firewall can distinguish if the host connecting has an overlapping network, is a VPN peer without an overlapping network, or is a unsafe network

cert_test/cert.go

@@ -114,33 +114,6 @@ func NewTestCert(v cert.Version, curve cert.Curve, ca cert.Certificate, key []by
 	return c, pub, cert.MarshalPrivateKeyToPEM(curve, priv), pem
 }
 
-func NewTestCertDifferentVersion(c cert.Certificate, v cert.Version, ca cert.Certificate, key []byte) (cert.Certificate, []byte) {
-	nc := &cert.TBSCertificate{
-		Version:        v,
-		Curve:          c.Curve(),
-		Name:           c.Name(),
-		Networks:       c.Networks(),
-		UnsafeNetworks: c.UnsafeNetworks(),
-		Groups:         c.Groups(),
-		NotBefore:      time.Unix(c.NotBefore().Unix(), 0),
-		NotAfter:       time.Unix(c.NotAfter().Unix(), 0),
-		PublicKey:      c.PublicKey(),
-		IsCA:           false,
-	}
-
-	c, err := nc.Sign(ca, ca.Curve(), key)
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-
-	pem, err := c.MarshalPEM()
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-
-	return c, pem
-}
-
 func X25519Keypair() ([]byte, []byte) {
 	privkey := make([]byte, 32)
 	if _, err := io.ReadFull(rand.Reader, privkey); err != nil {

connection_manager.go

@@ -354,6 +354,7 @@ func (cm *connectionManager) makeTrafficDecision(localIndex uint32, now time.Tim
 
 		if mainHostInfo {
 			decision = tryRehandshake
+
 		} else {
 			if cm.shouldSwapPrimary(hostinfo) {
 				decision = swapPrimary
@@ -460,10 +461,6 @@ func (cm *connectionManager) shouldSwapPrimary(current *HostInfo) bool {
 	}
 
 	crt := cm.intf.pki.getCertState().getCertificate(current.ConnectionState.myCert.Version())
-	if crt == nil {
-		//my cert was reloaded away. We should definitely swap from this tunnel
-		return true
-	}
 	// If this tunnel is using the latest certificate then we should swap it to primary for a bit and see if things
 	// settle down.
 	return bytes.Equal(current.ConnectionState.myCert.Signature(), crt.Signature())
@@ -478,34 +475,31 @@ func (cm *connectionManager) swapPrimary(current, primary *HostInfo) {
 	cm.hostMap.Unlock()
 }
 
-// isInvalidCertificate decides if we should destroy a tunnel.
-// returns true if pki.disconnect_invalid is true and the certificate is no longer valid.
-// Blocklisted certificates will skip the pki.disconnect_invalid check and return true.
+// isInvalidCertificate will check if we should destroy a tunnel if pki.disconnect_invalid is true and
+// the certificate is no longer valid. Block listed certificates will skip the pki.disconnect_invalid
+// check and return true.
 func (cm *connectionManager) isInvalidCertificate(now time.Time, hostinfo *HostInfo) bool {
 	remoteCert := hostinfo.GetCert()
 	if remoteCert == nil {
-		return false //don't tear down tunnels for handshakes in progress
+		return false
 	}
 
 	caPool := cm.intf.pki.GetCAPool()
 	err := caPool.VerifyCachedCertificate(now, remoteCert)
 	if err == nil {
-		return false //cert is still valid! yay!
-	} else if err == cert.ErrBlockListed { //avoiding errors.Is for speed
-		// Block listed certificates should always be disconnected
-		hostinfo.logger(cm.l).WithError(err).
-			WithField("fingerprint", remoteCert.Fingerprint).
-			Info("Remote certificate is blocked, tearing down the tunnel")
-		return true
-	} else if cm.intf.disconnectInvalid.Load() {
-		hostinfo.logger(cm.l).WithError(err).
-			WithField("fingerprint", remoteCert.Fingerprint).
-			Info("Remote certificate is no longer valid, tearing down the tunnel")
-		return true
-	} else {
-		//if we reach here, the cert is no longer valid, but we're configured to keep tunnels from now-invalid certs open
 		return false
 	}
+
+	if !cm.intf.disconnectInvalid.Load() && err != cert.ErrBlockListed {
+		// Block listed certificates should always be disconnected
+		return false
+	}
+
+	hostinfo.logger(cm.l).WithError(err).
+		WithField("fingerprint", remoteCert.Fingerprint).
+		Info("Remote certificate is no longer valid, tearing down the tunnel")
+
+	return true
 }
 
 func (cm *connectionManager) sendPunch(hostinfo *HostInfo) {
@@ -536,45 +530,15 @@ func (cm *connectionManager) sendPunch(hostinfo *HostInfo) {
 func (cm *connectionManager) tryRehandshake(hostinfo *HostInfo) {
 	cs := cm.intf.pki.getCertState()
 	curCrt := hostinfo.ConnectionState.myCert
-	curCrtVersion := curCrt.Version()
-	myCrt := cs.getCertificate(curCrtVersion)
-	if myCrt == nil {
-		cm.l.WithField("vpnAddrs", hostinfo.vpnAddrs).
-			WithField("version", curCrtVersion).
-			WithField("reason", "local certificate removed").
-			Info("Re-handshaking with remote")
-		cm.intf.handshakeManager.StartHandshake(hostinfo.vpnAddrs[0], nil)
+	myCrt := cs.getCertificate(curCrt.Version())
+	if curCrt.Version() >= cs.initiatingVersion && bytes.Equal(curCrt.Signature(), myCrt.Signature()) == true {
+		// The current tunnel is using the latest certificate and version, no need to rehandshake.
 		return
 	}
-	peerCrt := hostinfo.ConnectionState.peerCert
-	if peerCrt != nil && curCrtVersion < peerCrt.Certificate.Version() {
-		// if our certificate version is less than theirs, and we have a matching version available, rehandshake?
-		if cs.getCertificate(peerCrt.Certificate.Version()) != nil {
-			cm.l.WithField("vpnAddrs", hostinfo.vpnAddrs).
-				WithField("version", curCrtVersion).
-				WithField("peerVersion", peerCrt.Certificate.Version()).
-				WithField("reason", "local certificate version lower than peer, attempting to correct").
-				Info("Re-handshaking with remote")
-			cm.intf.handshakeManager.StartHandshake(hostinfo.vpnAddrs[0], func(hh *HandshakeHostInfo) {
-				hh.initiatingVersionOverride = peerCrt.Certificate.Version()
-			})
-			return
-		}
-	}
-	if !bytes.Equal(curCrt.Signature(), myCrt.Signature()) {
-		cm.l.WithField("vpnAddrs", hostinfo.vpnAddrs).
-			WithField("reason", "local certificate is not current").
-			Info("Re-handshaking with remote")
 
-		cm.intf.handshakeManager.StartHandshake(hostinfo.vpnAddrs[0], nil)
-		return
-	}
-	if curCrtVersion < cs.initiatingVersion {
-		cm.l.WithField("vpnAddrs", hostinfo.vpnAddrs).
-			WithField("reason", "current cert version < pki.initiatingVersion").
-			Info("Re-handshaking with remote")
+	cm.l.WithField("vpnAddrs", hostinfo.vpnAddrs).
+		WithField("reason", "local certificate is not current").
+		Info("Re-handshaking with remote")
 
-		cm.intf.handshakeManager.StartHandshake(hostinfo.vpnAddrs[0], nil)
-		return
-	}
+	cm.intf.handshakeManager.StartHandshake(hostinfo.vpnAddrs[0], nil)
 }

e2e/helpers_test.go

@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ 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))
@@ -56,6 +54,25 @@ 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()
@@ -129,109 +146,6 @@ func newSimpleServer(v cert.Version, caCrt cert.Certificate, caKey []byte, name
 	return control, vpnNetworks, udpAddr, c
 }
 
-// newServer creates a nebula instance with fewer assumptions
-func newServer(caCrt []cert.Certificate, certs []cert.Certificate, key []byte, overrides m) (*nebula.Control, []netip.Prefix, netip.AddrPort, *config.C) {
-	l := NewTestLogger()
-
-	vpnNetworks := certs[len(certs)-1].Networks()
-
-	var udpAddr netip.AddrPort
-	if vpnNetworks[0].Addr().Is4() {
-		budpIp := vpnNetworks[0].Addr().As4()
-		budpIp[1] -= 128
-		udpAddr = netip.AddrPortFrom(netip.AddrFrom4(budpIp), 4242)
-	} else {
-		budpIp := vpnNetworks[0].Addr().As16()
-		// beef for funsies
-		budpIp[2] = 190
-		budpIp[3] = 239
-		udpAddr = netip.AddrPortFrom(netip.AddrFrom16(budpIp), 4242)
-	}
-
-	caStr := ""
-	for _, ca := range caCrt {
-		x, err := ca.MarshalPEM()
-		if err != nil {
-			panic(err)
-		}
-		caStr += string(x)
-	}
-	certStr := ""
-	for _, c := range certs {
-		x, err := c.MarshalPEM()
-		if err != nil {
-			panic(err)
-		}
-		certStr += string(x)
-	}
-
-	mc := m{
-		"pki": m{
-			"ca":   caStr,
-			"cert": certStr,
-			"key":  string(key),
-		},
-		//"tun": m{"disabled": true},
-		"firewall": m{
-			"outbound": []m{{
-				"proto": "any",
-				"port":  "any",
-				"host":  "any",
-			}},
-			"inbound": []m{{
-				"proto": "any",
-				"port":  "any",
-				"host":  "any",
-			}},
-		},
-		//"handshakes": m{
-		//	"try_interval": "1s",
-		//},
-		"listen": m{
-			"host": udpAddr.Addr().String(),
-			"port": udpAddr.Port(),
-		},
-		"logging": m{
-			"timestamp_format": fmt.Sprintf("%v 15:04:05.000000", certs[0].Name()),
-			"level":            l.Level.String(),
-		},
-		"timers": m{
-			"pending_deletion_interval": 2,
-			"connection_alive_interval": 2,
-		},
-	}
-
-	if overrides != nil {
-		final := m{}
-		err := mergo.Merge(&final, overrides, mergo.WithAppendSlice)
-		if err != nil {
-			panic(err)
-		}
-		err = mergo.Merge(&final, mc, mergo.WithAppendSlice)
-		if err != nil {
-			panic(err)
-		}
-		mc = final
-	}
-
-	cb, err := yaml.Marshal(mc)
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-
-	c := config.NewC(l)
-	cStr := string(cb)
-	c.LoadString(cStr)
-
-	control, err := nebula.Main(c, false, "e2e-test", l, nil)
-
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-
-	return control, vpnNetworks, udpAddr, c
-}
-
 type doneCb func()
 
 func deadline(t *testing.T, seconds time.Duration) doneCb {

e2e/tunnels_test.go

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 package e2e
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"net/netip"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -12,8 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/cert"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/cert_test"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/e2e/router"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 )
 
 func TestDropInactiveTunnels(t *testing.T) {
@@ -60,261 +57,49 @@ func TestDropInactiveTunnels(t *testing.T) {
 	theirControl.Stop()
 }
 
-func TestCertUpgrade(t *testing.T) {
-	// The goal of this test is to ensure the shortest inactivity timeout will close the tunnel on both sides
-	// under ideal conditions
-	ca, _, caKey, _ := cert_test.NewTestCaCert(cert.Version1, cert.Curve_CURVE25519, time.Now(), time.Now().Add(10*time.Minute), nil, nil, []string{})
-	caB, err := ca.MarshalPEM()
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-	ca2, _, caKey2, _ := cert_test.NewTestCaCert(cert.Version2, cert.Curve_CURVE25519, time.Now(), time.Now().Add(10*time.Minute), nil, nil, []string{})
+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}})
 
-	ca2B, err := ca2.MarshalPEM()
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-	caStr := fmt.Sprintf("%s\n%s", caB, ca2B)
+	//myVpnV4 := myVpnIpNet[0]
+	myVpnV6 := myVpnIpNet[1]
+	relayVpnV4 := relayVpnIpNet[0]
+	relayVpnV6 := relayVpnIpNet[1]
+	theirVpnV6 := theirVpnIpNet[0]
 
-	myCert, _, myPrivKey, _ := cert_test.NewTestCert(cert.Version1, cert.Curve_CURVE25519, ca, caKey, "me", time.Now(), time.Now().Add(5*time.Minute), []netip.Prefix{netip.MustParsePrefix("10.128.0.1/24")}, nil, []string{})
-	_, myCert2Pem := cert_test.NewTestCertDifferentVersion(myCert, cert.Version2, ca2, caKey2)
+	// 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)
 
-	theirCert, _, theirPrivKey, _ := cert_test.NewTestCert(cert.Version1, cert.Curve_CURVE25519, ca, caKey, "them", time.Now(), time.Now().Add(5*time.Minute), []netip.Prefix{netip.MustParsePrefix("10.128.0.2/24")}, nil, []string{})
-	theirCert2, _ := cert_test.NewTestCertDifferentVersion(theirCert, cert.Version2, ca2, caKey2)
-
-	myControl, myVpnIpNet, myUdpAddr, myC := newServer([]cert.Certificate{ca, ca2}, []cert.Certificate{myCert}, myPrivKey, m{})
-	theirControl, theirVpnIpNet, theirUdpAddr, _ := newServer([]cert.Certificate{ca, ca2}, []cert.Certificate{theirCert, theirCert2}, theirPrivKey, m{})
-
-	// Share our underlay information
-	myControl.InjectLightHouseAddr(theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), theirUdpAddr)
-	theirControl.InjectLightHouseAddr(myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), myUdpAddr)
+	// 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()
 
-	r := router.NewR(t, myControl, theirControl)
-	defer r.RenderFlow()
+	t.Log("Trigger a handshake from me to them via the relay")
+	myControl.InjectTunUDPPacket(theirVpnV6.Addr(), 80, myVpnV6.Addr(), 80, []byte("Hi from me"))
 
-	r.Log("Assert the tunnel between me and them works")
-	assertTunnel(t, myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), myControl, theirControl, r)
-	r.Log("yay")
-	//todo ???
-	time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
-	r.FlushAll()
+	p := r.RouteForAllUntilTxTun(theirControl)
+	r.Log("Assert the tunnel works")
+	assertUdpPacket(t, []byte("Hi from me"), p, myVpnV6.Addr(), theirVpnV6.Addr(), 80, 80)
 
-	mc := m{
-		"pki": m{
-			"ca":   caStr,
-			"cert": string(myCert2Pem),
-			"key":  string(myPrivKey),
-		},
-		//"tun": m{"disabled": true},
-		"firewall": myC.Settings["firewall"],
-		//"handshakes": m{
-		//	"try_interval": "1s",
-		//},
-		"listen":  myC.Settings["listen"],
-		"logging": myC.Settings["logging"],
-		"timers":  myC.Settings["timers"],
-	}
+	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)
 
-	cb, err := yaml.Marshal(mc)
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-
-	r.Logf("reload new v2-only config")
-	err = myC.ReloadConfigString(string(cb))
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	r.Log("yay, spin until their sees it")
-	waitStart := time.Now()
-	for {
-		assertTunnel(t, myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), myControl, theirControl, r)
-		c := theirControl.GetHostInfoByVpnAddr(myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), false)
-		if c == nil {
-			r.Log("nil")
-		} else {
-			version := c.Cert.Version()
-			r.Logf("version %d", version)
-			if version == cert.Version2 {
-				break
-			}
-		}
-		since := time.Since(waitStart)
-		if since > time.Second*10 {
-			t.Fatal("Cert should be new by now")
-		}
-		time.Sleep(time.Second)
-	}
-
-	r.RenderHostmaps("Final hostmaps", myControl, theirControl)
-
-	myControl.Stop()
-	theirControl.Stop()
-}
-
-func TestCertDowngrade(t *testing.T) {
-	// The goal of this test is to ensure the shortest inactivity timeout will close the tunnel on both sides
-	// under ideal conditions
-	ca, _, caKey, _ := cert_test.NewTestCaCert(cert.Version1, cert.Curve_CURVE25519, time.Now(), time.Now().Add(10*time.Minute), nil, nil, []string{})
-	caB, err := ca.MarshalPEM()
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-	ca2, _, caKey2, _ := cert_test.NewTestCaCert(cert.Version2, cert.Curve_CURVE25519, time.Now(), time.Now().Add(10*time.Minute), nil, nil, []string{})
-
-	ca2B, err := ca2.MarshalPEM()
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-	caStr := fmt.Sprintf("%s\n%s", caB, ca2B)
-
-	myCert, _, myPrivKey, myCertPem := cert_test.NewTestCert(cert.Version1, cert.Curve_CURVE25519, ca, caKey, "me", time.Now(), time.Now().Add(5*time.Minute), []netip.Prefix{netip.MustParsePrefix("10.128.0.1/24")}, nil, []string{})
-	myCert2, _ := cert_test.NewTestCertDifferentVersion(myCert, cert.Version2, ca2, caKey2)
-
-	theirCert, _, theirPrivKey, _ := cert_test.NewTestCert(cert.Version1, cert.Curve_CURVE25519, ca, caKey, "them", time.Now(), time.Now().Add(5*time.Minute), []netip.Prefix{netip.MustParsePrefix("10.128.0.2/24")}, nil, []string{})
-	theirCert2, _ := cert_test.NewTestCertDifferentVersion(theirCert, cert.Version2, ca2, caKey2)
-
-	myControl, myVpnIpNet, myUdpAddr, myC := newServer([]cert.Certificate{ca, ca2}, []cert.Certificate{myCert2}, myPrivKey, m{})
-	theirControl, theirVpnIpNet, theirUdpAddr, _ := newServer([]cert.Certificate{ca, ca2}, []cert.Certificate{theirCert, theirCert2}, theirPrivKey, m{})
-
-	// Share our underlay information
-	myControl.InjectLightHouseAddr(theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), theirUdpAddr)
-	theirControl.InjectLightHouseAddr(myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), myUdpAddr)
-
-	// Start the servers
-	myControl.Start()
-	theirControl.Start()
-
-	r := router.NewR(t, myControl, theirControl)
-	defer r.RenderFlow()
-
-	r.Log("Assert the tunnel between me and them works")
-	//assertTunnel(t, theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), theirControl, myControl, r)
-	//r.Log("yay")
-	assertTunnel(t, myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), myControl, theirControl, r)
-	r.Log("yay")
-	//todo ???
-	time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
-	r.FlushAll()
-
-	mc := m{
-		"pki": m{
-			"ca":   caStr,
-			"cert": string(myCertPem),
-			"key":  string(myPrivKey),
-		},
-		"firewall": myC.Settings["firewall"],
-		"listen":   myC.Settings["listen"],
-		"logging":  myC.Settings["logging"],
-		"timers":   myC.Settings["timers"],
-	}
-
-	cb, err := yaml.Marshal(mc)
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-
-	r.Logf("reload new v1-only config")
-	err = myC.ReloadConfigString(string(cb))
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	r.Log("yay, spin until their sees it")
-	waitStart := time.Now()
-	for {
-		assertTunnel(t, myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), myControl, theirControl, r)
-		c := theirControl.GetHostInfoByVpnAddr(myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), false)
-		c2 := myControl.GetHostInfoByVpnAddr(theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), false)
-		if c == nil || c2 == nil {
-			r.Log("nil")
-		} else {
-			version := c.Cert.Version()
-			theirVersion := c2.Cert.Version()
-			r.Logf("version %d,%d", version, theirVersion)
-			if version == cert.Version1 {
-				break
-			}
-		}
-		since := time.Since(waitStart)
-		if since > time.Second*5 {
-			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")
-			t.Fatal("Cert should be new by now")
-		}
-		time.Sleep(time.Second)
-	}
-
-	r.RenderHostmaps("Final hostmaps", myControl, theirControl)
-
-	myControl.Stop()
-	theirControl.Stop()
-}
-
-func TestCertMismatchCorrection(t *testing.T) {
-	// The goal of this test is to ensure the shortest inactivity timeout will close the tunnel on both sides
-	// under ideal conditions
-	ca, _, caKey, _ := cert_test.NewTestCaCert(cert.Version1, cert.Curve_CURVE25519, time.Now(), time.Now().Add(10*time.Minute), nil, nil, []string{})
-	ca2, _, caKey2, _ := cert_test.NewTestCaCert(cert.Version2, cert.Curve_CURVE25519, time.Now(), time.Now().Add(10*time.Minute), nil, nil, []string{})
-
-	myCert, _, myPrivKey, _ := cert_test.NewTestCert(cert.Version1, cert.Curve_CURVE25519, ca, caKey, "me", time.Now(), time.Now().Add(5*time.Minute), []netip.Prefix{netip.MustParsePrefix("10.128.0.1/24")}, nil, []string{})
-	myCert2, _ := cert_test.NewTestCertDifferentVersion(myCert, cert.Version2, ca2, caKey2)
-
-	theirCert, _, theirPrivKey, _ := cert_test.NewTestCert(cert.Version1, cert.Curve_CURVE25519, ca, caKey, "them", time.Now(), time.Now().Add(5*time.Minute), []netip.Prefix{netip.MustParsePrefix("10.128.0.2/24")}, nil, []string{})
-	theirCert2, _ := cert_test.NewTestCertDifferentVersion(theirCert, cert.Version2, ca2, caKey2)
-
-	myControl, myVpnIpNet, myUdpAddr, _ := newServer([]cert.Certificate{ca, ca2}, []cert.Certificate{myCert2}, myPrivKey, m{})
-	theirControl, theirVpnIpNet, theirUdpAddr, _ := newServer([]cert.Certificate{ca, ca2}, []cert.Certificate{theirCert, theirCert2}, theirPrivKey, m{})
-
-	// Share our underlay information
-	myControl.InjectLightHouseAddr(theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), theirUdpAddr)
-	theirControl.InjectLightHouseAddr(myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), myUdpAddr)
-
-	// Start the servers
-	myControl.Start()
-	theirControl.Start()
-
-	r := router.NewR(t, myControl, theirControl)
-	defer r.RenderFlow()
-
-	r.Log("Assert the tunnel between me and them works")
-	//assertTunnel(t, theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), theirControl, myControl, r)
-	//r.Log("yay")
-	assertTunnel(t, myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), myControl, theirControl, r)
-	r.Log("yay")
-	//todo ???
-	time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
-	r.FlushAll()
-
-	waitStart := time.Now()
-	for {
-		assertTunnel(t, myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), myControl, theirControl, r)
-		c := theirControl.GetHostInfoByVpnAddr(myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), false)
-		c2 := myControl.GetHostInfoByVpnAddr(theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), false)
-		if c == nil || c2 == nil {
-			r.Log("nil")
-		} else {
-			version := c.Cert.Version()
-			theirVersion := c2.Cert.Version()
-			r.Logf("version %d,%d", version, theirVersion)
-			if version == theirVersion {
-				break
-			}
-		}
-		since := time.Since(waitStart)
-		if since > time.Second*5 {
-			r.Log("wtf")
-		}
-		if since > time.Second*10 {
-			r.Log("wtf")
-			t.Fatal("Cert should be new by now")
-		}
-		time.Sleep(time.Second)
-	}
-
-	r.RenderHostmaps("Final hostmaps", myControl, theirControl)
-
-	myControl.Stop()
-	theirControl.Stop()
+	r.RenderHostmaps("Final hostmaps", myControl, relayControl, theirControl)
+	//t.Log("finish up")
+	//myControl.Stop()
+	//theirControl.Stop()
+	//relayControl.Stop()
 }

firewall.go

@@ -417,6 +417,8 @@ func AddFirewallRulesFromConfig(l *logrus.Logger, inbound bool, c *config.C, fw
 	return nil
 }
 
+var ErrUnknownNetworkType = errors.New("unknown network type")
+var ErrPeerRejected = errors.New("remote IP is not within a subnet that we handle")
 var ErrInvalidRemoteIP = errors.New("remote IP is not in remote certificate subnets")
 var ErrInvalidLocalIP = errors.New("local IP is not in list of handled local IPs")
 var ErrNoMatchingRule = errors.New("no matching rule in firewall table")
@@ -429,18 +431,31 @@ func (f *Firewall) Drop(fp firewall.Packet, incoming bool, h *HostInfo, caPool *
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	// Make sure remote address matches nebula certificate
-	if h.networks != nil {
-		if !h.networks.Contains(fp.RemoteAddr) {
-			f.metrics(incoming).droppedRemoteAddr.Inc(1)
-			return ErrInvalidRemoteIP
-		}
-	} else {
+	// Make sure remote address matches nebula certificate, and determine how to treat it
+	if h.networks == nil {
 		// Simple case: Certificate has one address and no unsafe networks
 		if h.vpnAddrs[0] != fp.RemoteAddr {
 			f.metrics(incoming).droppedRemoteAddr.Inc(1)
 			return ErrInvalidRemoteIP
 		}
+	} else {
+		nwType, ok := h.networks.Lookup(fp.RemoteAddr)
+		if !ok {
+			f.metrics(incoming).droppedRemoteAddr.Inc(1)
+			return ErrInvalidRemoteIP
+		}
+		switch nwType {
+		case NetworkTypeVPN:
+			break // nothing special
+		case NetworkTypeVPNPeer:
+			f.metrics(incoming).droppedRemoteAddr.Inc(1)
+			return ErrPeerRejected // reject for now, one day this may have different FW rules
+		case NetworkTypeUnsafe:
+			break // nothing special, one day this may have different FW rules
+		default:
+			f.metrics(incoming).droppedRemoteAddr.Inc(1)
+			return ErrUnknownNetworkType //should never happen
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Make sure we are supposed to be handling this local ip address

firewall_test.go

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/gaissmai/bart"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/cert"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/config"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/firewall"
@@ -149,7 +150,8 @@ func TestFirewall_Drop(t *testing.T) {
 	l := test.NewLogger()
 	ob := &bytes.Buffer{}
 	l.SetOutput(ob)
-
+	myVpnNetworksTable := new(bart.Lite)
+	myVpnNetworksTable.Insert(netip.MustParsePrefix("1.1.1.1/8"))
 	p := firewall.Packet{
 		LocalAddr:  netip.MustParseAddr("1.2.3.4"),
 		RemoteAddr: netip.MustParseAddr("1.2.3.4"),
@@ -174,7 +176,7 @@ func TestFirewall_Drop(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		vpnAddrs: []netip.Addr{netip.MustParseAddr("1.2.3.4")},
 	}
-	h.buildNetworks(c.networks, c.unsafeNetworks)
+	h.buildNetworks(myVpnNetworksTable, c.networks, c.unsafeNetworks)
 
 	fw := NewFirewall(l, time.Second, time.Minute, time.Hour, &c)
 	require.NoError(t, fw.AddRule(true, firewall.ProtoAny, 0, 0, []string{"any"}, "", netip.Prefix{}, netip.Prefix{}, "", ""))
@@ -226,6 +228,9 @@ func TestFirewall_DropV6(t *testing.T) {
 	ob := &bytes.Buffer{}
 	l.SetOutput(ob)
 
+	myVpnNetworksTable := new(bart.Lite)
+	myVpnNetworksTable.Insert(netip.MustParsePrefix("fd00::/7"))
+
 	p := firewall.Packet{
 		LocalAddr:  netip.MustParseAddr("fd12::34"),
 		RemoteAddr: netip.MustParseAddr("fd12::34"),
@@ -250,7 +255,7 @@ func TestFirewall_DropV6(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		vpnAddrs: []netip.Addr{netip.MustParseAddr("fd12::34")},
 	}
-	h.buildNetworks(c.networks, c.unsafeNetworks)
+	h.buildNetworks(myVpnNetworksTable, c.networks, c.unsafeNetworks)
 
 	fw := NewFirewall(l, time.Second, time.Minute, time.Hour, &c)
 	require.NoError(t, fw.AddRule(true, firewall.ProtoAny, 0, 0, []string{"any"}, "", netip.Prefix{}, netip.Prefix{}, "", ""))
@@ -453,6 +458,8 @@ func TestFirewall_Drop2(t *testing.T) {
 	l := test.NewLogger()
 	ob := &bytes.Buffer{}
 	l.SetOutput(ob)
+	myVpnNetworksTable := new(bart.Lite)
+	myVpnNetworksTable.Insert(netip.MustParsePrefix("1.1.1.1/8"))
 
 	p := firewall.Packet{
 		LocalAddr:  netip.MustParseAddr("1.2.3.4"),
@@ -478,7 +485,7 @@ func TestFirewall_Drop2(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		vpnAddrs: []netip.Addr{network.Addr()},
 	}
-	h.buildNetworks(c.Certificate.Networks(), c.Certificate.UnsafeNetworks())
+	h.buildNetworks(myVpnNetworksTable, c.Certificate.Networks(), c.Certificate.UnsafeNetworks())
 
 	c1 := cert.CachedCertificate{
 		Certificate: &dummyCert{
@@ -493,7 +500,7 @@ func TestFirewall_Drop2(t *testing.T) {
 			peerCert: &c1,
 		},
 	}
-	h1.buildNetworks(c1.Certificate.Networks(), c1.Certificate.UnsafeNetworks())
+	h1.buildNetworks(myVpnNetworksTable, 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, 0, 0, []string{"default-group", "test-group"}, "", netip.Prefix{}, netip.Prefix{}, "", ""))
@@ -510,6 +517,8 @@ func TestFirewall_Drop3(t *testing.T) {
 	l := test.NewLogger()
 	ob := &bytes.Buffer{}
 	l.SetOutput(ob)
+	myVpnNetworksTable := new(bart.Lite)
+	myVpnNetworksTable.Insert(netip.MustParsePrefix("1.1.1.1/8"))
 
 	p := firewall.Packet{
 		LocalAddr:  netip.MustParseAddr("1.2.3.4"),
@@ -541,7 +550,7 @@ func TestFirewall_Drop3(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		vpnAddrs: []netip.Addr{network.Addr()},
 	}
-	h1.buildNetworks(c1.Certificate.Networks(), c1.Certificate.UnsafeNetworks())
+	h1.buildNetworks(myVpnNetworksTable, c1.Certificate.Networks(), c1.Certificate.UnsafeNetworks())
 
 	c2 := cert.CachedCertificate{
 		Certificate: &dummyCert{
@@ -556,7 +565,7 @@ func TestFirewall_Drop3(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		vpnAddrs: []netip.Addr{network.Addr()},
 	}
-	h2.buildNetworks(c2.Certificate.Networks(), c2.Certificate.UnsafeNetworks())
+	h2.buildNetworks(myVpnNetworksTable, c2.Certificate.Networks(), c2.Certificate.UnsafeNetworks())
 
 	c3 := cert.CachedCertificate{
 		Certificate: &dummyCert{
@@ -571,7 +580,7 @@ func TestFirewall_Drop3(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		vpnAddrs: []netip.Addr{network.Addr()},
 	}
-	h3.buildNetworks(c3.Certificate.Networks(), c3.Certificate.UnsafeNetworks())
+	h3.buildNetworks(myVpnNetworksTable, c3.Certificate.Networks(), c3.Certificate.UnsafeNetworks())
 
 	fw := NewFirewall(l, time.Second, time.Minute, time.Hour, c.Certificate)
 	require.NoError(t, fw.AddRule(true, firewall.ProtoAny, 1, 1, []string{}, "host1", netip.Prefix{}, netip.Prefix{}, "", ""))
@@ -597,6 +606,8 @@ func TestFirewall_Drop3V6(t *testing.T) {
 	l := test.NewLogger()
 	ob := &bytes.Buffer{}
 	l.SetOutput(ob)
+	myVpnNetworksTable := new(bart.Lite)
+	myVpnNetworksTable.Insert(netip.MustParsePrefix("fd00::/7"))
 
 	p := firewall.Packet{
 		LocalAddr:  netip.MustParseAddr("fd12::34"),
@@ -620,7 +631,7 @@ func TestFirewall_Drop3V6(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		vpnAddrs: []netip.Addr{network.Addr()},
 	}
-	h.buildNetworks(c.Certificate.Networks(), c.Certificate.UnsafeNetworks())
+	h.buildNetworks(myVpnNetworksTable, c.Certificate.Networks(), c.Certificate.UnsafeNetworks())
 
 	// Test a remote address match
 	fw := NewFirewall(l, time.Second, time.Minute, time.Hour, c.Certificate)
@@ -633,6 +644,8 @@ func TestFirewall_DropConntrackReload(t *testing.T) {
 	l := test.NewLogger()
 	ob := &bytes.Buffer{}
 	l.SetOutput(ob)
+	myVpnNetworksTable := new(bart.Lite)
+	myVpnNetworksTable.Insert(netip.MustParsePrefix("1.1.1.1/8"))
 
 	p := firewall.Packet{
 		LocalAddr:  netip.MustParseAddr("1.2.3.4"),
@@ -659,7 +672,7 @@ func TestFirewall_DropConntrackReload(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		vpnAddrs: []netip.Addr{network.Addr()},
 	}
-	h.buildNetworks(c.Certificate.Networks(), c.Certificate.UnsafeNetworks())
+	h.buildNetworks(myVpnNetworksTable, c.Certificate.Networks(), c.Certificate.UnsafeNetworks())
 
 	fw := NewFirewall(l, time.Second, time.Minute, time.Hour, c.Certificate)
 	require.NoError(t, fw.AddRule(true, firewall.ProtoAny, 0, 0, []string{"any"}, "", netip.Prefix{}, netip.Prefix{}, "", ""))
@@ -696,6 +709,8 @@ func TestFirewall_DropIPSpoofing(t *testing.T) {
 	l := test.NewLogger()
 	ob := &bytes.Buffer{}
 	l.SetOutput(ob)
+	myVpnNetworksTable := new(bart.Lite)
+	myVpnNetworksTable.Insert(netip.MustParsePrefix("192.0.2.1/24"))
 
 	c := cert.CachedCertificate{
 		Certificate: &dummyCert{
@@ -717,7 +732,7 @@ func TestFirewall_DropIPSpoofing(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		vpnAddrs: []netip.Addr{c1.Certificate.Networks()[0].Addr()},
 	}
-	h1.buildNetworks(c1.Certificate.Networks(), c1.Certificate.UnsafeNetworks())
+	h1.buildNetworks(myVpnNetworksTable, c1.Certificate.Networks(), c1.Certificate.UnsafeNetworks())
 
 	fw := NewFirewall(l, time.Second, time.Minute, time.Hour, c.Certificate)
 

handshake_ix.go

@@ -23,17 +23,13 @@ func ixHandshakeStage0(f *Interface, hh *HandshakeHostInfo) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
+	// If we're connecting to a v6 address we must use a v2 cert
 	cs := f.pki.getCertState()
 	v := cs.initiatingVersion
-	if hh.initiatingVersionOverride != cert.VersionPre1 {
-		v = hh.initiatingVersionOverride
-	} else if v < cert.Version2 {
-		// 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
-				break
-			}
+	for _, a := range hh.hostinfo.vpnAddrs {
+		if a.Is6() {
+			v = cert.Version2
+			break
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -52,7 +48,6 @@ 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)
@@ -108,7 +103,6 @@ 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)
@@ -149,8 +143,8 @@ func ixHandshakeStage1(f *Interface, addr netip.AddrPort, via *ViaSender, packet
 
 	remoteCert, err := f.pki.GetCAPool().VerifyCertificate(time.Now(), rc)
 	if err != nil {
-		fp, fperr := rc.Fingerprint()
-		if fperr != nil {
+		fp, err := rc.Fingerprint()
+		if err != nil {
 			fp = "<error generating certificate fingerprint>"
 		}
 
@@ -169,19 +163,16 @@ func ixHandshakeStage1(f *Interface, addr netip.AddrPort, via *ViaSender, packet
 
 	if remoteCert.Certificate.Version() != ci.myCert.Version() {
 		// We started off using the wrong certificate version, lets see if we can match the version that was sent to us
-		myCertOtherVersion := cs.getCertificate(remoteCert.Certificate.Version())
-		if myCertOtherVersion == nil {
-			if f.l.Level >= logrus.DebugLevel {
-				f.l.WithError(err).WithFields(m{
-					"udpAddr":   addr,
-					"handshake": m{"stage": 1, "style": "ix_psk0"},
-					"cert":      remoteCert,
-				}).Debug("Might be unable to handshake with host due to missing certificate version")
-			}
-		} else {
-			// Record the certificate we are actually using
-			ci.myCert = myCertOtherVersion
+		rc := cs.getCertificate(remoteCert.Certificate.Version())
+		if rc == nil {
+			f.l.WithError(err).WithField("udpAddr", addr).
+				WithField("handshake", m{"stage": 1, "style": "ix_psk0"}).WithField("cert", remoteCert).
+				Info("Unable to handshake with host due to missing certificate version")
+			return
 		}
+
+		// Record the certificate we are actually using
+		ci.myCert = rc
 	}
 
 	if len(remoteCert.Certificate.Networks()) == 0 {
@@ -192,17 +183,18 @@ func ixHandshakeStage1(f *Interface, addr netip.AddrPort, via *ViaSender, packet
 		return
 	}
 
-	var vpnAddrs []netip.Addr
-	var filteredNetworks []netip.Prefix
 	certName := remoteCert.Certificate.Name()
 	certVersion := remoteCert.Certificate.Version()
 	fingerprint := remoteCert.Fingerprint
 	issuer := remoteCert.Certificate.Issuer()
+	vpnNetworks := remoteCert.Certificate.Networks()
 
-	for _, network := range remoteCert.Certificate.Networks() {
+	anyVpnAddrsInCommon := false
+	vpnAddrs := make([]netip.Addr, len(vpnNetworks))
+	for i, network := range vpnNetworks {
 		vpnAddr := network.Addr()
 		if f.myVpnAddrsTable.Contains(vpnAddr) {
-			f.l.WithField("vpnAddr", vpnAddr).WithField("udpAddr", addr).
+			f.l.WithField("vpnNetworks", vpnNetworks).WithField("udpAddr", addr).
 				WithField("certName", certName).
 				WithField("certVersion", certVersion).
 				WithField("fingerprint", fingerprint).
@@ -210,24 +202,10 @@ func ixHandshakeStage1(f *Interface, addr netip.AddrPort, via *ViaSender, packet
 				WithField("handshake", m{"stage": 1, "style": "ix_psk0"}).Error("Refusing to handshake with myself")
 			return
 		}
-
-		// vpnAddrs outside our vpn networks are of no use to us, filter them out
-		if !f.myVpnNetworksTable.Contains(vpnAddr) {
-			continue
+		vpnAddrs[i] = network.Addr()
+		if f.myVpnNetworksTable.Contains(vpnAddr) {
+			anyVpnAddrsInCommon = true
 		}
-
-		filteredNetworks = append(filteredNetworks, network)
-		vpnAddrs = append(vpnAddrs, vpnAddr)
-	}
-
-	if len(vpnAddrs) == 0 {
-		f.l.WithError(err).WithField("udpAddr", addr).
-			WithField("certName", certName).
-			WithField("certVersion", certVersion).
-			WithField("fingerprint", fingerprint).
-			WithField("issuer", issuer).
-			WithField("handshake", m{"stage": 1, "style": "ix_psk0"}).Error("No usable vpn addresses from host, refusing handshake")
-		return
 	}
 
 	if addr.IsValid() {
@@ -264,26 +242,30 @@ func ixHandshakeStage1(f *Interface, addr netip.AddrPort, via *ViaSender, packet
 		},
 	}
 
-	f.l.WithField("vpnAddrs", vpnAddrs).WithField("udpAddr", addr).
-		WithField("certName", certName).
-		WithField("certVersion", certVersion).
-		WithField("fingerprint", fingerprint).
-		WithField("issuer", issuer).
-		WithField("initiatorIndex", hs.Details.InitiatorIndex).WithField("responderIndex", hs.Details.ResponderIndex).
-		WithField("remoteIndex", h.RemoteIndex).WithField("handshake", m{"stage": 1, "style": "ix_psk0"}).
-		Info("Handshake message received")
+	msgRxL := f.l.WithFields(m{
+		"vpnAddrs":       vpnAddrs,
+		"udpAddr":        addr,
+		"certName":       certName,
+		"certVersion":    certVersion,
+		"fingerprint":    fingerprint,
+		"issuer":         issuer,
+		"initiatorIndex": hs.Details.InitiatorIndex,
+		"responderIndex": hs.Details.ResponderIndex,
+		"remoteIndex":    h.RemoteIndex,
+		"handshake":      m{"stage": 1, "style": "ix_psk0"},
+	})
+
+	if anyVpnAddrsInCommon {
+		msgRxL.Info("Handshake message received")
+	} else {
+		//todo warn if not lighthouse or relay?
+		msgRxL.Info("Handshake message received, but no vpnNetworks in common.")
+	}
 
 	hs.Details.ResponderIndex = myIndex
 	hs.Details.Cert = cs.getHandshakeBytes(ci.myCert.Version())
 	if hs.Details.Cert == nil {
-		f.l.WithField("vpnAddrs", vpnAddrs).WithField("udpAddr", addr).
-			WithField("certName", certName).
-			WithField("certVersion", certVersion).
-			WithField("fingerprint", fingerprint).
-			WithField("issuer", issuer).
-			WithField("initiatorIndex", hs.Details.InitiatorIndex).WithField("responderIndex", hs.Details.ResponderIndex).
-			WithField("remoteIndex", h.RemoteIndex).WithField("handshake", m{"stage": 1, "style": "ix_psk0"}).
-			WithField("certVersion", ci.myCert.Version()).
+		msgRxL.WithField("myCertVersion", ci.myCert.Version()).
 			Error("Unable to handshake with host because no certificate handshake bytes is available")
 		return
 	}
@@ -341,7 +323,7 @@ func ixHandshakeStage1(f *Interface, addr netip.AddrPort, via *ViaSender, packet
 
 	hostinfo.remotes = f.lightHouse.QueryCache(vpnAddrs)
 	hostinfo.SetRemote(addr)
-	hostinfo.buildNetworks(filteredNetworks, remoteCert.Certificate.UnsafeNetworks())
+	hostinfo.buildNetworks(f.myVpnNetworksTable, remoteCert.Certificate.Networks(), remoteCert.Certificate.UnsafeNetworks())
 
 	existing, err := f.handshakeManager.CheckAndComplete(hostinfo, 0, f)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -582,30 +564,17 @@ func ixHandshakeStage2(f *Interface, addr netip.AddrPort, via *ViaSender, hh *Ha
 		hostinfo.relayState.InsertRelayTo(via.relayHI.vpnAddrs[0])
 	}
 
-	var vpnAddrs []netip.Addr
-	var filteredNetworks []netip.Prefix
-	for _, network := range vpnNetworks {
-		// vpnAddrs outside our vpn networks are of no use to us, filter them out
-		vpnAddr := network.Addr()
-		if !f.myVpnNetworksTable.Contains(vpnAddr) {
-			continue
+	anyVpnAddrsInCommon := false
+	vpnAddrs := make([]netip.Addr, len(vpnNetworks))
+	for i, network := range vpnNetworks {
+		vpnAddrs[i] = network.Addr()
+		if f.myVpnNetworksTable.Contains(network.Addr()) {
+			anyVpnAddrsInCommon = true
 		}
-
-		filteredNetworks = append(filteredNetworks, network)
-		vpnAddrs = append(vpnAddrs, vpnAddr)
-	}
-
-	if len(vpnAddrs) == 0 {
-		f.l.WithError(err).WithField("udpAddr", addr).
-			WithField("certName", certName).
-			WithField("certVersion", certVersion).
-			WithField("fingerprint", fingerprint).
-			WithField("issuer", issuer).
-			WithField("handshake", m{"stage": 2, "style": "ix_psk0"}).Error("No usable vpn addresses from host, refusing handshake")
-		return true
 	}
 
 	// Ensure the right host responded
+	// todo is it more correct to see if any of hostinfo.vpnAddrs are in the cert? it should have len==1, but one day it might not?
 	if !slices.Contains(vpnAddrs, hostinfo.vpnAddrs[0]) {
 		f.l.WithField("intendedVpnAddrs", hostinfo.vpnAddrs).WithField("haveVpnNetworks", vpnNetworks).
 			WithField("udpAddr", addr).
@@ -618,6 +587,7 @@ func ixHandshakeStage2(f *Interface, addr netip.AddrPort, via *ViaSender, hh *Ha
 		f.handshakeManager.DeleteHostInfo(hostinfo)
 
 		// Create a new hostinfo/handshake for the intended vpn ip
+		//TODO is hostinfo.vpnAddrs[0] always the address to use?
 		f.handshakeManager.StartHandshake(hostinfo.vpnAddrs[0], func(newHH *HandshakeHostInfo) {
 			// Block the current used address
 			newHH.hostinfo.remotes = hostinfo.remotes
@@ -644,7 +614,7 @@ func ixHandshakeStage2(f *Interface, addr netip.AddrPort, via *ViaSender, hh *Ha
 	ci.window.Update(f.l, 2)
 
 	duration := time.Since(hh.startTime).Nanoseconds()
-	f.l.WithField("vpnAddrs", vpnAddrs).WithField("udpAddr", addr).
+	msgRxL := f.l.WithField("vpnAddrs", vpnAddrs).WithField("udpAddr", addr).
 		WithField("certName", certName).
 		WithField("certVersion", certVersion).
 		WithField("fingerprint", fingerprint).
@@ -652,12 +622,17 @@ func ixHandshakeStage2(f *Interface, addr netip.AddrPort, via *ViaSender, hh *Ha
 		WithField("initiatorIndex", hs.Details.InitiatorIndex).WithField("responderIndex", hs.Details.ResponderIndex).
 		WithField("remoteIndex", h.RemoteIndex).WithField("handshake", m{"stage": 2, "style": "ix_psk0"}).
 		WithField("durationNs", duration).
-		WithField("sentCachedPackets", len(hh.packetStore)).
-		Info("Handshake message received")
+		WithField("sentCachedPackets", len(hh.packetStore))
+	if anyVpnAddrsInCommon {
+		msgRxL.Info("Handshake message received")
+	} else {
+		//todo warn if not lighthouse or relay?
+		msgRxL.Info("Handshake message received, but no vpnNetworks in common.")
+	}
 
 	// Build up the radix for the firewall if we have subnets in the cert
 	hostinfo.vpnAddrs = vpnAddrs
-	hostinfo.buildNetworks(filteredNetworks, remoteCert.Certificate.UnsafeNetworks())
+	hostinfo.buildNetworks(f.myVpnNetworksTable, remoteCert.Certificate.Networks(), remoteCert.Certificate.UnsafeNetworks())
 
 	// Complete our handshake and update metrics, this will replace any existing tunnels for the vpnAddrs here
 	f.handshakeManager.Complete(hostinfo, f)

handshake_manager.go

@@ -68,12 +68,11 @@ type HandshakeManager struct {
 type HandshakeHostInfo struct {
 	sync.Mutex
 
-	startTime                 time.Time        // Time that we first started trying with this handshake
-	ready                     bool             // Is the handshake ready
-	initiatingVersionOverride cert.Version     // Should we use a non-default cert version for this handshake?
-	counter                   int64            // How many attempts have we made so far
-	lastRemotes               []netip.AddrPort // Remotes that we sent to during the previous attempt
-	packetStore               []*cachedPacket  // A set of packets to be transmitted once the handshake completes
+	startTime   time.Time        // Time that we first started trying with this handshake
+	ready       bool             // Is the handshake ready
+	counter     int64            // How many attempts have we made so far
+	lastRemotes []netip.AddrPort // Remotes that we sent to during the previous attempt
+	packetStore []*cachedPacket  // A set of packets to be transmitted once the handshake completes
 
 	hostinfo *HostInfo
 }

hostmap.go

@@ -212,6 +212,18 @@ func (rs *RelayState) InsertRelay(ip netip.Addr, idx uint32, r *Relay) {
 	rs.relayForByIdx[idx] = r
 }
 
+type NetworkType uint8
+
+const (
+	NetworkTypeUnknown NetworkType = iota
+	// NetworkTypeVPN is a network that overlaps one or more of the vpnNetworks in our certificate
+	NetworkTypeVPN
+	// NetworkTypeVPNPeer is a network that does not overlap one of our networks
+	NetworkTypeVPNPeer
+	// NetworkTypeUnsafe is a network from Certificate.UnsafeNetworks()
+	NetworkTypeUnsafe
+)
+
 type HostInfo struct {
 	remote          netip.AddrPort
 	remotes         *RemoteList
@@ -220,13 +232,11 @@ type HostInfo struct {
 	remoteIndexId   uint32
 	localIndexId    uint32
 
-	// 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 is a list of vpn addresses assigned to this host
 	vpnAddrs []netip.Addr
 
-	// networks are both all vpn and unsafe networks assigned to this host
-	networks   *bart.Lite
+	// networks is a combination of specific vpn addresses (not prefixes!) and full unsafe networks assigned to this host.
+	networks   *bart.Table[NetworkType]
 	relayState RelayState
 
 	// HandshakePacket records the packets used to create this hostinfo
@@ -730,20 +740,27 @@ func (i *HostInfo) SetRemoteIfPreferred(hm *HostMap, newRemote netip.AddrPort) b
 	return false
 }
 
-func (i *HostInfo) buildNetworks(networks, unsafeNetworks []netip.Prefix) {
+func (i *HostInfo) buildNetworks(myVpnNetworksTable *bart.Lite, networks, unsafeNetworks []netip.Prefix) {
 	if len(networks) == 1 && len(unsafeNetworks) == 0 {
-		// Simple case, no CIDRTree needed
-		return
+		if myVpnNetworksTable.Contains(networks[0].Addr()) {
+			return // Simple case, no CIDRTree needed
+		}
 	}
 
-	i.networks = new(bart.Lite)
+	i.networks = new(bart.Table[NetworkType])
 	for _, network := range networks {
+		var nwType NetworkType
+		if myVpnNetworksTable.Contains(network.Addr()) {
+			nwType = NetworkTypeVPN
+		} else {
+			nwType = NetworkTypeVPNPeer
+		}
 		nprefix := netip.PrefixFrom(network.Addr(), network.Addr().BitLen())
-		i.networks.Insert(nprefix)
+		i.networks.Insert(nprefix, nwType)
 	}
 
 	for _, network := range unsafeNetworks {
-		i.networks.Insert(network)
+		i.networks.Insert(network, NetworkTypeUnsafe)
 	}
 }
 

inside.go

@@ -11,149 +11,6 @@ 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

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"net/netip"
 	"os"
 	"runtime"
@@ -21,7 +22,6 @@ import (
 )
 
 const mtu = 9001
-const virtioNetHdrLen = overlay.VirtioNetHdrLen
 
 type InterfaceConfig struct {
 	HostMap            *HostMap
@@ -50,13 +50,6 @@ 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
@@ -93,12 +86,11 @@ type Interface struct {
 	conntrackCacheTimeout time.Duration
 
 	writers []udp.Conn
-	readers []overlay.BatchReadWriter
+	readers []io.ReadWriteCloser
 
 	metricHandshakes    metrics.Histogram
 	messageMetrics      *MessageMetrics
 	cachedPacketMetrics *cachedPacketMetrics
-	batchMetrics        *batchMetrics
 
 	l *logrus.Logger
 }
@@ -185,7 +177,7 @@ func NewInterface(ctx context.Context, c *InterfaceConfig) (*Interface, error) {
 		routines:              c.routines,
 		version:               c.version,
 		writers:               make([]udp.Conn, c.routines),
-		readers:               make([]overlay.BatchReadWriter, c.routines),
+		readers:               make([]io.ReadWriteCloser, c.routines),
 		myVpnNetworks:         cs.myVpnNetworks,
 		myVpnNetworksTable:    cs.myVpnNetworksTable,
 		myVpnAddrs:            cs.myVpnAddrs,
@@ -201,12 +193,6 @@ 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,
 	}
@@ -239,7 +225,7 @@ func (f *Interface) activate() {
 	metrics.GetOrRegisterGauge("routines", nil).Update(int64(f.routines))
 
 	// Prepare n tun queues
-	var reader overlay.BatchReadWriter = f.inside
+	var reader io.ReadWriteCloser = f.inside
 	for i := 0; i < f.routines; i++ {
 		if i > 0 {
 			reader, err = f.inside.NewMultiQueueReader()
@@ -280,69 +266,39 @@ func (f *Interface) listenOut(i int) {
 
 	ctCache := firewall.NewConntrackCacheTicker(f.conntrackCacheTimeout)
 	lhh := f.lightHouse.NewRequestHandler()
-
-	// 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)
-	}
-
+	plaintext := make([]byte, udp.MTU)
 	h := &header.H{}
 	fwPacket := &firewall.Packet{}
-	nb := make([]byte, 12)
+	nb := make([]byte, 12, 12)
 
-	li.ListenOutBatch(func(addrs []netip.AddrPort, payloads [][]byte, count int) {
-		f.readOutsidePacketsBatch(addrs, payloads, count, outs[:count], nb, i, h, fwPacket, lhh, ctCache.Get(f.l))
+	li.ListenOut(func(fromUdpAddr netip.AddrPort, payload []byte) {
+		f.readOutsidePackets(fromUdpAddr, nil, plaintext[:0], payload, h, fwPacket, lhh, nb, i, ctCache.Get(f.l))
 	})
 }
 
-func (f *Interface) listenIn(reader overlay.BatchReadWriter, i int) {
+func (f *Interface) listenIn(reader io.ReadWriteCloser, i int) {
 	runtime.LockOSThread()
 
-	batchSize := reader.BatchSize()
-
-	// Allocate buffers for batch reading
-	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)
+	packet := make([]byte, mtu)
+	out := make([]byte, mtu)
+	fwPacket := &firewall.Packet{}
+	nb := make([]byte, 12, 12)
 
 	conntrackCache := firewall.NewConntrackCacheTicker(f.conntrackCacheTimeout)
 
 	for {
-		n, err := reader.BatchRead(bufs, sizes)
+		n, err := reader.Read(packet)
 		if err != nil {
 			if errors.Is(err, os.ErrClosed) && f.closed.Load() {
 				return
 			}
 
-			f.l.WithError(err).Error("Error while batch reading outbound packets")
+			f.l.WithError(err).Error("Error while reading outbound packet")
 			// This only seems to happen when something fatal happens to the fd, so exit.
 			os.Exit(2)
 		}
 
-		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)
+		f.consumeInsidePacket(packet[:n], fwPacket, nb, out, i, conntrackCache.Get(f.l))
 	}
 }
 

lighthouse.go

@@ -1017,17 +1017,17 @@ func (lhh *LightHouseHandler) resetMeta() *NebulaMeta {
 	return lhh.meta
 }
 
-func (lhh *LightHouseHandler) HandleRequest(rAddr netip.AddrPort, fromVpnAddrs []netip.Addr, p []byte, w EncWriter) {
+func (lhh *LightHouseHandler) HandleRequest(rAddr netip.AddrPort, hostinfo *HostInfo, p []byte, w EncWriter) {
 	n := lhh.resetMeta()
 	err := n.Unmarshal(p)
 	if err != nil {
-		lhh.l.WithError(err).WithField("vpnAddrs", fromVpnAddrs).WithField("udpAddr", rAddr).
+		lhh.l.WithError(err).WithField("vpnAddrs", hostinfo.vpnAddrs).WithField("udpAddr", rAddr).
 			Error("Failed to unmarshal lighthouse packet")
 		return
 	}
 
 	if n.Details == nil {
-		lhh.l.WithField("vpnAddrs", fromVpnAddrs).WithField("udpAddr", rAddr).
+		lhh.l.WithField("vpnAddrs", hostinfo.vpnAddrs).WithField("udpAddr", rAddr).
 			Error("Invalid lighthouse update")
 		return
 	}
@@ -1036,24 +1036,24 @@ func (lhh *LightHouseHandler) HandleRequest(rAddr netip.AddrPort, fromVpnAddrs [
 
 	switch n.Type {
 	case NebulaMeta_HostQuery:
-		lhh.handleHostQuery(n, fromVpnAddrs, rAddr, w)
+		lhh.handleHostQuery(n, hostinfo, rAddr, w)
 
 	case NebulaMeta_HostQueryReply:
-		lhh.handleHostQueryReply(n, fromVpnAddrs)
+		lhh.handleHostQueryReply(n, hostinfo.vpnAddrs)
 
 	case NebulaMeta_HostUpdateNotification:
-		lhh.handleHostUpdateNotification(n, fromVpnAddrs, w)
+		lhh.handleHostUpdateNotification(n, hostinfo, w)
 
 	case NebulaMeta_HostMovedNotification:
 	case NebulaMeta_HostPunchNotification:
-		lhh.handleHostPunchNotification(n, fromVpnAddrs, w)
+		lhh.handleHostPunchNotification(n, hostinfo.vpnAddrs, w)
 
 	case NebulaMeta_HostUpdateNotificationAck:
 		// noop
 	}
 }
 
-func (lhh *LightHouseHandler) handleHostQuery(n *NebulaMeta, fromVpnAddrs []netip.Addr, addr netip.AddrPort, w EncWriter) {
+func (lhh *LightHouseHandler) handleHostQuery(n *NebulaMeta, hostinfo *HostInfo, addr netip.AddrPort, w EncWriter) {
 	// Exit if we don't answer queries
 	if !lhh.lh.amLighthouse {
 		if lhh.l.Level >= logrus.DebugLevel {
@@ -1065,7 +1065,7 @@ func (lhh *LightHouseHandler) handleHostQuery(n *NebulaMeta, fromVpnAddrs []neti
 	queryVpnAddr, useVersion, err := n.Details.GetVpnAddrAndVersion()
 	if err != nil {
 		if lhh.l.Level >= logrus.DebugLevel {
-			lhh.l.WithField("from", fromVpnAddrs).WithField("details", n.Details).
+			lhh.l.WithField("from", hostinfo.vpnAddrs).WithField("details", n.Details).
 				Debugln("Dropping malformed HostQuery")
 		}
 		return
@@ -1073,7 +1073,7 @@ func (lhh *LightHouseHandler) handleHostQuery(n *NebulaMeta, fromVpnAddrs []neti
 	if useVersion == cert.Version1 && queryVpnAddr.Is6() {
 		// this case really shouldn't be possible to represent, but reject it anyway.
 		if lhh.l.Level >= logrus.DebugLevel {
-			lhh.l.WithField("vpnAddrs", fromVpnAddrs).WithField("queryVpnAddr", queryVpnAddr).
+			lhh.l.WithField("vpnAddrs", hostinfo.vpnAddrs).WithField("queryVpnAddr", queryVpnAddr).
 				Debugln("invalid vpn addr for v1 handleHostQuery")
 		}
 		return
@@ -1099,14 +1099,14 @@ func (lhh *LightHouseHandler) handleHostQuery(n *NebulaMeta, fromVpnAddrs []neti
 	}
 
 	if err != nil {
-		lhh.l.WithError(err).WithField("vpnAddrs", fromVpnAddrs).Error("Failed to marshal lighthouse host query reply")
+		lhh.l.WithError(err).WithField("vpnAddrs", hostinfo.vpnAddrs).Error("Failed to marshal lighthouse host query reply")
 		return
 	}
 
 	lhh.lh.metricTx(NebulaMeta_HostQueryReply, 1)
-	w.SendMessageToVpnAddr(header.LightHouse, 0, fromVpnAddrs[0], lhh.pb[:ln], lhh.nb, lhh.out[:0])
+	w.SendMessageToHostInfo(header.LightHouse, 0, hostinfo, lhh.pb[:ln], lhh.nb, lhh.out[:0])
 
-	lhh.sendHostPunchNotification(n, fromVpnAddrs, queryVpnAddr, w)
+	lhh.sendHostPunchNotification(n, hostinfo.vpnAddrs, queryVpnAddr, w)
 }
 
 // sendHostPunchNotification signals the other side to punch some zero byte udp packets
@@ -1115,20 +1115,34 @@ func (lhh *LightHouseHandler) sendHostPunchNotification(n *NebulaMeta, fromVpnAd
 	found, ln, err := lhh.lh.queryAndPrepMessage(whereToPunch, func(c *cache) (int, error) {
 		n = lhh.resetMeta()
 		n.Type = NebulaMeta_HostPunchNotification
-		targetHI := lhh.lh.ifce.GetHostInfo(punchNotifDest)
+		punchNotifDestHI := lhh.lh.ifce.GetHostInfo(punchNotifDest)
 		var useVersion cert.Version
-		if targetHI == nil {
+		if punchNotifDestHI == nil {
 			useVersion = lhh.lh.ifce.GetCertState().initiatingVersion
 		} else {
-			crt := targetHI.GetCert().Certificate
-			useVersion = crt.Version()
 			// we can only retarget if we have a hostinfo
-			newDest, ok := findNetworkUnion(crt.Networks(), fromVpnAddrs)
+			punchNotifDestCrt := punchNotifDestHI.GetCert().Certificate
+			useVersion = punchNotifDestCrt.Version()
+			punchNotifDestNetworks := punchNotifDestCrt.Networks()
+
+			//if we (the lighthouse) don't have a network in common with punchNotifDest, try to find one
+			if !lhh.lh.myVpnNetworksTable.Contains(punchNotifDest) {
+				newPunchNotifDest, ok := findNetworkUnion(lhh.lh.myVpnNetworks, punchNotifDestHI.vpnAddrs)
+				if ok {
+					punchNotifDest = newPunchNotifDest
+				} else {
+					if lhh.l.Level >= logrus.DebugLevel {
+						lhh.l.WithField("to", punchNotifDestNetworks).Debugln("unable to notify host to host, no addresses in common")
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
+			newWhereToPunch, ok := findNetworkUnion(punchNotifDestNetworks, fromVpnAddrs)
 			if ok {
-				whereToPunch = newDest
+				whereToPunch = newWhereToPunch
 			} else {
 				if lhh.l.Level >= logrus.DebugLevel {
-					lhh.l.WithField("to", crt.Networks()).Debugln("unable to punch to host, no addresses in common")
+					lhh.l.WithFields(m{"from": fromVpnAddrs, "to": punchNotifDestNetworks}).Debugln("unable to punch to host, no addresses in common with requestor")
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -1234,7 +1248,8 @@ func (lhh *LightHouseHandler) handleHostQueryReply(n *NebulaMeta, fromVpnAddrs [
 	}
 }
 
-func (lhh *LightHouseHandler) handleHostUpdateNotification(n *NebulaMeta, fromVpnAddrs []netip.Addr, w EncWriter) {
+func (lhh *LightHouseHandler) handleHostUpdateNotification(n *NebulaMeta, hostinfo *HostInfo, w EncWriter) {
+	fromVpnAddrs := hostinfo.vpnAddrs
 	if !lhh.lh.amLighthouse {
 		if lhh.l.Level >= logrus.DebugLevel {
 			lhh.l.Debugln("I am not a lighthouse, do not take host updates: ", fromVpnAddrs)
@@ -1302,7 +1317,7 @@ func (lhh *LightHouseHandler) handleHostUpdateNotification(n *NebulaMeta, fromVp
 	}
 
 	lhh.lh.metricTx(NebulaMeta_HostUpdateNotificationAck, 1)
-	w.SendMessageToVpnAddr(header.LightHouse, 0, fromVpnAddrs[0], lhh.pb[:ln], lhh.nb, lhh.out[:0])
+	w.SendMessageToHostInfo(header.LightHouse, 0, hostinfo, lhh.pb[:ln], lhh.nb, lhh.out[:0])
 }
 
 func (lhh *LightHouseHandler) handleHostPunchNotification(n *NebulaMeta, fromVpnAddrs []netip.Addr, w EncWriter) {
@@ -1337,19 +1352,12 @@ func (lhh *LightHouseHandler) handleHostPunchNotification(n *NebulaMeta, fromVpn
 		}
 	}
 
-	remoteAllowList := lhh.lh.GetRemoteAllowList()
 	for _, a := range n.Details.V4AddrPorts {
-		b := protoV4AddrPortToNetAddrPort(a)
-		if remoteAllowList.Allow(detailsVpnAddr, b.Addr()) {
-			punch(b, detailsVpnAddr)
-		}
+		punch(protoV4AddrPortToNetAddrPort(a), detailsVpnAddr)
 	}
 
 	for _, a := range n.Details.V6AddrPorts {
-		b := protoV6AddrPortToNetAddrPort(a)
-		if remoteAllowList.Allow(detailsVpnAddr, b.Addr()) {
-			punch(b, detailsVpnAddr)
-		}
+		punch(protoV6AddrPortToNetAddrPort(a), detailsVpnAddr)
 	}
 
 	// This sends a nebula test packet to the host trying to contact us. In the case

lighthouse_test.go

@@ -132,8 +132,13 @@ func BenchmarkLighthouseHandleRequest(b *testing.B) {
 	)
 
 	mw := &mockEncWriter{}
-
-	hi := []netip.Addr{vpnIp2}
+	hostinfo := &HostInfo{
+		ConnectionState: &ConnectionState{
+			eKey: nil,
+			dKey: nil,
+		},
+		vpnAddrs: []netip.Addr{vpnIp2},
+	}
 	b.Run("notfound", func(b *testing.B) {
 		lhh := lh.NewRequestHandler()
 		req := &NebulaMeta{
@@ -146,7 +151,7 @@ func BenchmarkLighthouseHandleRequest(b *testing.B) {
 		p, err := req.Marshal()
 		require.NoError(b, err)
 		for n := 0; n < b.N; n++ {
-			lhh.HandleRequest(rAddr, hi, p, mw)
+			lhh.HandleRequest(rAddr, hostinfo, p, mw)
 		}
 	})
 	b.Run("found", func(b *testing.B) {
@@ -162,7 +167,7 @@ func BenchmarkLighthouseHandleRequest(b *testing.B) {
 		require.NoError(b, err)
 
 		for n := 0; n < b.N; n++ {
-			lhh.HandleRequest(rAddr, hi, p, mw)
+			lhh.HandleRequest(rAddr, hostinfo, p, mw)
 		}
 	})
 }
@@ -326,7 +331,14 @@ func newLHHostRequest(fromAddr netip.AddrPort, myVpnIp, queryVpnIp netip.Addr, l
 	w := &testEncWriter{
 		metaFilter: &filter,
 	}
-	lhh.HandleRequest(fromAddr, []netip.Addr{myVpnIp}, b, w)
+	hostinfo := &HostInfo{
+		ConnectionState: &ConnectionState{
+			eKey: nil,
+			dKey: nil,
+		},
+		vpnAddrs: []netip.Addr{myVpnIp},
+	}
+	lhh.HandleRequest(fromAddr, hostinfo, b, w)
 	return w.lastReply
 }
 
@@ -355,9 +367,15 @@ func newLHHostUpdate(fromAddr netip.AddrPort, vpnIp netip.Addr, addrs []netip.Ad
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
-
+	hostinfo := &HostInfo{
+		ConnectionState: &ConnectionState{
+			eKey: nil,
+			dKey: nil,
+		},
+		vpnAddrs: []netip.Addr{vpnIp},
+	}
 	w := &testEncWriter{}
-	lhh.HandleRequest(fromAddr, []netip.Addr{vpnIp}, b, w)
+	lhh.HandleRequest(fromAddr, hostinfo, b, w)
 }
 
 type testLhReply struct {

main.go

@@ -75,8 +75,7 @@ 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 {
-			l.WithError(err).Warn("Failed to configure sshd, ssh debugging will not be available")
-			sshStart = nil
+			return nil, util.ContextualizeIfNeeded("Error while configuring the sshd", err)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -165,7 +164,7 @@ 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", 128))
+			udpServer, err := udp.NewListener(l, listenHost, port, routines > 1, c.GetInt("listen.batch", 64))
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, util.NewContextualError("Failed to open udp listener", m{"queue": i}, err)
 			}

outside.go

@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@ 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
-				f.readOutsidePackets(netip.AddrPort{}, &ViaSender{relayHI: hostinfo, remoteIdx: relay.RemoteIndex, relay: relay}, out[:virtioNetHdrLen], signedPayload, h, fwPacket, lhf, nb, q, localCache)
+				// 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[:0], signedPayload, h, fwPacket, lhf, nb, q, localCache)
 				return
 			case ForwardingType:
 				// Find the target HostInfo relay object
@@ -137,7 +138,7 @@ func (f *Interface) readOutsidePackets(ip netip.AddrPort, via *ViaSender, out []
 			return
 		}
 
-		lhf.HandleRequest(ip, hostinfo.vpnAddrs, d[virtioNetHdrLen:], f)
+		lhf.HandleRequest(ip, hostinfo, d, f)
 
 		// Fallthrough to the bottom to record incoming traffic
 
@@ -159,7 +160,7 @@ 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[virtioNetHdrLen:], nb, out)
+			f.send(header.Test, header.TestReply, ci, hostinfo, d, nb, out)
 		}
 
 		// Fallthrough to the bottom to record incoming traffic
@@ -202,7 +203,7 @@ func (f *Interface) readOutsidePackets(ip netip.AddrPort, via *ViaSender, out []
 			return
 		}
 
-		f.relayManager.HandleControlMsg(hostinfo, d[virtioNetHdrLen:], f)
+		f.relayManager.HandleControlMsg(hostinfo, d, f)
 
 	default:
 		f.messageMetrics.Rx(h.Type, h.Subtype, 1)
@@ -473,11 +474,9 @@ func (f *Interface) decryptToTun(hostinfo *HostInfo, messageCounter uint64, out
 		return false
 	}
 
-	packetData := out[virtioNetHdrLen:]
-
-	err = newPacket(packetData, true, fwPacket)
+	err = newPacket(out, true, fwPacket)
 	if err != nil {
-		hostinfo.logger(f.l).WithError(err).WithField("packet", packetData).
+		hostinfo.logger(f.l).WithError(err).WithField("packet", out).
 			Warnf("Error while validating inbound packet")
 		return false
 	}
@@ -492,7 +491,7 @@ 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(packetData, hostinfo.ConnectionState, hostinfo, nb, packet, q)
+		f.rejectOutside(out, hostinfo.ConnectionState, hostinfo, nb, packet, q)
 		if f.l.Level >= logrus.DebugLevel {
 			hostinfo.logger(f.l).WithField("fwPacket", fwPacket).
 				WithField("reason", dropReason).
@@ -549,108 +548,3 @@ 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

@@ -7,25 +7,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/routing"
 )
 
-// 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
+	io.ReadWriteCloser
 	Activate() error
 	Networks() []netip.Prefix
 	Name() string
 	RoutesFor(netip.Addr) routing.Gateways
-	NewMultiQueueReader() (BatchReadWriter, error)
+	NewMultiQueueReader() (io.ReadWriteCloser, error)
 }

overlay/tun.go

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ 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)

overlay/tun_android.go

@@ -95,29 +95,6 @@ func (t *tun) Name() string {
 	return "android"
 }
 
-func (t *tun) NewMultiQueueReader() (BatchReadWriter, error) {
+func (t *tun) NewMultiQueueReader() (io.ReadWriteCloser, 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

@@ -549,32 +549,6 @@ func (t *tun) Name() string {
 	return t.Device
 }
 
-func (t *tun) NewMultiQueueReader() (BatchReadWriter, error) {
+func (t *tun) NewMultiQueueReader() (io.ReadWriteCloser, error) {
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("TODO: multiqueue not implemented for darwin")
 }
-
-// BatchRead reads a single packet (batch size 1 for non-Linux platforms)
-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 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

@@ -105,36 +105,10 @@ func (t *disabledTun) Write(b []byte) (int, error) {
 	return len(b), nil
 }
 
-func (t *disabledTun) NewMultiQueueReader() (BatchReadWriter, error) {
+func (t *disabledTun) NewMultiQueueReader() (io.ReadWriteCloser, 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

@@ -450,36 +450,10 @@ func (t *tun) Name() string {
 	return t.Device
 }
 
-func (t *tun) NewMultiQueueReader() (BatchReadWriter, error) {
+func (t *tun) NewMultiQueueReader() (io.ReadWriteCloser, 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 {

overlay/tun_ios.go

@@ -151,29 +151,6 @@ func (t *tun) Name() string {
 	return "iOS"
 }
 
-func (t *tun) NewMultiQueueReader() (BatchReadWriter, error) {
+func (t *tun) NewMultiQueueReader() (io.ReadWriteCloser, 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

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"net/netip"
 	"os"
+	"strings"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 	"unsafe"
@@ -20,12 +21,10 @@ 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
@@ -66,154 +65,59 @@ type ifreqQLEN struct {
 	pad   [8]byte
 }
 
-// wgDeviceWrapper wraps a wireguard Device to implement io.ReadWriteCloser
-// 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 := os.NewFile(uintptr(deviceFd), "/dev/net/tun")
 
-	file := wgDev.File()
 	t, err := newTunGeneric(c, l, file, vpnNetworks)
 	if err != nil {
-		_ = wgDev.Close()
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	t.wgDevice = wgDev
-	t.Device = name
+	t.Device = "tun0"
 
 	return t, nil
 }
 
 func newTun(c *config.C, l *logrus.Logger, vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix, multiqueue bool) (*tun, error) {
-	// Check if /dev/net/tun exists, create if needed (for docker containers)
-	if _, err := os.Stat("/dev/net/tun"); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		if err := os.MkdirAll("/dev/net", 0755); err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("/dev/net/tun doesn't exist, failed to mkdir -p /dev/net: %w", err)
-		}
-		if err := unix.Mknod("/dev/net/tun", unix.S_IFCHR|0600, int(unix.Mkdev(10, 200))); err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create /dev/net/tun: %w", err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	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, err
+		// If /dev/net/tun doesn't exist, try to create it (will happen in docker)
+		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 != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create /dev/net/tun: %w", err)
+			}
+
+			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 | unix.IFF_VNET_HDR)
+	req.Flags = uint16(unix.IFF_TUN | unix.IFF_NO_PI)
 	if multiqueue {
 		req.Flags |= unix.IFF_MULTI_QUEUE
 	}
-	copy(req.Name[:], devName)
+	copy(req.Name[:], c.GetString("tun.dev", ""))
 	if err = ioctl(uintptr(fd), uintptr(unix.TUNSETIFF), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&req))); err != nil {
-		unix.Close(fd)
 		return nil, err
 	}
-
-	// 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")
-	}
+	name := strings.Trim(string(req.Name[:]), "\x00")
 
 	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
@@ -312,44 +216,22 @@ func (t *tun) reload(c *config.C, initial bool) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (t *tun) NewMultiQueueReader() (BatchReadWriter, error) {
+func (t *tun) NewMultiQueueReader() (io.ReadWriteCloser, error) {
 	fd, err := unix.Open("/dev/net/tun", os.O_RDWR, 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	var req ifReq
-	// 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)
+	req.Flags = uint16(unix.IFF_TUN | unix.IFF_NO_PI | 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")
 
-	// 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
+	return file, nil
 }
 
 func (t *tun) RoutesFor(ip netip.Addr) routing.Gateways {
@@ -357,68 +239,7 @@ 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)
 
@@ -441,22 +262,6 @@ 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)
@@ -869,10 +674,6 @@ 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

@@ -390,33 +390,10 @@ func (t *tun) Name() string {
 	return t.Device
 }
 
-func (t *tun) NewMultiQueueReader() (BatchReadWriter, error) {
+func (t *tun) NewMultiQueueReader() (io.ReadWriteCloser, 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()
 

overlay/tun_openbsd.go

@@ -310,33 +310,10 @@ func (t *tun) Name() string {
 	return t.Device
 }
 
-func (t *tun) NewMultiQueueReader() (BatchReadWriter, error) {
+func (t *tun) NewMultiQueueReader() (io.ReadWriteCloser, 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()
 

overlay/tun_tester.go

@@ -132,29 +132,6 @@ func (t *TestTun) Read(b []byte) (int, error) {
 	return len(p), nil
 }
 
-func (t *TestTun) NewMultiQueueReader() (BatchReadWriter, error) {
+func (t *TestTun) NewMultiQueueReader() (io.ReadWriteCloser, 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

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package overlay
 import (
 	"crypto"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"net/netip"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -233,36 +234,10 @@ func (t *winTun) Write(b []byte) (int, error) {
 	return t.tun.Write(b, 0)
 }
 
-func (t *winTun) NewMultiQueueReader() (BatchReadWriter, error) {
+func (t *winTun) NewMultiQueueReader() (io.ReadWriteCloser, 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

@@ -46,36 +46,10 @@ func (d *UserDevice) RoutesFor(ip netip.Addr) routing.Gateways {
 	return routing.Gateways{routing.NewGateway(ip, 1)}
 }
 
-func (d *UserDevice) NewMultiQueueReader() (BatchReadWriter, error) {
+func (d *UserDevice) NewMultiQueueReader() (io.ReadWriteCloser, 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
 }

pki.go

@@ -100,62 +100,55 @@ func (p *PKI) reloadCerts(c *config.C, initial bool) *util.ContextualError {
 		currentState := p.cs.Load()
 		if newState.v1Cert != nil {
 			if currentState.v1Cert == nil {
-				//adding certs is fine, actually. Networks-in-common confirmed in newCertState().
-			} else {
-				// did IP in cert change? if so, don't set
-				if !slices.Equal(currentState.v1Cert.Networks(), newState.v1Cert.Networks()) {
-					return util.NewContextualError(
-						"Networks in new cert was different from old",
-						m{"new_networks": newState.v1Cert.Networks(), "old_networks": currentState.v1Cert.Networks(), "cert_version": cert.Version1},
-						nil,
-					)
-				}
-
-				if currentState.v1Cert.Curve() != newState.v1Cert.Curve() {
-					return util.NewContextualError(
-						"Curve in new v1 cert was different from old",
-						m{"new_curve": newState.v1Cert.Curve(), "old_curve": currentState.v1Cert.Curve(), "cert_version": cert.Version1},
-						nil,
-					)
-				}
+				return util.NewContextualError("v1 certificate was added, restart required", nil, err)
 			}
+
+			// did IP in cert change? if so, don't set
+			if !slices.Equal(currentState.v1Cert.Networks(), newState.v1Cert.Networks()) {
+				return util.NewContextualError(
+					"Networks in new cert was different from old",
+					m{"new_networks": newState.v1Cert.Networks(), "old_networks": currentState.v1Cert.Networks()},
+					nil,
+				)
+			}
+
+			if currentState.v1Cert.Curve() != newState.v1Cert.Curve() {
+				return util.NewContextualError(
+					"Curve in new cert was different from old",
+					m{"new_curve": newState.v1Cert.Curve(), "old_curve": currentState.v1Cert.Curve()},
+					nil,
+				)
+			}
+
+		} else if currentState.v1Cert != nil {
+			//TODO: CERT-V2 we should be able to tear this down
+			return util.NewContextualError("v1 certificate was removed, restart required", nil, err)
 		}
 
 		if newState.v2Cert != nil {
 			if currentState.v2Cert == nil {
-				//adding certs is fine, actually
-			} else {
-				// did IP in cert change? if so, don't set
-				if !slices.Equal(currentState.v2Cert.Networks(), newState.v2Cert.Networks()) {
-					return util.NewContextualError(
-						"Networks in new cert was different from old",
-						m{"new_networks": newState.v2Cert.Networks(), "old_networks": currentState.v2Cert.Networks(), "cert_version": cert.Version2},
-						nil,
-					)
-				}
-
-				if currentState.v2Cert.Curve() != newState.v2Cert.Curve() {
-					return util.NewContextualError(
-						"Curve in new cert was different from old",
-						m{"new_curve": newState.v2Cert.Curve(), "old_curve": currentState.v2Cert.Curve(), "cert_version": cert.Version2},
-						nil,
-					)
-				}
+				return util.NewContextualError("v2 certificate was added, restart required", nil, err)
 			}
 
-		} else if currentState.v2Cert != nil {
-			//newState.v1Cert is non-nil bc empty certstates aren't permitted
-			if newState.v1Cert == nil {
-				return util.NewContextualError("v1 and v2 certs are nil, this should be impossible", nil, err)
-			}
-			//if we're going to v1-only, we need to make sure we didn't orphan any v2-cert vpnaddrs
-			if !slices.Equal(currentState.v2Cert.Networks(), newState.v1Cert.Networks()) {
+			// did IP in cert change? if so, don't set
+			if !slices.Equal(currentState.v2Cert.Networks(), newState.v2Cert.Networks()) {
 				return util.NewContextualError(
-					"Removing a V2 cert is not permitted unless it has identical networks to the new V1 cert",
-					m{"new_v1_networks": newState.v1Cert.Networks(), "old_v2_networks": currentState.v2Cert.Networks()},
+					"Networks in new cert was different from old",
+					m{"new_networks": newState.v2Cert.Networks(), "old_networks": currentState.v2Cert.Networks()},
 					nil,
 				)
 			}
+
+			if currentState.v2Cert.Curve() != newState.v2Cert.Curve() {
+				return util.NewContextualError(
+					"Curve in new cert was different from old",
+					m{"new_curve": newState.v2Cert.Curve(), "old_curve": currentState.v2Cert.Curve()},
+					nil,
+				)
+			}
+
+		} else if currentState.v2Cert != nil {
+			return util.NewContextualError("v2 certificate was removed, restart required", nil, err)
 		}
 
 		// Cipher cant be hot swapped so just leave it at what it was before

stats.go

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

udp/conn.go

@@ -13,21 +13,12 @@ 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
 }
 
@@ -42,21 +33,12 @@ 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

@@ -140,17 +140,6 @@ 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()
 
@@ -195,34 +184,6 @@ 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

@@ -85,42 +85,3 @@ 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

@@ -22,11 +22,6 @@ 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) {
@@ -74,26 +69,7 @@ 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)
 	}
 
-	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
+	return &StdConn{sysFd: fd, isV4: ip.Is4(), l: l, batch: batch}, err
 }
 
 func (u *StdConn) Rebind() error {
@@ -151,8 +127,6 @@ 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 {
@@ -160,8 +134,6 @@ 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 {
@@ -174,46 +146,6 @@ 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(
@@ -262,19 +194,6 @@ 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
@@ -329,123 +248,6 @@ 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 {
@@ -503,10 +305,6 @@ 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  uint
+	Len  uint32
 }
 
 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: uint(len(buffers[i]))},
+			{Base: &buffers[i][0], Len: uint32(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  uint
+	Len  uint64
 }
 
 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: uint(len(buffers[i]))},
+			{Base: &buffers[i][0], Len: uint64(len(buffers[i]))},
 		}
 
 		msgs[i].Hdr.Iov = &vs[0]

udp/udp_tester.go

@@ -116,31 +116,6 @@ 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() {
@@ -152,10 +127,6 @@ 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
 }