netip.Prefix) {
 
 	i.networks = new(bart.Lite)
 	for _, network := range networks {
-		i.networks.Insert(network)
+		nprefix := netip.PrefixFrom(network.Addr(), network.Addr().BitLen())
+		i.networks.Insert(nprefix)
 	}
 
 	for _, network := range unsafeNetworks {

inside.go

@@ -11,6 +11,149 @@ import (
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/routing"
 )
 
+// consumeInsidePackets processes multiple packets in a batch for improved performance
+// packets: slice of packet buffers to process
+// sizes: slice of packet sizes
+// count: number of packets to process
+// outs: slice of output buffers (one per packet) with virtio headroom
+// q: queue index
+// localCache: firewall conntrack cache
+// batchPackets: pre-allocated slice for accumulating encrypted packets
+// batchAddrs: pre-allocated slice for accumulating destination addresses
+func (f *Interface) consumeInsidePackets(packets [][]byte, sizes []int, count int, outs [][]byte, nb []byte, q int, localCache firewall.ConntrackCache, batchPackets *[][]byte, batchAddrs *[]netip.AddrPort) {
+	// Reusable per-packet state
+	fwPacket := &firewall.Packet{}
+
+	// Reset batch accumulation slices (reuse capacity)
+	*batchPackets = (*batchPackets)[:0]
+	*batchAddrs = (*batchAddrs)[:0]
+
+	// Process each packet in the batch
+	for i := 0; i < count; i++ {
+		packet := packets[i][:sizes[i]]
+		out := outs[i]
+
+		// Inline the consumeInsidePacket logic for better performance
+		err := newPacket(packet, false, fwPacket)
+		if err != nil {
+			if f.l.Level >= logrus.DebugLevel {
+				f.l.WithField("packet", packet).Debugf("Error while validating outbound packet: %s", err)
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// Ignore local broadcast packets
+		if f.dropLocalBroadcast {
+			if f.myBroadcastAddrsTable.Contains(fwPacket.RemoteAddr) {
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+
+		if f.myVpnAddrsTable.Contains(fwPacket.RemoteAddr) {
+			// Immediately forward packets from self to self.
+			if immediatelyForwardToSelf {
+				_, err := f.readers[q].Write(packet)
+				if err != nil {
+					f.l.WithError(err).Error("Failed to forward to tun")
+				}
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// Ignore multicast packets
+		if f.dropMulticast && fwPacket.RemoteAddr.IsMulticast() {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		hostinfo, ready := f.getOrHandshakeConsiderRouting(fwPacket, func(hh *HandshakeHostInfo) {
+			hh.cachePacket(f.l, header.Message, 0, packet, f.sendMessageNow, f.cachedPacketMetrics)
+		})
+
+		if hostinfo == nil {
+			f.rejectInside(packet, out, q)
+			if f.l.Level >= logrus.DebugLevel {
+				f.l.WithField("vpnAddr", fwPacket.RemoteAddr).
+					WithField("fwPacket", fwPacket).
+					Debugln("dropping outbound packet, vpnAddr not in our vpn networks or in unsafe networks")
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if !ready {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		dropReason := f.firewall.Drop(*fwPacket, false, hostinfo, f.pki.GetCAPool(), localCache)
+		if dropReason != nil {
+			f.rejectInside(packet, out, q)
+			if f.l.Level >= logrus.DebugLevel {
+				hostinfo.logger(f.l).
+					WithField("fwPacket", fwPacket).
+					WithField("reason", dropReason).
+					Debugln("dropping outbound packet")
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// Encrypt and prepare packet for batch sending
+		ci := hostinfo.ConnectionState
+		if ci.eKey == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// Check if this needs relay - if so, send immediately and skip batching
+		useRelay := !hostinfo.remote.IsValid()
+		if useRelay {
+			// Handle relay sends individually (less common path)
+			f.sendNoMetrics(header.Message, 0, ci, hostinfo, netip.AddrPort{}, packet, nb, out, q)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// Encrypt the packet for batch sending
+		if noiseutil.EncryptLockNeeded {
+			ci.writeLock.Lock()
+		}
+		c := ci.messageCounter.Add(1)
+		out = header.Encode(out, header.Version, header.Message, 0, hostinfo.remoteIndexId, c)
+		f.connectionManager.Out(hostinfo)
+
+		// Query lighthouse if needed
+		if hostinfo.lastRebindCount != f.rebindCount {
+			f.lightHouse.QueryServer(hostinfo.vpnAddrs[0])
+			hostinfo.lastRebindCount = f.rebindCount
+			if f.l.Level >= logrus.DebugLevel {
+				f.l.WithField("vpnAddrs", hostinfo.vpnAddrs).Debug("Lighthouse update triggered for punch due to rebind counter")
+			}
+		}
+
+		out, err = ci.eKey.EncryptDanger(out, out, packet, c, nb)
+		if noiseutil.EncryptLockNeeded {
+			ci.writeLock.Unlock()
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			hostinfo.logger(f.l).WithError(err).
+				WithField("counter", c).
+				Error("Failed to encrypt outgoing packet")
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// Add to batch
+		*batchPackets = append(*batchPackets, out)
+		*batchAddrs = append(*batchAddrs, hostinfo.remote)
+	}
+
+	// Send all accumulated packets in one batch
+	if len(*batchPackets) > 0 {
+		batchSize := len(*batchPackets)
+		f.batchMetrics.udpWriteSize.Update(int64(batchSize))
+
+		n, err := f.writers[q].WriteMulti(*batchPackets, *batchAddrs)
+		if err != nil {
+			f.l.WithError(err).WithField("sent", n).WithField("total", batchSize).Error("Failed to send batch")
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func (f *Interface) consumeInsidePacket(packet []byte, fwPacket *firewall.Packet, nb, out []byte, q int, localCache firewall.ConntrackCache) {
 	err := newPacket(packet, false, fwPacket)
 	if err != nil {

interface.go

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"io"
 	"net/netip"
 	"os"
 	"runtime"
@@ -22,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const mtu = 9001
+const virtioNetHdrLen = overlay.VirtioNetHdrLen
 
 type InterfaceConfig struct {
 	HostMap            *HostMap
@@ -50,6 +50,13 @@ type InterfaceConfig struct {
 	l                     *logrus.Logger
 }
 
+type batchMetrics struct {
+	udpReadSize   metrics.Histogram
+	tunReadSize   metrics.Histogram
+	udpWriteSize  metrics.Histogram
+	tunWriteSize  metrics.Histogram
+}
+
 type Interface struct {
 	hostMap               *HostMap
 	outside               udp.Conn
@@ -86,11 +93,12 @@ type Interface struct {
 	conntrackCacheTimeout time.Duration
 
 	writers []udp.Conn
-	readers []io.ReadWriteCloser
+	readers []overlay.BatchReadWriter
 
 	metricHandshakes    metrics.Histogram
 	messageMetrics      *MessageMetrics
 	cachedPacketMetrics *cachedPacketMetrics
+	batchMetrics        *batchMetrics
 
 	l *logrus.Logger
 }
@@ -177,7 +185,7 @@ func NewInterface(ctx context.Context, c *InterfaceConfig) (*Interface, error) {
 		routines:              c.routines,
 		version:               c.version,
 		writers:               make([]udp.Conn, c.routines),
-		readers:               make([]io.ReadWriteCloser, c.routines),
+		readers:               make([]overlay.BatchReadWriter, c.routines),
 		myVpnNetworks:         cs.myVpnNetworks,
 		myVpnNetworksTable:    cs.myVpnNetworksTable,
 		myVpnAddrs:            cs.myVpnAddrs,
@@ -193,6 +201,12 @@ func NewInterface(ctx context.Context, c *InterfaceConfig) (*Interface, error) {
 			sent:    metrics.GetOrRegisterCounter("hostinfo.cached_packets.sent", nil),
 			dropped: metrics.GetOrRegisterCounter("hostinfo.cached_packets.dropped", nil),
 		},
+		batchMetrics: &batchMetrics{
+			udpReadSize:  metrics.GetOrRegisterHistogram("batch.udp_read_size", nil, metrics.NewUniformSample(1024)),
+			tunReadSize:  metrics.GetOrRegisterHistogram("batch.tun_read_size", nil, metrics.NewUniformSample(1024)),
+			udpWriteSize: metrics.GetOrRegisterHistogram("batch.udp_write_size", nil, metrics.NewUniformSample(1024)),
+			tunWriteSize: metrics.GetOrRegisterHistogram("batch.tun_write_size", nil, metrics.NewUniformSample(1024)),
+		},
 
 		l: c.l,
 	}
@@ -225,7 +239,7 @@ func (f *Interface) activate() {
 	metrics.GetOrRegisterGauge("routines", nil).Update(int64(f.routines))
 
 	// Prepare n tun queues
-	var reader io.ReadWriteCloser = f.inside
+	var reader overlay.BatchReadWriter = f.inside
 	for i := 0; i < f.routines; i++ {
 		if i > 0 {
 			reader, err = f.inside.NewMultiQueueReader()
@@ -266,39 +280,69 @@ func (f *Interface) listenOut(i int) {
 
 	ctCache := firewall.NewConntrackCacheTicker(f.conntrackCacheTimeout)
 	lhh := f.lightHouse.NewRequestHandler()
-	plaintext := make([]byte, udp.MTU)
+
+	// Pre-allocate output buffers for batch processing
+	batchSize := li.BatchSize()
+	outs := make([][]byte, batchSize)
+	for idx := range outs {
+		// Allocate full buffer with virtio header space
+		outs[idx] = make([]byte, virtioNetHdrLen, virtioNetHdrLen+udp.MTU)
+	}
+
 	h := &header.H{}
 	fwPacket := &firewall.Packet{}
-	nb := make([]byte, 12, 12)
+	nb := make([]byte, 12)
 
-	li.ListenOut(func(fromUdpAddr netip.AddrPort, payload []byte) {
+	li.ListenOutBatch(func(addrs []netip.AddrPort, payloads [][]byte, count int) {
-		f.readOutsidePackets(fromUdpAddr, nil, plaintext[:0], payload, h, fwPacket, lhh, nb, i, ctCache.Get(f.l))
+		f.readOutsidePacketsBatch(addrs, payloads, count, outs[:count], nb, i, h, fwPacket, lhh, ctCache.Get(f.l))
 	})
 }
 
-func (f *Interface) listenIn(reader io.ReadWriteCloser, i int) {
+func (f *Interface) listenIn(reader overlay.BatchReadWriter, i int) {
 	runtime.LockOSThread()
 
-	packet := make([]byte, mtu)
+	batchSize := reader.BatchSize()
-	out := make([]byte, mtu)
+
-	fwPacket := &firewall.Packet{}
+	// Allocate buffers for batch reading
-	nb := make([]byte, 12, 12)
+	bufs := make([][]byte, batchSize)
+	for idx := range bufs {
+		bufs[idx] = make([]byte, mtu)
+	}
+	sizes := make([]int, batchSize)
+
+	// Allocate output buffers for batch processing (one per packet)
+	// Each has virtio header headroom to avoid copies on write
+	outs := make([][]byte, batchSize)
+	for idx := range outs {
+		outBuf := make([]byte, virtioNetHdrLen+mtu)
+		outs[idx] = outBuf[virtioNetHdrLen:] // Slice starting after headroom
+	}
+
+	// Pre-allocate batch accumulation buffers for sending
+	batchPackets := make([][]byte, 0, batchSize)
+	batchAddrs := make([]netip.AddrPort, 0, batchSize)
+
+	// Pre-allocate nonce buffer (reused for all encryptions)
+	nb := make([]byte, 12)
 
 	conntrackCache := firewall.NewConntrackCacheTicker(f.conntrackCacheTimeout)
 
 	for {
-		n, err := reader.Read(packet)
+		n, err := reader.BatchRead(bufs, sizes)
 		if err != nil {
 			if errors.Is(err, os.ErrClosed) && f.closed.Load() {
 				return
 			}
 
-			f.l.WithError(err).Error("Error while reading outbound packet")
+			f.l.WithError(err).Error("Error while batch reading outbound packets")
 			// This only seems to happen when something fatal happens to the fd, so exit.
 			os.Exit(2)
 		}
 
-		f.consumeInsidePacket(packet[:n], fwPacket, nb, out, i, conntrackCache.Get(f.l))
+		f.batchMetrics.tunReadSize.Update(int64(n))
+
+		// Process all packets in the batch at once
+		f.consumeInsidePackets(bufs, sizes, n, outs, nb, i, conntrackCache.Get(f.l), &batchPackets, &batchAddrs)
 	}
 }
 

lighthouse.go

@@ -1337,12 +1337,19 @@ func (lhh *LightHouseHandler) handleHostPunchNotification(n *NebulaMeta, fromVpn
 		}
 	}
 
+	remoteAllowList := lhh.lh.GetRemoteAllowList()
 	for _, a := range n.Details.V4AddrPorts {
-		punch(protoV4AddrPortToNetAddrPort(a), detailsVpnAddr)
+		b := protoV4AddrPortToNetAddrPort(a)
+		if remoteAllowList.Allow(detailsVpnAddr, b.Addr()) {
+			punch(b, detailsVpnAddr)
+		}
 	}
 
 	for _, a := range n.Details.V6AddrPorts {
-		punch(protoV6AddrPortToNetAddrPort(a), detailsVpnAddr)
+		b := protoV6AddrPortToNetAddrPort(a)
+		if remoteAllowList.Allow(detailsVpnAddr, b.Addr()) {
+			punch(b, detailsVpnAddr)
+		}
 	}
 
 	// This sends a nebula test packet to the host trying to contact us. In the case

main.go

@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ func Main(c *config.C, configTest bool, buildVersion string, logger *logrus.Logg
 	if c.GetBool("sshd.enabled", false) {
 		sshStart, err = configSSH(l, ssh, c)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, util.ContextualizeIfNeeded("Error while configuring the sshd", err)
+			l.WithError(err).Warn("Failed to configure sshd, ssh debugging will not be available")
+			sshStart = nil
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@ func Main(c *config.C, configTest bool, buildVersion string, logger *logrus.Logg
 
 		for i := 0; i < routines; i++ {
 			l.Infof("listening on %v", netip.AddrPortFrom(listenHost, uint16(port)))
-			udpServer, err := udp.NewListener(l, listenHost, port, routines > 1, c.GetInt("listen.batch", 64))
+			udpServer, err := udp.NewListener(l, listenHost, port, routines > 1, c.GetInt("listen.batch", 128))
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, util.NewContextualError("Failed to open udp listener", m{"queue": i}, err)
 			}

outside.go

@@ -95,8 +95,7 @@ func (f *Interface) readOutsidePackets(ip netip.AddrPort, via *ViaSender, out []
 			switch relay.Type {
 			case TerminalType:
 				// If I am the target of this relay, process the unwrapped packet
-				// From this recursive point, all these variables are 'burned'. We shouldn't rely on them again.
+				f.readOutsidePackets(netip.AddrPort{}, &ViaSender{relayHI: hostinfo, remoteIdx: relay.RemoteIndex, relay: relay}, out[:virtioNetHdrLen], signedPayload, h, fwPacket, lhf, nb, q, localCache)
-				f.readOutsidePackets(netip.AddrPort{}, &ViaSender{relayHI: hostinfo, remoteIdx: relay.RemoteIndex, relay: relay}, out[:0], signedPayload, h, fwPacket, lhf, nb, q, localCache)
 				return
 			case ForwardingType:
 				// Find the target HostInfo relay object
@@ -138,7 +137,7 @@ func (f *Interface) readOutsidePackets(ip netip.AddrPort, via *ViaSender, out []
 			return
 		}
 
-		lhf.HandleRequest(ip, hostinfo.vpnAddrs, d, f)
+		lhf.HandleRequest(ip, hostinfo.vpnAddrs, d[virtioNetHdrLen:], f)
 
 		// Fallthrough to the bottom to record incoming traffic
 
@@ -160,7 +159,7 @@ func (f *Interface) readOutsidePackets(ip netip.AddrPort, via *ViaSender, out []
 			// This testRequest might be from TryPromoteBest, so we should roam
 			// to the new IP address before responding
 			f.handleHostRoaming(hostinfo, ip)
-			f.send(header.Test, header.TestReply, ci, hostinfo, d, nb, out)
+			f.send(header.Test, header.TestReply, ci, hostinfo, d[virtioNetHdrLen:], nb, out)
 		}
 
 		// Fallthrough to the bottom to record incoming traffic
@@ -203,7 +202,7 @@ func (f *Interface) readOutsidePackets(ip netip.AddrPort, via *ViaSender, out []
 			return
 		}
 
-		f.relayManager.HandleControlMsg(hostinfo, d, f)
+		f.relayManager.HandleControlMsg(hostinfo, d[virtioNetHdrLen:], f)
 
 	default:
 		f.messageMetrics.Rx(h.Type, h.Subtype, 1)
@@ -474,9 +473,11 @@ func (f *Interface) decryptToTun(hostinfo *HostInfo, messageCounter uint64, out
 		return false
 	}
 
-	err = newPacket(out, true, fwPacket)
+	packetData := out[virtioNetHdrLen:]
+
+	err = newPacket(packetData, true, fwPacket)
 	if err != nil {
-		hostinfo.logger(f.l).WithError(err).WithField("packet", out).
+		hostinfo.logger(f.l).WithError(err).WithField("packet", packetData).
 			Warnf("Error while validating inbound packet")
 		return false
 	}
@@ -491,7 +492,7 @@ func (f *Interface) decryptToTun(hostinfo *HostInfo, messageCounter uint64, out
 	if dropReason != nil {
 		// NOTE: We give `packet` as the `out` here since we already decrypted from it and we don't need it anymore
 		// This gives us a buffer to build the reject packet in
-		f.rejectOutside(out, hostinfo.ConnectionState, hostinfo, nb, packet, q)
+		f.rejectOutside(packetData, hostinfo.ConnectionState, hostinfo, nb, packet, q)
 		if f.l.Level >= logrus.DebugLevel {
 			hostinfo.logger(f.l).WithField("fwPacket", fwPacket).
 				WithField("reason", dropReason).
@@ -548,3 +549,108 @@ func (f *Interface) handleRecvError(addr netip.AddrPort, h *header.H) {
 	// We also delete it from pending hostmap to allow for fast reconnect.
 	f.handshakeManager.DeleteHostInfo(hostinfo)
 }
+
+// readOutsidePacketsBatch processes multiple packets received from UDP in a batch
+// and writes all successfully decrypted packets to TUN in a single operation
+func (f *Interface) readOutsidePacketsBatch(addrs []netip.AddrPort, payloads [][]byte, count int, outs [][]byte, nb []byte, q int, h *header.H, fwPacket *firewall.Packet, lhf *LightHouseHandler, localCache firewall.ConntrackCache) {
+	// Pre-allocate slice for accumulating successful decryptions
+	tunPackets := make([][]byte, 0, count)
+
+	for i := 0; i < count; i++ {
+		payload := payloads[i]
+		addr := addrs[i]
+		out := outs[i]
+
+		// Parse header
+		err := h.Parse(payload)
+		if err != nil {
+			if len(payload) > 1 {
+				f.l.WithField("packet", payload).Infof("Error while parsing inbound packet from %s: %s", addr, err)
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if addr.IsValid() {
+			if f.myVpnNetworksTable.Contains(addr.Addr()) {
+				if f.l.Level >= logrus.DebugLevel {
+					f.l.WithField("udpAddr", addr).Debug("Refusing to process double encrypted packet")
+				}
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+
+		var hostinfo *HostInfo
+		if h.Type == header.Message && h.Subtype == header.MessageRelay {
+			hostinfo = f.hostMap.QueryRelayIndex(h.RemoteIndex)
+		} else {
+			hostinfo = f.hostMap.QueryIndex(h.RemoteIndex)
+		}
+
+		var ci *ConnectionState
+		if hostinfo != nil {
+			ci = hostinfo.ConnectionState
+		}
+
+		switch h.Type {
+		case header.Message:
+			if !f.handleEncrypted(ci, addr, h) {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			switch h.Subtype {
+			case header.MessageNone:
+				// Decrypt packet
+				out, err = hostinfo.ConnectionState.dKey.DecryptDanger(out, payload[:header.Len], payload[header.Len:], h.MessageCounter, nb)
+				if err != nil {
+					hostinfo.logger(f.l).WithError(err).Error("Failed to decrypt packet")
+					continue
+				}
+
+				packetData := out[virtioNetHdrLen:]
+
+				err = newPacket(packetData, true, fwPacket)
+				if err != nil {
+					hostinfo.logger(f.l).WithError(err).WithField("packet", packetData).Warnf("Error while validating inbound packet")
+					continue
+				}
+
+				if !hostinfo.ConnectionState.window.Update(f.l, h.MessageCounter) {
+					hostinfo.logger(f.l).WithField("fwPacket", fwPacket).Debugln("dropping out of window packet")
+					continue
+				}
+
+				dropReason := f.firewall.Drop(*fwPacket, true, hostinfo, f.pki.GetCAPool(), localCache)
+				if dropReason != nil {
+					f.rejectOutside(packetData, hostinfo.ConnectionState, hostinfo, nb, payload, q)
+					if f.l.Level >= logrus.DebugLevel {
+						hostinfo.logger(f.l).WithField("fwPacket", fwPacket).WithField("reason", dropReason).Debugln("dropping inbound packet")
+					}
+					continue
+				}
+
+				f.connectionManager.In(hostinfo)
+				// Add to batch for TUN write
+				tunPackets = append(tunPackets, out)
+
+			case header.MessageRelay:
+				// Skip relay packets in batch mode for now (less common path)
+				f.readOutsidePackets(addr, nil, out, payload, h, fwPacket, lhf, nb, q, localCache)
+
+			default:
+				hostinfo.logger(f.l).Debugf("unexpected message subtype %d", h.Subtype)
+			}
+
+		default:
+			// Handle non-Message types using single-packet path
+			f.readOutsidePackets(addr, nil, out, payload, h, fwPacket, lhf, nb, q, localCache)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(tunPackets) > 0 {
+		n, err := f.readers[q].WriteBatch(tunPackets, virtioNetHdrLen)
+		if err != nil {
+			f.l.WithError(err).WithField("sent", n).WithField("total", len(tunPackets)).Error("Failed to batch write to tun")
+		}
+		f.batchMetrics.tunWriteSize.Update(int64(len(tunPackets)))
+	}
+}

overlay/device.go

@@ -7,11 +7,25 @@ import (
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/routing"
 )
 
-type Device interface {
+// BatchReadWriter extends io.ReadWriteCloser with batch I/O operations
+type BatchReadWriter interface {
 	io.ReadWriteCloser
+
+	// BatchRead reads multiple packets at once
+	BatchRead(bufs [][]byte, sizes []int) (int, error)
+
+	// WriteBatch writes multiple packets at once
+	WriteBatch(bufs [][]byte, offset int) (int, error)
+
+	// BatchSize returns the optimal batch size for this device
+	BatchSize() int
+}
+
+type Device interface {
+	BatchReadWriter
 	Activate() error
 	Networks() []netip.Prefix
 	Name() string
 	RoutesFor(netip.Addr) routing.Gateways
-	NewMultiQueueReader() (io.ReadWriteCloser, error)
+	NewMultiQueueReader() (BatchReadWriter, error)
 }

overlay/tun.go

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package overlay
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net"
 	"net/netip"
 
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -9,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const DefaultMTU = 1300
+const VirtioNetHdrLen = 10 // Size of virtio_net_hdr structure
 
 // TODO: We may be able to remove routines
 type DeviceFactory func(c *config.C, l *logrus.Logger, vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix, routines int) (Device, error)
@@ -70,3 +73,51 @@ func findRemovedRoutes(newRoutes, oldRoutes []Route) []Route {
 
 	return removed
 }
+
+func prefixToMask(prefix netip.Prefix) netip.Addr {
+	pLen := 128
+	if prefix.Addr().Is4() {
+		pLen = 32
+	}
+
+	addr, _ := netip.AddrFromSlice(net.CIDRMask(prefix.Bits(), pLen))
+	return addr
+}
+
+func flipBytes(b []byte) []byte {
+	for i := 0; i < len(b); i++ {
+		b[i] ^= 0xFF
+	}
+	return b
+}
+func orBytes(a []byte, b []byte) []byte {
+	ret := make([]byte, len(a))
+	for i := 0; i < len(a); i++ {
+		ret[i] = a[i] | b[i]
+	}
+	return ret
+}
+
+func getBroadcast(cidr netip.Prefix) netip.Addr {
+	broadcast, _ := netip.AddrFromSlice(
+		orBytes(
+			cidr.Addr().AsSlice(),
+			flipBytes(prefixToMask(cidr).AsSlice()),
+		),
+	)
+	return broadcast
+}
+
+func selectGateway(dest netip.Prefix, gateways []netip.Prefix) (netip.Prefix, error) {
+	for _, gateway := range gateways {
+		if dest.Addr().Is4() && gateway.Addr().Is4() {
+			return gateway, nil
+		}
+
+		if dest.Addr().Is6() && gateway.Addr().Is6() {
+			return gateway, nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	return netip.Prefix{}, fmt.Errorf("no gateway found for %v in the list of vpn networks", dest)
+}

overlay/tun_android.go

@@ -95,6 +95,29 @@ func (t *tun) Name() string {
 	return "android"
 }
 
-func (t *tun) NewMultiQueueReader() (io.ReadWriteCloser, error) {
+func (t *tun) NewMultiQueueReader() (BatchReadWriter, error) {
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("TODO: multiqueue not implemented for android")
 }
+
+func (t *tun) BatchRead(bufs [][]byte, sizes []int) (int, error) {
+	n, err := t.Read(bufs[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	sizes[0] = n
+	return 1, nil
+}
+
+func (t *tun) WriteBatch(bufs [][]byte, offset int) (int, error) {
+	for i, buf := range bufs {
+		_, err := t.Write(buf[offset:])
+		if err != nil {
+			return i, err
+		}
+	}
+	return len(bufs), nil
+}
+
+func (t *tun) BatchSize() int {
+	return 1
+}

overlay/tun_darwin.go

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"net"
 	"net/netip"
 	"os"
 	"sync/atomic"
@@ -295,7 +294,6 @@ func (t *tun) activate6(network netip.Prefix) error {
 			Vltime: 0xffffffff,
 			Pltime: 0xffffffff,
 		},
-		//TODO: CERT-V2 should we disable DAD (duplicate address detection) and mark this as a secured address?
 		Flags: _IN6_IFF_NODAD,
 	}
 
@@ -551,16 +549,32 @@ func (t *tun) Name() string {
 	return t.Device
 }
 
-func (t *tun) NewMultiQueueReader() (io.ReadWriteCloser, error) {
+func (t *tun) NewMultiQueueReader() (BatchReadWriter, error) {
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("TODO: multiqueue not implemented for darwin")
 }
 
-func prefixToMask(prefix netip.Prefix) netip.Addr {
+// BatchRead reads a single packet (batch size 1 for non-Linux platforms)
-	pLen := 128
+func (t *tun) BatchRead(bufs [][]byte, sizes []int) (int, error) {
-	if prefix.Addr().Is4() {
+	n, err := t.Read(bufs[0])
-		pLen = 32
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
 	}
-
+	sizes[0] = n
-	addr, _ := netip.AddrFromSlice(net.CIDRMask(prefix.Bits(), pLen))
+	return 1, nil
-	return addr
+}
+
+// WriteBatch writes packets individually (no batching for non-Linux platforms)
+func (t *tun) WriteBatch(bufs [][]byte, offset int) (int, error) {
+	for i, buf := range bufs {
+		_, err := t.Write(buf[offset:])
+		if err != nil {
+			return i, err
+		}
+	}
+	return len(bufs), nil
+}
+
+// BatchSize returns 1 for non-Linux platforms (no batching)
+func (t *tun) BatchSize() int {
+	return 1
 }

overlay/tun_disabled.go

@@ -105,10 +105,36 @@ func (t *disabledTun) Write(b []byte) (int, error) {
 	return len(b), nil
 }
 
-func (t *disabledTun) NewMultiQueueReader() (io.ReadWriteCloser, error) {
+func (t *disabledTun) NewMultiQueueReader() (BatchReadWriter, error) {
 	return t, nil
 }
 
+// BatchRead reads a single packet (batch size 1 for disabled tun)
+func (t *disabledTun) BatchRead(bufs [][]byte, sizes []int) (int, error) {
+	n, err := t.Read(bufs[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	sizes[0] = n
+	return 1, nil
+}
+
+// WriteBatch writes packets individually (no batching for disabled tun)
+func (t *disabledTun) WriteBatch(bufs [][]byte, offset int) (int, error) {
+	for i, buf := range bufs {
+		_, err := t.Write(buf[offset:])
+		if err != nil {
+			return i, err
+		}
+	}
+	return len(bufs), nil
+}
+
+// BatchSize returns 1 for disabled tun (no batching)
+func (t *disabledTun) BatchSize() int {
+	return 1
+}
+
 func (t *disabledTun) Close() error {
 	if t.read != nil {
 		close(t.read)

overlay/tun_freebsd.go

@@ -10,11 +10,9 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"io/fs"
 	"net/netip"
-	"os"
-	"os/exec"
-	"strconv"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"syscall"
+	"time"
 	"unsafe"
 
 	"github.com/gaissmai/bart"
@@ -22,12 +20,18 @@ import (
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/config"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/routing"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/util"
+	netroute "golang.org/x/net/route"
+	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
 )
 
 const (
 	// FIODGNAME is defined in sys/sys/filio.h on FreeBSD
 	// For 32-bit systems, use FIODGNAME_32 (not defined in this file: 0x80086678)
 	FIODGNAME        = 0x80106678
+	TUNSIFMODE       = 0x8004745e
+	TUNSIFHEAD       = 0x80047460
+	OSIOCAIFADDR_IN6 = 0x8088691b
+	IN6_IFF_NODAD    = 0x0020
 )
 
 type fiodgnameArg struct {
@@ -37,43 +41,159 @@ type fiodgnameArg struct {
 }
 
 type ifreqRename struct {
-	Name [16]byte
+	Name [unix.IFNAMSIZ]byte
 	Data uintptr
 }
 
 type ifreqDestroy struct {
-	Name [16]byte
+	Name [unix.IFNAMSIZ]byte
 	pad  [16]byte
 }
 
+type ifReq struct {
+	Name  [unix.IFNAMSIZ]byte
+	Flags uint16
+}
+
+type ifreqMTU struct {
+	Name [unix.IFNAMSIZ]byte
+	MTU  int32
+}
+
+type addrLifetime struct {
+	Expire    uint64
+	Preferred uint64
+	Vltime    uint32
+	Pltime    uint32
+}
+
+type ifreqAlias4 struct {
+	Name     [unix.IFNAMSIZ]byte
+	Addr     unix.RawSockaddrInet4
+	DstAddr  unix.RawSockaddrInet4
+	MaskAddr unix.RawSockaddrInet4
+	VHid     uint32
+}
+
+type ifreqAlias6 struct {
+	Name       [unix.IFNAMSIZ]byte
+	Addr       unix.RawSockaddrInet6
+	DstAddr    unix.RawSockaddrInet6
+	PrefixMask unix.RawSockaddrInet6
+	Flags      uint32
+	Lifetime   addrLifetime
+	VHid       uint32
+}
+
 type tun struct {
 	Device      string
 	vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix
 	MTU         int
 	Routes      atomic.Pointer[[]Route]
 	routeTree   atomic.Pointer[bart.Table[routing.Gateways]]
+	linkAddr    *netroute.LinkAddr
 	l           *logrus.Logger
+	devFd       int
+}
 
-	io.ReadWriteCloser
+func (t *tun) Read(to []byte) (int, error) {
+	// use readv() to read from the tunnel device, to eliminate the need for copying the buffer
+	if t.devFd < 0 {
+		return -1, syscall.EINVAL
+	}
+
+	// first 4 bytes is protocol family, in network byte order
+	head := make([]byte, 4)
+
+	iovecs := []syscall.Iovec{
+		{&head[0], 4},
+		{&to[0], uint64(len(to))},
+	}
+
+	n, _, errno := syscall.Syscall(syscall.SYS_READV, uintptr(t.devFd), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&iovecs[0])), uintptr(2))
+
+	var err error
+	if errno != 0 {
+		err = syscall.Errno(errno)
+	} else {
+		err = nil
+	}
+	// fix bytes read number to exclude header
+	bytesRead := int(n)
+	if bytesRead < 0 {
+		return bytesRead, err
+	} else if bytesRead < 4 {
+		return 0, err
+	} else {
+		return bytesRead - 4, err
+	}
+}
+
+// Write is only valid for single threaded use
+func (t *tun) Write(from []byte) (int, error) {
+	// use writev() to write to the tunnel device, to eliminate the need for copying the buffer
+	if t.devFd < 0 {
+		return -1, syscall.EINVAL
+	}
+
+	if len(from) <= 1 {
+		return 0, syscall.EIO
+	}
+	ipVer := from[0] >> 4
+	var head []byte
+	// first 4 bytes is protocol family, in network byte order
+	if ipVer == 4 {
+		head = []byte{0, 0, 0, syscall.AF_INET}
+	} else if ipVer == 6 {
+		head = []byte{0, 0, 0, syscall.AF_INET6}
+	} else {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("unable to determine IP version from packet")
+	}
+	iovecs := []syscall.Iovec{
+		{&head[0], 4},
+		{&from[0], uint64(len(from))},
+	}
+
+	n, _, errno := syscall.Syscall(syscall.SYS_WRITEV, uintptr(t.devFd), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&iovecs[0])), uintptr(2))
+
+	var err error
+	if errno != 0 {
+		err = syscall.Errno(errno)
+	} else {
+		err = nil
+	}
+
+	return int(n) - 4, err
 }
 
 func (t *tun) Close() error {
-	if t.ReadWriteCloser != nil {
+	if t.devFd >= 0 {
-		if err := t.ReadWriteCloser.Close(); err != nil {
+		err := syscall.Close(t.devFd)
-			return err
-		}
-
-		s, err := syscall.Socket(syscall.AF_INET, syscall.SOCK_DGRAM, syscall.IPPROTO_IP)
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			t.l.WithError(err).Error("Error closing device")
 		}
+		t.devFd = -1
+
+		c := make(chan struct{})
+		go func() {
+			// destroying the interface can block if a read() is still pending. Do this asynchronously.
+			defer close(c)
+			s, err := syscall.Socket(syscall.AF_INET, syscall.SOCK_DGRAM, syscall.IPPROTO_IP)
+			if err == nil {
 				defer syscall.Close(s)
-
 				ifreq := ifreqDestroy{Name: t.deviceBytes()}
-
-		// Destroy the interface
 				err = ioctl(uintptr(s), syscall.SIOCIFDESTROY, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&ifreq)))
-		return err
+			}
+			if err != nil {
+				t.l.WithError(err).Error("Error destroying tunnel")
+			}
+		}()
+
+		// wait up to 1 second so we start blocking at the ioctl
+		select {
+		case <-c:
+		case <-time.After(1 * time.Second):
+		}
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -85,32 +205,37 @@ func newTunFromFd(_ *config.C, _ *logrus.Logger, _ int, _ []netip.Prefix) (*tun,
 
 func newTun(c *config.C, l *logrus.Logger, vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix, _ bool) (*tun, error) {
 	// Try to open existing tun device
-	var file *os.File
+	var fd int
 	var err error
 	deviceName := c.GetString("tun.dev", "")
 	if deviceName != "" {
-		file, err = os.OpenFile("/dev/"+deviceName, os.O_RDWR, 0)
+		fd, err = syscall.Open("/dev/"+deviceName, syscall.O_RDWR, 0)
 	}
 	if errors.Is(err, fs.ErrNotExist) || deviceName == "" {
 		// If the device doesn't already exist, request a new one and rename it
-		file, err = os.OpenFile("/dev/tun", os.O_RDWR, 0)
+		fd, err = syscall.Open("/dev/tun", syscall.O_RDWR, 0)
 	}
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	rawConn, err := file.SyscallConn()
+	// Read the name of the interface
-	if err != nil {
+	var name [16]byte
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("SyscallConn: %v", err)
+	arg := fiodgnameArg{length: 16, buf: unsafe.Pointer(&name)}
+	ctrlErr := ioctl(uintptr(fd), FIODGNAME, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&arg)))
+
+	if ctrlErr == nil {
+		// set broadcast mode and multicast
+		ifmode := uint32(unix.IFF_BROADCAST | unix.IFF_MULTICAST)
+		ctrlErr = ioctl(uintptr(fd), TUNSIFMODE, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&ifmode)))
+	}
+
+	if ctrlErr == nil {
+		// turn on link-layer mode, to support ipv6
+		ifhead := uint32(1)
+		ctrlErr = ioctl(uintptr(fd), TUNSIFHEAD, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&ifhead)))
 	}
 
-	var name [16]byte
-	var ctrlErr error
-	rawConn.Control(func(fd uintptr) {
-		// Read the name of the interface
-		arg := fiodgnameArg{length: 16, buf: unsafe.Pointer(&name)}
-		ctrlErr = ioctl(fd, FIODGNAME, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&arg)))
-	})
 	if ctrlErr != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -122,11 +247,7 @@ func newTun(c *config.C, l *logrus.Logger, vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix, _ bool) (
 
 	// If the name doesn't match the desired interface name, rename it now
 	if ifName != deviceName {
-		s, err := syscall.Socket(
+		s, err := unix.Socket(unix.AF_INET, unix.SOCK_DGRAM, unix.IPPROTO_IP)
-			syscall.AF_INET,
-			syscall.SOCK_DGRAM,
-			syscall.IPPROTO_IP,
-		)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -149,11 +270,11 @@ func newTun(c *config.C, l *logrus.Logger, vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix, _ bool) (
 	}
 
 	t := &tun{
-		ReadWriteCloser: file,
 		Device:      deviceName,
 		vpnNetworks: vpnNetworks,
 		MTU:         c.GetInt("tun.mtu", DefaultMTU),
 		l:           l,
+		devFd:       fd,
 	}
 
 	err = t.reload(c, true)
@@ -172,38 +293,111 @@ func newTun(c *config.C, l *logrus.Logger, vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix, _ bool) (
 }
 
 func (t *tun) addIp(cidr netip.Prefix) error {
-	var err error
+	if cidr.Addr().Is4() {
-	// TODO use syscalls instead of exec.Command
+		ifr := ifreqAlias4{
-	cmd := exec.Command("/sbin/ifconfig", t.Device, cidr.String(), cidr.Addr().String())
+			Name: t.deviceBytes(),
-	t.l.Debug("command: ", cmd.String())
+			Addr: unix.RawSockaddrInet4{
-	if err = cmd.Run(); err != nil {
+				Len:    unix.SizeofSockaddrInet4,
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to run 'ifconfig': %s", err)
+				Family: unix.AF_INET,
+				Addr:   cidr.Addr().As4(),
+			},
+			DstAddr: unix.RawSockaddrInet4{
+				Len:    unix.SizeofSockaddrInet4,
+				Family: unix.AF_INET,
+				Addr:   getBroadcast(cidr).As4(),
+			},
+			MaskAddr: unix.RawSockaddrInet4{
+				Len:    unix.SizeofSockaddrInet4,
+				Family: unix.AF_INET,
+				Addr:   prefixToMask(cidr).As4(),
+			},
+			VHid: 0,
+		}
+		s, err := unix.Socket(unix.AF_INET, unix.SOCK_DGRAM, unix.IPPROTO_IP)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		defer syscall.Close(s)
+		// Note: unix.SIOCAIFADDR corresponds to FreeBSD's OSIOCAIFADDR
+		if err := ioctl(uintptr(s), unix.SIOCAIFADDR, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&ifr))); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to set tun address %s: %s", cidr.Addr().String(), err)
+		}
+		return nil
 	}
 
-	cmd = exec.Command("/sbin/route", "-n", "add", "-net", cidr.String(), "-interface", t.Device)
+	if cidr.Addr().Is6() {
-	t.l.Debug("command: ", cmd.String())
+		ifr := ifreqAlias6{
-	if err = cmd.Run(); err != nil {
+			Name: t.deviceBytes(),
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to run 'route add': %s", err)
+			Addr: unix.RawSockaddrInet6{
+				Len:    unix.SizeofSockaddrInet6,
+				Family: unix.AF_INET6,
+				Addr:   cidr.Addr().As16(),
+			},
+			PrefixMask: unix.RawSockaddrInet6{
+				Len:    unix.SizeofSockaddrInet6,
+				Family: unix.AF_INET6,
+				Addr:   prefixToMask(cidr).As16(),
+			},
+			Lifetime: addrLifetime{
+				Expire:    0,
+				Preferred: 0,
+				Vltime:    0xffffffff,
+				Pltime:    0xffffffff,
+			},
+			Flags: IN6_IFF_NODAD,
+		}
+		s, err := syscall.Socket(syscall.AF_INET6, syscall.SOCK_DGRAM, syscall.IPPROTO_IP)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		defer syscall.Close(s)
+
+		if err := ioctl(uintptr(s), OSIOCAIFADDR_IN6, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&ifr))); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to set tun address %s: %s", cidr.Addr().String(), err)
+		}
+		return nil
 	}
 
-	cmd = exec.Command("/sbin/ifconfig", t.Device, "mtu", strconv.Itoa(t.MTU))
+	return fmt.Errorf("unknown address type %v", cidr)
-	t.l.Debug("command: ", cmd.String())
-	if err = cmd.Run(); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to run 'ifconfig': %s", err)
-	}
-
-	// Unsafe path routes
-	return t.addRoutes(false)
 }
 
 func (t *tun) Activate() error {
+	// Setup our default MTU
+	err := t.setMTU()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	linkAddr, err := getLinkAddr(t.Device)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if linkAddr == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to discover link_addr for tun interface")
+	}
+	t.linkAddr = linkAddr
+
 	for i := range t.vpnNetworks {
 		err := t.addIp(t.vpnNetworks[i])
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
-	return nil
+
+	return t.addRoutes(false)
+}
+
+func (t *tun) setMTU() error {
+	// Set the MTU on the device
+	s, err := unix.Socket(unix.AF_INET, unix.SOCK_DGRAM, unix.IPPROTO_IP)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer syscall.Close(s)
+
+	ifm := ifreqMTU{Name: t.deviceBytes(), MTU: int32(t.MTU)}
+	err = ioctl(uintptr(s), unix.SIOCSIFMTU, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&ifm)))
+	return err
 }
 
 func (t *tun) reload(c *config.C, initial bool) error {
@@ -256,10 +450,36 @@ func (t *tun) Name() string {
 	return t.Device
 }
 
-func (t *tun) NewMultiQueueReader() (io.ReadWriteCloser, error) {
+func (t *tun) NewMultiQueueReader() (BatchReadWriter, error) {
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("TODO: multiqueue not implemented for freebsd")
 }
 
+// BatchRead reads a single packet (batch size 1 for FreeBSD)
+func (t *tun) BatchRead(bufs [][]byte, sizes []int) (int, error) {
+	n, err := t.Read(bufs[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	sizes[0] = n
+	return 1, nil
+}
+
+// WriteBatch writes packets individually (no batching for FreeBSD)
+func (t *tun) WriteBatch(bufs [][]byte, offset int) (int, error) {
+	for i, buf := range bufs {
+		_, err := t.Write(buf[offset:])
+		if err != nil {
+			return i, err
+		}
+	}
+	return len(bufs), nil
+}
+
+// BatchSize returns 1 for FreeBSD (no batching)
+func (t *tun) BatchSize() int {
+	return 1
+}
+
 func (t *tun) addRoutes(logErrors bool) error {
 	routes := *t.Routes.Load()
 	for _, r := range routes {
@@ -268,15 +488,16 @@ func (t *tun) addRoutes(logErrors bool) error {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		cmd := exec.Command("/sbin/route", "-n", "add", "-net", r.Cidr.String(), "-interface", t.Device)
+		err := addRoute(r.Cidr, t.linkAddr)
-		t.l.Debug("command: ", cmd.String())
+		if err != nil {
-		if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
+			retErr := util.NewContextualError("Failed to add route", map[string]any{"route": r}, err)
-			retErr := util.NewContextualError("failed to run 'route add' for unsafe_route", map[string]any{"route": r}, err)
 			if logErrors {
 				retErr.Log(t.l)
 			} else {
 				return retErr
 			}
+		} else {
+			t.l.WithField("route", r).Info("Added route")
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -289,9 +510,8 @@ func (t *tun) removeRoutes(routes []Route) error {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		cmd := exec.Command("/sbin/route", "-n", "delete", "-net", r.Cidr.String(), "-interface", t.Device)
+		err := delRoute(r.Cidr, t.linkAddr)
-		t.l.Debug("command: ", cmd.String())
+		if err != nil {
-		if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
 			t.l.WithError(err).WithField("route", r).Error("Failed to remove route")
 		} else {
 			t.l.WithField("route", r).Info("Removed route")
@@ -306,3 +526,120 @@ func (t *tun) deviceBytes() (o [16]byte) {
 	}
 	return
 }
+
+func addRoute(prefix netip.Prefix, gateway netroute.Addr) error {
+	sock, err := unix.Socket(unix.AF_ROUTE, unix.SOCK_RAW, unix.AF_UNSPEC)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to create AF_ROUTE socket: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer unix.Close(sock)
+
+	route := &netroute.RouteMessage{
+		Version: unix.RTM_VERSION,
+		Type:    unix.RTM_ADD,
+		Flags:   unix.RTF_UP,
+		Seq:     1,
+	}
+
+	if prefix.Addr().Is4() {
+		route.Addrs = []netroute.Addr{
+			unix.RTAX_DST:     &netroute.Inet4Addr{IP: prefix.Masked().Addr().As4()},
+			unix.RTAX_NETMASK: &netroute.Inet4Addr{IP: prefixToMask(prefix).As4()},
+			unix.RTAX_GATEWAY: gateway,
+		}
+	} else {
+		route.Addrs = []netroute.Addr{
+			unix.RTAX_DST:     &netroute.Inet6Addr{IP: prefix.Masked().Addr().As16()},
+			unix.RTAX_NETMASK: &netroute.Inet6Addr{IP: prefixToMask(prefix).As16()},
+			unix.RTAX_GATEWAY: gateway,
+		}
+	}
+
+	data, err := route.Marshal()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create route.RouteMessage: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	_, err = unix.Write(sock, data[:])
+	if err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, unix.EEXIST) {
+			// Try to do a change
+			route.Type = unix.RTM_CHANGE
+			data, err = route.Marshal()
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to create route.RouteMessage for change: %w", err)
+			}
+			_, err = unix.Write(sock, data[:])
+			fmt.Println("DOING CHANGE")
+			return err
+		}
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to write route.RouteMessage to socket: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func delRoute(prefix netip.Prefix, gateway netroute.Addr) error {
+	sock, err := unix.Socket(unix.AF_ROUTE, unix.SOCK_RAW, unix.AF_UNSPEC)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to create AF_ROUTE socket: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer unix.Close(sock)
+
+	route := netroute.RouteMessage{
+		Version: unix.RTM_VERSION,
+		Type:    unix.RTM_DELETE,
+		Seq:     1,
+	}
+
+	if prefix.Addr().Is4() {
+		route.Addrs = []netroute.Addr{
+			unix.RTAX_DST:     &netroute.Inet4Addr{IP: prefix.Masked().Addr().As4()},
+			unix.RTAX_NETMASK: &netroute.Inet4Addr{IP: prefixToMask(prefix).As4()},
+			unix.RTAX_GATEWAY: gateway,
+		}
+	} else {
+		route.Addrs = []netroute.Addr{
+			unix.RTAX_DST:     &netroute.Inet6Addr{IP: prefix.Masked().Addr().As16()},
+			unix.RTAX_NETMASK: &netroute.Inet6Addr{IP: prefixToMask(prefix).As16()},
+			unix.RTAX_GATEWAY: gateway,
+		}
+	}
+
+	data, err := route.Marshal()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create route.RouteMessage: %w", err)
+	}
+	_, err = unix.Write(sock, data[:])
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to write route.RouteMessage to socket: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// getLinkAddr Gets the link address for the interface of the given name
+func getLinkAddr(name string) (*netroute.LinkAddr, error) {
+	rib, err := netroute.FetchRIB(unix.AF_UNSPEC, unix.NET_RT_IFLIST, 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	msgs, err := netroute.ParseRIB(unix.NET_RT_IFLIST, rib)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	for _, m := range msgs {
+		switch m := m.(type) {
+		case *netroute.InterfaceMessage:
+			if m.Name == name {
+				sa, ok := m.Addrs[unix.RTAX_IFP].(*netroute.LinkAddr)
+				if ok {
+					return sa, nil
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil, nil
+}

overlay/tun_ios.go

@@ -151,6 +151,29 @@ func (t *tun) Name() string {
 	return "iOS"
 }
 
-func (t *tun) NewMultiQueueReader() (io.ReadWriteCloser, error) {
+func (t *tun) NewMultiQueueReader() (BatchReadWriter, error) {
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("TODO: multiqueue not implemented for ios")
 }
+
+func (t *tun) BatchRead(bufs [][]byte, sizes []int) (int, error) {
+	n, err := t.Read(bufs[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	sizes[0] = n
+	return 1, nil
+}
+
+func (t *tun) WriteBatch(bufs [][]byte, offset int) (int, error) {
+	for i, buf := range bufs {
+		_, err := t.Write(buf[offset:])
+		if err != nil {
+			return i, err
+		}
+	}
+	return len(bufs), nil
+}
+
+func (t *tun) BatchSize() int {
+	return 1
+}

overlay/tun_linux.go

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"net/netip"
 	"os"
-	"strings"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 	"unsafe"
@@ -21,10 +20,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/util"
 	"github.com/vishvananda/netlink"
 	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
+	wgtun "golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/tun"
 )
 
 type tun struct {
 	io.ReadWriteCloser
+	wgDevice    wgtun.Device
 	fd          int
 	Device      string
 	vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix
@@ -65,59 +66,154 @@ type ifreqQLEN struct {
 	pad   [8]byte
 }
 
-func newTunFromFd(c *config.C, l *logrus.Logger, deviceFd int, vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix) (*tun, error) {
+// wgDeviceWrapper wraps a wireguard Device to implement io.ReadWriteCloser
-	file := os.NewFile(uintptr(deviceFd), "/dev/net/tun")
+// This allows multiqueue readers to use the same wireguard Device batching as the main device
+type wgDeviceWrapper struct {
+	dev wgtun.Device
+	buf []byte // Reusable buffer for single packet reads
+}
 
+func (w *wgDeviceWrapper) Read(b []byte) (int, error) {
+	// Use wireguard Device's batch API for single packet
+	bufs := [][]byte{b}
+	sizes := make([]int, 1)
+	n, err := w.dev.Read(bufs, sizes, 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	if n == 0 {
+		return 0, io.EOF
+	}
+	return sizes[0], nil
+}
+
+func (w *wgDeviceWrapper) Write(b []byte) (int, error) {
+	// Buffer b should have virtio header space (10 bytes) at the beginning
+	// The decrypted packet data starts at offset 10
+	// Pass the full buffer to WireGuard with offset=virtioNetHdrLen
+	bufs := [][]byte{b}
+	n, err := w.dev.Write(bufs, VirtioNetHdrLen)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	if n == 0 {
+		return 0, io.ErrShortWrite
+	}
+	return len(b), nil
+}
+
+func (w *wgDeviceWrapper) WriteBatch(bufs [][]byte, offset int) (int, error) {
+	// Pass all buffers to WireGuard's batch write
+	return w.dev.Write(bufs, offset)
+}
+
+func (w *wgDeviceWrapper) Close() error {
+	return w.dev.Close()
+}
+
+// BatchRead implements batching for multiqueue readers
+func (w *wgDeviceWrapper) BatchRead(bufs [][]byte, sizes []int) (int, error) {
+	// The zero here is offset.
+	return w.dev.Read(bufs, sizes, 0)
+}
+
+// BatchSize returns the optimal batch size
+func (w *wgDeviceWrapper) BatchSize() int {
+	return w.dev.BatchSize()
+}
+
+func newTunFromFd(c *config.C, l *logrus.Logger, deviceFd int, vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix) (*tun, error) {
+	wgDev, name, err := wgtun.CreateUnmonitoredTUNFromFD(deviceFd)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create TUN from FD: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	file := wgDev.File()
 	t, err := newTunGeneric(c, l, file, vpnNetworks)
 	if err != nil {
+		_ = wgDev.Close()
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	t.Device = "tun0"
+	t.wgDevice = wgDev
+	t.Device = name
 
 	return t, nil
 }
 
 func newTun(c *config.C, l *logrus.Logger, vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix, multiqueue bool) (*tun, error) {
-	fd, err := unix.Open("/dev/net/tun", os.O_RDWR, 0)
+	// Check if /dev/net/tun exists, create if needed (for docker containers)
-	if err != nil {
+	if _, err := os.Stat("/dev/net/tun"); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		// If /dev/net/tun doesn't exist, try to create it (will happen in docker)
+		if err := os.MkdirAll("/dev/net", 0755); err != nil {
-		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
-			err = os.MkdirAll("/dev/net", 0755)
-			if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("/dev/net/tun doesn't exist, failed to mkdir -p /dev/net: %w", err)
 		}
-			err = unix.Mknod("/dev/net/tun", unix.S_IFCHR|0600, int(unix.Mkdev(10, 200)))
+		if err := unix.Mknod("/dev/net/tun", unix.S_IFCHR|0600, int(unix.Mkdev(10, 200))); err != nil {
-			if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create /dev/net/tun: %w", err)
 		}
+	}
 
-			fd, err = unix.Open("/dev/net/tun", os.O_RDWR, 0)
+	devName := c.GetString("tun.dev", "")
+	mtu := c.GetInt("tun.mtu", DefaultMTU)
+
+	// Create TUN device manually to support multiqueue
+	fd, err := unix.Open("/dev/net/tun", os.O_RDWR, 0)
 	if err != nil {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("created /dev/net/tun, but still failed: %w", err)
-			}
-		} else {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	}
 
 	var req ifReq
-	req.Flags = uint16(unix.IFF_TUN | unix.IFF_NO_PI)
+	req.Flags = uint16(unix.IFF_TUN | unix.IFF_NO_PI | unix.IFF_VNET_HDR)
 	if multiqueue {
 		req.Flags |= unix.IFF_MULTI_QUEUE
 	}
-	copy(req.Name[:], c.GetString("tun.dev", ""))
+	copy(req.Name[:], devName)
 	if err = ioctl(uintptr(fd), uintptr(unix.TUNSETIFF), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&req))); err != nil {
+		unix.Close(fd)
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	name := strings.Trim(string(req.Name[:]), "\x00")
+
+	// Set nonblocking
+	if err = unix.SetNonblock(fd, true); err != nil {
+		unix.Close(fd)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// Enable TCP and UDP offload (TSO/GRO) for performance
+	// This allows the kernel to handle segmentation/coalescing
+	const (
+		tunTCPOffloads = unix.TUN_F_CSUM | unix.TUN_F_TSO4 | unix.TUN_F_TSO6
+		tunUDPOffloads = unix.TUN_F_USO4 | unix.TUN_F_USO6
+	)
+	offloads := tunTCPOffloads | tunUDPOffloads
+	if err = unix.IoctlSetInt(fd, unix.TUNSETOFFLOAD, offloads); err != nil {
+		// Log warning but don't fail - offload is optional
+		l.WithError(err).Warn("Failed to enable TUN offload (TSO/GRO), performance may be reduced")
+	}
 
 	file := os.NewFile(uintptr(fd), "/dev/net/tun")
+
+	// Create wireguard device from file descriptor
+	wgDev, err := wgtun.CreateTUNFromFile(file, mtu)
+	if err != nil {
+		file.Close()
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create TUN from file: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	name, err := wgDev.Name()
+	if err != nil {
+		_ = wgDev.Close()
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get TUN device name: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// file is now owned by wgDev, get a new reference
+	file = wgDev.File()
 	t, err := newTunGeneric(c, l, file, vpnNetworks)
 	if err != nil {
+		_ = wgDev.Close()
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	t.wgDevice = wgDev
 	t.Device = name
 
 	return t, nil
@@ -216,22 +312,44 @@ func (t *tun) reload(c *config.C, initial bool) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (t *tun) NewMultiQueueReader() (io.ReadWriteCloser, error) {
+func (t *tun) NewMultiQueueReader() (BatchReadWriter, error) {
 	fd, err := unix.Open("/dev/net/tun", os.O_RDWR, 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	var req ifReq
-	req.Flags = uint16(unix.IFF_TUN | unix.IFF_NO_PI | unix.IFF_MULTI_QUEUE)
+	// MUST match the flags used in newTun - includes IFF_VNET_HDR
+	req.Flags = uint16(unix.IFF_TUN | unix.IFF_NO_PI | unix.IFF_VNET_HDR | unix.IFF_MULTI_QUEUE)
 	copy(req.Name[:], t.Device)
 	if err = ioctl(uintptr(fd), uintptr(unix.TUNSETIFF), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&req))); err != nil {
+		unix.Close(fd)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	// Set nonblocking mode - CRITICAL for proper netpoller integration
+	if err = unix.SetNonblock(fd, true); err != nil {
+		unix.Close(fd)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// Get MTU from main device
+	mtu := t.MaxMTU
+	if mtu == 0 {
+		mtu = DefaultMTU
+	}
+
 	file := os.NewFile(uintptr(fd), "/dev/net/tun")
 
-	return file, nil
+	// Create wireguard Device from the file descriptor (just like the main device)
+	wgDev, err := wgtun.CreateTUNFromFile(file, mtu)
+	if err != nil {
+		file.Close()
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create multiqueue TUN device: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Return a wrapper that uses the wireguard Device for all I/O
+	return &wgDeviceWrapper{dev: wgDev}, nil
 }
 
 func (t *tun) RoutesFor(ip netip.Addr) routing.Gateways {
@@ -239,7 +357,68 @@ func (t *tun) RoutesFor(ip netip.Addr) routing.Gateways {
 	return r
 }
 
+func (t *tun) Read(b []byte) (int, error) {
+	if t.wgDevice != nil {
+		// Use wireguard device which handles virtio headers internally
+		bufs := [][]byte{b}
+		sizes := make([]int, 1)
+		n, err := t.wgDevice.Read(bufs, sizes, 0)
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		if n == 0 {
+			return 0, io.EOF
+		}
+		return sizes[0], nil
+	}
+
+	// Fallback: direct read from file (shouldn't happen in normal operation)
+	return t.ReadWriteCloser.Read(b)
+}
+
+// BatchRead reads multiple packets at once for improved performance
+// bufs: slice of buffers to read into
+// sizes: slice that will be filled with packet sizes
+// Returns number of packets read
+func (t *tun) BatchRead(bufs [][]byte, sizes []int) (int, error) {
+	if t.wgDevice != nil {
+		return t.wgDevice.Read(bufs, sizes, 0)
+	}
+
+	// Fallback: single packet read
+	n, err := t.ReadWriteCloser.Read(bufs[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	sizes[0] = n
+	return 1, nil
+}
+
+// BatchSize returns the optimal number of packets to read/write in a batch
+func (t *tun) BatchSize() int {
+	if t.wgDevice != nil {
+		return t.wgDevice.BatchSize()
+	}
+	return 1
+}
+
 func (t *tun) Write(b []byte) (int, error) {
+	if t.wgDevice != nil {
+		// Buffer b should have virtio header space (10 bytes) at the beginning
+		// The decrypted packet data starts at offset 10
+		// Pass the full buffer to WireGuard with offset=virtioNetHdrLen
+		bufs := [][]byte{b}
+		n, err := t.wgDevice.Write(bufs, VirtioNetHdrLen)
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		if n == 0 {
+			return 0, io.ErrShortWrite
+		}
+		return len(b), nil
+	}
+
+	// Fallback: direct write (shouldn't happen in normal operation)
 	var nn int
 	maximum := len(b)
 
@@ -262,6 +441,22 @@ func (t *tun) Write(b []byte) (int, error) {
 	}
 }
 
+// WriteBatch writes multiple packets to the TUN device in a single syscall
+func (t *tun) WriteBatch(bufs [][]byte, offset int) (int, error) {
+	if t.wgDevice != nil {
+		return t.wgDevice.Write(bufs, offset)
+	}
+
+	// Fallback: write individually (shouldn't happen in normal operation)
+	for i, buf := range bufs {
+		_, err := t.Write(buf)
+		if err != nil {
+			return i, err
+		}
+	}
+	return len(bufs), nil
+}
+
 func (t *tun) deviceBytes() (o [16]byte) {
 	for i, c := range t.Device {
 		o[i] = byte(c)
@@ -674,6 +869,10 @@ func (t *tun) Close() error {
 		close(t.routeChan)
 	}
 
+	if t.wgDevice != nil {
+		_ = t.wgDevice.Close()
+	}
+
 	if t.ReadWriteCloser != nil {
 		_ = t.ReadWriteCloser.Close()
 	}

overlay/tun_netbsd.go

@@ -4,13 +4,12 @@
 package overlay
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/netip"
 	"os"
-	"os/exec"
 	"regexp"
-	"strconv"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"syscall"
 	"unsafe"
@@ -20,11 +19,42 @@ import (
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/config"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/routing"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/util"
+	netroute "golang.org/x/net/route"
+	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
 )
 
-type ifreqDestroy struct {
+const (
-	Name [16]byte
+	SIOCAIFADDR_IN6 = 0x8080696b
-	pad  [16]byte
+	TUNSIFHEAD      = 0x80047442
+	TUNSIFMODE      = 0x80047458
+)
+
+type ifreqAlias4 struct {
+	Name     [unix.IFNAMSIZ]byte
+	Addr     unix.RawSockaddrInet4
+	DstAddr  unix.RawSockaddrInet4
+	MaskAddr unix.RawSockaddrInet4
+}
+
+type ifreqAlias6 struct {
+	Name       [unix.IFNAMSIZ]byte
+	Addr       unix.RawSockaddrInet6
+	DstAddr    unix.RawSockaddrInet6
+	PrefixMask unix.RawSockaddrInet6
+	Flags      uint32
+	Lifetime   addrLifetime
+}
+
+type ifreq struct {
+	Name [unix.IFNAMSIZ]byte
+	data int
+}
+
+type addrLifetime struct {
+	Expire    uint64
+	Preferred uint64
+	Vltime    uint32
+	Pltime    uint32
 }
 
 type tun struct {
@@ -34,40 +64,18 @@ type tun struct {
 	Routes      atomic.Pointer[[]Route]
 	routeTree   atomic.Pointer[bart.Table[routing.Gateways]]
 	l           *logrus.Logger
-
+	f           *os.File
-	io.ReadWriteCloser
+	fd          int
 }
 
-func (t *tun) Close() error {
+var deviceNameRE = regexp.MustCompile(`^tun[0-9]+$`)
-	if t.ReadWriteCloser != nil {
-		if err := t.ReadWriteCloser.Close(); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		s, err := syscall.Socket(syscall.AF_INET, syscall.SOCK_DGRAM, syscall.IPPROTO_IP)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		defer syscall.Close(s)
-
-		ifreq := ifreqDestroy{Name: t.deviceBytes()}
-
-		err = ioctl(uintptr(s), syscall.SIOCIFDESTROY, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&ifreq)))
-
-		return err
-	}
-	return nil
-}
 
 func newTunFromFd(_ *config.C, _ *logrus.Logger, _ int, _ []netip.Prefix) (*tun, error) {
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("newTunFromFd not supported in NetBSD")
 }
 
-var deviceNameRE = regexp.MustCompile(`^tun[0-9]+$`)
-
 func newTun(c *config.C, l *logrus.Logger, vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix, _ bool) (*tun, error) {
 	// Try to open tun device
-	var file *os.File
 	var err error
 	deviceName := c.GetString("tun.dev", "")
 	if deviceName == "" {
@@ -77,13 +85,19 @@ func newTun(c *config.C, l *logrus.Logger, vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix, _ bool) (
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("a device name in the format of /dev/tunN must be specified")
 	}
 
-	file, err = os.OpenFile("/dev/"+deviceName, os.O_RDWR, 0)
+	fd, err := unix.Open("/dev/"+deviceName, os.O_RDWR, 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	err = unix.SetNonblock(fd, true)
+	if err != nil {
+		l.WithError(err).Warn("Failed to set the tun device as nonblocking")
+	}
+
 	t := &tun{
-		ReadWriteCloser: file,
+		f:           os.NewFile(uintptr(fd), ""),
+		fd:          fd,
 		Device:      deviceName,
 		vpnNetworks: vpnNetworks,
 		MTU:         c.GetInt("tun.mtu", DefaultMTU),
@@ -105,40 +119,225 @@ func newTun(c *config.C, l *logrus.Logger, vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix, _ bool) (
 	return t, nil
 }
 
+func (t *tun) Close() error {
+	if t.f != nil {
+		if err := t.f.Close(); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("error closing tun file: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		// t.f.Close should have handled it for us but let's be extra sure
+		_ = unix.Close(t.fd)
+
+		s, err := syscall.Socket(syscall.AF_INET, syscall.SOCK_DGRAM, syscall.IPPROTO_IP)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		defer syscall.Close(s)
+
+		ifr := ifreq{Name: t.deviceBytes()}
+		err = ioctl(uintptr(s), syscall.SIOCIFDESTROY, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&ifr)))
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (t *tun) Read(to []byte) (int, error) {
+	rc, err := t.f.SyscallConn()
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("failed to get syscall conn for tun: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	var errno syscall.Errno
+	var n uintptr
+	err = rc.Read(func(fd uintptr) bool {
+		// first 4 bytes is protocol family, in network byte order
+		head := [4]byte{}
+		iovecs := []syscall.Iovec{
+			{&head[0], 4},
+			{&to[0], uint64(len(to))},
+		}
+
+		n, _, errno = syscall.Syscall(syscall.SYS_READV, fd, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&iovecs[0])), uintptr(2))
+		if errno.Temporary() {
+			// We got an EAGAIN, EINTR, or EWOULDBLOCK, go again
+			return false
+		}
+		return true
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		if err == syscall.EBADF || err.Error() == "use of closed file" {
+			// Go doesn't export poll.ErrFileClosing but happily reports it to us so here we are
+			// https://github.com/golang/go/blob/master/src/internal/poll/fd_poll_runtime.go#L121
+			return 0, os.ErrClosed
+		}
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("failed to make read call for tun: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if errno != 0 {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("failed to make inner read call for tun: %w", errno)
+	}
+
+	// fix bytes read number to exclude header
+	bytesRead := int(n)
+	if bytesRead < 0 {
+		return bytesRead, nil
+	} else if bytesRead < 4 {
+		return 0, nil
+	} else {
+		return bytesRead - 4, nil
+	}
+}
+
+// Write is only valid for single threaded use
+func (t *tun) Write(from []byte) (int, error) {
+	if len(from) <= 1 {
+		return 0, syscall.EIO
+	}
+
+	ipVer := from[0] >> 4
+	var head [4]byte
+	// first 4 bytes is protocol family, in network byte order
+	if ipVer == 4 {
+		head[3] = syscall.AF_INET
+	} else if ipVer == 6 {
+		head[3] = syscall.AF_INET6
+	} else {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("unable to determine IP version from packet")
+	}
+
+	rc, err := t.f.SyscallConn()
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+
+	var errno syscall.Errno
+	var n uintptr
+	err = rc.Write(func(fd uintptr) bool {
+		iovecs := []syscall.Iovec{
+			{&head[0], 4},
+			{&from[0], uint64(len(from))},
+		}
+
+		n, _, errno = syscall.Syscall(syscall.SYS_WRITEV, fd, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&iovecs[0])), uintptr(2))
+		// According to NetBSD documentation for TUN, writes will only return errors in which
+		// this packet will never be delivered so just go on living life.
+		return true
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+
+	if errno != 0 {
+		return 0, errno
+	}
+
+	return int(n) - 4, err
+}
+
 func (t *tun) addIp(cidr netip.Prefix) error {
-	var err error
+	if cidr.Addr().Is4() {
-
+		var req ifreqAlias4
-	// TODO use syscalls instead of exec.Command
+		req.Name = t.deviceBytes()
-	cmd := exec.Command("/sbin/ifconfig", t.Device, cidr.String(), cidr.Addr().String())
+		req.Addr = unix.RawSockaddrInet4{
-	t.l.Debug("command: ", cmd.String())
+			Len:    unix.SizeofSockaddrInet4,
-	if err = cmd.Run(); err != nil {
+			Family: unix.AF_INET,
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to run 'ifconfig': %s", err)
+			Addr:   cidr.Addr().As4(),
+		}
+		req.DstAddr = unix.RawSockaddrInet4{
+			Len:    unix.SizeofSockaddrInet4,
+			Family: unix.AF_INET,
+			Addr:   cidr.Addr().As4(),
+		}
+		req.MaskAddr = unix.RawSockaddrInet4{
+			Len:    unix.SizeofSockaddrInet4,
+			Family: unix.AF_INET,
+			Addr:   prefixToMask(cidr).As4(),
 		}
 
-	cmd = exec.Command("/sbin/route", "-n", "add", "-net", cidr.String(), cidr.Addr().String())
+		s, err := unix.Socket(unix.AF_INET, unix.SOCK_DGRAM, unix.IPPROTO_IP)
-	t.l.Debug("command: ", cmd.String())
+		if err != nil {
-	if err = cmd.Run(); err != nil {
+			return err
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to run 'route add': %s", err)
+		}
+		defer syscall.Close(s)
+
+		if err := ioctl(uintptr(s), unix.SIOCAIFADDR, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&req))); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to set tun address %s: %s", cidr.Addr(), err)
 		}
 
-	cmd = exec.Command("/sbin/ifconfig", t.Device, "mtu", strconv.Itoa(t.MTU))
+		return nil
-	t.l.Debug("command: ", cmd.String())
-	if err = cmd.Run(); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to run 'ifconfig': %s", err)
 	}
 
-	// Unsafe path routes
+	if cidr.Addr().Is6() {
-	return t.addRoutes(false)
+		var req ifreqAlias6
+		req.Name = t.deviceBytes()
+		req.Addr = unix.RawSockaddrInet6{
+			Len:    unix.SizeofSockaddrInet6,
+			Family: unix.AF_INET6,
+			Addr:   cidr.Addr().As16(),
+		}
+		req.PrefixMask = unix.RawSockaddrInet6{
+			Len:    unix.SizeofSockaddrInet6,
+			Family: unix.AF_INET6,
+			Addr:   prefixToMask(cidr).As16(),
+		}
+		req.Lifetime = addrLifetime{
+			Vltime: 0xffffffff,
+			Pltime: 0xffffffff,
+		}
+
+		s, err := unix.Socket(unix.AF_INET6, unix.SOCK_DGRAM, unix.IPPROTO_IP)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		defer syscall.Close(s)
+
+		if err := ioctl(uintptr(s), SIOCAIFADDR_IN6, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&req))); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to set tun address %s: %s", cidr.Addr().String(), err)
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return fmt.Errorf("unknown address type %v", cidr)
 }
 
 func (t *tun) Activate() error {
+	mode := int32(unix.IFF_BROADCAST)
+	err := ioctl(uintptr(t.fd), TUNSIFMODE, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&mode)))
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to set tun device mode: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	v := 1
+	err = ioctl(uintptr(t.fd), TUNSIFHEAD, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&v)))
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to set tun device head: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	err = t.doIoctlByName(unix.SIOCSIFMTU, uint32(t.MTU))
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to set tun mtu: %w", err)
+	}
+
 	for i := range t.vpnNetworks {
-		err := t.addIp(t.vpnNetworks[i])
+		err = t.addIp(t.vpnNetworks[i])
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
-	return nil
+
+	return t.addRoutes(false)
+}
+
+func (t *tun) doIoctlByName(ctl uintptr, value uint32) error {
+	s, err := unix.Socket(unix.AF_INET, unix.SOCK_DGRAM, unix.IPPROTO_IP)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer syscall.Close(s)
+
+	ir := ifreq{Name: t.deviceBytes(), data: int(value)}
+	err = ioctl(uintptr(s), ctl, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&ir)))
+	return err
 }
 
 func (t *tun) reload(c *config.C, initial bool) error {
@@ -191,27 +390,52 @@ func (t *tun) Name() string {
 	return t.Device
 }
 
-func (t *tun) NewMultiQueueReader() (io.ReadWriteCloser, error) {
+func (t *tun) NewMultiQueueReader() (BatchReadWriter, error) {
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("TODO: multiqueue not implemented for netbsd")
 }
 
+func (t *tun) BatchRead(bufs [][]byte, sizes []int) (int, error) {
+	n, err := t.Read(bufs[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	sizes[0] = n
+	return 1, nil
+}
+
+func (t *tun) WriteBatch(bufs [][]byte, offset int) (int, error) {
+	for i, buf := range bufs {
+		_, err := t.Write(buf[offset:])
+		if err != nil {
+			return i, err
+		}
+	}
+	return len(bufs), nil
+}
+
+func (t *tun) BatchSize() int {
+	return 1
+}
+
 func (t *tun) addRoutes(logErrors bool) error {
 	routes := *t.Routes.Load()
+
 	for _, r := range routes {
 		if len(r.Via) == 0 || !r.Install {
 			// We don't allow route MTUs so only install routes with a via
 			continue
 		}
 
-		cmd := exec.Command("/sbin/route", "-n", "add", "-net", r.Cidr.String(), t.vpnNetworks[0].Addr().String())
+		err := addRoute(r.Cidr, t.vpnNetworks)
-		t.l.Debug("command: ", cmd.String())
+		if err != nil {
-		if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
+			retErr := util.NewContextualError("Failed to add route", map[string]any{"route": r}, err)
-			retErr := util.NewContextualError("failed to run 'route add' for unsafe_route", map[string]any{"route": r}, err)
 			if logErrors {
 				retErr.Log(t.l)
 			} else {
 				return retErr
 			}
+		} else {
+			t.l.WithField("route", r).Info("Added route")
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -224,10 +448,8 @@ func (t *tun) removeRoutes(routes []Route) error {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		//TODO: CERT-V2 is this right?
+		err := delRoute(r.Cidr, t.vpnNetworks)
-		cmd := exec.Command("/sbin/route", "-n", "delete", "-net", r.Cidr.String(), t.vpnNetworks[0].Addr().String())
+		if err != nil {
-		t.l.Debug("command: ", cmd.String())
-		if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
 			t.l.WithError(err).WithField("route", r).Error("Failed to remove route")
 		} else {
 			t.l.WithField("route", r).Info("Removed route")
@@ -242,3 +464,109 @@ func (t *tun) deviceBytes() (o [16]byte) {
 	}
 	return
 }
+
+func addRoute(prefix netip.Prefix, gateways []netip.Prefix) error {
+	sock, err := unix.Socket(unix.AF_ROUTE, unix.SOCK_RAW, unix.AF_UNSPEC)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to create AF_ROUTE socket: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer unix.Close(sock)
+
+	route := &netroute.RouteMessage{
+		Version: unix.RTM_VERSION,
+		Type:    unix.RTM_ADD,
+		Flags:   unix.RTF_UP | unix.RTF_GATEWAY,
+		Seq:     1,
+	}
+
+	if prefix.Addr().Is4() {
+		gw, err := selectGateway(prefix, gateways)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		route.Addrs = []netroute.Addr{
+			unix.RTAX_DST:     &netroute.Inet4Addr{IP: prefix.Masked().Addr().As4()},
+			unix.RTAX_NETMASK: &netroute.Inet4Addr{IP: prefixToMask(prefix).As4()},
+			unix.RTAX_GATEWAY: &netroute.Inet4Addr{IP: gw.Addr().As4()},
+		}
+	} else {
+		gw, err := selectGateway(prefix, gateways)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		route.Addrs = []netroute.Addr{
+			unix.RTAX_DST:     &netroute.Inet6Addr{IP: prefix.Masked().Addr().As16()},
+			unix.RTAX_NETMASK: &netroute.Inet6Addr{IP: prefixToMask(prefix).As16()},
+			unix.RTAX_GATEWAY: &netroute.Inet6Addr{IP: gw.Addr().As16()},
+		}
+	}
+
+	data, err := route.Marshal()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create route.RouteMessage: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	_, err = unix.Write(sock, data[:])
+	if err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, unix.EEXIST) {
+			// Try to do a change
+			route.Type = unix.RTM_CHANGE
+			data, err = route.Marshal()
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to create route.RouteMessage for change: %w", err)
+			}
+			_, err = unix.Write(sock, data[:])
+			return err
+		}
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to write route.RouteMessage to socket: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func delRoute(prefix netip.Prefix, gateways []netip.Prefix) error {
+	sock, err := unix.Socket(unix.AF_ROUTE, unix.SOCK_RAW, unix.AF_UNSPEC)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to create AF_ROUTE socket: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer unix.Close(sock)
+
+	route := netroute.RouteMessage{
+		Version: unix.RTM_VERSION,
+		Type:    unix.RTM_DELETE,
+		Seq:     1,
+	}
+
+	if prefix.Addr().Is4() {
+		gw, err := selectGateway(prefix, gateways)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		route.Addrs = []netroute.Addr{
+			unix.RTAX_DST:     &netroute.Inet4Addr{IP: prefix.Masked().Addr().As4()},
+			unix.RTAX_NETMASK: &netroute.Inet4Addr{IP: prefixToMask(prefix).As4()},
+			unix.RTAX_GATEWAY: &netroute.Inet4Addr{IP: gw.Addr().As4()},
+		}
+	} else {
+		gw, err := selectGateway(prefix, gateways)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		route.Addrs = []netroute.Addr{
+			unix.RTAX_DST:     &netroute.Inet6Addr{IP: prefix.Masked().Addr().As16()},
+			unix.RTAX_NETMASK: &netroute.Inet6Addr{IP: prefixToMask(prefix).As16()},
+			unix.RTAX_GATEWAY: &netroute.Inet6Addr{IP: gw.Addr().As16()},
+		}
+	}
+
+	data, err := route.Marshal()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create route.RouteMessage: %w", err)
+	}
+	_, err = unix.Write(sock, data[:])
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to write route.RouteMessage to socket: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}

overlay/tun_openbsd.go

@@ -4,23 +4,50 @@
 package overlay
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/netip"
 	"os"
-	"os/exec"
 	"regexp"
-	"strconv"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"syscall"
+	"unsafe"
 
 	"github.com/gaissmai/bart"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/config"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/routing"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/util"
+	netroute "golang.org/x/net/route"
+	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
 )
 
+const (
+	SIOCAIFADDR_IN6 = 0x8080691a
+)
+
+type ifreqAlias4 struct {
+	Name     [unix.IFNAMSIZ]byte
+	Addr     unix.RawSockaddrInet4
+	DstAddr  unix.RawSockaddrInet4
+	MaskAddr unix.RawSockaddrInet4
+}
+
+type ifreqAlias6 struct {
+	Name       [unix.IFNAMSIZ]byte
+	Addr       unix.RawSockaddrInet6
+	DstAddr    unix.RawSockaddrInet6
+	PrefixMask unix.RawSockaddrInet6
+	Flags      uint32
+	Lifetime   [2]uint32
+}
+
+type ifreq struct {
+	Name [unix.IFNAMSIZ]byte
+	data int
+}
+
 type tun struct {
 	Device      string
 	vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix
@@ -28,44 +55,42 @@ type tun struct {
 	Routes      atomic.Pointer[[]Route]
 	routeTree   atomic.Pointer[bart.Table[routing.Gateways]]
 	l           *logrus.Logger
-
+	f           *os.File
-	io.ReadWriteCloser
+	fd          int
-
 	// cache out buffer since we need to prepend 4 bytes for tun metadata
 	out []byte
 }
 
-func (t *tun) Close() error {
-	if t.ReadWriteCloser != nil {
-		return t.ReadWriteCloser.Close()
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func newTunFromFd(_ *config.C, _ *logrus.Logger, _ int, _ []netip.Prefix) (*tun, error) {
-	return nil, fmt.Errorf("newTunFromFd not supported in OpenBSD")
-}
-
 var deviceNameRE = regexp.MustCompile(`^tun[0-9]+$`)
 
+func newTunFromFd(_ *config.C, _ *logrus.Logger, _ int, _ []netip.Prefix) (*tun, error) {
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("newTunFromFd not supported in openbsd")
+}
+
 func newTun(c *config.C, l *logrus.Logger, vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix, _ bool) (*tun, error) {
+	// Try to open tun device
+	var err error
 	deviceName := c.GetString("tun.dev", "")
 	if deviceName == "" {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("a device name in the format of tunN must be specified")
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("a device name in the format of /dev/tunN must be specified")
 	}
-
 	if !deviceNameRE.MatchString(deviceName) {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("a device name in the format of tunN must be specified")
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("a device name in the format of /dev/tunN must be specified")
 	}
 
-	file, err := os.OpenFile("/dev/"+deviceName, os.O_RDWR, 0)
+	fd, err := unix.Open("/dev/"+deviceName, os.O_RDWR, 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	err = unix.SetNonblock(fd, true)
+	if err != nil {
+		l.WithError(err).Warn("Failed to set the tun device as nonblocking")
+	}
+
 	t := &tun{
-		ReadWriteCloser: file,
+		f:           os.NewFile(uintptr(fd), ""),
+		fd:          fd,
 		Device:      deviceName,
 		vpnNetworks: vpnNetworks,
 		MTU:         c.GetInt("tun.mtu", DefaultMTU),
@@ -87,6 +112,154 @@ func newTun(c *config.C, l *logrus.Logger, vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix, _ bool) (
 	return t, nil
 }
 
+func (t *tun) Close() error {
+	if t.f != nil {
+		if err := t.f.Close(); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("error closing tun file: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		// t.f.Close should have handled it for us but let's be extra sure
+		_ = unix.Close(t.fd)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (t *tun) Read(to []byte) (int, error) {
+	buf := make([]byte, len(to)+4)
+
+	n, err := t.f.Read(buf)
+
+	copy(to, buf[4:])
+	return n - 4, err
+}
+
+// Write is only valid for single threaded use
+func (t *tun) Write(from []byte) (int, error) {
+	buf := t.out
+	if cap(buf) < len(from)+4 {
+		buf = make([]byte, len(from)+4)
+		t.out = buf
+	}
+	buf = buf[:len(from)+4]
+
+	if len(from) == 0 {
+		return 0, syscall.EIO
+	}
+
+	// Determine the IP Family for the NULL L2 Header
+	ipVer := from[0] >> 4
+	if ipVer == 4 {
+		buf[3] = syscall.AF_INET
+	} else if ipVer == 6 {
+		buf[3] = syscall.AF_INET6
+	} else {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("unable to determine IP version from packet")
+	}
+
+	copy(buf[4:], from)
+
+	n, err := t.f.Write(buf)
+	return n - 4, err
+}
+
+func (t *tun) addIp(cidr netip.Prefix) error {
+	if cidr.Addr().Is4() {
+		var req ifreqAlias4
+		req.Name = t.deviceBytes()
+		req.Addr = unix.RawSockaddrInet4{
+			Len:    unix.SizeofSockaddrInet4,
+			Family: unix.AF_INET,
+			Addr:   cidr.Addr().As4(),
+		}
+		req.DstAddr = unix.RawSockaddrInet4{
+			Len:    unix.SizeofSockaddrInet4,
+			Family: unix.AF_INET,
+			Addr:   cidr.Addr().As4(),
+		}
+		req.MaskAddr = unix.RawSockaddrInet4{
+			Len:    unix.SizeofSockaddrInet4,
+			Family: unix.AF_INET,
+			Addr:   prefixToMask(cidr).As4(),
+		}
+
+		s, err := unix.Socket(unix.AF_INET, unix.SOCK_DGRAM, unix.IPPROTO_IP)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		defer syscall.Close(s)
+
+		if err := ioctl(uintptr(s), unix.SIOCAIFADDR, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&req))); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to set tun address %s: %s", cidr.Addr(), err)
+		}
+
+		err = addRoute(cidr, t.vpnNetworks)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to set route for vpn network %v: %w", cidr, err)
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if cidr.Addr().Is6() {
+		var req ifreqAlias6
+		req.Name = t.deviceBytes()
+		req.Addr = unix.RawSockaddrInet6{
+			Len:    unix.SizeofSockaddrInet6,
+			Family: unix.AF_INET6,
+			Addr:   cidr.Addr().As16(),
+		}
+		req.PrefixMask = unix.RawSockaddrInet6{
+			Len:    unix.SizeofSockaddrInet6,
+			Family: unix.AF_INET6,
+			Addr:   prefixToMask(cidr).As16(),
+		}
+		req.Lifetime[0] = 0xffffffff
+		req.Lifetime[1] = 0xffffffff
+
+		s, err := unix.Socket(unix.AF_INET6, unix.SOCK_DGRAM, unix.IPPROTO_IP)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		defer syscall.Close(s)
+
+		if err := ioctl(uintptr(s), SIOCAIFADDR_IN6, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&req))); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to set tun address %s: %s", cidr.Addr().String(), err)
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return fmt.Errorf("unknown address type %v", cidr)
+}
+
+func (t *tun) Activate() error {
+	err := t.doIoctlByName(unix.SIOCSIFMTU, uint32(t.MTU))
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to set tun mtu: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	for i := range t.vpnNetworks {
+		err = t.addIp(t.vpnNetworks[i])
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return t.addRoutes(false)
+}
+
+func (t *tun) doIoctlByName(ctl uintptr, value uint32) error {
+	s, err := unix.Socket(unix.AF_INET, unix.SOCK_DGRAM, unix.IPPROTO_IP)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer syscall.Close(s)
+
+	ir := ifreq{Name: t.deviceBytes(), data: int(value)}
+	err = ioctl(uintptr(s), ctl, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&ir)))
+	return err
+}
+
 func (t *tun) reload(c *config.C, initial bool) error {
 	change, routes, err := getAllRoutesFromConfig(c, t.vpnNetworks, initial)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -124,63 +297,65 @@ func (t *tun) reload(c *config.C, initial bool) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (t *tun) addIp(cidr netip.Prefix) error {
-	var err error
-	// TODO use syscalls instead of exec.Command
-	cmd := exec.Command("/sbin/ifconfig", t.Device, cidr.String(), cidr.Addr().String())
-	t.l.Debug("command: ", cmd.String())
-	if err = cmd.Run(); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to run 'ifconfig': %s", err)
-	}
-
-	cmd = exec.Command("/sbin/ifconfig", t.Device, "mtu", strconv.Itoa(t.MTU))
-	t.l.Debug("command: ", cmd.String())
-	if err = cmd.Run(); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to run 'ifconfig': %s", err)
-	}
-
-	cmd = exec.Command("/sbin/route", "-n", "add", "-inet", cidr.String(), cidr.Addr().String())
-	t.l.Debug("command: ", cmd.String())
-	if err = cmd.Run(); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to run 'route add': %s", err)
-	}
-
-	// Unsafe path routes
-	return t.addRoutes(false)
-}
-
-func (t *tun) Activate() error {
-	for i := range t.vpnNetworks {
-		err := t.addIp(t.vpnNetworks[i])
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 func (t *tun) RoutesFor(ip netip.Addr) routing.Gateways {
 	r, _ := t.routeTree.Load().Lookup(ip)
 	return r
 }
 
+func (t *tun) Networks() []netip.Prefix {
+	return t.vpnNetworks
+}
+
+func (t *tun) Name() string {
+	return t.Device
+}
+
+func (t *tun) NewMultiQueueReader() (BatchReadWriter, error) {
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("TODO: multiqueue not implemented for openbsd")
+}
+
+func (t *tun) BatchRead(bufs [][]byte, sizes []int) (int, error) {
+	n, err := t.Read(bufs[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	sizes[0] = n
+	return 1, nil
+}
+
+func (t *tun) WriteBatch(bufs [][]byte, offset int) (int, error) {
+	for i, buf := range bufs {
+		_, err := t.Write(buf[offset:])
+		if err != nil {
+			return i, err
+		}
+	}
+	return len(bufs), nil
+}
+
+func (t *tun) BatchSize() int {
+	return 1
+}
+
 func (t *tun) addRoutes(logErrors bool) error {
 	routes := *t.Routes.Load()
+
 	for _, r := range routes {
 		if len(r.Via) == 0 || !r.Install {
 			// We don't allow route MTUs so only install routes with a via
 			continue
 		}
-		//TODO: CERT-V2 is this right?
+
-		cmd := exec.Command("/sbin/route", "-n", "add", "-inet", r.Cidr.String(), t.vpnNetworks[0].Addr().String())
+		err := addRoute(r.Cidr, t.vpnNetworks)
-		t.l.Debug("command: ", cmd.String())
+		if err != nil {
-		if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
+			retErr := util.NewContextualError("Failed to add route", map[string]any{"route": r}, err)
-			retErr := util.NewContextualError("failed to run 'route add' for unsafe_route", map[string]any{"route": r}, err)
 			if logErrors {
 				retErr.Log(t.l)
 			} else {
 				return retErr
 			}
+		} else {
+			t.l.WithField("route", r).Info("Added route")
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -192,10 +367,9 @@ func (t *tun) removeRoutes(routes []Route) error {
 		if !r.Install {
 			continue
 		}
-		//TODO: CERT-V2 is this right?
+
-		cmd := exec.Command("/sbin/route", "-n", "delete", "-inet", r.Cidr.String(), t.vpnNetworks[0].Addr().String())
+		err := delRoute(r.Cidr, t.vpnNetworks)
-		t.l.Debug("command: ", cmd.String())
+		if err != nil {
-		if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
 			t.l.WithError(err).WithField("route", r).Error("Failed to remove route")
 		} else {
 			t.l.WithField("route", r).Info("Removed route")
@@ -204,52 +378,115 @@ func (t *tun) removeRoutes(routes []Route) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (t *tun) Networks() []netip.Prefix {
+func (t *tun) deviceBytes() (o [16]byte) {
-	return t.vpnNetworks
+	for i, c := range t.Device {
-}
+		o[i] = byte(c)
-
-func (t *tun) Name() string {
-	return t.Device
-}
-
-func (t *tun) NewMultiQueueReader() (io.ReadWriteCloser, error) {
-	return nil, fmt.Errorf("TODO: multiqueue not implemented for freebsd")
-}
-
-func (t *tun) Read(to []byte) (int, error) {
-	buf := make([]byte, len(to)+4)
-
-	n, err := t.ReadWriteCloser.Read(buf)
-
-	copy(to, buf[4:])
-	return n - 4, err
-}
-
-// Write is only valid for single threaded use
-func (t *tun) Write(from []byte) (int, error) {
-	buf := t.out
-	if cap(buf) < len(from)+4 {
-		buf = make([]byte, len(from)+4)
-		t.out = buf
 	}
-	buf = buf[:len(from)+4]
+	return
+}
 
-	if len(from) == 0 {
+func addRoute(prefix netip.Prefix, gateways []netip.Prefix) error {
-		return 0, syscall.EIO
+	sock, err := unix.Socket(unix.AF_ROUTE, unix.SOCK_RAW, unix.AF_UNSPEC)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to create AF_ROUTE socket: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer unix.Close(sock)
+
+	route := &netroute.RouteMessage{
+		Version: unix.RTM_VERSION,
+		Type:    unix.RTM_ADD,
+		Flags:   unix.RTF_UP | unix.RTF_GATEWAY,
+		Seq:     1,
 	}
 
-	// Determine the IP Family for the NULL L2 Header
+	if prefix.Addr().Is4() {
-	ipVer := from[0] >> 4
+		gw, err := selectGateway(prefix, gateways)
-	if ipVer == 4 {
+		if err != nil {
-		buf[3] = syscall.AF_INET
+			return err
-	} else if ipVer == 6 {
+		}
-		buf[3] = syscall.AF_INET6
+		route.Addrs = []netroute.Addr{
+			unix.RTAX_DST:     &netroute.Inet4Addr{IP: prefix.Masked().Addr().As4()},
+			unix.RTAX_NETMASK: &netroute.Inet4Addr{IP: prefixToMask(prefix).As4()},
+			unix.RTAX_GATEWAY: &netroute.Inet4Addr{IP: gw.Addr().As4()},
+		}
 	} else {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("unable to determine IP version from packet")
+		gw, err := selectGateway(prefix, gateways)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		route.Addrs = []netroute.Addr{
+			unix.RTAX_DST:     &netroute.Inet6Addr{IP: prefix.Masked().Addr().As16()},
+			unix.RTAX_NETMASK: &netroute.Inet6Addr{IP: prefixToMask(prefix).As16()},
+			unix.RTAX_GATEWAY: &netroute.Inet6Addr{IP: gw.Addr().As16()},
+		}
 	}
 
-	copy(buf[4:], from)
+	data, err := route.Marshal()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create route.RouteMessage: %w", err)
+	}
 
-	n, err := t.ReadWriteCloser.Write(buf)
+	_, err = unix.Write(sock, data[:])
-	return n - 4, err
+	if err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, unix.EEXIST) {
+			// Try to do a change
+			route.Type = unix.RTM_CHANGE
+			data, err = route.Marshal()
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to create route.RouteMessage for change: %w", err)
+			}
+			_, err = unix.Write(sock, data[:])
+			return err
+		}
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to write route.RouteMessage to socket: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func delRoute(prefix netip.Prefix, gateways []netip.Prefix) error {
+	sock, err := unix.Socket(unix.AF_ROUTE, unix.SOCK_RAW, unix.AF_UNSPEC)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to create AF_ROUTE socket: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer unix.Close(sock)
+
+	route := netroute.RouteMessage{
+		Version: unix.RTM_VERSION,
+		Type:    unix.RTM_DELETE,
+		Seq:     1,
+	}
+
+	if prefix.Addr().Is4() {
+		gw, err := selectGateway(prefix, gateways)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		route.Addrs = []netroute.Addr{
+			unix.RTAX_DST:     &netroute.Inet4Addr{IP: prefix.Masked().Addr().As4()},
+			unix.RTAX_NETMASK: &netroute.Inet4Addr{IP: prefixToMask(prefix).As4()},
+			unix.RTAX_GATEWAY: &netroute.Inet4Addr{IP: gw.Addr().As4()},
+		}
+	} else {
+		gw, err := selectGateway(prefix, gateways)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		route.Addrs = []netroute.Addr{
+			unix.RTAX_DST:     &netroute.Inet6Addr{IP: prefix.Masked().Addr().As16()},
+			unix.RTAX_NETMASK: &netroute.Inet6Addr{IP: prefixToMask(prefix).As16()},
+			unix.RTAX_GATEWAY: &netroute.Inet6Addr{IP: gw.Addr().As16()},
+		}
+	}
+
+	data, err := route.Marshal()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create route.RouteMessage: %w", err)
+	}
+	_, err = unix.Write(sock, data[:])
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to write route.RouteMessage to socket: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
 }

overlay/tun_tester.go

@@ -132,6 +132,29 @@ func (t *TestTun) Read(b []byte) (int, error) {
 	return len(p), nil
 }
 
-func (t *TestTun) NewMultiQueueReader() (io.ReadWriteCloser, error) {
+func (t *TestTun) NewMultiQueueReader() (BatchReadWriter, error) {
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("TODO: multiqueue not implemented")
 }
+
+func (t *TestTun) BatchRead(bufs [][]byte, sizes []int) (int, error) {
+	n, err := t.Read(bufs[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	sizes[0] = n
+	return 1, nil
+}
+
+func (t *TestTun) WriteBatch(bufs [][]byte, offset int) (int, error) {
+	for i, buf := range bufs {
+		_, err := t.Write(buf[offset:])
+		if err != nil {
+			return i, err
+		}
+	}
+	return len(bufs), nil
+}
+
+func (t *TestTun) BatchSize() int {
+	return 1
+}

overlay/tun_windows.go

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ package overlay
 import (
 	"crypto"
 	"fmt"
-	"io"
 	"net/netip"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -234,10 +233,36 @@ func (t *winTun) Write(b []byte) (int, error) {
 	return t.tun.Write(b, 0)
 }
 
-func (t *winTun) NewMultiQueueReader() (io.ReadWriteCloser, error) {
+func (t *winTun) NewMultiQueueReader() (BatchReadWriter, error) {
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("TODO: multiqueue not implemented for windows")
 }
 
+// BatchRead reads a single packet (batch size 1 for Windows)
+func (t *winTun) BatchRead(bufs [][]byte, sizes []int) (int, error) {
+	n, err := t.Read(bufs[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	sizes[0] = n
+	return 1, nil
+}
+
+// WriteBatch writes packets individually (no batching for Windows)
+func (t *winTun) WriteBatch(bufs [][]byte, offset int) (int, error) {
+	for i, buf := range bufs {
+		_, err := t.Write(buf[offset:])
+		if err != nil {
+			return i, err
+		}
+	}
+	return len(bufs), nil
+}
+
+// BatchSize returns 1 for Windows (no batching)
+func (t *winTun) BatchSize() int {
+	return 1
+}
+
 func (t *winTun) Close() error {
 	// It seems that the Windows networking stack doesn't like it when we destroy interfaces that have active routes,
 	// so to be certain, just remove everything before destroying.

overlay/user.go

@@ -46,10 +46,36 @@ func (d *UserDevice) RoutesFor(ip netip.Addr) routing.Gateways {
 	return routing.Gateways{routing.NewGateway(ip, 1)}
 }
 
-func (d *UserDevice) NewMultiQueueReader() (io.ReadWriteCloser, error) {
+func (d *UserDevice) NewMultiQueueReader() (BatchReadWriter, error) {
 	return d, nil
 }
 
+// BatchRead reads a single packet (batch size 1 for UserDevice)
+func (d *UserDevice) BatchRead(bufs [][]byte, sizes []int) (int, error) {
+	n, err := d.Read(bufs[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	sizes[0] = n
+	return 1, nil
+}
+
+// WriteBatch writes packets individually (no batching for UserDevice)
+func (d *UserDevice) WriteBatch(bufs [][]byte, offset int) (int, error) {
+	for i, buf := range bufs {
+		_, err := d.Write(buf[offset:])
+		if err != nil {
+			return i, err
+		}
+	}
+	return len(bufs), nil
+}
+
+// BatchSize returns 1 for UserDevice (no batching)
+func (d *UserDevice) BatchSize() int {
+	return 1
+}
+
 func (d *UserDevice) Pipe() (*io.PipeReader, *io.PipeWriter) {
 	return d.inboundReader, d.outboundWriter
 }

relay_manager.go

@@ -190,7 +190,6 @@ func (rm *relayManager) handleCreateRelayResponse(v cert.Version, h *HostInfo, f
 			InitiatorRelayIndex: peerRelay.RemoteIndex,
 		}
 
-		relayFrom := h.vpnAddrs[0]
 		if v == cert.Version1 {
 			peer := peerHostInfo.vpnAddrs[0]
 			if !peer.Is4() {
@@ -208,13 +207,7 @@ func (rm *relayManager) handleCreateRelayResponse(v cert.Version, h *HostInfo, f
 			b = targetAddr.As4()
 			resp.OldRelayToAddr = binary.BigEndian.Uint32(b[:])
 		} else {
-			if targetAddr.Is4() {
+			resp.RelayFromAddr = netAddrToProtoAddr(peerHostInfo.vpnAddrs[0])
-				relayFrom = h.vpnAddrs[0]
-			} else {
-				//todo do this smarter
-				relayFrom = h.vpnAddrs[len(h.vpnAddrs)-1]
-			}
-			resp.RelayFromAddr = netAddrToProtoAddr(relayFrom)
 			resp.RelayToAddr = target
 		}
 
@@ -367,7 +360,7 @@ func (rm *relayManager) handleCreateRelayRequest(v cert.Version, h *HostInfo, f
 			Type:                NebulaControl_CreateRelayRequest,
 			InitiatorRelayIndex: index,
 		}
-		relayFrom := h.vpnAddrs[0]
+
 		if v == cert.Version1 {
 			if !h.vpnAddrs[0].Is4() {
 				rm.l.WithField("relayFrom", h.vpnAddrs[0]).
@@ -384,13 +377,7 @@ func (rm *relayManager) handleCreateRelayRequest(v cert.Version, h *HostInfo, f
 			b = target.As4()
 			req.OldRelayToAddr = binary.BigEndian.Uint32(b[:])
 		} else {
-			if target.Is4() {
+			req.RelayFromAddr = netAddrToProtoAddr(h.vpnAddrs[0])
-				relayFrom = h.vpnAddrs[0]
-			} else {
-				//todo do this smarter
-				relayFrom = h.vpnAddrs[len(h.vpnAddrs)-1]
-			}
-			req.RelayFromAddr = netAddrToProtoAddr(relayFrom)
 			req.RelayToAddr = netAddrToProtoAddr(target)
 		}
 
@@ -401,7 +388,7 @@ func (rm *relayManager) handleCreateRelayRequest(v cert.Version, h *HostInfo, f
 		} else {
 			f.SendMessageToHostInfo(header.Control, 0, peer, msg, make([]byte, 12), make([]byte, mtu))
 			rm.l.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
-				"relayFrom":           relayFrom,
+				"relayFrom":           h.vpnAddrs[0],
 				"relayTo":             target,
 				"initiatorRelayIndex": req.InitiatorRelayIndex,
 				"responderRelayIndex": req.ResponderRelayIndex,

stats.go

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
+	_ "net/http/pprof"
 	"runtime"
 	"strconv"
 	"time"

udp/conn.go

@@ -13,12 +13,21 @@ type EncReader func(
 	payload []byte,
 )
 
+type EncBatchReader func(
+	addrs []netip.AddrPort,
+	payloads [][]byte,
+	count int,
+)
+
 type Conn interface {
 	Rebind() error
 	LocalAddr() (netip.AddrPort, error)
 	ListenOut(r EncReader)
+	ListenOutBatch(r EncBatchReader)
 	WriteTo(b []byte, addr netip.AddrPort) error
+	WriteMulti(packets [][]byte, addrs []netip.AddrPort) (int, error)
 	ReloadConfig(c *config.C)
+	BatchSize() int
 	Close() error
 }
 
@@ -33,12 +42,21 @@ func (NoopConn) LocalAddr() (netip.AddrPort, error) {
 func (NoopConn) ListenOut(_ EncReader) {
 	return
 }
+func (NoopConn) ListenOutBatch(_ EncBatchReader) {
+	return
+}
 func (NoopConn) WriteTo(_ []byte, _ netip.AddrPort) error {
 	return nil
 }
+func (NoopConn) WriteMulti(_ [][]byte, _ []netip.AddrPort) (int, error) {
+	return 0, nil
+}
 func (NoopConn) ReloadConfig(_ *config.C) {
 	return
 }
+func (NoopConn) BatchSize() int {
+	return 1
+}
 func (NoopConn) Close() error {
 	return nil
 }

udp/udp_darwin.go

@@ -140,6 +140,17 @@ func (u *StdConn) WriteTo(b []byte, ap netip.AddrPort) error {
 	}
 }
 
+// WriteMulti sends multiple packets - fallback implementation without sendmmsg
+func (u *StdConn) WriteMulti(packets [][]byte, addrs []netip.AddrPort) (int, error) {
+	for i := range packets {
+		err := u.WriteTo(packets[i], addrs[i])
+		if err != nil {
+			return i, err
+		}
+	}
+	return len(packets), nil
+}
+
 func (u *StdConn) LocalAddr() (netip.AddrPort, error) {
 	a := u.UDPConn.LocalAddr()
 
@@ -184,6 +195,34 @@ func (u *StdConn) ListenOut(r EncReader) {
 	}
 }
 
+// ListenOutBatch - fallback to single-packet reads for Darwin
+func (u *StdConn) ListenOutBatch(r EncBatchReader) {
+	buffer := make([]byte, MTU)
+	addrs := make([]netip.AddrPort, 1)
+	payloads := make([][]byte, 1)
+
+	for {
+		// Just read one packet at a time and call batch callback with count=1
+		n, rua, err := u.ReadFromUDPAddrPort(buffer)
+		if err != nil {
+			if errors.Is(err, net.ErrClosed) {
+				u.l.WithError(err).Debug("udp socket is closed, exiting read loop")
+				return
+			}
+
+			u.l.WithError(err).Error("unexpected udp socket receive error")
+		}
+
+		addrs[0] = netip.AddrPortFrom(rua.Addr().Unmap(), rua.Port())
+		payloads[0] = buffer[:n]
+		r(addrs, payloads, 1)
+	}
+}
+
+func (u *StdConn) BatchSize() int {
+	return 1
+}
+
 func (u *StdConn) Rebind() error {
 	var err error
 	if u.isV4 {

udp/udp_generic.go

@@ -85,3 +85,42 @@ func (u *GenericConn) ListenOut(r EncReader) {
 		r(netip.AddrPortFrom(rua.Addr().Unmap(), rua.Port()), buffer[:n])
 	}
 }
+
+// ListenOutBatch - fallback to single-packet reads for generic platforms
+func (u *GenericConn) ListenOutBatch(r EncBatchReader) {
+	buffer := make([]byte, MTU)
+	addrs := make([]netip.AddrPort, 1)
+	payloads := make([][]byte, 1)
+
+	for {
+		// Just read one packet at a time and call batch callback with count=1
+		n, rua, err := u.ReadFromUDPAddrPort(buffer)
+		if err != nil {
+			u.l.WithError(err).Debug("udp socket is closed, exiting read loop")
+			return
+		}
+
+		addrs[0] = netip.AddrPortFrom(rua.Addr().Unmap(), rua.Port())
+		payloads[0] = buffer[:n]
+		r(addrs, payloads, 1)
+	}
+}
+
+// WriteMulti sends multiple packets - fallback implementation
+func (u *GenericConn) WriteMulti(packets [][]byte, addrs []netip.AddrPort) (int, error) {
+	for i := range packets {
+		err := u.WriteTo(packets[i], addrs[i])
+		if err != nil {
+			return i, err
+		}
+	}
+	return len(packets), nil
+}
+
+func (u *GenericConn) BatchSize() int {
+	return 1
+}
+
+func (u *GenericConn) Rebind() error {
+	return nil
+}

udp/udp_linux.go

@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ type StdConn struct {
 	isV4  bool
 	l     *logrus.Logger
 	batch int
+
+	// Pre-allocated buffers for batch writes (sized for IPv6, works for both)
+	writeMsgs   []rawMessage
+	writeIovecs []iovec
+	writeNames  [][]byte
 }
 
 func maybeIPV4(ip net.IP) (net.IP, bool) {
@@ -69,7 +74,26 @@ func NewListener(l *logrus.Logger, ip netip.Addr, port int, multi bool, batch in
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to bind to socket: %s", err)
 	}
 
-	return &StdConn{sysFd: fd, isV4: ip.Is4(), l: l, batch: batch}, err
+	c := &StdConn{sysFd: fd, isV4: ip.Is4(), l: l, batch: batch}
+
+	// Pre-allocate write message structures for batching (sized for IPv6, works for both)
+	c.writeMsgs = make([]rawMessage, batch)
+	c.writeIovecs = make([]iovec, batch)
+	c.writeNames = make([][]byte, batch)
+
+	for i := range c.writeMsgs {
+		// Allocate for IPv6 size (larger than IPv4, works for both)
+		c.writeNames[i] = make([]byte, unix.SizeofSockaddrInet6)
+
+		// Point to the iovec in the slice
+		c.writeMsgs[i].Hdr.Iov = &c.writeIovecs[i]
+		c.writeMsgs[i].Hdr.Iovlen = 1
+
+		c.writeMsgs[i].Hdr.Name = &c.writeNames[i][0]
+		// Namelen will be set appropriately in writeMulti4/writeMulti6
+	}
+
+	return c, err
 }
 
 func (u *StdConn) Rebind() error {
@@ -127,6 +151,8 @@ func (u *StdConn) ListenOut(r EncReader) {
 		read = u.ReadSingle
 	}
 
+	udpBatchHist := metrics.GetOrRegisterHistogram("batch.udp_read_size", nil, metrics.NewUniformSample(1024))
+
 	for {
 		n, err := read(msgs)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -134,6 +160,8 @@ func (u *StdConn) ListenOut(r EncReader) {
 			return
 		}
 
+		udpBatchHist.Update(int64(n))
+
 		for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
 			// Its ok to skip the ok check here, the slicing is the only error that can occur and it will panic
 			if u.isV4 {
@@ -146,6 +174,46 @@ func (u *StdConn) ListenOut(r EncReader) {
 	}
 }
 
+func (u *StdConn) ListenOutBatch(r EncBatchReader) {
+	var ip netip.Addr
+
+	msgs, buffers, names := u.PrepareRawMessages(u.batch)
+	read := u.ReadMulti
+	if u.batch == 1 {
+		read = u.ReadSingle
+	}
+
+	udpBatchHist := metrics.GetOrRegisterHistogram("batch.udp_read_size", nil, metrics.NewUniformSample(1024))
+
+	// Pre-allocate slices for batch callback
+	addrs := make([]netip.AddrPort, u.batch)
+	payloads := make([][]byte, u.batch)
+
+	for {
+		n, err := read(msgs)
+		if err != nil {
+			u.l.WithError(err).Debug("udp socket is closed, exiting read loop")
+			return
+		}
+
+		udpBatchHist.Update(int64(n))
+
+		// Prepare batch data
+		for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
+			if u.isV4 {
+				ip, _ = netip.AddrFromSlice(names[i][4:8])
+			} else {
+				ip, _ = netip.AddrFromSlice(names[i][8:24])
+			}
+			addrs[i] = netip.AddrPortFrom(ip.Unmap(), binary.BigEndian.Uint16(names[i][2:4]))
+			payloads[i] = buffers[i][:msgs[i].Len]
+		}
+
+		// Call batch callback with all packets
+		r(addrs, payloads, n)
+	}
+}
+
 func (u *StdConn) ReadSingle(msgs []rawMessage) (int, error) {
 	for {
 		n, _, err := unix.Syscall6(
@@ -194,6 +262,19 @@ func (u *StdConn) WriteTo(b []byte, ip netip.AddrPort) error {
 	return u.writeTo6(b, ip)
 }
 
+func (u *StdConn) WriteMulti(packets [][]byte, addrs []netip.AddrPort) (int, error) {
+	if len(packets) != len(addrs) {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("packets and addrs length mismatch")
+	}
+	if len(packets) == 0 {
+		return 0, nil
+	}
+	if u.isV4 {
+		return u.writeMulti4(packets, addrs)
+	}
+	return u.writeMulti6(packets, addrs)
+}
+
 func (u *StdConn) writeTo6(b []byte, ip netip.AddrPort) error {
 	var rsa unix.RawSockaddrInet6
 	rsa.Family = unix.AF_INET6
@@ -248,6 +329,123 @@ func (u *StdConn) writeTo4(b []byte, ip netip.AddrPort) error {
 	}
 }
 
+func (u *StdConn) writeMulti4(packets [][]byte, addrs []netip.AddrPort) (int, error) {
+	sent := 0
+	for sent < len(packets) {
+		// Determine batch size based on remaining packets and buffer capacity
+		batchSize := len(packets) - sent
+		if batchSize > len(u.writeMsgs) {
+			batchSize = len(u.writeMsgs)
+		}
+
+		// Use pre-allocated buffers
+		msgs := u.writeMsgs[:batchSize]
+		iovecs := u.writeIovecs[:batchSize]
+		names := u.writeNames[:batchSize]
+
+		// Setup message structures for this batch
+		for i := 0; i < batchSize; i++ {
+			pktIdx := sent + i
+			if !addrs[pktIdx].Addr().Is4() {
+				return sent + i, ErrInvalidIPv6RemoteForSocket
+			}
+
+			// Setup the packet buffer
+			iovecs[i].Base = &packets[pktIdx][0]
+			iovecs[i].Len = uint(len(packets[pktIdx]))
+
+			// Setup the destination address
+			rsa := (*unix.RawSockaddrInet4)(unsafe.Pointer(&names[i][0]))
+			rsa.Family = unix.AF_INET
+			rsa.Addr = addrs[pktIdx].Addr().As4()
+			binary.BigEndian.PutUint16((*[2]byte)(unsafe.Pointer(&rsa.Port))[:], addrs[pktIdx].Port())
+
+			// Set the appropriate address length for IPv4
+			msgs[i].Hdr.Namelen = unix.SizeofSockaddrInet4
+		}
+
+		// Send this batch
+		nsent, _, err := unix.Syscall6(
+			unix.SYS_SENDMMSG,
+			uintptr(u.sysFd),
+			uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&msgs[0])),
+			uintptr(batchSize),
+			0,
+			0,
+			0,
+		)
+
+		if err != 0 {
+			return sent + int(nsent), &net.OpError{Op: "sendmmsg", Err: err}
+		}
+
+		sent += int(nsent)
+		if int(nsent) < batchSize {
+			// Couldn't send all packets in batch, return what we sent
+			return sent, nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	return sent, nil
+}
+
+func (u *StdConn) writeMulti6(packets [][]byte, addrs []netip.AddrPort) (int, error) {
+	sent := 0
+	for sent < len(packets) {
+		// Determine batch size based on remaining packets and buffer capacity
+		batchSize := len(packets) - sent
+		if batchSize > len(u.writeMsgs) {
+			batchSize = len(u.writeMsgs)
+		}
+
+		// Use pre-allocated buffers
+		msgs := u.writeMsgs[:batchSize]
+		iovecs := u.writeIovecs[:batchSize]
+		names := u.writeNames[:batchSize]
+
+		// Setup message structures for this batch
+		for i := 0; i < batchSize; i++ {
+			pktIdx := sent + i
+
+			// Setup the packet buffer
+			iovecs[i].Base = &packets[pktIdx][0]
+			iovecs[i].Len = uint(len(packets[pktIdx]))
+
+			// Setup the destination address
+			rsa := (*unix.RawSockaddrInet6)(unsafe.Pointer(&names[i][0]))
+			rsa.Family = unix.AF_INET6
+			rsa.Addr = addrs[pktIdx].Addr().As16()
+			binary.BigEndian.PutUint16((*[2]byte)(unsafe.Pointer(&rsa.Port))[:], addrs[pktIdx].Port())
+
+			// Set the appropriate address length for IPv6
+			msgs[i].Hdr.Namelen = unix.SizeofSockaddrInet6
+		}
+
+		// Send this batch
+		nsent, _, err := unix.Syscall6(
+			unix.SYS_SENDMMSG,
+			uintptr(u.sysFd),
+			uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&msgs[0])),
+			uintptr(batchSize),
+			0,
+			0,
+			0,
+		)
+
+		if err != 0 {
+			return sent + int(nsent), &net.OpError{Op: "sendmmsg", Err: err}
+		}
+
+		sent += int(nsent)
+		if int(nsent) < batchSize {
+			// Couldn't send all packets in batch, return what we sent
+			return sent, nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	return sent, nil
+}
+
 func (u *StdConn) ReloadConfig(c *config.C) {
 	b := c.GetInt("listen.read_buffer", 0)
 	if b > 0 {
@@ -305,6 +503,10 @@ func (u *StdConn) getMemInfo(meminfo *[unix.SK_MEMINFO_VARS]uint32) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (u *StdConn) BatchSize() int {
+	return u.batch
+}
+
 func (u *StdConn) Close() error {
 	return syscall.Close(u.sysFd)
 }

udp/udp_linux_32.go

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 
 type iovec struct {
 	Base *byte
-	Len  uint32
+	Len  uint
 }
 
 type msghdr struct {
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func (u *StdConn) PrepareRawMessages(n int) ([]rawMessage, [][]byte, [][]byte) {
 		names[i] = make([]byte, unix.SizeofSockaddrInet6)
 
 		vs := []iovec{
-			{Base: &buffers[i][0], Len: uint32(len(buffers[i]))},
+			{Base: &buffers[i][0], Len: uint(len(buffers[i]))},
 		}
 
 		msgs[i].Hdr.Iov = &vs[0]

udp/udp_linux_64.go

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 
 type iovec struct {
 	Base *byte
-	Len  uint64
+	Len  uint
 }
 
 type msghdr struct {
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func (u *StdConn) PrepareRawMessages(n int) ([]rawMessage, [][]byte, [][]byte) {
 		names[i] = make([]byte, unix.SizeofSockaddrInet6)
 
 		vs := []iovec{
-			{Base: &buffers[i][0], Len: uint64(len(buffers[i]))},
+			{Base: &buffers[i][0], Len: uint(len(buffers[i]))},
 		}
 
 		msgs[i].Hdr.Iov = &vs[0]

udp/udp_tester.go

@@ -116,6 +116,31 @@ func (u *TesterConn) ListenOut(r EncReader) {
 	}
 }
 
+func (u *TesterConn) ListenOutBatch(r EncBatchReader) {
+	addrs := make([]netip.AddrPort, 1)
+	payloads := make([][]byte, 1)
+
+	for {
+		p, ok := <-u.RxPackets
+		if !ok {
+			return
+		}
+		addrs[0] = p.From
+		payloads[0] = p.Data
+		r(addrs, payloads, 1)
+	}
+}
+
+func (u *TesterConn) WriteMulti(packets [][]byte, addrs []netip.AddrPort) (int, error) {
+	for i := range packets {
+		err := u.WriteTo(packets[i], addrs[i])
+		if err != nil {
+			return i, err
+		}
+	}
+	return len(packets), nil
+}
+
 func (u *TesterConn) ReloadConfig(*config.C) {}
 
 func NewUDPStatsEmitter(_ []Conn) func() {
@@ -127,6 +152,10 @@ func (u *TesterConn) LocalAddr() (netip.AddrPort, error) {
 	return u.Addr, nil
 }
 
+func (u *TesterConn) BatchSize() int {
+	return 1
+}
+
 func (u *TesterConn) Rebind() error {
 	return nil
 }