Let the darwin tun adopt an fd the host already configured

connection_manager.go

@@ -105,12 +105,11 @@ func (cm *connectionManager) getInactivityTimeout() time.Duration {
 }
 
 func (cm *connectionManager) In(h *HostInfo) {
-	h.markIn()
+	h.in.Store(true)
 }
 
-// Out records outbound traffic and reports whether the local network changed since this tunnel last sent.
-func (cm *connectionManager) Out(h *HostInfo) bool {
-	return h.markOut(cm.intf.rebindEpoch.Load())
+func (cm *connectionManager) Out(h *HostInfo) {
+	h.out.Store(true)
 }
 
 func (cm *connectionManager) RelayUsed(localIndex uint32) {
@@ -129,7 +128,8 @@ func (cm *connectionManager) RelayUsed(localIndex uint32) {
 // getAndResetTrafficCheck returns if there was any inbound or outbound traffic within the last tick and
 // resets the state for this local index
 func (cm *connectionManager) getAndResetTrafficCheck(h *HostInfo, now time.Time) (bool, bool) {
-	in, out := h.takeTraffic()
+	in := h.in.Swap(false)
+	out := h.out.Swap(false)
 	if in || out {
 		h.lastUsed = now
 	}
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ func (cm *connectionManager) makeTrafficDecision(localIndex uint32, now time.Tim
 				"tunnelCheck", m{"state": "alive", "method": "passive"},
 			)
 		}
-		hostinfo.setPendingDeletion(false)
+		hostinfo.pendingDeletion.Store(false)
 
 		if mainHostInfo {
 			decision = tryRehandshake
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ func (cm *connectionManager) makeTrafficDecision(localIndex uint32, now time.Tim
 		return decision, hostinfo, primary
 	}
 
-	if hostinfo.isPendingDeletion() {
+	if hostinfo.pendingDeletion.Load() {
 		// We have already sent a test packet and nothing was returned, this hostinfo is dead
 		hostinfo.logger(cm.l).Info("Tunnel status",
 			"tunnelCheck", m{"state": "dead", "method": "active"},
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ func (cm *connectionManager) makeTrafficDecision(localIndex uint32, now time.Tim
 		}
 	}
 
-	hostinfo.setPendingDeletion(true)
+	hostinfo.pendingDeletion.Store(true)
 	cm.trafficTimer.Add(hostinfo.localIndexId, cm.pendingDeletionInterval)
 	return decision, hostinfo, nil
 }

connection_manager_test.go

@@ -86,25 +86,25 @@ func Test_NewConnectionManagerTest(t *testing.T) {
 	// We saw traffic out to vpnIp
 	nc.Out(hostinfo)
 	nc.In(hostinfo)
-	assert.False(t, hostinfo.isPendingDeletion())
+	assert.False(t, hostinfo.pendingDeletion.Load())
 	assert.Contains(t, nc.hostMap.Hosts, hostinfo.vpnAddrs[0])
 	assert.Contains(t, nc.hostMap.Indexes, hostinfo.localIndexId)
-	assert.True(t, hostinfo.sentSinceCheck())
-	assert.True(t, (hostinfo.state.Load()&stateIn != 0))
+	assert.True(t, hostinfo.out.Load())
+	assert.True(t, hostinfo.in.Load())
 
 	// Do a traffic check tick, should not be pending deletion but should not have any in/out packets recorded
 	nc.doTrafficCheck(hostinfo.localIndexId, p, nb, out, time.Now())
-	assert.False(t, hostinfo.isPendingDeletion())
-	assert.False(t, hostinfo.sentSinceCheck())
-	assert.False(t, (hostinfo.state.Load()&stateIn != 0))
+	assert.False(t, hostinfo.pendingDeletion.Load())
+	assert.False(t, hostinfo.out.Load())
+	assert.False(t, hostinfo.in.Load())
 
 	// Do another traffic check tick, this host should be pending deletion now
 	nc.Out(hostinfo)
-	assert.True(t, hostinfo.sentSinceCheck())
+	assert.True(t, hostinfo.out.Load())
 	nc.doTrafficCheck(hostinfo.localIndexId, p, nb, out, time.Now())
-	assert.True(t, hostinfo.isPendingDeletion())
-	assert.False(t, hostinfo.sentSinceCheck())
-	assert.False(t, (hostinfo.state.Load()&stateIn != 0))
+	assert.True(t, hostinfo.pendingDeletion.Load())
+	assert.False(t, hostinfo.out.Load())
+	assert.False(t, hostinfo.in.Load())
 	assert.Contains(t, nc.hostMap.Indexes, hostinfo.localIndexId)
 	assert.Contains(t, nc.hostMap.Hosts, hostinfo.vpnAddrs[0])
 
@@ -168,33 +168,33 @@ func Test_NewConnectionManagerTest2(t *testing.T) {
 	// We saw traffic out to vpnIp
 	nc.Out(hostinfo)
 	nc.In(hostinfo)
-	assert.True(t, (hostinfo.state.Load()&stateIn != 0))
-	assert.True(t, hostinfo.sentSinceCheck())
-	assert.False(t, hostinfo.isPendingDeletion())
+	assert.True(t, hostinfo.in.Load())
+	assert.True(t, hostinfo.out.Load())
+	assert.False(t, hostinfo.pendingDeletion.Load())
 	assert.Contains(t, nc.hostMap.Hosts, hostinfo.vpnAddrs[0])
 	assert.Contains(t, nc.hostMap.Indexes, hostinfo.localIndexId)
 
 	// Do a traffic check tick, should not be pending deletion but should not have any in/out packets recorded
 	nc.doTrafficCheck(hostinfo.localIndexId, p, nb, out, time.Now())
-	assert.False(t, hostinfo.isPendingDeletion())
-	assert.False(t, hostinfo.sentSinceCheck())
-	assert.False(t, (hostinfo.state.Load()&stateIn != 0))
+	assert.False(t, hostinfo.pendingDeletion.Load())
+	assert.False(t, hostinfo.out.Load())
+	assert.False(t, hostinfo.in.Load())
 
 	// Do another traffic check tick, this host should be pending deletion now
 	nc.Out(hostinfo)
 	nc.doTrafficCheck(hostinfo.localIndexId, p, nb, out, time.Now())
-	assert.True(t, hostinfo.isPendingDeletion())
-	assert.False(t, hostinfo.sentSinceCheck())
-	assert.False(t, (hostinfo.state.Load()&stateIn != 0))
+	assert.True(t, hostinfo.pendingDeletion.Load())
+	assert.False(t, hostinfo.out.Load())
+	assert.False(t, hostinfo.in.Load())
 	assert.Contains(t, nc.hostMap.Indexes, hostinfo.localIndexId)
 	assert.Contains(t, nc.hostMap.Hosts, hostinfo.vpnAddrs[0])
 
 	// We saw traffic, should no longer be pending deletion
 	nc.In(hostinfo)
 	nc.doTrafficCheck(hostinfo.localIndexId, p, nb, out, time.Now())
-	assert.False(t, hostinfo.isPendingDeletion())
-	assert.False(t, hostinfo.sentSinceCheck())
-	assert.False(t, (hostinfo.state.Load()&stateIn != 0))
+	assert.False(t, hostinfo.pendingDeletion.Load())
+	assert.False(t, hostinfo.out.Load())
+	assert.False(t, hostinfo.in.Load())
 	assert.Contains(t, nc.hostMap.Indexes, hostinfo.localIndexId)
 	assert.Contains(t, nc.hostMap.Hosts, hostinfo.vpnAddrs[0])
 }
@@ -253,31 +253,31 @@ func Test_NewConnectionManager_DisconnectInactive(t *testing.T) {
 	// Do a traffic check tick, in and out should be cleared but should not be pending deletion
 	nc.Out(hostinfo)
 	nc.In(hostinfo)
-	assert.True(t, hostinfo.sentSinceCheck())
-	assert.True(t, (hostinfo.state.Load()&stateIn != 0))
+	assert.True(t, hostinfo.out.Load())
+	assert.True(t, hostinfo.in.Load())
 
 	now := time.Now()
 	decision, _, _ := nc.makeTrafficDecision(hostinfo.localIndexId, now)
 	assert.Equal(t, tryRehandshake, decision)
 	assert.Equal(t, now, hostinfo.lastUsed)
-	assert.False(t, hostinfo.isPendingDeletion())
-	assert.False(t, hostinfo.sentSinceCheck())
-	assert.False(t, (hostinfo.state.Load()&stateIn != 0))
+	assert.False(t, hostinfo.pendingDeletion.Load())
+	assert.False(t, hostinfo.out.Load())
+	assert.False(t, hostinfo.in.Load())
 
 	decision, _, _ = nc.makeTrafficDecision(hostinfo.localIndexId, now.Add(time.Second*5))
 	assert.Equal(t, doNothing, decision)
 	assert.Equal(t, now, hostinfo.lastUsed)
-	assert.False(t, hostinfo.isPendingDeletion())
-	assert.False(t, hostinfo.sentSinceCheck())
-	assert.False(t, (hostinfo.state.Load()&stateIn != 0))
+	assert.False(t, hostinfo.pendingDeletion.Load())
+	assert.False(t, hostinfo.out.Load())
+	assert.False(t, hostinfo.in.Load())
 
 	// Do another traffic check tick, should still not be pending deletion
 	decision, _, _ = nc.makeTrafficDecision(hostinfo.localIndexId, now.Add(time.Second*10))
 	assert.Equal(t, doNothing, decision)
 	assert.Equal(t, now, hostinfo.lastUsed)
-	assert.False(t, hostinfo.isPendingDeletion())
-	assert.False(t, hostinfo.sentSinceCheck())
-	assert.False(t, (hostinfo.state.Load()&stateIn != 0))
+	assert.False(t, hostinfo.pendingDeletion.Load())
+	assert.False(t, hostinfo.out.Load())
+	assert.False(t, hostinfo.in.Load())
 	assert.Contains(t, nc.hostMap.Indexes, hostinfo.localIndexId)
 	assert.Contains(t, nc.hostMap.Hosts, hostinfo.vpnAddrs[0])
 
@@ -285,9 +285,9 @@ func Test_NewConnectionManager_DisconnectInactive(t *testing.T) {
 	decision, _, _ = nc.makeTrafficDecision(hostinfo.localIndexId, now.Add(time.Minute*10))
 	assert.Equal(t, closeTunnel, decision)
 	assert.Equal(t, now, hostinfo.lastUsed)
-	assert.False(t, hostinfo.isPendingDeletion())
-	assert.False(t, hostinfo.sentSinceCheck())
-	assert.False(t, (hostinfo.state.Load()&stateIn != 0))
+	assert.False(t, hostinfo.pendingDeletion.Load())
+	assert.False(t, hostinfo.out.Load())
+	assert.False(t, hostinfo.in.Load())
 	assert.Contains(t, nc.hostMap.Indexes, hostinfo.localIndexId)
 	assert.Contains(t, nc.hostMap.Hosts, hostinfo.vpnAddrs[0])
 }

control.go

@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ func (c *Control) RebindUDPServer() {
 	c.f.lightHouse.SendUpdate()
 
 	// Let the main interface know that we rebound so that underlying tunnels know to trigger punches from their remotes
-	c.f.rebindEpoch.Add(1)
+	c.f.rebindCount++
 }
 
 // ListHostmapHosts returns details about the actual or pending (handshaking) hostmap by vpn ip

hostmap.go

@@ -238,30 +238,18 @@ const (
 )
 
 type HostInfo struct {
-	// The first cache line is everything the packet paths touch. Grouping them here means a send or receive
-	// pulls in one line instead of two, which is what the layout looked like when state lived at the end.
-
 	remote          atomic.Pointer[netip.AddrPort]
-	ConnectionState *ConnectionState
-
-	// state holds everything the hot paths need to touch per packet, in one word: whether we have seen traffic
-	// each way since the connection manager last looked, whether it has given up on us, and the
-	// Interface.rebindEpoch this tunnel last sent under. Keeping the epoch here means it survives the traffic
-	// bits being cleared, so a tunnel that has not sent since a rebind still notices when it does.
-	state atomic.Uint32
-
+	remotes         *RemoteList
 	promoteCounter  atomic.Uint32
+	ConnectionState *ConnectionState
 	remoteIndexId   uint32
 	localIndexId    uint32
-	remotes        *RemoteList
 
 	// vpnAddrs is a list of vpn addresses assigned to this host that are within our own vpn networks
 	// The host may have other vpn addresses that are outside our
 	// vpn networks but were removed because they are not usable
 	vpnAddrs []netip.Addr
 
-	// Everything below is off the packet path: handshakes, relays, roaming and the connection manager.
-
 	// networks is a combination of specific vpn addresses (not prefixes!) and full unsafe networks assigned to this host.
 	networks   *bart.Table[NetworkType]
 	relayState RelayState
@@ -274,6 +262,11 @@ type HostInfo struct {
 	// This is used to limit lighthouse re-queries in chatty clients
 	nextLHQuery atomic.Int64
 
+	// lastRebindCount is the other side of Interface.rebindCount, if these values don't match then we need to ask LH
+	// for a punch from the remote end of this tunnel. The goal being to prime their conntrack for our traffic just like
+	// with a handshake
+	lastRebindCount int8
+
 	// lastHandshakeTime records the time the remote side told us about at the stage when the handshake was completed locally
 	// Stage 1 packet will contain it if I am a responder, stage 2 packet if I am an initiator
 	// This is used to avoid an attack where a handshake packet is replayed after some time
@@ -282,6 +275,9 @@ type HostInfo struct {
 	lastRoam       time.Time
 	lastRoamRemote netip.AddrPort
 
+	//TODO: in, out, and others might benefit from being an atomic.Int32. We could collapse connectionManager pendingDeletion, relayUsed, and in/out into this 1 thing
+	in, out, pendingDeletion atomic.Bool
+
 	// lastUsed tracks the last time ConnectionManager checked the tunnel and it was in use.
 	// This value will be behind against actual tunnel utilization in the hot path.
 	// This should only be used by the ConnectionManagers ticker routine.
@@ -662,7 +658,7 @@ func (hm *HostMap) unlockedAddHostInfo(hostinfo *HostInfo, f *Interface) {
 	hm.Indexes[hostinfo.localIndexId] = hostinfo
 	hm.RemoteIndexes[hostinfo.remoteIndexId] = hostinfo
 
-	hostinfo.markOut(f.rebindEpoch.Load())
+	hostinfo.out.Store(true)
 	if f.connectionManager != nil { // f.connectionManager is only nil in some unit tests
 		f.connectionManager.trafficTimer.Add(hostinfo.localIndexId, f.connectionManager.checkInterval)
 	}
@@ -763,64 +759,6 @@ func (i *HostInfo) TryPromoteBest(preferredRanges []netip.Prefix, ifce *Interfac
 	}
 }
 
-// Bits within HostInfo.state. Everything above stateEpochShift is the rebind epoch.
-const (
-	stateIn uint32 = 1 << iota
-	stateOut
-	statePendingDeletion
-
-	stateFlags      = stateIn | stateOut | statePendingDeletion
-	stateEpochShift = 3
-)
-
-// markIn records inbound traffic. Reading first keeps the cache line shared on the common path, where the bit
-// is already set.
-func (i *HostInfo) markIn() {
-	if i.state.Load()&stateIn == 0 {
-		i.state.Or(stateIn)
-	}
-}
-
-// markOut records that we sent on this tunnel under the given rebind epoch. It reports whether the epoch moved
-// since our last send, which means the local network changed and we want the far side to punch at us again.
-// The common path is a single load that matches and returns.
-func (i *HostInfo) markOut(epoch uint32) bool {
-	e := epoch << stateEpochShift
-	for {
-		old := i.state.Load()
-		if old&stateOut != 0 && old&^stateFlags == e {
-			return false
-		}
-
-		if i.state.CompareAndSwap(old, old&stateFlags|stateOut|e) {
-			return old&^stateFlags != e
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-// sentSinceCheck reports whether anything has been sent since the connection manager last looked.
-func (i *HostInfo) sentSinceCheck() bool {
-	return i.state.Load()&stateOut != 0
-}
-
-// takeTraffic clears both traffic bits, leaving the epoch alone, and reports what they were.
-func (i *HostInfo) takeTraffic() (in bool, out bool) {
-	old := i.state.And(^(stateIn | stateOut))
-	return old&stateIn != 0, old&stateOut != 0
-}
-
-func (i *HostInfo) setPendingDeletion(v bool) {
-	if v {
-		i.state.Or(statePendingDeletion)
-	} else {
-		i.state.And(^statePendingDeletion)
-	}
-}
-
-func (i *HostInfo) isPendingDeletion() bool {
-	return i.state.Load()&statePendingDeletion != 0
-}
-
 func (i *HostInfo) GetCert() *cert.CachedCertificate {
 	if i.ConnectionState != nil {
 		return i.ConnectionState.peerCert

inside.go

@@ -365,12 +365,17 @@ func (f *Interface) sendNoMetrics(t header.MessageType, st header.MessageSubType
 
 	//l.WithField("trace", string(debug.Stack())).Error("out Header ", &Header{Version, t, st, 0, hostinfo.remoteIndexId, c}, p)
 	out = header.Encode(out, header.Version, t, st, hostinfo.remoteIndexId, c)
-	// We rebound since this tunnel last sent, so the local network moved. Ask the lighthouse to have the far side
-	// punch at where we are now, which primes their conntrack the same way a handshake would.
-	if f.connectionManager.Out(hostinfo) && t != header.CloseTunnel {
+	f.connectionManager.Out(hostinfo)
+
+	// Query our LH if we haven't since the last time we've been rebound, this will cause the remote to punch against
+	// all our addrs and enable a faster roaming.
+	if t != header.CloseTunnel && hostinfo.lastRebindCount != f.rebindCount {
+		//NOTE: there is an update hole if a tunnel isn't used and exactly 256 rebinds occur before the tunnel is
+		// finally used again. This tunnel would eventually be torn down and recreated if this action didn't help.
 		f.lightHouse.QueryServer(hostinfo.vpnAddrs[0])
+		hostinfo.lastRebindCount = f.rebindCount
 		if f.l.Enabled(context.Background(), slog.LevelDebug) {
-			f.l.Debug("Lighthouse update triggered for punch due to rebind epoch",
+			f.l.Debug("Lighthouse update triggered for punch due to rebind counter",
 				"vpnAddrs", hostinfo.vpnAddrs,
 			)
 		}

interface.go

@@ -82,10 +82,8 @@ type Interface struct {
 	sendRecvErrorConfig   recvErrorConfig
 	acceptRecvErrorConfig recvErrorConfig
 
-	// rebindEpoch bumps every time the udp listener is rebound, which means the local network moved. Tunnels
-	// compare it against their own copy to decide they need a punch from the far side. Read on every send, only
-	// written on a rebind, so the cache line stays shared across the routines.
-	rebindEpoch atomic.Uint32
+	// rebindCount is used to decide if an active tunnel should trigger a punch notification through a lighthouse
+	rebindCount int8
 	version     string
 
 	conntrackCacheTimeout time.Duration

main.go

@@ -22,9 +22,12 @@ type m = map[string]any
 
 func Main(c *config.C, configTest bool, buildVersion string, l *slog.Logger, deviceFactory overlay.DeviceFactory) (retcon *Control, reterr error) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	// Automatically cancel the context if Main returns an error, to signal all created goroutines to quit.
+	// The goroutines started below stop only when this context does, and only a caller holding the
+	// Control can arrange that. Cancel whenever we are not handing one back, which covers an error
+	// and a config test alike: a config test used to leave the lighthouse query worker, and a
+	// hostname resolver per dns named static host, running for the life of the process.
 	defer func() {
-		if reterr != nil {
+		if retcon == nil {
 			cancel()
 		}
 	}()

main_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+package nebula
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net/netip"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/cert"
+	cert_test "github.com/slackhq/nebula/cert_test"
+	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/config"
+	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/test"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"go.uber.org/goleak"
+)
+
+// TestMain_ConfigTestReleasesItsGoroutines pins the rule that Main only leaves goroutines running
+// when it hands back a Control to stop them with.
+//
+// A config test gets no Control, so anything it started had nothing to stop it: the lighthouse
+// query worker, and a hostname resolver per dns named static host, ran for the life of the
+// process. That matters to every embedder that validates a config in process rather than by
+// exec'ing, dnclient and the apple clients included, because they do it on each config load and
+// the leak accumulates.
+func TestMain_ConfigTestReleasesItsGoroutines(t *testing.T) {
+	defer goleak.VerifyNone(t, goleak.IgnoreCurrent())
+
+	l := test.NewLogger()
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+
+	before := time.Now().Add(-time.Hour)
+	after := time.Now().Add(time.Hour)
+	ca, _, caKey, caPEM := cert_test.NewTestCaCert(cert.Version2, cert.Curve_CURVE25519, before, after, nil, nil, nil)
+	networks := []netip.Prefix{netip.MustParsePrefix("10.0.0.1/24")}
+	_, _, keyPEM, certPEM := cert_test.NewTestCert(
+		cert.Version2, cert.Curve_CURVE25519, ca, caKey, "config-test", before, after, networks, nil, nil)
+
+	caPath := filepath.Join(dir, "ca.pem")
+	certPath := filepath.Join(dir, "cert.pem")
+	keyPath := filepath.Join(dir, "key.pem")
+	require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(caPath, caPEM, 0o600))
+	require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(certPath, certPEM, 0o600))
+	require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(keyPath, keyPEM, 0o600))
+
+	// A static host by address, not by name: the query worker is the goroutine under test and a
+	// hostname would drag a real dns lookup into a unit test.
+	configBody := fmt.Sprintf(`
+pki:
+  ca: %s
+  cert: %s
+  key: %s
+static_host_map:
+  "10.0.0.2": ["192.0.2.1:4242"]
+lighthouse:
+  hosts:
+    - "10.0.0.2"
+listen:
+  host: 127.0.0.1
+  port: 0
+tun:
+  disabled: true
+firewall:
+  outbound:
+    - port: any
+      proto: any
+      host: any
+  inbound:
+    - port: any
+      proto: any
+      host: any
+`, caPath, certPath, keyPath)
+	require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dir, "config.yml"), []byte(configBody), 0o600))
+
+	c := config.NewC(l)
+	require.NoError(t, c.Load(dir))
+
+	ctrl, err := Main(c, true, "config-test", l, nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Nil(t, ctrl, "a config test hands back nothing to stop, so it must stop itself")
+}

overlay/tun_darwin.go

@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ type tun struct {
 	Routes      atomic.Pointer[[]Route]
 	routeTree   atomic.Pointer[bart.Table[routing.Gateways]]
 	linkAddr    *netroute.LinkAddr
+	// hostOwned means the fd arrived from the OS, which has already configured addressing, mtu
+	// and routes for it. NEPacketTunnelProvider on darwin does this.
+	hostOwned bool
 	l         *slog.Logger
 }
 
@@ -150,8 +153,48 @@ func (t *tun) deviceBytes() (o [16]byte) {
 	return
 }
 
-func newTunFromFd(_ *config.C, _ *slog.Logger, _ int, _ []netip.Prefix) (*tun, error) {
-	return nil, fmt.Errorf("newTunFromFd not supported in Darwin")
+// newTunFromFd adopts a utun the host already created and configured, which is how a darwin
+// network extension is handed its device. Everything about moving packets is shared with newTun,
+// only the setup differs: the host owns addressing and routing here.
+func newTunFromFd(c *config.C, l *slog.Logger, deviceFd int, vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix) (*tun, error) {
+	if err := unix.SetNonblock(deviceFd, true); err != nil {
+		// We own the fd from the moment it is handed to us
+		_ = unix.Close(deviceFd)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to set the tun fd to non-blocking mode: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	file := os.NewFile(uintptr(deviceFd), "/dev/tun")
+	t := &tun{
+		f:           file,
+		Device:      utunNameFromFd(deviceFd),
+		vpnNetworks: vpnNetworks,
+		DefaultMTU:  c.GetInt("tun.mtu", DefaultMTU),
+		hostOwned:   true,
+		l:           l,
+	}
+
+	if err := t.reload(c, true); err != nil {
+		_ = file.Close()
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	c.RegisterReloadCallback(func(c *config.C) {
+		if err := t.reload(c, false); err != nil {
+			util.LogWithContextIfNeeded("failed to reload tun device", err, t.l)
+		}
+	})
+
+	return t, nil
+}
+
+// utunNameFromFd asks the socket what interface it is, for logs. A blank name is not worth
+// failing a tunnel over, so an error just leaves it empty.
+func utunNameFromFd(fd int) string {
+	name, err := unix.GetsockoptString(fd, unix.AF_SYS_CONTROL, _UTUN_OPT_IFNAME)
+	if err != nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return name
 }
 
 func (t *tun) Close() error {
@@ -162,6 +205,12 @@ func (t *tun) Close() error {
 }
 
 func (t *tun) Activate() error {
+	// The host handed us a configured device. Its addresses, mtu and routes come from the network
+	// settings it applied, and a sandboxed extension cannot change them anyway.
+	if t.hostOwned {
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	devName := t.deviceBytes()
 
 	s, err := unix.Socket(
@@ -375,6 +424,11 @@ func getLinkAddr(name string) (*netroute.LinkAddr, error) {
 }
 
 func (t *tun) addRoutes(logErrors bool) error {
+	// The route tree is still ours, the system routing table is not
+	if t.hostOwned {
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	routes := *t.Routes.Load()
 
 	for _, r := range routes {
@@ -404,6 +458,10 @@ func (t *tun) addRoutes(logErrors bool) error {
 }
 
 func (t *tun) removeRoutes(routes []Route) error {
+	if t.hostOwned {
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	for _, r := range routes {
 		if !r.Install {
 			continue