tun/linux: coalesce WriteGSO into single write() to avoid 4.19 UAF

The scatter-gather writev path in WriteGSO triggered a kernel-side
use-after-free in tun_chr_write_iter → sock_alloc_send_pskb →
skb_set_owner_w on Linux 4.19 TUN when the virtio_net_hdr requested
TSO segmentation. The skb write-memory refcount (sk_wmem_alloc)
underflowed, producing paired traces of refcount_t: addition on 0
(in the write path) and refcount_t: underflow (in the paired recv
socket), reliably rebooting UBIOS UXG-Pro routers under iperf3 -R.

Match wireguard-go's design: coalesce the virtio_net_hdr, IP/TCP
header, and all payload fragments into a single contiguous per-queue
scratch buffer, then emit the superpacket with a single write()
syscall. wireguard-go's offload path handles GRO-merged TSO
superpackets this way and has no equivalent failure mode (see
tun/tun_linux.go Write — it writes bufs[bufsI][offset:] with a
single tunFile.Write call after coalesce).

Cost: one extra memcpy per superpacket (bounded at ~64KiB by the
virtio spec).

Unit tests pass (go test ./overlay/tio/...). Field testing on
UXG-Pro (4.19) pending.

.github/workflows/gofmt.yml

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
 
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
     - uses: actions/setup-go@v6
       with:

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Build Linux/BSD All
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v6
         with:
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
           mv build/*.tar.gz release
 
       - name: Upload artifacts
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
         with:
           name: linux-latest
           path: release
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Build Windows
     runs-on: windows-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v6
         with:
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
           mv dist\windows\wintun build\dist\windows\
 
       - name: Upload artifacts
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
         with:
           name: windows-latest
           path: build
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
       HAS_SIGNING_CREDS: ${{ secrets.AC_USERNAME != '' }}
     runs-on: macos-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v6
         with:
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Import certificates
         if: env.HAS_SIGNING_CREDS == 'true'
-        uses: Apple-Actions/import-codesign-certs@v5
+        uses: Apple-Actions/import-codesign-certs@v6
         with:
           p12-file-base64: ${{ secrets.APPLE_DEVELOPER_CERTIFICATE_P12_BASE64 }}
           p12-password: ${{ secrets.APPLE_DEVELOPER_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD }}
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
       - name: Upload artifacts
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
         with:
           name: darwin-latest
           path: ./release/*
@@ -124,11 +124,11 @@ jobs:
       # be overwritten
       - name: Checkout code
         if: ${{ env.HAS_DOCKER_CREDS == 'true' }}
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Download artifacts
         if: ${{ env.HAS_DOCKER_CREDS == 'true' }}
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
         with:
           name: linux-latest
           path: artifacts
@@ -160,10 +160,10 @@ jobs:
     needs: [build-linux, build-darwin, build-windows]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
       - name: Download artifacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
         with:
           path: artifacts
 
@@ -209,10 +209,11 @@ jobs:
         id: create_release
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_REF_NAME: ${{ github.ref_name }}
         run: |
           cd artifacts
           gh release create \
             --verify-tag \
-            --title "Release ${{ github.ref_name }}" \
+            --title "Release ${GITHUB_REF_NAME}" \
-            "${{ github.ref_name }}" \
+            "${GITHUB_REF_NAME}" \
             SHASUM256.txt *-latest/*.zip *-latest/*.tar.gz

.github/workflows/smoke-extra.yml

@@ -18,9 +18,11 @@ jobs:
     if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' || contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'smoke-test-extra')
     name: Run extra smoke tests
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      VAGRANT_DEFAULT_PROVIDER: libvirt
     steps:
 
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
     - uses: actions/setup-go@v6
       with:
@@ -30,8 +32,13 @@ jobs:
     - name: add hashicorp source
       run: wget -O- https://apt.releases.hashicorp.com/gpg | gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /usr/share/keyrings/hashicorp-archive-keyring.gpg && echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/hashicorp-archive-keyring.gpg] https://apt.releases.hashicorp.com $(lsb_release -cs) main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/hashicorp.list
 
-    - name: install vagrant
+    - name: install vagrant and libvirt
-      run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y vagrant virtualbox
+      run: |
+        sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y vagrant libvirt-daemon-system libvirt-dev
+        sudo chmod 666 /dev/kvm
+        sudo usermod -aG libvirt $(whoami)
+        sudo chmod 666 /var/run/libvirt/libvirt-sock
+        vagrant plugin install vagrant-libvirt
 
     - name: freebsd-amd64
       run: make smoke-vagrant/freebsd-amd64
@@ -42,10 +49,19 @@ jobs:
     - name: netbsd-amd64
       run: make smoke-vagrant/netbsd-amd64
 
-    - name: linux-386
-      run: make smoke-vagrant/linux-386
-
     - name: linux-amd64-ipv6disable
       run: make smoke-vagrant/linux-amd64-ipv6disable
 
+    # linux-386 runs last because it requires disabling KVM to use VirtualBox,
+    # which prevents libvirt (used by the other tests) from working after this point.
+    - name: install virtualbox for i386 test
+      run: |
+        sudo apt-get install -y virtualbox
+        sudo rmmod kvm_amd kvm_intel kvm 2>/dev/null || true
+
+    - name: linux-386
+      env:
+        VAGRANT_DEFAULT_PROVIDER: virtualbox
+      run: make smoke-vagrant/linux-386
+
     timeout-minutes: 30

.github/workflows/smoke.yml

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
 
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
     - uses: actions/setup-go@v6
       with:

.github/workflows/smoke/build-relay.sh

@@ -16,8 +16,10 @@ relay:
   am_relay: true
 EOF
 
-    export LIGHTHOUSES="192.168.100.1 172.17.0.2:4242"
+    # TEST-NET-3 placeholder IPs; smoke-relay.sh seds them to real container IPs.
-    export REMOTE_ALLOW_LIST='{"172.17.0.4/32": false, "172.17.0.5/32": false}'
+    # Mapping: .2 lighthouse1, .3 host2, .4 host3, .5 host4.
+    export LIGHTHOUSES="192.168.100.1 203.0.113.2:4242"
+    export REMOTE_ALLOW_LIST='{"203.0.113.4/32": false, "203.0.113.5/32": false}'
 
     HOST="host2" ../genconfig.sh >host2.yml <<EOF
 relay:
@@ -25,7 +27,7 @@ relay:
     - 192.168.100.1
 EOF
 
-    export REMOTE_ALLOW_LIST='{"172.17.0.3/32": false}'
+    export REMOTE_ALLOW_LIST='{"203.0.113.3/32": false}'
 
     HOST="host3" ../genconfig.sh >host3.yml
 

.github/workflows/smoke/build.sh

@@ -5,9 +5,15 @@ set -e -x
 rm -rf ./build
 mkdir ./build
 
-# TODO: Assumes your docker bridge network is a /24, and the first container that launches will be .1
+# Smoke containers run on a dedicated docker network whose subnet is allocated
-# - We could make this better by launching the lighthouse first and then fetching what IP it is.
+# at smoke time, not known at build time. Configs are written with TEST-NET-3
-NET="$(docker network inspect bridge -f '{{ range .IPAM.Config }}{{ .Subnet }}{{ end }}' | cut -d. -f1-3)"
+# placeholder IPs (RFC 5737) and smoke.sh / smoke-vagrant.sh / smoke-relay.sh
+# sed the real container IPs in before starting nebula.
+#
+# Placeholder mapping (last octet == fixed container slot):
+#   203.0.113.2 -> lighthouse1, 203.0.113.3 -> host2,
+#   203.0.113.4 -> host3,       203.0.113.5 -> host4.
+LIGHTHOUSE_IP="203.0.113.2"
 
 (
     cd build
@@ -25,16 +31,16 @@ NET="$(docker network inspect bridge -f '{{ range .IPAM.Config }}{{ .Subnet }}{{
         ../genconfig.sh >lighthouse1.yml
 
     HOST="host2" \
-        LIGHTHOUSES="192.168.100.1 $NET.2:4242" \
+        LIGHTHOUSES="192.168.100.1 $LIGHTHOUSE_IP:4242" \
         ../genconfig.sh >host2.yml
 
     HOST="host3" \
-        LIGHTHOUSES="192.168.100.1 $NET.2:4242" \
+        LIGHTHOUSES="192.168.100.1 $LIGHTHOUSE_IP:4242" \
         INBOUND='[{"port": "any", "proto": "icmp", "group": "lighthouse"}]' \
         ../genconfig.sh >host3.yml
 
     HOST="host4" \
-        LIGHTHOUSES="192.168.100.1 $NET.2:4242" \
+        LIGHTHOUSES="192.168.100.1 $LIGHTHOUSE_IP:4242" \
         OUTBOUND='[{"port": "any", "proto": "icmp", "group": "lighthouse"}]' \
         ../genconfig.sh >host4.yml
 

.github/workflows/smoke/smoke-relay.sh

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ set -o pipefail
 
 mkdir -p logs
 
+NETWORK="nebula-smoke-relay"
+
 cleanup() {
     echo
     echo " *** cleanup"
@@ -16,22 +18,53 @@ cleanup() {
     then
         docker kill lighthouse1 host2 host3 host4
     fi
+    docker network rm "$NETWORK" >/dev/null 2>&1
 }
 
 trap cleanup EXIT
 
-docker run --name lighthouse1 --rm nebula:smoke-relay -config lighthouse1.yml -test
+# Create a dedicated smoke network with an explicit subnet (required for --ip
-docker run --name host2 --rm nebula:smoke-relay -config host2.yml -test
+# below). Probe a short list of candidates so a locally-used range doesn't
-docker run --name host3 --rm nebula:smoke-relay -config host3.yml -test
+# fail the whole test — we only need one to be free.
-docker run --name host4 --rm nebula:smoke-relay -config host4.yml -test
+docker network rm "$NETWORK" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+for candidate in 172.30.0.0/24 172.31.0.0/24 10.98.0.0/24 10.99.0.0/24 192.168.230.0/24; do
+    if docker network create --subnet "$candidate" "$NETWORK" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        break
+    fi
+done
+if ! docker network inspect "$NETWORK" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "failed to create $NETWORK: every candidate subnet is in use" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
 
-docker run --name lighthouse1 --device /dev/net/tun:/dev/net/tun --cap-add NET_ADMIN --rm nebula:smoke-relay -config lighthouse1.yml 2>&1 | tee logs/lighthouse1 | sed -u 's/^/  [lighthouse1]  /' &
+# Derive container IPs from the network's assigned subnet. Slots: .2 lighthouse1,
+# .3 host2, .4 host3, .5 host4 — matches the placeholders in build-relay.sh.
+SUBNET="$(docker network inspect -f '{{(index .IPAM.Config 0).Subnet}}' "$NETWORK")"
+PREFIX="${SUBNET%/*}"
+PREFIX="${PREFIX%.*}"
+LIGHTHOUSE_IP="$PREFIX.2"
+HOST2_IP="$PREFIX.3"
+HOST3_IP="$PREFIX.4"
+HOST4_IP="$PREFIX.5"
+
+# Sed the placeholder TEST-NET-3 IPs in the host configs to the real ones.
+for f in build/host2.yml build/host3.yml build/host4.yml; do
+    sed "s|203\.0\.113\.|$PREFIX.|g" "$f" >"$f.tmp"
+    mv "$f.tmp" "$f"
+done
+
+docker run --name lighthouse1 --rm nebula:smoke-relay -config lighthouse1.yml -test
+docker run --name host2 --rm -v "$PWD/build/host2.yml:/nebula/host2.yml:ro" nebula:smoke-relay -config host2.yml -test
+docker run --name host3 --rm -v "$PWD/build/host3.yml:/nebula/host3.yml:ro" nebula:smoke-relay -config host3.yml -test
+docker run --name host4 --rm -v "$PWD/build/host4.yml:/nebula/host4.yml:ro" nebula:smoke-relay -config host4.yml -test
+
+docker run --name lighthouse1 --network "$NETWORK" --ip "$LIGHTHOUSE_IP" --device /dev/net/tun:/dev/net/tun --cap-add NET_ADMIN --rm nebula:smoke-relay -config lighthouse1.yml 2>&1 | tee logs/lighthouse1 | sed -u 's/^/  [lighthouse1]  /' &
 sleep 1
-docker run --name host2 --device /dev/net/tun:/dev/net/tun --cap-add NET_ADMIN --rm nebula:smoke-relay -config host2.yml 2>&1 | tee logs/host2 | sed -u 's/^/  [host2]  /' &
+docker run --name host2 --network "$NETWORK" --ip "$HOST2_IP" -v "$PWD/build/host2.yml:/nebula/host2.yml:ro" --device /dev/net/tun:/dev/net/tun --cap-add NET_ADMIN --rm nebula:smoke-relay -config host2.yml 2>&1 | tee logs/host2 | sed -u 's/^/  [host2]  /' &
 sleep 1
-docker run --name host3 --device /dev/net/tun:/dev/net/tun --cap-add NET_ADMIN --rm nebula:smoke-relay -config host3.yml 2>&1 | tee logs/host3 | sed -u 's/^/  [host3]  /' &
+docker run --name host3 --network "$NETWORK" --ip "$HOST3_IP" -v "$PWD/build/host3.yml:/nebula/host3.yml:ro" --device /dev/net/tun:/dev/net/tun --cap-add NET_ADMIN --rm nebula:smoke-relay -config host3.yml 2>&1 | tee logs/host3 | sed -u 's/^/  [host3]  /' &
 sleep 1
-docker run --name host4 --device /dev/net/tun:/dev/net/tun --cap-add NET_ADMIN --rm nebula:smoke-relay -config host4.yml 2>&1 | tee logs/host4 | sed -u 's/^/  [host4]  /' &
+docker run --name host4 --network "$NETWORK" --ip "$HOST4_IP" -v "$PWD/build/host4.yml:/nebula/host4.yml:ro" --device /dev/net/tun:/dev/net/tun --cap-add NET_ADMIN --rm nebula:smoke-relay -config host4.yml 2>&1 | tee logs/host4 | sed -u 's/^/  [host4]  /' &
 sleep 1
 
 set +x
@@ -76,7 +109,13 @@ docker exec host4 sh -c 'kill 1'
 docker exec host3 sh -c 'kill 1'
 docker exec host2 sh -c 'kill 1'
 docker exec lighthouse1 sh -c 'kill 1'
-sleep 5
+
+# Wait up to 30s for all backgrounded jobs to exit rather than relying on a
+# fixed sleep.
+for _ in $(seq 1 30); do
+    [ -z "$(jobs -r)" ] && break
+    sleep 1
+done
 
 if [ "$(jobs -r)" ]
 then

.github/workflows/smoke/smoke-vagrant.sh

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ export VAGRANT_CWD="$PWD/vagrant-$1"
 
 mkdir -p logs
 
+NETWORK="nebula-smoke"
+
 cleanup() {
     echo
     echo " *** cleanup"
@@ -19,21 +21,51 @@ cleanup() {
         docker kill lighthouse1 host2
     fi
     vagrant destroy -f
+    docker network rm "$NETWORK" >/dev/null 2>&1
 }
 
 trap cleanup EXIT
 
+# Create a dedicated smoke network with an explicit subnet (required for --ip
+# below). Probe a short list of candidates so a locally-used range doesn't
+# fail the whole test — we only need one to be free.
+docker network rm "$NETWORK" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+for candidate in 172.30.0.0/24 172.31.0.0/24 10.98.0.0/24 10.99.0.0/24 192.168.230.0/24; do
+    if docker network create --subnet "$candidate" "$NETWORK" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        break
+    fi
+done
+if ! docker network inspect "$NETWORK" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "failed to create $NETWORK: every candidate subnet is in use" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Derive container IPs from the network's assigned subnet. Slots: .2 lighthouse1,
+# .3 host2 — matches the placeholders in build.sh.
+SUBNET="$(docker network inspect -f '{{(index .IPAM.Config 0).Subnet}}' "$NETWORK")"
+PREFIX="${SUBNET%/*}"
+PREFIX="${PREFIX%.*}"
+LIGHTHOUSE_IP="$PREFIX.2"
+HOST2_IP="$PREFIX.3"
+
+# Sed the placeholder TEST-NET-3 IPs in the host configs to the real ones.
+# This must happen before `vagrant up` rsyncs build/ into the VM for host3.
+for f in build/host2.yml build/host3.yml; do
+    sed "s|203\.0\.113\.|$PREFIX.|g" "$f" >"$f.tmp"
+    mv "$f.tmp" "$f"
+done
+
 CONTAINER="nebula:${NAME:-smoke}"
 
 docker run --name lighthouse1 --rm "$CONTAINER" -config lighthouse1.yml -test
-docker run --name host2 --rm "$CONTAINER" -config host2.yml -test
+docker run --name host2 --rm -v "$PWD/build/host2.yml:/nebula/host2.yml:ro" "$CONTAINER" -config host2.yml -test
 
 vagrant up
 vagrant ssh -c "cd /nebula && /nebula/$1-nebula -config host3.yml -test" -- -T
 
-docker run --name lighthouse1 --device /dev/net/tun:/dev/net/tun --cap-add NET_ADMIN --rm "$CONTAINER" -config lighthouse1.yml 2>&1 | tee logs/lighthouse1 | sed -u 's/^/  [lighthouse1]  /' &
+docker run --name lighthouse1 --network "$NETWORK" --ip "$LIGHTHOUSE_IP" --device /dev/net/tun:/dev/net/tun --cap-add NET_ADMIN --rm "$CONTAINER" -config lighthouse1.yml 2>&1 | tee logs/lighthouse1 | sed -u 's/^/  [lighthouse1]  /' &
 sleep 1
-docker run --name host2 --device /dev/net/tun:/dev/net/tun --cap-add NET_ADMIN --rm "$CONTAINER" -config host2.yml 2>&1 | tee logs/host2 | sed -u 's/^/  [host2]  /' &
+docker run --name host2 --network "$NETWORK" --ip "$HOST2_IP" -v "$PWD/build/host2.yml:/nebula/host2.yml:ro" --device /dev/net/tun:/dev/net/tun --cap-add NET_ADMIN --rm "$CONTAINER" -config host2.yml 2>&1 | tee logs/host2 | sed -u 's/^/  [host2]  /' &
 sleep 1
 vagrant ssh -c "cd /nebula && sudo sh -c 'echo \$\$ >/nebula/pid && exec /nebula/$1-nebula -config host3.yml'" 2>&1 -- -T | tee logs/host3 | sed -u 's/^/  [host3]  /' &
 sleep 15
@@ -96,7 +128,14 @@ vagrant ssh -c "ping -c1 192.168.100.2" -- -T
 vagrant ssh -c "sudo xargs kill </nebula/pid" -- -T
 docker exec host2 sh -c 'kill 1'
 docker exec lighthouse1 sh -c 'kill 1'
-sleep 1
+
+# Wait up to 30s for all backgrounded jobs to exit. vagrant ssh in particular
+# takes a beat to tear down after nebula exits on the VM, so a fixed sleep is
+# racy.
+for _ in $(seq 1 30); do
+    [ -z "$(jobs -r)" ] && break
+    sleep 1
+done
 
 if [ "$(jobs -r)" ]
 then

.github/workflows/smoke/smoke.sh

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ set -o pipefail
 
 mkdir -p logs
 
+NETWORK="nebula-smoke"
+
 cleanup() {
     echo
     echo " *** cleanup"
@@ -16,38 +18,71 @@ cleanup() {
     then
         docker kill lighthouse1 host2 host3 host4
     fi
+    docker network rm "$NETWORK" >/dev/null 2>&1
 }
 
 trap cleanup EXIT
 
+# Create a dedicated smoke network with an explicit subnet (required for --ip
+# below). Probe a short list of candidates so a locally-used range doesn't
+# fail the whole test — we only need one to be free.
+docker network rm "$NETWORK" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+for candidate in 172.30.0.0/24 172.31.0.0/24 10.98.0.0/24 10.99.0.0/24 192.168.230.0/24; do
+    if docker network create --subnet "$candidate" "$NETWORK" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        break
+    fi
+done
+if ! docker network inspect "$NETWORK" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "failed to create $NETWORK: every candidate subnet is in use" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Derive container IPs from the network's assigned subnet. Slots: .2 lighthouse1,
+# .3 host2, .4 host3, .5 host4 — matches the placeholders in build.sh.
+SUBNET="$(docker network inspect -f '{{(index .IPAM.Config 0).Subnet}}' "$NETWORK")"
+PREFIX="${SUBNET%/*}"
+PREFIX="${PREFIX%.*}"
+LIGHTHOUSE_IP="$PREFIX.2"
+HOST2_IP="$PREFIX.3"
+HOST3_IP="$PREFIX.4"
+HOST4_IP="$PREFIX.5"
+
+# Sed the placeholder TEST-NET-3 IPs in the host configs to the real ones.
+# build/lighthouse1.yml has no IPs to rewrite so it's skipped.
+for f in build/host2.yml build/host3.yml build/host4.yml; do
+    sed "s|203\.0\.113\.|$PREFIX.|g" "$f" >"$f.tmp"
+    mv "$f.tmp" "$f"
+done
+
 CONTAINER="nebula:${NAME:-smoke}"
 
 docker run --name lighthouse1 --rm "$CONTAINER" -config lighthouse1.yml -test
-docker run --name host2 --rm "$CONTAINER" -config host2.yml -test
+docker run --name host2 --rm -v "$PWD/build/host2.yml:/nebula/host2.yml:ro" "$CONTAINER" -config host2.yml -test
-docker run --name host3 --rm "$CONTAINER" -config host3.yml -test
+docker run --name host3 --rm -v "$PWD/build/host3.yml:/nebula/host3.yml:ro" "$CONTAINER" -config host3.yml -test
-docker run --name host4 --rm "$CONTAINER" -config host4.yml -test
+docker run --name host4 --rm -v "$PWD/build/host4.yml:/nebula/host4.yml:ro" "$CONTAINER" -config host4.yml -test
 
-docker run --name lighthouse1 --device /dev/net/tun:/dev/net/tun --cap-add NET_ADMIN --rm "$CONTAINER" -config lighthouse1.yml 2>&1 | tee logs/lighthouse1 | sed -u 's/^/  [lighthouse1]  /' &
+docker run --name lighthouse1 --network "$NETWORK" --ip "$LIGHTHOUSE_IP" --device /dev/net/tun:/dev/net/tun --cap-add NET_ADMIN --rm "$CONTAINER" -config lighthouse1.yml 2>&1 | tee logs/lighthouse1 | sed -u 's/^/  [lighthouse1]  /' &
 sleep 1
-docker run --name host2 --device /dev/net/tun:/dev/net/tun --cap-add NET_ADMIN --rm "$CONTAINER" -config host2.yml 2>&1 | tee logs/host2 | sed -u 's/^/  [host2]  /' &
+docker run --name host2 --network "$NETWORK" --ip "$HOST2_IP" -v "$PWD/build/host2.yml:/nebula/host2.yml:ro" --device /dev/net/tun:/dev/net/tun --cap-add NET_ADMIN --rm "$CONTAINER" -config host2.yml 2>&1 | tee logs/host2 | sed -u 's/^/  [host2]  /' &
 sleep 1
-docker run --name host3 --device /dev/net/tun:/dev/net/tun --cap-add NET_ADMIN --rm "$CONTAINER" -config host3.yml 2>&1 | tee logs/host3 | sed -u 's/^/  [host3]  /' &
+docker run --name host3 --network "$NETWORK" --ip "$HOST3_IP" -v "$PWD/build/host3.yml:/nebula/host3.yml:ro" --device /dev/net/tun:/dev/net/tun --cap-add NET_ADMIN --rm "$CONTAINER" -config host3.yml 2>&1 | tee logs/host3 | sed -u 's/^/  [host3]  /' &
 sleep 1
-docker run --name host4 --device /dev/net/tun:/dev/net/tun --cap-add NET_ADMIN --rm "$CONTAINER" -config host4.yml 2>&1 | tee logs/host4 | sed -u 's/^/  [host4]  /' &
+docker run --name host4 --network "$NETWORK" --ip "$HOST4_IP" -v "$PWD/build/host4.yml:/nebula/host4.yml:ro" --device /dev/net/tun:/dev/net/tun --cap-add NET_ADMIN --rm "$CONTAINER" -config host4.yml 2>&1 | tee logs/host4 | sed -u 's/^/  [host4]  /' &
 sleep 1
 
 # grab tcpdump pcaps for debugging
-docker exec lighthouse1 tcpdump -i nebula1 -q -w - -U 2>logs/lighthouse1.inside.log >logs/lighthouse1.inside.pcap &
+docker exec lighthouse1 tcpdump -i tun0 -q -w - -U 2>logs/lighthouse1.inside.log >logs/lighthouse1.inside.pcap &
 docker exec lighthouse1 tcpdump -i eth0 -q -w - -U 2>logs/lighthouse1.outside.log >logs/lighthouse1.outside.pcap &
-docker exec host2 tcpdump -i nebula1 -q -w - -U 2>logs/host2.inside.log >logs/host2.inside.pcap &
+docker exec host2 tcpdump -i tun0 -q -w - -U 2>logs/host2.inside.log >logs/host2.inside.pcap &
 docker exec host2 tcpdump -i eth0 -q -w - -U 2>logs/host2.outside.log >logs/host2.outside.pcap &
-docker exec host3 tcpdump -i nebula1 -q -w - -U 2>logs/host3.inside.log >logs/host3.inside.pcap &
+docker exec host3 tcpdump -i tun0 -q -w - -U 2>logs/host3.inside.log >logs/host3.inside.pcap &
 docker exec host3 tcpdump -i eth0 -q -w - -U 2>logs/host3.outside.log >logs/host3.outside.pcap &
-docker exec host4 tcpdump -i nebula1 -q -w - -U 2>logs/host4.inside.log >logs/host4.inside.pcap &
+docker exec host4 tcpdump -i tun0 -q -w - -U 2>logs/host4.inside.log >logs/host4.inside.pcap &
 docker exec host4 tcpdump -i eth0 -q -w - -U 2>logs/host4.outside.log >logs/host4.outside.pcap &
 
 docker exec host2 ncat -nklv 0.0.0.0 2000 &
 docker exec host3 ncat -nklv 0.0.0.0 2000 &
+docker exec host4 ncat -nkluv 0.0.0.0 4000 &
 docker exec host2 ncat -e '/usr/bin/echo host2' -nkluv 0.0.0.0 3000 &
 docker exec host3 ncat -e '/usr/bin/echo host3' -nkluv 0.0.0.0 3000 &
 
@@ -119,17 +154,24 @@ echo
 echo " *** Testing conntrack"
 echo
 set -x
-# host2 can ping host3 now that host3 pinged it first
+
-docker exec host2 ping -c1 192.168.100.3
+# host2 speaking to host4 on UDP 4000 should allow it to reply, when firewall rules would normally not permit this
-# host4 can ping host2 once conntrack established
+docker exec host2 sh -c "/usr/bin/echo host2 | ncat -nuv 192.168.100.4 4000"
-docker exec host2 ping -c1 192.168.100.4
+docker exec host2 ncat -e '/usr/bin/echo helloagainfromhost2' -nkluv 0.0.0.0 4000 &
-docker exec host4 ping -c1 192.168.100.2
+sleep 1
+docker exec host4 sh -c "/usr/bin/echo host4 | ncat -nuv 192.168.100.2 4000"
 
 docker exec host4 sh -c 'kill 1'
 docker exec host3 sh -c 'kill 1'
 docker exec host2 sh -c 'kill 1'
 docker exec lighthouse1 sh -c 'kill 1'
-sleep 5
+
+# Wait up to 30s for all backgrounded jobs to exit rather than relying on a
+# fixed sleep.
+for _ in $(seq 1 30); do
+    [ -z "$(jobs -r)" ] && break
+    sleep 1
+done
 
 if [ "$(jobs -r)" ]
 then

.github/workflows/smoke/vagrant-linux-amd64-ipv6disable/Vagrantfile

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # -*- mode: ruby -*-
 # vi: set ft=ruby :
 Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
-  config.vm.box = "ubuntu/jammy64"
+  config.vm.box = "bento/ubuntu-24.04"
 
   config.vm.synced_folder "../build", "/nebula"
 

.github/workflows/smoke/vagrant-openbsd-amd64/Vagrantfile

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # -*- mode: ruby -*-
 # vi: set ft=ruby :
 Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
-  config.vm.box = "generic/openbsd7"
+  config.vm.box = "DefinedNet/openbsd78"
 
   config.vm.synced_folder "../build", "/nebula", type: "rsync"
 end

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
 
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
     - uses: actions/setup-go@v6
       with:
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Build test mobile
       run: make build-test-mobile
 
-    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
+    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
       with:
         name: e2e packet flow linux-latest
         path: e2e/mermaid/linux-latest
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
 
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
     - uses: actions/setup-go@v6
       with:
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
 
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
     - uses: actions/setup-go@v6
       with:
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ jobs:
         os: [windows-latest, macos-latest]
     steps:
 
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
     - uses: actions/setup-go@v6
       with:
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: End 2 end
       run: make e2evv
 
-    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v5
+    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
       with:
         name: e2e packet flow ${{ matrix.os }}
         path: e2e/mermaid/${{ matrix.os }}

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -7,6 +7,50 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [1.10.3] - 2026-02-06
+
+### Security
+
+- Fix an issue where blocklist bypass is possible when using curve P256 since the signature can have 2 valid representations.
+  Both fingerprint representations will be tested against the blocklist.
+  Any newly issued P256 based certificates will have their signature clamped to the low-s form.
+  Nebula will assert the low-s signature form when validating certificates in a future version. [GHSA-69x3-g4r3-p962](https://github.com/slackhq/nebula/security/advisories/GHSA-69x3-g4r3-p962)
+
+### Changed
+
+- Improve error reporting if nebula fails to start due to a tun device naming issue. (#1588)
+
+## [1.10.2] - 2026-01-21
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Fix panic when using `use_system_route_table` that was introduced in v1.10.1. (#1580)
+
+### Changed
+
+- Fix some typos in comments. (#1582)
+- Dependency updates. (#1581)
+
+## [1.10.1] - 2026-01-16
+
+See the [v1.10.1](https://github.com/slackhq/nebula/milestone/26?closed=1) milestone for a complete list of changes.
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Fix a bug where an unsafe route derived from the system route table could be lost on a config reload. (#1573)
+- Fix the PEM banner for ECDSA P256 public keys. (#1552)
+- Fix a regression on Windows from 1.9.x where nebula could fall back to a less performant UDP listener if 
+  non-critical ioctls failed. (#1568)
+- Fix a bug in handshake processing when a peer sends an unexpected public key. (#1566)
+
+### Added
+
+- Add a config option to control accepting `recv_error` packets which defaults to `always`. (#1569)
+
+### Changed
+
+- Various dependency updates. (#1541, #1549, #1550, #1557, #1558, #1560, #1561, #1570, #1571)
+
 ## [1.10.0] - 2025-12-04
 
 See the [v1.10.0](https://github.com/slackhq/nebula/milestone/16?closed=1) milestone for a complete list of changes.
@@ -744,7 +788,10 @@ created.)
 
 - Initial public release.
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/slackhq/nebula/compare/v1.10.0...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/slackhq/nebula/compare/v1.10.3...HEAD
+[1.10.3]: https://github.com/slackhq/nebula/releases/tag/v1.10.3
+[1.10.2]: https://github.com/slackhq/nebula/releases/tag/v1.10.2
+[1.10.1]: https://github.com/slackhq/nebula/releases/tag/v1.10.1
 [1.10.0]: https://github.com/slackhq/nebula/releases/tag/v1.10.0
 [1.9.7]: https://github.com/slackhq/nebula/releases/tag/v1.9.7
 [1.9.6]: https://github.com/slackhq/nebula/releases/tag/v1.9.6

CODEOWNERS

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+#ECCN:Open Source

README.md

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ Check the [releases](https://github.com/slackhq/nebula/releases/latest) page for
     docker pull nebulaoss/nebula
     ```
 
-#### Mobile
+#### Mobile ([source code](https://github.com/DefinedNet/mobile_nebula))
 
 - [iOS](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mobile-nebula/id1509587936?itsct=apps_box&itscg=30200)
 - [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.defined.mobile_nebula&pcampaignid=pcampaignidMKT-Other-global-all-co-prtnr-py-PartBadge-Mar2515-1)
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ Nebula was created to provide a mechanism for groups of hosts to communicate sec
 
 ## Getting started (quickly)
 
+**Don't want to manage your own PKI and lighthouses?** [Managed Nebula](https://www.defined.net/) from Defined Networking handles all of this for you.
+
 To set up a Nebula network, you'll need:
 
 #### 1. The [Nebula binaries](https://github.com/slackhq/nebula/releases) or [Distribution Packages](https://github.com/slackhq/nebula#distribution-packages) for your specific platform. Specifically you'll need `nebula-cert` and the specific nebula binary for each platform you use.

batch.go

@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+package nebula
+
+import "net/netip"
+
+// sendBatchCap is the maximum number of encrypted packets accumulated before a
+// flush is forced. TSO superpackets segment to at most ~45 packets on
+// reasonable MTUs, so 128 leaves headroom without bloating the backing
+// allocation.
+const sendBatchCap = 128
+
+// sendBatch accumulates encrypted UDP packets for a single sendmmsg flush.
+// One sendBatch is owned by each listenIn goroutine; no locking is needed.
+// The backing storage holds up to batchCap packets of slotCap bytes each;
+// bufs and dsts are parallel slices of committed slots.
+type sendBatch struct {
+	bufs     [][]byte
+	dsts     []netip.AddrPort
+	backing  []byte
+	slotCap  int
+	batchCap int
+	nextSlot int
+}
+
+func newSendBatch(batchCap, slotCap int) *sendBatch {
+	return &sendBatch{
+		bufs:     make([][]byte, 0, batchCap),
+		dsts:     make([]netip.AddrPort, 0, batchCap),
+		backing:  make([]byte, batchCap*slotCap),
+		slotCap:  slotCap,
+		batchCap: batchCap,
+	}
+}
+
+// Next returns a zero-length slice with slotCap capacity over the next unused
+// slot's backing bytes. The caller writes into the returned slice and then
+// calls Commit with the final length and destination. Next returns nil when
+// the batch is full.
+func (b *sendBatch) Next() []byte {
+	if b.nextSlot >= b.batchCap {
+		return nil
+	}
+	start := b.nextSlot * b.slotCap
+	return b.backing[start : start : start+b.slotCap]
+}
+
+// Commit records the slot just returned by Next as a packet of length n
+// destined for dst.
+func (b *sendBatch) Commit(n int, dst netip.AddrPort) {
+	start := b.nextSlot * b.slotCap
+	b.bufs = append(b.bufs, b.backing[start:start+n])
+	b.dsts = append(b.dsts, dst)
+	b.nextSlot++
+}
+
+// Reset clears committed slots; backing storage is retained for reuse.
+func (b *sendBatch) Reset() {
+	b.bufs = b.bufs[:0]
+	b.dsts = b.dsts[:0]
+	b.nextSlot = 0
+}
+
+// Len returns the number of committed packets.
+func (b *sendBatch) Len() int {
+	return len(b.bufs)
+}
+
+// Cap returns the maximum number of slots in the batch.
+func (b *sendBatch) Cap() int {
+	return b.batchCap
+}

batch_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+package nebula
+
+import (
+	"net/netip"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestSendBatchBookkeeping(t *testing.T) {
+	b := newSendBatch(4, 32)
+	if b.Len() != 0 || b.Cap() != 4 {
+		t.Fatalf("fresh batch: len=%d cap=%d", b.Len(), b.Cap())
+	}
+
+	ap := netip.MustParseAddrPort("10.0.0.1:4242")
+	for i := 0; i < 4; i++ {
+		slot := b.Next()
+		if slot == nil {
+			t.Fatalf("slot %d: Next returned nil before cap", i)
+		}
+		if cap(slot) != 32 || len(slot) != 0 {
+			t.Fatalf("slot %d: got len=%d cap=%d want len=0 cap=32", i, len(slot), cap(slot))
+		}
+		// Write a marker byte.
+		slot = append(slot, byte(i), byte(i+1), byte(i+2))
+		b.Commit(len(slot), ap)
+	}
+	if b.Next() != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Next should return nil when full")
+	}
+	if b.Len() != 4 {
+		t.Fatalf("Len=%d want 4", b.Len())
+	}
+	for i, buf := range b.bufs {
+		if len(buf) != 3 || buf[0] != byte(i) {
+			t.Errorf("buf %d: %x", i, buf)
+		}
+		if b.dsts[i] != ap {
+			t.Errorf("dst %d: got %v want %v", i, b.dsts[i], ap)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Reset returns empty and Next works again.
+	b.Reset()
+	if b.Len() != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("after Reset Len=%d want 0", b.Len())
+	}
+	slot := b.Next()
+	if slot == nil || cap(slot) != 32 {
+		t.Fatalf("after Reset Next nil or wrong cap: %v cap=%d", slot == nil, cap(slot))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSendBatchSlotsDoNotOverlap(t *testing.T) {
+	b := newSendBatch(3, 8)
+	ap := netip.MustParseAddrPort("10.0.0.1:80")
+
+	// Fill three slots, each with its own sentinel byte.
+	for i := 0; i < 3; i++ {
+		s := b.Next()
+		s = append(s, byte(0xA0+i), byte(0xB0+i))
+		b.Commit(len(s), ap)
+	}
+
+	for i, buf := range b.bufs {
+		if buf[0] != byte(0xA0+i) || buf[1] != byte(0xB0+i) {
+			t.Errorf("slot %d corrupted: %x", i, buf)
+		}
+	}
+}

boring.go

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 //go:build boringcrypto
-// +build boringcrypto
 
 package nebula
 

cert/ca_pool.go

@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 package cert
 
 import (
+	"bufio"
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/pem"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"net/netip"
 	"slices"
-	"strings"
 	"time"
 )
 
@@ -29,22 +32,46 @@ func NewCAPool() *CAPool {
 // If the pool contains any expired certificates, an ErrExpired will be
 // returned along with the pool. The caller must handle any such errors.
 func NewCAPoolFromPEM(caPEMs []byte) (*CAPool, error) {
+	return NewCAPoolFromPEMReader(bytes.NewReader(caPEMs))
+}
+
+// NewCAPoolFromPEMReader will create a new CA pool from the provided reader.
+// The reader must contain a PEM-encoded set of nebula certificates.
+func NewCAPoolFromPEMReader(r io.Reader) (*CAPool, error) {
 	pool := NewCAPool()
-	var err error
+
 	var expired bool
-	for {
+
-		caPEMs, err = pool.AddCAFromPEM(caPEMs)
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(r)
-		if errors.Is(err, ErrExpired) {
+	scanner.Split(SplitPEM)
-			expired = true
+
-			err = nil
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		pemBytes := scanner.Bytes()
+
+		block, rest := pem.Decode(pemBytes)
+		if len(bytes.TrimSpace(rest)) > 0 {
+			return nil, ErrInvalidPEMBlock
 		}
+		if block == nil {
+			return nil, ErrInvalidPEMBlock
+		}
+
+		c, err := unmarshalCertificateBlock(block)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		if len(caPEMs) == 0 || strings.TrimSpace(string(caPEMs)) == "" {
+
-			break
+		err = pool.AddCA(c)
+		if errors.Is(err, ErrExpired) {
+			expired = true
+			continue
+		} else if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
+	if err := scanner.Err(); err != nil {
+		return nil, ErrInvalidPEMBlock
+	}
 
 	if expired {
 		return pool, ErrExpired
@@ -141,10 +168,23 @@ func (ncp *CAPool) VerifyCertificate(now time.Time, c Certificate) (*CachedCerti
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	// Pre nebula v1.10.3 could generate signatures in either high or low s form and validation
+	// of signatures allowed for either. Nebula v1.10.3 and beyond clamps signature generation to low-s form
+	// but validation still allows for either. Since a change in the signature bytes affects the fingerprint, we
+	// need to test both forms until such a time comes that we enforce low-s form on signature validation.
+	fp2, err := CalculateAlternateFingerprint(c)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not calculate alternate fingerprint to verify: %w", err)
+	}
+	if fp2 != "" && ncp.IsBlocklisted(fp2) {
+		return nil, ErrBlockListed
+	}
+
 	cc := CachedCertificate{
 		Certificate:       c,
 		InvertedGroups:    make(map[string]struct{}),
 		Fingerprint:       fp,
+		fingerprint2:      fp2,
 		signerFingerprint: signer.Fingerprint,
 	}
 
@@ -158,6 +198,11 @@ func (ncp *CAPool) VerifyCertificate(now time.Time, c Certificate) (*CachedCerti
 // VerifyCachedCertificate is the same as VerifyCertificate other than it operates on a pre-verified structure and
 // is a cheaper operation to perform as a result.
 func (ncp *CAPool) VerifyCachedCertificate(now time.Time, c *CachedCertificate) error {
+	// Check any available alternate fingerprint forms for this certificate, re P256 high-s/low-s
+	if c.fingerprint2 != "" && ncp.IsBlocklisted(c.fingerprint2) {
+		return ErrBlockListed
+	}
+
 	_, err := ncp.verify(c.Certificate, now, c.Fingerprint, c.signerFingerprint)
 	return err
 }

cert/ca_pool_test.go

@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 package cert
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
+	"io"
 	"net/netip"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/cert/p256"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
@@ -111,6 +115,60 @@ k+coOv04r+zh33ISyhbsafnYduN17p2eD7CmHvHuerguXD9f32gcxo/KsFCKEjMe
 	assert.Len(t, ppppp.CAs, 1)
 }
 
+// oneByteReader wraps a reader to return at most 1 byte per Read call,
+// exercising the streaming accumulation logic in NewCAPoolFromPEMReader.
+type oneByteReader struct {
+	r io.Reader
+}
+
+func (o *oneByteReader) Read(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	if len(p) == 0 {
+		return 0, nil
+	}
+	return o.r.Read(p[:1])
+}
+
+func TestNewCAPoolFromPEMReader_EmptyReader(t *testing.T) {
+	pool, err := NewCAPoolFromPEMReader(bytes.NewReader(nil))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Empty(t, pool.CAs)
+
+	pool, err = NewCAPoolFromPEMReader(strings.NewReader("   \n\t\n  "))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Empty(t, pool.CAs)
+}
+
+func TestNewCAPoolFromPEMReader_OneByteReads(t *testing.T) {
+	ca1, _, _, pem1 := NewTestCaCert(Version2, Curve_CURVE25519, time.Now(), time.Now().Add(time.Hour), nil, nil, nil)
+	ca2, _, _, pem2 := NewTestCaCert(Version2, Curve_CURVE25519, time.Now(), time.Now().Add(time.Hour), nil, nil, nil)
+
+	bundle := append(pem1, pem2...)
+	pool, err := NewCAPoolFromPEMReader(&oneByteReader{r: bytes.NewReader(bundle)})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Len(t, pool.CAs, 2)
+
+	fp1, err := ca1.Fingerprint()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	fp2, err := ca2.Fingerprint()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	assert.Contains(t, pool.CAs, fp1)
+	assert.Contains(t, pool.CAs, fp2)
+}
+
+func TestNewCAPoolFromPEMReader_TruncatedPEM(t *testing.T) {
+	_, err := NewCAPoolFromPEMReader(strings.NewReader("-----BEGIN NEBULA CERTIFICATE-----\npartialdata"))
+	assert.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrInvalidPEMBlock)
+}
+
+func TestNewCAPoolFromPEMReader_TrailingGarbage(t *testing.T) {
+	_, _, _, pem1 := NewTestCaCert(Version2, Curve_CURVE25519, time.Now(), time.Now().Add(time.Hour), nil, nil, nil)
+
+	bundle := append(pem1, []byte("some trailing garbage")...)
+	_, err := NewCAPoolFromPEMReader(bytes.NewReader(bundle))
+	assert.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrInvalidPEMBlock)
+}
+
 func TestCertificateV1_Verify(t *testing.T) {
 	ca, _, caKey, _ := NewTestCaCert(Version1, Curve_CURVE25519, time.Now(), time.Now().Add(10*time.Minute), nil, nil, nil)
 	c, _, _, _ := NewTestCert(Version1, Curve_CURVE25519, ca, caKey, "test cert", time.Now(), time.Now().Add(5*time.Minute), nil, nil, nil)
@@ -170,6 +228,15 @@ func TestCertificateV1_VerifyP256(t *testing.T) {
 	_, err = caPool.VerifyCertificate(time.Now(), c)
 	require.EqualError(t, err, "certificate is in the block list")
 
+	// Create a copy of the cert and swap to the alternate form for the signature
+	nc := c.Copy()
+	b, err := p256.Swap(c.Signature())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, nc.(*certificateV1).setSignature(b))
+
+	_, err = caPool.VerifyCertificate(time.Now(), nc)
+	require.EqualError(t, err, "certificate is in the block list")
+
 	caPool.ResetCertBlocklist()
 	_, err = caPool.VerifyCertificate(time.Now(), c)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -187,7 +254,7 @@ func TestCertificateV1_VerifyP256(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	caPool = NewCAPool()
-	b, err := caPool.AddCAFromPEM(caPem)
+	b, err = caPool.AddCAFromPEM(caPem)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Empty(t, b)
 
@@ -196,7 +263,17 @@ func TestCertificateV1_VerifyP256(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	c, _, _, _ = NewTestCert(Version1, Curve_P256, ca, caKey, "test", time.Now(), time.Now().Add(5*time.Minute), nil, nil, []string{"test1"})
-	_, err = caPool.VerifyCertificate(time.Now(), c)
+	cc, err := caPool.VerifyCertificate(time.Now(), c)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Reset the blocklist and block the alternate form fingerprint
+	caPool.ResetCertBlocklist()
+	caPool.BlocklistFingerprint(cc.fingerprint2)
+	err = caPool.VerifyCachedCertificate(time.Now(), cc)
+	require.EqualError(t, err, "certificate is in the block list")
+
+	caPool.ResetCertBlocklist()
+	err = caPool.VerifyCachedCertificate(time.Now(), cc)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 }
 
@@ -394,6 +471,15 @@ func TestCertificateV2_VerifyP256(t *testing.T) {
 	_, err = caPool.VerifyCertificate(time.Now(), c)
 	require.EqualError(t, err, "certificate is in the block list")
 
+	// Create a copy of the cert and swap to the alternate form for the signature
+	nc := c.Copy()
+	b, err := p256.Swap(c.Signature())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, nc.(*certificateV2).setSignature(b))
+
+	_, err = caPool.VerifyCertificate(time.Now(), nc)
+	require.EqualError(t, err, "certificate is in the block list")
+
 	caPool.ResetCertBlocklist()
 	_, err = caPool.VerifyCertificate(time.Now(), c)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -411,7 +497,7 @@ func TestCertificateV2_VerifyP256(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	caPool = NewCAPool()
-	b, err := caPool.AddCAFromPEM(caPem)
+	b, err = caPool.AddCAFromPEM(caPem)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Empty(t, b)
 
@@ -420,7 +506,17 @@ func TestCertificateV2_VerifyP256(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	c, _, _, _ = NewTestCert(Version2, Curve_P256, ca, caKey, "test", time.Now(), time.Now().Add(5*time.Minute), nil, nil, []string{"test1"})
-	_, err = caPool.VerifyCertificate(time.Now(), c)
+	cc, err := caPool.VerifyCertificate(time.Now(), c)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Reset the blocklist and block the alternate form fingerprint
+	caPool.ResetCertBlocklist()
+	caPool.BlocklistFingerprint(cc.fingerprint2)
+	err = caPool.VerifyCachedCertificate(time.Now(), cc)
+	require.EqualError(t, err, "certificate is in the block list")
+
+	caPool.ResetCertBlocklist()
+	err = caPool.VerifyCachedCertificate(time.Now(), cc)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 }
 

cert/cert.go

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/netip"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/cert/p256"
 )
 
 type Version uint8
@@ -110,6 +112,9 @@ type CachedCertificate struct {
 	InvertedGroups    map[string]struct{}
 	Fingerprint       string
 	signerFingerprint string
+
+	// A place to store a 2nd fingerprint if the certificate could have one, such as with P256
+	fingerprint2 string
 }
 
 func (cc *CachedCertificate) String() string {
@@ -119,6 +124,7 @@ func (cc *CachedCertificate) String() string {
 // Recombine will attempt to unmarshal a certificate received in a handshake.
 // Handshakes save space by placing the peers public key in a different part of the packet, we have to
 // reassemble the actual certificate structure with that in mind.
+// Implementations MUST assert the public key is not in the raw certificate bytes if the passed in public key is not empty.
 func Recombine(v Version, rawCertBytes, publicKey []byte, curve Curve) (Certificate, error) {
 	if publicKey == nil {
 		return nil, ErrNoPeerStaticKey
@@ -151,3 +157,31 @@ func Recombine(v Version, rawCertBytes, publicKey []byte, curve Curve) (Certific
 
 	return c, nil
 }
+
+// CalculateAlternateFingerprint calculates a 2nd fingerprint representation for P256 certificates
+// CAPool blocklist testing through `VerifyCertificate` and `VerifyCachedCertificate` automatically performs this step.
+func CalculateAlternateFingerprint(c Certificate) (string, error) {
+	if c.Curve() != Curve_P256 {
+		return "", nil
+	}
+
+	nc := c.Copy()
+	b, err := p256.Swap(nc.Signature())
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	switch v := nc.(type) {
+	case *certificateV1:
+		err = v.setSignature(b)
+	case *certificateV2:
+		err = v.setSignature(b)
+	default:
+		return "", ErrUnknownVersion
+	}
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return nc.Fingerprint()
+}

cert/cert_v1.go

@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ func unmarshalCertificateV1(b []byte, publicKey []byte) (*certificateV1, error)
 			unsafeNetworks: make([]netip.Prefix, len(rc.Details.Subnets)/2),
 			notBefore:      time.Unix(rc.Details.NotBefore, 0),
 			notAfter:       time.Unix(rc.Details.NotAfter, 0),
-			publicKey:      make([]byte, len(rc.Details.PublicKey)),
+			publicKey:      nil,
 			isCA:           rc.Details.IsCA,
 			curve:          rc.Details.Curve,
 		},
@@ -437,12 +437,19 @@ func unmarshalCertificateV1(b []byte, publicKey []byte) (*certificateV1, error)
 	copy(nc.details.groups, rc.Details.Groups)
 	nc.details.issuer = hex.EncodeToString(rc.Details.Issuer)
 
+	// If a public key is passed in as an argument, the certificate pubkey must be empty
+	// and the passed-in pubkey copied into the cert.
 	if len(publicKey) > 0 {
-		nc.details.publicKey = publicKey
+		if len(rc.Details.PublicKey) != 0 {
+			return nil, ErrCertPubkeyPresent
+		}
+		nc.details.publicKey = make([]byte, len(publicKey))
+		copy(nc.details.publicKey, publicKey)
+	} else {
+		nc.details.publicKey = make([]byte, len(rc.Details.PublicKey))
+		copy(nc.details.publicKey, rc.Details.PublicKey)
 	}
 
-	copy(nc.details.publicKey, rc.Details.PublicKey)
-
 	var ip netip.Addr
 	for i, rawIp := range rc.Details.Ips {
 		if i%2 == 0 {

cert/cert_v1_test.go

@@ -62,6 +62,62 @@ func TestCertificateV1_Marshal(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, nc.Groups(), nc2.Groups())
 }
 
+func TestCertificateV1_Unmarshal(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	before := time.Now().Add(time.Second * -60).Round(time.Second)
+	after := time.Now().Add(time.Second * 60).Round(time.Second)
+	pubKey := []byte("1234567890abcedfghij1234567890ab")
+	invalidPubkey := []byte("00000000000000000000000000000000")
+
+	nc := certificateV1{
+		details: detailsV1{
+			name: "testing",
+			networks: []netip.Prefix{
+				mustParsePrefixUnmapped("10.1.1.1/24"),
+				mustParsePrefixUnmapped("10.1.1.2/16"),
+			},
+			unsafeNetworks: []netip.Prefix{
+				mustParsePrefixUnmapped("9.1.1.2/24"),
+				mustParsePrefixUnmapped("9.1.1.3/16"),
+			},
+			groups:    []string{"test-group1", "test-group2", "test-group3"},
+			notBefore: before,
+			notAfter:  after,
+			publicKey: pubKey,
+			isCA:      false,
+			issuer:    "1234567890abcedfghij1234567890ab",
+		},
+		signature: []byte("1234567890abcedfghij1234567890ab"),
+	}
+
+	// This certificate has a pubkey included
+	certWithPubkey, err := nc.Marshal()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// This certificate is missing the pubkey section
+	certWithoutPubkey, err := nc.MarshalForHandshakes()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Cert has no pubkey and no pubkey passed in must fail to validate
+	isNil, err := unmarshalCertificateV1(certWithoutPubkey, nil)
+	require.Error(t, err)
+
+	// Cert has different pubkey than one passed in must fail
+	isNil, err = unmarshalCertificateV1(certWithPubkey, invalidPubkey)
+	require.Nil(t, isNil)
+	require.Error(t, err)
+
+	// Cert has pubkey and no pubkey argument works ok
+	_, err = unmarshalCertificateV1(certWithPubkey, nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Cert has no pubkey and valid, correctly signed pubkey passed in
+	nc2, err := unmarshalCertificateV1(certWithoutPubkey, pubKey)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, pubKey, nc2.PublicKey())
+}
+
 func TestCertificateV1_PublicKeyPem(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	before := time.Now().Add(time.Second * -60).Round(time.Second)
@@ -99,13 +155,19 @@ func TestCertificateV1_PublicKeyPem(t *testing.T) {
 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=
 -----END NEBULA P256 PUBLIC KEY-----
+`)
+
+	pubP256KeyPemCA := []byte(`-----BEGIN NEBULA ECDSA P256 PUBLIC KEY-----
+AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
+AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=
+-----END NEBULA ECDSA P256 PUBLIC KEY-----
 `)
 	pubP256Key, _, _, err := UnmarshalPublicKeyFromPEM(pubP256KeyPem)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	nc.details.curve = Curve_P256
 	nc.details.publicKey = pubP256Key
 	assert.Equal(t, Curve_P256, nc.Curve())
-	assert.Equal(t, string(nc.MarshalPublicKeyPEM()), string(pubP256KeyPem))
+	assert.Equal(t, string(nc.MarshalPublicKeyPEM()), string(pubP256KeyPemCA))
 	assert.True(t, nc.IsCA())
 
 	nc.details.isCA = false

cert/cert_v2.go

@@ -592,7 +592,13 @@ func unmarshalCertificateV2(b []byte, publicKey []byte, curve Curve) (*certifica
 	// Maybe grab the public key
 	var rawPublicKey cryptobyte.String
 	if len(publicKey) > 0 {
-		rawPublicKey = publicKey
+		// If a public key is passed in, then the handshake certificate must
+		// not have a public key present
+		if input.PeekASN1Tag(TagCertPublicKey) {
+			return nil, ErrCertPubkeyPresent
+		}
+		rawPublicKey = make(cryptobyte.String, len(publicKey))
+		copy(rawPublicKey, publicKey)
 	} else if !input.ReadOptionalASN1(&rawPublicKey, nil, TagCertPublicKey) {
 		return nil, ErrBadFormat
 	}

cert/cert_v2_test.go

@@ -76,6 +76,58 @@ func TestCertificateV2_Marshal(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, nc.Groups(), nc2.Groups())
 }
 
+func TestCertificateV2_Unmarshal(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	before := time.Now().Add(time.Second * -60).Round(time.Second)
+	after := time.Now().Add(time.Second * 60).Round(time.Second)
+	pubKey := []byte("1234567890abcedfghij1234567890ab")
+
+	nc := certificateV2{
+		details: detailsV2{
+			name: "testing",
+			networks: []netip.Prefix{
+				mustParsePrefixUnmapped("10.1.1.2/16"),
+				mustParsePrefixUnmapped("10.1.1.1/24"),
+			},
+			unsafeNetworks: []netip.Prefix{
+				mustParsePrefixUnmapped("9.1.1.3/16"),
+				mustParsePrefixUnmapped("9.1.1.2/24"),
+			},
+			groups:    []string{"test-group1", "test-group2", "test-group3"},
+			notBefore: before,
+			notAfter:  after,
+			isCA:      false,
+			issuer:    "1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef",
+		},
+		signature: []byte("1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef"),
+		publicKey: pubKey,
+	}
+
+	db, err := nc.details.Marshal()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	nc.rawDetails = db
+
+	certWithPubkey, err := nc.Marshal()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	//t.Log("Cert size:", len(b))
+	certWithoutPubkey, err := nc.MarshalForHandshakes()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Cert must not have a pubkey if one is passed in as an argument
+	_, err = unmarshalCertificateV2(certWithPubkey, pubKey, Curve_CURVE25519)
+	require.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrCertPubkeyPresent)
+
+	// Certs must have pubkeys
+	_, err = unmarshalCertificateV2(certWithoutPubkey, nil, Curve_CURVE25519)
+	require.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrBadFormat)
+
+	// Ensure proper unmarshal if a pubkey is passed in
+	nc2, err := unmarshalCertificateV2(certWithoutPubkey, pubKey, Curve_CURVE25519)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, nc.PublicKey(), nc2.PublicKey())
+}
+
 func TestCertificateV2_PublicKeyPem(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	before := time.Now().Add(time.Second * -60).Round(time.Second)
@@ -114,12 +166,19 @@ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=
 -----END NEBULA P256 PUBLIC KEY-----
 `)
+
+	pubP256KeyPemCA := []byte(`-----BEGIN NEBULA ECDSA P256 PUBLIC KEY-----
+AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
+AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=
+-----END NEBULA ECDSA P256 PUBLIC KEY-----
+`)
+
 	pubP256Key, _, _, err := UnmarshalPublicKeyFromPEM(pubP256KeyPem)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	nc.curve = Curve_P256
 	nc.publicKey = pubP256Key
 	assert.Equal(t, Curve_P256, nc.Curve())
-	assert.Equal(t, string(nc.MarshalPublicKeyPEM()), string(pubP256KeyPem))
+	assert.Equal(t, string(nc.MarshalPublicKeyPEM()), string(pubP256KeyPemCA))
 	assert.True(t, nc.IsCA())
 
 	nc.details.isCA = false

cert/crypto_test.go

@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ qrlJ69wer3ZUHFXA
 	assert.Nil(t, k)
 	assert.Equal(t, rest, invalidPem)
 
-	// Fail due to ivalid PEM format, because
+	// Fail due to invalid PEM format, because
 	// it's missing the requisite pre-encapsulation boundary.
 	curve, k, rest, err = DecryptAndUnmarshalSigningPrivateKey(passphrase, rest)
 	require.EqualError(t, err, "input did not contain a valid PEM encoded block")

cert/errors.go

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ var (
 	ErrPrivateKeyEncrypted        = errors.New("private key must be decrypted")
 	ErrCaNotFound                 = errors.New("could not find ca for the certificate")
 	ErrUnknownVersion             = errors.New("certificate version unrecognized")
+	ErrCertPubkeyPresent          = errors.New("certificate has unexpected pubkey present")
 
 	ErrInvalidPEMBlock                   = errors.New("input did not contain a valid PEM encoded block")
 	ErrInvalidPEMCertificateBanner       = errors.New("bytes did not contain a proper certificate banner")

cert/p256/p256.go

@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+package p256
+
+import (
+	"crypto/elliptic"
+	"errors"
+	"math/big"
+
+	"filippo.io/bigmod"
+
+	"golang.org/x/crypto/cryptobyte"
+	"golang.org/x/crypto/cryptobyte/asn1"
+)
+
+var halfN = new(big.Int).Rsh(elliptic.P256().Params().N, 1)
+var nMod *bigmod.Modulus
+
+func init() {
+	n, err := bigmod.NewModulus(elliptic.P256().Params().N.Bytes())
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	nMod = n
+}
+
+func IsNormalized(sig []byte) (bool, error) {
+	r, s, err := parseSignature(sig)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+	return checkLowS(r, s), nil
+}
+
+func checkLowS(_, s []byte) bool {
+	bigS := new(big.Int).SetBytes(s)
+	// Check if S <= (N/2), because we want to include the midpoint in the set of low-s
+	return bigS.Cmp(halfN) <= 0
+}
+
+func swap(r, s []byte) ([]byte, []byte, error) {
+	var err error
+	bigS, err := bigmod.NewNat().SetBytes(s, nMod)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+	sNormalized := nMod.Nat().Sub(bigS, nMod)
+
+	result := sNormalized.Bytes(nMod)
+	for len(result) > 1 && result[0] == 0 {
+		result = result[1:]
+	}
+
+	return r, result, nil
+}
+
+func Normalize(sig []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+	r, s, err := parseSignature(sig)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if checkLowS(r, s) {
+		return sig, nil
+	}
+
+	newR, newS, err := swap(r, s)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return encodeSignature(newR, newS)
+}
+
+// Swap will change sig between its current form to the opposite high or low form.
+func Swap(sig []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+	r, s, err := parseSignature(sig)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	newR, newS, err := swap(r, s)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return encodeSignature(newR, newS)
+}
+
+// parseSignature taken exactly from crypto/ecdsa/ecdsa.go
+func parseSignature(sig []byte) (r, s []byte, err error) {
+	var inner cryptobyte.String
+	input := cryptobyte.String(sig)
+	if !input.ReadASN1(&inner, asn1.SEQUENCE) ||
+		!input.Empty() ||
+		!inner.ReadASN1Integer(&r) ||
+		!inner.ReadASN1Integer(&s) ||
+		!inner.Empty() {
+		return nil, nil, errors.New("invalid ASN.1")
+	}
+	return r, s, nil
+}
+
+func encodeSignature(r, s []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+	var b cryptobyte.Builder
+	b.AddASN1(asn1.SEQUENCE, func(b *cryptobyte.Builder) {
+		addASN1IntBytes(b, r)
+		addASN1IntBytes(b, s)
+	})
+	return b.Bytes()
+}
+
+// addASN1IntBytes encodes in ASN.1 a positive integer represented as
+// a big-endian byte slice with zero or more leading zeroes.
+func addASN1IntBytes(b *cryptobyte.Builder, bytes []byte) {
+	for len(bytes) > 0 && bytes[0] == 0 {
+		bytes = bytes[1:]
+	}
+	if len(bytes) == 0 {
+		b.SetError(errors.New("invalid integer"))
+		return
+	}
+	b.AddASN1(asn1.INTEGER, func(c *cryptobyte.Builder) {
+		if bytes[0]&0x80 != 0 {
+			c.AddUint8(0)
+		}
+		c.AddBytes(bytes)
+	})
+}

cert/p256/p256_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package p256
+
+import (
+	"crypto/ecdsa"
+	"crypto/elliptic"
+	"crypto/rand"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestFlipping(t *testing.T) {
+	priv, err1 := ecdsa.GenerateKey(elliptic.P256(), rand.Reader)
+	require.NoError(t, err1)
+
+	out, err := ecdsa.SignASN1(rand.Reader, priv, []byte("big chungus"))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	r, s, err := parseSignature(out)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	r, s1, err := swap(r, s)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	r, s2, err := swap(r, s1)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, s, s2)
+	require.NotEqual(t, s, s1)
+}

cert/pem.go

@@ -1,12 +1,66 @@
 package cert
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"encoding/pem"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/ed25519"
 )
 
+var ErrTruncatedPEMBlock = errors.New("truncated PEM block")
+
+// SplitPEM is a split function for bufio.Scanner that returns each PEM block.
+func SplitPEM(data []byte, atEOF bool) (advance int, token []byte, err error) {
+	// Look for the start of a PEM block
+	start := bytes.Index(data, []byte("-----BEGIN "))
+	if start == -1 {
+		if atEOF && len(bytes.TrimSpace(data)) > 0 {
+			// Non-whitespace content with no PEM block
+			return 0, nil, ErrTruncatedPEMBlock
+		}
+		if atEOF {
+			return len(data), nil, nil
+		}
+		// Request more data
+		return 0, nil, nil
+	}
+
+	// Look for the end marker
+	endMarkerStart := bytes.Index(data[start:], []byte("-----END "))
+	if endMarkerStart == -1 {
+		if atEOF {
+			// Incomplete PEM block at EOF
+			return 0, nil, ErrTruncatedPEMBlock
+		}
+		// Need more data to find the end
+		return 0, nil, nil
+	}
+
+	// Find the actual end of the END line (after the newline)
+	endMarkerStart += start
+	endLineEnd := bytes.IndexByte(data[endMarkerStart:], '\n')
+	var end int
+	if endLineEnd == -1 {
+		if atEOF {
+			// END marker without newline at EOF - take it anyway
+			end = len(data)
+		} else {
+			// Need more data
+			return 0, nil, nil
+		}
+	} else {
+		end = endMarkerStart + endLineEnd + 1
+	}
+
+	// Extract the PEM block
+	pemBlock := data[start:end]
+
+	// Return the valid PEM block
+	return end, pemBlock, nil
+}
+
 const ( //cert banners
 	CertificateBanner   = "NEBULA CERTIFICATE"
 	CertificateV2Banner = "NEBULA CERTIFICATE V2"
@@ -37,19 +91,7 @@ func UnmarshalCertificateFromPEM(b []byte) (Certificate, []byte, error) {
 		return nil, r, ErrInvalidPEMBlock
 	}
 
-	var c Certificate
+	c, err := unmarshalCertificateBlock(p)
-	var err error
-
-	switch p.Type {
-	// Implementations must validate the resulting certificate contains valid information
-	case CertificateBanner:
-		c, err = unmarshalCertificateV1(p.Bytes, nil)
-	case CertificateV2Banner:
-		c, err = unmarshalCertificateV2(p.Bytes, nil, Curve_CURVE25519)
-	default:
-		return nil, r, ErrInvalidPEMCertificateBanner
-	}
-
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, r, err
 	}
@@ -58,6 +100,20 @@ func UnmarshalCertificateFromPEM(b []byte) (Certificate, []byte, error) {
 
 }
 
+// unmarshalCertificateBlock decodes a single PEM block into a certificate.
+// It expects a Nebula certificate banner and returns ErrInvalidPEMCertificateBanner otherwise.
+func unmarshalCertificateBlock(block *pem.Block) (Certificate, error) {
+	switch block.Type {
+	// Implementations must validate the resulting certificate contains valid information
+	case CertificateBanner:
+		return unmarshalCertificateV1(block.Bytes, nil)
+	case CertificateV2Banner:
+		return unmarshalCertificateV2(block.Bytes, nil, Curve_CURVE25519)
+	default:
+		return nil, ErrInvalidPEMCertificateBanner
+	}
+}
+
 func marshalCertPublicKeyToPEM(c Certificate) []byte {
 	if c.IsCA() {
 		return MarshalSigningPublicKeyToPEM(c.Curve(), c.PublicKey())
@@ -86,7 +142,7 @@ func MarshalSigningPublicKeyToPEM(curve Curve, b []byte) []byte {
 	case Curve_CURVE25519:
 		return pem.EncodeToMemory(&pem.Block{Type: Ed25519PublicKeyBanner, Bytes: b})
 	case Curve_P256:
-		return pem.EncodeToMemory(&pem.Block{Type: P256PublicKeyBanner, Bytes: b})
+		return pem.EncodeToMemory(&pem.Block{Type: ECDSAP256PublicKeyBanner, Bytes: b})
 	default:
 		return nil
 	}

cert/pem_test.go

@@ -1,12 +1,88 @@
 package cert
 
 import (
+	"bufio"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
+func scanAll(t *testing.T, input string) ([]string, error) {
+	t.Helper()
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(strings.NewReader(input))
+	scanner.Split(SplitPEM)
+	var blocks []string
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		blocks = append(blocks, scanner.Text())
+	}
+	return blocks, scanner.Err()
+}
+
+func TestSplitPEM_Single(t *testing.T) {
+	input := "-----BEGIN TEST-----\ndata\n-----END TEST-----\n"
+	blocks, err := scanAll(t, input)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Len(t, blocks, 1)
+	require.Equal(t, input, blocks[0])
+}
+
+func TestSplitPEM_Multiple(t *testing.T) {
+	block1 := "-----BEGIN TEST-----\naaa\n-----END TEST-----\n"
+	block2 := "-----BEGIN TEST-----\nbbb\n-----END TEST-----\n"
+	blocks, err := scanAll(t, block1+block2)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Len(t, blocks, 2)
+	require.Equal(t, block1, blocks[0])
+	require.Equal(t, block2, blocks[1])
+}
+
+func TestSplitPEM_CommentsAndWhitespaceBetweenBlocks(t *testing.T) {
+	input := "# comment\n\n-----BEGIN TEST-----\naaa\n-----END TEST-----\n\n# another comment\n\n-----BEGIN TEST-----\nbbb\n-----END TEST-----\n"
+	blocks, err := scanAll(t, input)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Len(t, blocks, 2)
+}
+
+func TestSplitPEM_Empty(t *testing.T) {
+	blocks, err := scanAll(t, "")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Empty(t, blocks)
+}
+
+func TestSplitPEM_WhitespaceOnly(t *testing.T) {
+	blocks, err := scanAll(t, "  \n\t\n  ")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Empty(t, blocks)
+}
+
+func TestSplitPEM_TrailingGarbage(t *testing.T) {
+	input := "-----BEGIN TEST-----\ndata\n-----END TEST-----\ngarbage"
+	blocks, err := scanAll(t, input)
+	require.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrTruncatedPEMBlock)
+	require.Len(t, blocks, 1)
+}
+
+func TestSplitPEM_TruncatedBlock(t *testing.T) {
+	input := "-----BEGIN TEST-----\npartial data with no end"
+	_, err := scanAll(t, input)
+	require.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrTruncatedPEMBlock)
+}
+
+func TestSplitPEM_NoEndNewline(t *testing.T) {
+	input := "-----BEGIN TEST-----\ndata\n-----END TEST-----"
+	blocks, err := scanAll(t, input)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Len(t, blocks, 1)
+	require.Equal(t, input, blocks[0])
+}
+
+func TestSplitPEM_GarbageOnly(t *testing.T) {
+	_, err := scanAll(t, "this is not PEM data")
+	require.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrTruncatedPEMBlock)
+}
+
 func TestUnmarshalCertificateFromPEM(t *testing.T) {
 	goodCert := []byte(`
 # A good cert
@@ -44,7 +120,7 @@ bzBEr00kERQxxTzTsH8cpYEgRoipvmExvg8WP8NdAJEYJosB
 	assert.Equal(t, rest, invalidPem)
 	require.EqualError(t, err, "bytes did not contain a proper certificate banner")
 
-	// Fail due to ivalid PEM format, because
+	// Fail due to invalid PEM format, because
 	// it's missing the requisite pre-encapsulation boundary.
 	cert, rest, err = UnmarshalCertificateFromPEM(rest)
 	assert.Nil(t, cert)
@@ -106,7 +182,7 @@ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
 	assert.Equal(t, rest, invalidPem)
 	require.EqualError(t, err, "bytes did not contain a proper Ed25519/ECDSA private key banner")
 
-	// Fail due to ivalid PEM format, because
+	// Fail due to invalid PEM format, because
 	// it's missing the requisite pre-encapsulation boundary.
 	k, rest, curve, err = UnmarshalSigningPrivateKeyFromPEM(rest)
 	assert.Nil(t, k)
@@ -168,7 +244,7 @@ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=
 	assert.Equal(t, rest, invalidPem)
 	require.EqualError(t, err, "bytes did not contain a proper private key banner")
 
-	// Fail due to ivalid PEM format, because
+	// Fail due to invalid PEM format, because
 	// it's missing the requisite pre-encapsulation boundary.
 	k, rest, curve, err = UnmarshalPrivateKeyFromPEM(rest)
 	assert.Nil(t, k)
@@ -221,7 +297,7 @@ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=
 	require.EqualError(t, err, "bytes did not contain a proper public key banner")
 	assert.Equal(t, rest, invalidPem)
 
-	// Fail due to ivalid PEM format, because
+	// Fail due to invalid PEM format, because
 	// it's missing the requisite pre-encapsulation boundary.
 	k, rest, curve, err = UnmarshalPublicKeyFromPEM(rest)
 	assert.Nil(t, k)
@@ -299,7 +375,7 @@ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=
 	require.EqualError(t, err, "bytes did not contain a proper public key banner")
 	assert.Equal(t, rest, invalidPem)
 
-	// Fail due to ivalid PEM format, because
+	// Fail due to invalid PEM format, because
 	// it's missing the requisite pre-encapsulation boundary.
 	k, rest, curve, err = UnmarshalPublicKeyFromPEM(rest)
 	assert.Nil(t, k)

cert/sign.go

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/netip"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/cert/p256"
 )
 
 // TBSCertificate represents a certificate intended to be signed.
@@ -126,6 +128,13 @@ func (t *TBSCertificate) SignWith(signer Certificate, curve Curve, sp SignerLamb
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	if curve == Curve_P256 {
+		sig, err = p256.Normalize(sig)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+
 	err = c.setSignature(sig)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err

cert/sign_test.go

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/cert/p256"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
@@ -89,3 +90,48 @@ func TestCertificateV1_SignP256(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.NotNil(t, uc)
 }
+
+func TestCertificate_SignP256_AlwaysNormalized(t *testing.T) {
+	before := time.Now().Add(time.Second * -60).Round(time.Second)
+	after := time.Now().Add(time.Second * 60).Round(time.Second)
+	pubKey := []byte("01234567890abcedfghij1234567890ab1234567890abcedfghij1234567890ab")
+
+	tbs := TBSCertificate{
+		Version: Version1,
+		Name:    "testing",
+		Networks: []netip.Prefix{
+			mustParsePrefixUnmapped("10.1.1.1/24"),
+			mustParsePrefixUnmapped("10.1.1.2/16"),
+		},
+		UnsafeNetworks: []netip.Prefix{
+			mustParsePrefixUnmapped("9.1.1.2/24"),
+			mustParsePrefixUnmapped("9.1.1.3/16"),
+		},
+		Groups:    []string{"test-group1", "test-group2", "test-group3"},
+		NotBefore: before,
+		NotAfter:  after,
+		PublicKey: pubKey,
+		IsCA:      true,
+		Curve:     Curve_P256,
+	}
+
+	priv, err := ecdsa.GenerateKey(elliptic.P256(), rand.Reader)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	pub := elliptic.Marshal(elliptic.P256(), priv.PublicKey.X, priv.PublicKey.Y)
+	rawPriv := priv.D.FillBytes(make([]byte, 32))
+
+	for i := 0; i < 1000; i++ {
+		if i&1 == 1 {
+			tbs.Version = Version1
+		} else {
+			tbs.Version = Version2
+		}
+		c, err := tbs.Sign(nil, Curve_P256, rawPriv)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.NotNil(t, c)
+		assert.True(t, c.CheckSignature(pub))
+		normie, err := p256.IsNormalized(c.Signature())
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.True(t, normie)
+	}
+}

cmd/nebula-cert/ca_test.go

@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ func Test_ca(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Empty(t, b)
 	assert.Len(t, lKey, 64)
 
-	// test when reading passsword results in an error
+	// test when reading password results in an error
 	os.Remove(keyF.Name())
 	os.Remove(crtF.Name())
 	ob.Reset()

cmd/nebula-cert/verify.go

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
-	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/cert"
@@ -40,21 +39,15 @@ func verify(args []string, out io.Writer, errOut io.Writer) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	rawCACert, err := os.ReadFile(*vf.caPath)
+	caFile, err := os.Open(*vf.caPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error while reading ca: %w", err)
 	}
+	defer caFile.Close()
 
-	caPool := cert.NewCAPool()
+	caPool, err := cert.NewCAPoolFromPEMReader(caFile)
-	for {
+	if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, cert.ErrExpired) {
-		rawCACert, err = caPool.AddCAFromPEM(rawCACert)
+		return fmt.Errorf("error while adding ca cert to pool: %w", err)
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("error while adding ca cert to pool: %w", err)
-		}
-
-		if rawCACert == nil || len(rawCACert) == 0 || strings.TrimSpace(string(rawCACert)) == "" {
-			break
-		}
 	}
 
 	rawCert, err := os.ReadFile(*vf.certPath)

cmd/nebula-cert/verify_test.go

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func Test_verify(t *testing.T) {
 	err = verify([]string{"-ca", caFile.Name(), "-crt", "does_not_exist"}, ob, eb)
 	assert.Empty(t, ob.String())
 	assert.Empty(t, eb.String())
-	require.EqualError(t, err, "error while adding ca cert to pool: input did not contain a valid PEM encoded block")
+	require.ErrorIs(t, err, cert.ErrInvalidPEMBlock)
 
 	// make a ca for later
 	caPub, caPriv, _ := ed25519.GenerateKey(rand.Reader)

cmd/nebula-service/main.go

@@ -78,8 +78,20 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	if !*configTest {
-		ctrl.Start()
+		wait, err := ctrl.Start()
-		ctrl.ShutdownBlock()
+		if err != nil {
+			util.LogWithContextIfNeeded("Error while running", err, l)
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+
+		go ctrl.ShutdownBlock()
+
+		if err := wait(); err != nil {
+			l.WithError(err).Error("Nebula stopped due to fatal error")
+			os.Exit(2)
+		}
+
+		l.Info("Goodbye")
 	}
 
 	os.Exit(0)

cmd/nebula/main.go

@@ -72,9 +72,21 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	if !*configTest {
-		ctrl.Start()
+		wait, err := ctrl.Start()
+		if err != nil {
+			util.LogWithContextIfNeeded("Error while running", err, l)
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+
+		go ctrl.ShutdownBlock()
 		notifyReady(l)
-		ctrl.ShutdownBlock()
+
+		if err := wait(); err != nil {
+			l.WithError(err).Error("Nebula stopped due to fatal error")
+			os.Exit(2)
+		}
+
+		l.Info("Goodbye")
 	}
 
 	os.Exit(0)

connection_manager_test.go

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/flynn/noise"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/cert"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/config"
+	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/overlay"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/test"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/udp"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ func Test_NewConnectionManagerTest(t *testing.T) {
 	lh := newTestLighthouse()
 	ifce := &Interface{
 		hostMap:          hostMap,
-		inside:           &test.NoopTun{},
+		inside:           &overlay.NoopTun{},
 		outside:          &udp.NoopConn{},
 		firewall:         &Firewall{},
 		lightHouse:       lh,
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ func Test_NewConnectionManagerTest2(t *testing.T) {
 	lh := newTestLighthouse()
 	ifce := &Interface{
 		hostMap:          hostMap,
-		inside:           &test.NoopTun{},
+		inside:           &overlay.NoopTun{},
 		outside:          &udp.NoopConn{},
 		firewall:         &Firewall{},
 		lightHouse:       lh,
@@ -220,7 +221,7 @@ func Test_NewConnectionManager_DisconnectInactive(t *testing.T) {
 	lh := newTestLighthouse()
 	ifce := &Interface{
 		hostMap:          hostMap,
-		inside:           &test.NoopTun{},
+		inside:           &overlay.NoopTun{},
 		outside:          &udp.NoopConn{},
 		firewall:         &Firewall{},
 		lightHouse:       lh,
@@ -347,7 +348,7 @@ func Test_NewConnectionManagerTest_DisconnectInvalid(t *testing.T) {
 	lh := newTestLighthouse()
 	ifce := &Interface{
 		hostMap:          hostMap,
-		inside:           &test.NoopTun{},
+		inside:           &overlay.NoopTun{},
 		outside:          &udp.NoopConn{},
 		firewall:         &Firewall{},
 		lightHouse:       lh,

control.go

@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ package nebula
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"net/netip"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
+	"sync"
 	"syscall"
 
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -13,6 +15,20 @@ import (
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/overlay"
 )
 
+type RunState int
+
+const (
+	StateUnknown RunState = iota
+	StateReady
+	StateStarted
+	StateStopping
+	StateStopped
+)
+
+var ErrAlreadyStarted = errors.New("nebula is already started")
+var ErrAlreadyStopped = errors.New("nebula cannot be restarted")
+var ErrUnknownState = errors.New("nebula state is invalid")
+
 // Every interaction here needs to take extra care to copy memory and not return or use arguments "as is" when touching
 // core. This means copying IP objects, slices, de-referencing pointers and taking the actual value, etc
 
@@ -26,6 +42,9 @@ type controlHostLister interface {
 }
 
 type Control struct {
+	stateLock sync.Mutex
+	state     RunState
+
 	f                      *Interface
 	l                      *logrus.Logger
 	ctx                    context.Context
@@ -49,10 +68,31 @@ type ControlHostInfo struct {
 	CurrentRelaysThroughMe []netip.Addr     `json:"currentRelaysThroughMe"`
 }
 
-// Start actually runs nebula, this is a nonblocking call. To block use Control.ShutdownBlock()
+// Start actually runs nebula, this is a nonblocking call.
-func (c *Control) Start() {
+// The returned function blocks until nebula has fully stopped and returns the
+// first fatal reader error (if any). A nil error means nebula shut down
+// gracefully; a non-nil error means a reader hit an unexpected failure that
+// triggered the shutdown.
+func (c *Control) Start() (func() error, error) {
+	c.stateLock.Lock()
+	defer c.stateLock.Unlock()
+	switch c.state {
+	case StateReady:
+		//yay!
+	case StateStopped, StateStopping:
+		return nil, ErrAlreadyStopped
+	case StateStarted:
+		return nil, ErrAlreadyStarted
+	default:
+		return nil, ErrUnknownState
+	}
+
 	// Activate the interface
-	c.f.activate()
+	err := c.f.activate()
+	if err != nil {
+		c.state = StateStopped
+		return nil, err
+	}
 
 	// Call all the delayed funcs that waited patiently for the interface to be created.
 	if c.sshStart != nil {
@@ -71,16 +111,40 @@ func (c *Control) Start() {
 		c.lighthouseStart()
 	}
 
+	c.f.triggerShutdown = c.Stop
+
 	// Start reading packets.
-	c.f.run()
+	out, err := c.f.run()
+	if err != nil {
+		c.state = StateStopped
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	c.state = StateStarted
+	return out, nil
+}
+
+func (c *Control) State() RunState {
+	c.stateLock.Lock()
+	defer c.stateLock.Unlock()
+	return c.state
 }
 
 func (c *Control) Context() context.Context {
 	return c.ctx
 }
 
-// Stop signals nebula to shutdown and close all tunnels, returns after the shutdown is complete
+// Stop is a non-blocking call that signals nebula to close all tunnels and shut down
 func (c *Control) Stop() {
+	c.stateLock.Lock()
+	if c.state != StateStarted {
+		c.stateLock.Unlock()
+		// We are stopping or stopped already
+		return
+	}
+
+	c.state = StateStopping
+	c.stateLock.Unlock()
+
 	// Stop the handshakeManager (and other services), to prevent new tunnels from
 	// being created while we're shutting them all down.
 	c.cancel()
@@ -89,7 +153,9 @@ func (c *Control) Stop() {
 	if err := c.f.Close(); err != nil {
 		c.l.WithError(err).Error("Close interface failed")
 	}
-	c.l.Info("Goodbye")
+	c.stateLock.Lock()
+	c.state = StateStopped
+	c.stateLock.Unlock()
 }
 
 // ShutdownBlock will listen for and block on term and interrupt signals, calling Control.Stop() once signalled

control_test.go

@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ func TestControl_GetHostInfoByVpnIp(t *testing.T) {
 	}, &Interface{})
 
 	c := Control{
+		state: StateReady,
 		f: &Interface{
 			hostMap: hm,
 		},

control_tester.go

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 //go:build e2e_testing
-// +build e2e_testing
 
 package nebula
 

dist/wireshark/nebula.lua

@@ -84,30 +84,24 @@ end
 
 function nebula.prefs_changed()
     if default_settings.all_ports == nebula.prefs.all_ports and default_settings.port == nebula.prefs.port then
-        -- Nothing changed, bail
         return
     end
 
-    -- Remove our old dissector
+    -- Remove all existing registrations
     DissectorTable.get("udp.port"):remove_all(nebula)
 
-    if nebula.prefs.all_ports and default_settings.all_ports ~= nebula.prefs.all_ports then
+    if nebula.prefs.all_ports then
-        default_settings.all_port = nebula.prefs.all_ports
+        -- Register on every port for hole punch capture
-
         for i=0, 65535 do
             DissectorTable.get("udp.port"):add(i, nebula)
         end
-
+    else
-        -- no need to establish again on specific ports
+        -- Register on the configured port only
-        return
+        DissectorTable.get("udp.port"):add(nebula.prefs.port, nebula)
     end
 
-
+    default_settings.all_ports = nebula.prefs.all_ports
-    if default_settings.all_ports ~= nebula.prefs.all_ports then
+    default_settings.port = nebula.prefs.port
-        -- Add our new port dissector
-        default_settings.port = nebula.prefs.port
-        DissectorTable.get("udp.port"):add(default_settings.port, nebula)
-    end
 end
 
 DissectorTable.get("udp.port"):add(default_settings.port, nebula)

e2e/handshake_manager_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,565 @@
+//go:build e2e_testing
+// +build e2e_testing
+
+package e2e
+
+import (
+	"net/netip"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/slackhq/nebula"
+	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/cert"
+	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/cert_test"
+	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/e2e/router"
+	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/header"
+	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/udp"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+// makeHandshakePacket creates a handshake packet with the given parameters.
+func makeHandshakePacket(from, to netip.AddrPort, subtype header.MessageSubType, remoteIndex uint32, counter uint64) *udp.Packet {
+	data := make([]byte, 200)
+	header.Encode(data, header.Version, header.Handshake, subtype, remoteIndex, counter)
+	for i := header.Len; i < len(data); i++ {
+		data[i] = byte(i)
+	}
+	return &udp.Packet{To: to, From: from, Data: data}
+}
+
+func TestHandshakeRetransmitDuplicate(t *testing.T) {
+	// Verify the responder correctly handles receiving the same msg1 multiple times
+	// (retransmission). The duplicate goes through CheckAndComplete -> ErrAlreadySeen
+	// and the cached response is resent.
+
+	ca, _, caKey, _ := cert_test.NewTestCaCert(cert.Version1, cert.Curve_CURVE25519, time.Now(), time.Now().Add(10*time.Minute), nil, nil, []string{})
+	myControl, myVpnIpNet, myUdpAddr, _ := newSimpleServer(cert.Version1, ca, caKey, "me", "10.128.0.1/24", nil)
+	theirControl, theirVpnIpNet, theirUdpAddr, _ := newSimpleServer(cert.Version1, ca, caKey, "them", "10.128.0.2/24", nil)
+
+	myControl.InjectLightHouseAddr(theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), theirUdpAddr)
+	theirControl.InjectLightHouseAddr(myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), myUdpAddr)
+
+	myControl.Start()
+	theirControl.Start()
+
+	r := router.NewR(t, myControl, theirControl)
+	defer r.RenderFlow()
+
+	t.Log("Trigger handshake from me to them")
+	myControl.InjectTunUDPPacket(theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), 80, myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), 80, []byte("Hi"))
+
+	t.Log("Grab my msg1")
+	msg1 := myControl.GetFromUDP(true)
+
+	t.Log("Inject msg1 into them, first time")
+	theirControl.InjectUDPPacket(msg1)
+	_ = theirControl.GetFromUDP(true)
+
+	t.Log("Inject the SAME msg1 again, tests ErrAlreadySeen path")
+	theirControl.InjectUDPPacket(msg1)
+	resp2 := theirControl.GetFromUDP(true)
+	assert.NotNil(t, resp2, "should get cached response on duplicate msg1")
+
+	t.Log("Complete handshake with cached response")
+	myControl.InjectUDPPacket(resp2)
+	myControl.WaitForType(1, 0, theirControl)
+
+	t.Log("Drain cached packet and verify tunnel works")
+	cachedPacket := theirControl.GetFromTun(true)
+	assertUdpPacket(t, []byte("Hi"), cachedPacket, myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), 80, 80)
+	assertTunnel(t, myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), myControl, theirControl, r)
+
+	t.Log("Verify only one tunnel exists on each side")
+	assert.Len(t, myControl.ListHostmapHosts(false), 1)
+	assert.Len(t, theirControl.ListHostmapHosts(false), 1)
+
+	myControl.Stop()
+	theirControl.Stop()
+}
+
+func TestHandshakeTruncatedPacketRecovery(t *testing.T) {
+	// Verify that a truncated handshake packet is ignored and the real
+	// packet can still complete the handshake.
+
+	ca, _, caKey, _ := cert_test.NewTestCaCert(cert.Version1, cert.Curve_CURVE25519, time.Now(), time.Now().Add(10*time.Minute), nil, nil, []string{})
+	myControl, myVpnIpNet, myUdpAddr, _ := newSimpleServer(cert.Version1, ca, caKey, "me", "10.128.0.1/24", nil)
+	theirControl, theirVpnIpNet, theirUdpAddr, _ := newSimpleServer(cert.Version1, ca, caKey, "them", "10.128.0.2/24", nil)
+
+	myControl.InjectLightHouseAddr(theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), theirUdpAddr)
+	theirControl.InjectLightHouseAddr(myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), myUdpAddr)
+
+	myControl.Start()
+	theirControl.Start()
+
+	r := router.NewR(t, myControl, theirControl)
+	defer r.RenderFlow()
+
+	t.Log("Trigger handshake")
+	myControl.InjectTunUDPPacket(theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), 80, myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), 80, []byte("Hi"))
+
+	t.Log("Get msg1 and deliver to responder")
+	msg1 := myControl.GetFromUDP(true)
+	theirControl.InjectUDPPacket(msg1)
+
+	t.Log("Get the real response")
+	realResp := theirControl.GetFromUDP(true)
+
+	t.Log("Truncate the response and inject, should be ignored")
+	truncResp := realResp.Copy()
+	truncResp.Data = truncResp.Data[:header.Len]
+	myControl.InjectUDPPacket(truncResp)
+
+	t.Log("Verify pending handshake survived the truncated packet")
+	assert.NotEmpty(t, myControl.ListHostmapHosts(true), "pending handshake should still exist")
+
+	t.Log("Inject real response, should complete handshake")
+	myControl.InjectUDPPacket(realResp)
+	myControl.WaitForType(1, 0, theirControl)
+
+	t.Log("Drain and verify tunnel")
+	cachedPacket := theirControl.GetFromTun(true)
+	assertUdpPacket(t, []byte("Hi"), cachedPacket, myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), 80, 80)
+	assertTunnel(t, myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), myControl, theirControl, r)
+
+	myControl.Stop()
+	theirControl.Stop()
+}
+
+func TestHandshakeOrphanedMsg2Dropped(t *testing.T) {
+	// A msg2 arriving with no matching pending index should be silently dropped
+	// with no response sent and no state changes.
+
+	ca, _, caKey, _ := cert_test.NewTestCaCert(cert.Version1, cert.Curve_CURVE25519, time.Now(), time.Now().Add(10*time.Minute), nil, nil, []string{})
+	myControl, myVpnIpNet, myUdpAddr, _ := newSimpleServer(cert.Version1, ca, caKey, "me", "10.128.0.1/24", nil)
+	theirControl, theirVpnIpNet, theirUdpAddr, _ := newSimpleServer(cert.Version1, ca, caKey, "them", "10.128.0.2/24", nil)
+
+	myControl.InjectLightHouseAddr(theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), theirUdpAddr)
+	theirControl.InjectLightHouseAddr(myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), myUdpAddr)
+
+	myControl.Start()
+	theirControl.Start()
+
+	r := router.NewR(t, myControl, theirControl)
+	defer r.RenderFlow()
+
+	t.Log("Complete a normal handshake")
+	myControl.InjectTunUDPPacket(theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), 80, myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), 80, []byte("Hi"))
+	r.RouteForAllUntilTxTun(theirControl)
+	assertTunnel(t, myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), myControl, theirControl, r)
+
+	t.Log("Record hostmap state")
+	myIndexes := len(myControl.ListHostmapIndexes(false))
+
+	t.Log("Inject a fake msg2 with unknown RemoteIndex")
+	myControl.InjectUDPPacket(makeHandshakePacket(theirUdpAddr, myUdpAddr, header.HandshakeIXPSK0, 0xDEADBEEF, 2))
+
+	t.Log("Verify no new indexes created")
+	assert.Equal(t, myIndexes, len(myControl.ListHostmapIndexes(false)))
+
+	t.Log("Verify no UDP response was sent")
+	time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+	assert.Nil(t, myControl.GetFromUDP(false), "should not send a response to orphaned msg2")
+
+	t.Log("Verify existing tunnel still works")
+	assertTunnel(t, myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), myControl, theirControl, r)
+
+	myControl.Stop()
+	theirControl.Stop()
+}
+
+func TestHandshakeUnknownMessageCounter(t *testing.T) {
+	// A handshake packet with an unexpected message counter should be silently
+	// dropped with no side effects and no UDP response.
+
+	ca, _, caKey, _ := cert_test.NewTestCaCert(cert.Version1, cert.Curve_CURVE25519, time.Now(), time.Now().Add(10*time.Minute), nil, nil, []string{})
+	myControl, _, myUdpAddr, _ := newSimpleServer(cert.Version1, ca, caKey, "me", "10.128.0.1/24", nil)
+	theirControl, theirVpnIpNet, theirUdpAddr, _ := newSimpleServer(cert.Version1, ca, caKey, "them", "10.128.0.2/24", nil)
+
+	myControl.InjectLightHouseAddr(theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), theirUdpAddr)
+
+	myControl.Start()
+	theirControl.Start()
+
+	t.Log("Inject handshake with MessageCounter=3")
+	myControl.InjectUDPPacket(makeHandshakePacket(theirUdpAddr, myUdpAddr, header.HandshakeIXPSK0, 0, 3))
+
+	t.Log("Inject handshake with MessageCounter=99")
+	myControl.InjectUDPPacket(makeHandshakePacket(theirUdpAddr, myUdpAddr, header.HandshakeIXPSK0, 0, 99))
+
+	t.Log("Verify no tunnels or pending handshakes")
+	assert.Empty(t, myControl.ListHostmapHosts(false))
+	assert.Empty(t, myControl.ListHostmapHosts(true))
+
+	t.Log("Verify no UDP response was sent")
+	time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+	assert.Nil(t, myControl.GetFromUDP(false))
+
+	myControl.Stop()
+	theirControl.Stop()
+}
+
+func TestHandshakeUnknownSubtype(t *testing.T) {
+	// A handshake packet with an unknown subtype should be silently dropped.
+
+	ca, _, caKey, _ := cert_test.NewTestCaCert(cert.Version1, cert.Curve_CURVE25519, time.Now(), time.Now().Add(10*time.Minute), nil, nil, []string{})
+	myControl, _, myUdpAddr, _ := newSimpleServer(cert.Version1, ca, caKey, "me", "10.128.0.1/24", nil)
+	theirControl, _, theirUdpAddr, _ := newSimpleServer(cert.Version1, ca, caKey, "them", "10.128.0.2/24", nil)
+
+	myControl.Start()
+	theirControl.Start()
+
+	t.Log("Inject handshake with unknown subtype 99")
+	myControl.InjectUDPPacket(makeHandshakePacket(theirUdpAddr, myUdpAddr, header.MessageSubType(99), 0, 1))
+
+	t.Log("Verify no tunnels or pending handshakes")
+	assert.Empty(t, myControl.ListHostmapHosts(false))
+	assert.Empty(t, myControl.ListHostmapHosts(true))
+
+	t.Log("Verify no UDP response was sent")
+	time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+	assert.Nil(t, myControl.GetFromUDP(false))
+
+	myControl.Stop()
+	theirControl.Stop()
+}
+
+func TestHandshakeLateResponse(t *testing.T) {
+	// After a handshake times out, a late response should be silently ignored
+	// with no new tunnels created.
+
+	ca, _, caKey, _ := cert_test.NewTestCaCert(cert.Version1, cert.Curve_CURVE25519, time.Now(), time.Now().Add(10*time.Minute), nil, nil, []string{})
+	myControl, myVpnIpNet, _, _ := newSimpleServer(cert.Version1, ca, caKey, "me", "10.128.0.1/24", m{
+		"handshakes": m{
+			"try_interval": "200ms",
+			"retries":      2,
+		},
+	})
+	theirControl, theirVpnIpNet, theirUdpAddr, _ := newSimpleServer(cert.Version1, ca, caKey, "them", "10.128.0.2/24", nil)
+
+	myControl.InjectLightHouseAddr(theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), theirUdpAddr)
+
+	myControl.Start()
+	theirControl.Start()
+
+	t.Log("Trigger handshake from me")
+	myControl.InjectTunUDPPacket(theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), 80, myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), 80, []byte("Hi"))
+
+	t.Log("Grab msg1 but don't deliver")
+	msg1 := myControl.GetFromUDP(true)
+
+	t.Log("Wait for handshake to time out")
+	for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
+		time.Sleep(300 * time.Millisecond)
+		myControl.GetFromUDP(false)
+	}
+
+	t.Log("Confirm no pending handshakes remain")
+	assert.Empty(t, myControl.ListHostmapHosts(true))
+
+	t.Log("Deliver old msg1 to them, they create a tunnel")
+	theirControl.InjectUDPPacket(msg1)
+	resp := theirControl.GetFromUDP(true)
+	assert.NotNil(t, resp)
+
+	t.Log("Inject late response into me, should be ignored")
+	myControl.InjectUDPPacket(resp)
+
+	t.Log("No tunnel should exist on my side")
+	assert.Empty(t, myControl.ListHostmapHosts(false))
+	assert.Empty(t, myControl.ListHostmapHosts(true))
+
+	myControl.Stop()
+	theirControl.Stop()
+}
+
+func TestHandshakeSelfConnectionRejected(t *testing.T) {
+	// Verify that a node rejects a handshake containing its own VPN IP in the
+	// peer cert. We do this by sending the initiator's own msg1 back to itself.
+
+	ca, _, caKey, _ := cert_test.NewTestCaCert(cert.Version1, cert.Curve_CURVE25519, time.Now(), time.Now().Add(10*time.Minute), nil, nil, []string{})
+	myControl, myVpnIpNet, myUdpAddr, _ := newSimpleServer(cert.Version1, ca, caKey, "me", "10.128.0.1/24", nil)
+
+	// Need a lighthouse entry to trigger a handshake
+	myControl.InjectLightHouseAddr(netip.MustParseAddr("10.128.0.2"), netip.MustParseAddrPort("10.0.0.2:4242"))
+
+	myControl.Start()
+
+	t.Log("Trigger handshake from me")
+	myControl.InjectTunUDPPacket(netip.MustParseAddr("10.128.0.2"), 80, myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), 80, []byte("Hi"))
+	msg1 := myControl.GetFromUDP(true)
+
+	t.Log("Drain any handshake retransmits before injecting")
+	time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+	for myControl.GetFromUDP(false) != nil {
+	}
+
+	t.Log("Feed my own msg1 back to me as if it came from someone else")
+	selfMsg := msg1.Copy()
+	selfMsg.From = netip.MustParseAddrPort("10.0.0.99:4242")
+	selfMsg.To = myUdpAddr
+	myControl.InjectUDPPacket(selfMsg)
+
+	t.Log("Verify no response was sent (self-connection rejected)")
+	time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+	// Drain any further retransmits from the original handshake, then check
+	// that none of them are a handshake response (MessageCounter=2)
+	h := &header.H{}
+	for {
+		p := myControl.GetFromUDP(false)
+		if p == nil {
+			break
+		}
+		_ = h.Parse(p.Data)
+		assert.NotEqual(t, uint64(2), h.MessageCounter,
+			"should not send a stage 2 response to self-connection")
+	}
+
+	t.Log("Verify no tunnel to myself was created")
+	assert.Nil(t, myControl.GetHostInfoByVpnAddr(myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), false))
+
+	myControl.Stop()
+}
+
+func TestHandshakeMessageCounter0Dropped(t *testing.T) {
+	// MessageCounter=0 is not a valid handshake message and should be dropped.
+
+	ca, _, caKey, _ := cert_test.NewTestCaCert(cert.Version1, cert.Curve_CURVE25519, time.Now(), time.Now().Add(10*time.Minute), nil, nil, []string{})
+	myControl, _, myUdpAddr, _ := newSimpleServer(cert.Version1, ca, caKey, "me", "10.128.0.1/24", nil)
+	_, _, theirUdpAddr, _ := newSimpleServer(cert.Version1, ca, caKey, "them", "10.128.0.2/24", nil)
+
+	myControl.Start()
+
+	t.Log("Inject handshake with MessageCounter=0")
+	myControl.InjectUDPPacket(makeHandshakePacket(theirUdpAddr, myUdpAddr, header.HandshakeIXPSK0, 0, 0))
+
+	time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+	assert.Empty(t, myControl.ListHostmapHosts(false))
+	assert.Empty(t, myControl.ListHostmapHosts(true))
+	assert.Nil(t, myControl.GetFromUDP(false))
+
+	myControl.Stop()
+}
+
+func TestHandshakeRemoteAllowList(t *testing.T) {
+	// Verify that a handshake from a blocked underlay IP is dropped with no
+	// response and no state changes. Then verify the same packet from an
+	// allowed IP succeeds.
+
+	ca, _, caKey, _ := cert_test.NewTestCaCert(cert.Version1, cert.Curve_CURVE25519, time.Now(), time.Now().Add(10*time.Minute), nil, nil, []string{})
+	myControl, myVpnIpNet, myUdpAddr, _ := newSimpleServer(cert.Version1, ca, caKey, "me", "10.128.0.1/24", m{
+		"lighthouse": m{
+			"remote_allow_list": m{
+				"10.0.0.0/8": true,
+				"0.0.0.0/0":  false,
+			},
+		},
+	})
+	theirControl, theirVpnIpNet, theirUdpAddr, _ := newSimpleServer(cert.Version1, ca, caKey, "them", "10.128.0.2/24", nil)
+
+	myControl.InjectLightHouseAddr(theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), theirUdpAddr)
+	theirControl.InjectLightHouseAddr(myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), myUdpAddr)
+
+	myControl.Start()
+	theirControl.Start()
+
+	r := router.NewR(t, myControl, theirControl)
+	defer r.RenderFlow()
+
+	t.Log("Trigger handshake from them")
+	theirControl.InjectTunUDPPacket(myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), 80, theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), 80, []byte("Hi"))
+	msg1 := theirControl.GetFromUDP(true)
+
+	t.Log("Rewrite the source to a blocked IP and inject")
+	blockedMsg := msg1.Copy()
+	blockedMsg.From = netip.MustParseAddrPort("192.168.1.1:4242")
+	myControl.InjectUDPPacket(blockedMsg)
+
+	t.Log("Verify no tunnel, no pending, no response from blocked source")
+	time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+	assert.Empty(t, myControl.ListHostmapHosts(false))
+	assert.Empty(t, myControl.ListHostmapHosts(true))
+	assert.Nil(t, myControl.GetFromUDP(false), "should not respond to blocked source")
+
+	t.Log("Now inject the real packet from the allowed source")
+	myControl.InjectUDPPacket(msg1)
+
+	t.Log("Verify handshake completes from allowed source")
+	resp := myControl.GetFromUDP(true)
+	assert.NotNil(t, resp)
+	theirControl.InjectUDPPacket(resp)
+	theirControl.WaitForType(1, 0, myControl)
+
+	t.Log("Drain cached packet and verify tunnel works")
+	cachedPacket := myControl.GetFromTun(true)
+	assertUdpPacket(t, []byte("Hi"), cachedPacket, theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), 80, 80)
+	assertTunnel(t, myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), myControl, theirControl, r)
+
+	myControl.Stop()
+	theirControl.Stop()
+}
+
+func TestHandshakeAlreadySeenPreferredRemote(t *testing.T) {
+	// When a duplicate msg1 arrives via ErrAlreadySeen, verify the tunnel
+	// remains functional and hostmap index count is stable.
+
+	ca, _, caKey, _ := cert_test.NewTestCaCert(cert.Version1, cert.Curve_CURVE25519, time.Now(), time.Now().Add(10*time.Minute), nil, nil, []string{})
+	myControl, myVpnIpNet, myUdpAddr, _ := newSimpleServer(cert.Version1, ca, caKey, "me", "10.128.0.1/24", nil)
+	theirControl, theirVpnIpNet, theirUdpAddr, _ := newSimpleServer(cert.Version1, ca, caKey, "them", "10.128.0.2/24", nil)
+
+	myControl.InjectLightHouseAddr(theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), theirUdpAddr)
+	theirControl.InjectLightHouseAddr(myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), myUdpAddr)
+
+	myControl.Start()
+	theirControl.Start()
+
+	r := router.NewR(t, myControl, theirControl)
+	defer r.RenderFlow()
+
+	t.Log("Complete a normal handshake via the router")
+	myControl.InjectTunUDPPacket(theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), 80, myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), 80, []byte("Hi"))
+	r.RouteForAllUntilTxTun(theirControl)
+	assertTunnel(t, myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), myControl, theirControl, r)
+
+	t.Log("Record hostmap state")
+	theirIndexes := len(theirControl.ListHostmapIndexes(false))
+	hi := theirControl.GetHostInfoByVpnAddr(myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), false)
+	assert.NotNil(t, hi)
+	originalRemote := hi.CurrentRemote
+
+	t.Log("Re-trigger traffic to cause a new handshake attempt (ErrAlreadySeen)")
+	myControl.InjectTunUDPPacket(theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), 80, myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), 80, []byte("roam"))
+	r.RouteForAllUntilTxTun(theirControl)
+
+	t.Log("Verify tunnel still works")
+	assertTunnel(t, myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), myControl, theirControl, r)
+
+	t.Log("Verify remote is still valid and index count is stable")
+	hi2 := theirControl.GetHostInfoByVpnAddr(myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), false)
+	assert.NotNil(t, hi2)
+	assert.Equal(t, originalRemote, hi2.CurrentRemote)
+	assert.Equal(t, theirIndexes, len(theirControl.ListHostmapIndexes(false)),
+		"no extra indexes should be created from ErrAlreadySeen")
+
+	myControl.Stop()
+	theirControl.Stop()
+}
+
+func TestHandshakeWrongResponderPacketStore(t *testing.T) {
+	// Verify that when the wrong host responds, the cached packets are
+	// transferred to the new handshake, the evil tunnel is closed, evil's
+	// address is blocked, and the correct tunnel is eventually established.
+
+	ca, _, caKey, _ := cert_test.NewTestCaCert(cert.Version1, cert.Curve_CURVE25519, time.Now(), time.Now().Add(10*time.Minute), nil, nil, []string{})
+	myControl, myVpnIpNet, myUdpAddr, _ := newSimpleServer(cert.Version1, ca, caKey, "me", "10.128.0.100/24", nil)
+	theirControl, theirVpnIpNet, theirUdpAddr, _ := newSimpleServer(cert.Version1, ca, caKey, "them", "10.128.0.99/24", nil)
+	evilControl, evilVpnIpNet, evilUdpAddr, _ := newSimpleServer(cert.Version1, ca, caKey, "evil", "10.128.0.2/24", nil)
+
+	myControl.InjectLightHouseAddr(theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), evilUdpAddr)
+
+	r := router.NewR(t, myControl, theirControl, evilControl)
+	defer r.RenderFlow()
+
+	myControl.Start()
+	theirControl.Start()
+	evilControl.Start()
+
+	t.Log("Send multiple packets to them (cached during handshake)")
+	myControl.InjectTunUDPPacket(theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), 80, myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), 80, []byte("packet1"))
+	myControl.InjectTunUDPPacket(theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), 80, myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), 80, []byte("packet2"))
+
+	t.Log("Route until evil tunnel is closed")
+	h := &header.H{}
+	r.RouteForAllExitFunc(func(p *udp.Packet, c *nebula.Control) router.ExitType {
+		if err := h.Parse(p.Data); err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+		if h.Type == header.CloseTunnel && p.To == evilUdpAddr {
+			return router.RouteAndExit
+		}
+		return router.KeepRouting
+	})
+
+	t.Log("Verify evil's address is blocked in the new pending handshake")
+	pendingHI := myControl.GetHostInfoByVpnAddr(theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), true)
+	if pendingHI != nil {
+		assert.NotContains(t, pendingHI.RemoteAddrs, evilUdpAddr,
+			"evil's address should be blocked")
+	}
+
+	t.Log("Inject correct lighthouse addr for them")
+	myControl.InjectLightHouseAddr(theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), theirUdpAddr)
+
+	t.Log("Route until cached packets arrive at the real them")
+	p := r.RouteForAllUntilTxTun(theirControl)
+	assert.NotNil(t, p, "a cached packet should be delivered to the correct host")
+
+	t.Log("Verify the correct host has a tunnel")
+	assertHostInfoPair(t, myUdpAddr, theirUdpAddr, myVpnIpNet, theirVpnIpNet, myControl, theirControl)
+
+	t.Log("Verify no hostinfo artifacts from evil remain")
+	assert.Nil(t, myControl.GetHostInfoByVpnAddr(evilVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), true),
+		"no pending hostinfo for evil")
+	assert.Nil(t, myControl.GetHostInfoByVpnAddr(evilVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), false),
+		"no main hostinfo for evil")
+
+	myControl.Stop()
+	theirControl.Stop()
+	evilControl.Stop()
+}
+
+func TestHandshakeRelayComplete(t *testing.T) {
+	// Verify that a relay handshake completes correctly and relay state is
+	// properly maintained on all three nodes.
+
+	ca, _, caKey, _ := cert_test.NewTestCaCert(cert.Version1, cert.Curve_CURVE25519, time.Now(), time.Now().Add(10*time.Minute), nil, nil, []string{})
+	myControl, myVpnIpNet, _, _ := newSimpleServer(cert.Version1, ca, caKey, "me", "10.128.0.1/24", m{"relay": m{"use_relays": true}})
+	relayControl, relayVpnIpNet, relayUdpAddr, _ := newSimpleServer(cert.Version1, ca, caKey, "relay", "10.128.0.128/24", m{"relay": m{"am_relay": true}})
+	theirControl, theirVpnIpNet, theirUdpAddr, _ := newSimpleServer(cert.Version1, ca, caKey, "them", "10.128.0.2/24", m{"relay": m{"use_relays": true}})
+
+	myControl.InjectLightHouseAddr(relayVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), relayUdpAddr)
+	myControl.InjectRelays(theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), []netip.Addr{relayVpnIpNet[0].Addr()})
+	relayControl.InjectLightHouseAddr(theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), theirUdpAddr)
+
+	r := router.NewR(t, myControl, relayControl, theirControl)
+	defer r.RenderFlow()
+
+	myControl.Start()
+	relayControl.Start()
+	theirControl.Start()
+
+	t.Log("Trigger handshake via relay")
+	myControl.InjectTunUDPPacket(theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), 80, myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), 80, []byte("Hi via relay"))
+
+	p := r.RouteForAllUntilTxTun(theirControl)
+	assertUdpPacket(t, []byte("Hi via relay"), p, myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), 80, 80)
+
+	t.Log("Verify bidirectional tunnel via relay")
+	assertTunnel(t, myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), myControl, theirControl, r)
+
+	t.Log("Verify relay state on my side shows relay-to-me")
+	myHI := myControl.GetHostInfoByVpnAddr(theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), false)
+	assert.NotNil(t, myHI)
+	assert.NotEmpty(t, myHI.CurrentRelaysToMe, "should have relay-to-me for them")
+
+	t.Log("Verify relay state on their side shows relay-to-me")
+	theirHI := theirControl.GetHostInfoByVpnAddr(myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), false)
+	assert.NotNil(t, theirHI)
+	assert.NotEmpty(t, theirHI.CurrentRelaysToMe, "should have relay-to-me for me")
+
+	t.Log("Verify relay node shows through-me relays")
+	relayHI := relayControl.GetHostInfoByVpnAddr(myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), false)
+	assert.NotNil(t, relayHI)
+
+	myControl.Stop()
+	relayControl.Stop()
+	theirControl.Stop()
+}
+
+// NOTE: Relay V1 cert + IPv6 rejection is not tested here because
+// InjectTunUDPPacket from a V4 node to a V6 address panics in the test
+// framework. The check is in handshake_manager.go handleOutbound relay
+// logic (lines ~304-313): if the relay host has a V1 cert and either
+// address is IPv6, the relay is skipped.
+
+// NOTE: Relay reestablishment (Disestablished state transition) is covered
+// by the existing TestReestablishRelays in handshakes_test.go.

e2e/helpers_test.go

@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ func assertTunnel(t testing.TB, vpnIpA, vpnIpB netip.Addr, controlA, controlB *n
 	assertUdpPacket(t, []byte("Hello from A"), aPacket, vpnIpA, vpnIpB, 90, 80)
 }
 
-func assertHostInfoPair(t *testing.T, addrA, addrB netip.AddrPort, vpnNetsA, vpnNetsB []netip.Prefix, controlA, controlB *nebula.Control) {
+func assertHostInfoPair(t testing.TB, addrA, addrB netip.AddrPort, vpnNetsA, vpnNetsB []netip.Prefix, controlA, controlB *nebula.Control) {
 	// Get both host infos
 	//TODO: CERT-V2 we may want to loop over each vpnAddr and assert all the things
 	hBinA := controlA.GetHostInfoByVpnAddr(vpnNetsB[0].Addr(), false)

e2e/tunnels_test.go

@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/cert"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/cert_test"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/e2e/router"
+	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/header"
+	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/udp"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 )
@@ -365,3 +367,106 @@ func TestCrossStackRelaysWork(t *testing.T) {
 	//theirControl.Stop()
 	//relayControl.Stop()
 }
+
+func TestCloseTunnelAuthenticated(t *testing.T) {
+	ca, _, caKey, _ := cert_test.NewTestCaCert(cert.Version1, cert.Curve_CURVE25519, time.Now(), time.Now().Add(10*time.Minute), nil, nil, []string{})
+	myControl, myVpnIpNet, myUdpAddr, _ := newSimpleServer(cert.Version1, ca, caKey, "me", "10.128.0.1/24", m{"tunnels": m{"drop_inactive": true, "inactivity_timeout": "5s"}})
+	theirControl, theirVpnIpNet, theirUdpAddr, _ := newSimpleServer(cert.Version1, ca, caKey, "them", "10.128.0.2/24", m{"tunnels": m{"drop_inactive": true, "inactivity_timeout": "10m"}})
+
+	// 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)
+
+	r.Log("Assert the tunnel between me and them works")
+	assertTunnel(t, myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), myControl, theirControl, r)
+
+	r.Log("Close the tunnel")
+	myControl.CloseTunnel(theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), false)
+	r.FlushAll()
+
+	waitStart := time.Now()
+	for {
+		myIndexes := len(myControl.GetHostmap().Indexes)
+		theirIndexes := len(theirControl.GetHostmap().Indexes)
+		if myIndexes == 0 && theirIndexes == 0 {
+			break
+		}
+
+		since := time.Since(waitStart)
+		r.Logf("my tunnels: %v; their tunnels: %v; duration: %v", myIndexes, theirIndexes, since)
+		if since > time.Second*6 {
+			t.Fatal("Tunnel should have been declared inactive after 2 seconds and before 6 seconds")
+		}
+
+		time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
+		//r.FlushAll()
+	}
+
+	r.Logf("Happy path success, tunnels were dropped within %v", time.Since(waitStart))
+
+	myControl.InjectLightHouseAddr(theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), theirUdpAddr)
+	theirControl.InjectLightHouseAddr(myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), myUdpAddr)
+	r.Log("Assert another tunnel between me and them works")
+	assertTunnel(t, myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), myControl, theirControl, r)
+	hi := myControl.GetHostInfoByVpnAddr(theirVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), false)
+	if hi == nil {
+		t.Fatal("There is no hostinfo for this tunnel")
+	}
+	myHi := theirControl.GetHostInfoByVpnAddr(myVpnIpNet[0].Addr(), false)
+	if myHi == nil {
+		t.Fatal("There is no hostinfo for my tunnel")
+	}
+	r.Log("It does")
+
+	buf := make([]byte, 1024)
+	hdr := header.H{
+		Version:        1,
+		Type:           header.CloseTunnel,
+		Subtype:        0,
+		Reserved:       0,
+		RemoteIndex:    hi.RemoteIndex,
+		MessageCounter: 5,
+	}
+	out, err := hdr.Encode(buf)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	pkt := &udp.Packet{
+		To:   hi.CurrentRemote,
+		From: myHi.CurrentRemote,
+		Data: out,
+	}
+	r.InjectUDPPacket(myControl, theirControl, pkt)
+	r.Log("Injected bogus close tunnel. Let's see!")
+	waitStart = time.Now()
+	for {
+		myIndexes := len(myControl.GetHostmap().Indexes)
+		theirIndexes := len(theirControl.GetHostmap().Indexes)
+		if myIndexes == 0 {
+			t.Fatal("myIndexes should not be 0")
+		}
+		if theirIndexes == 0 {
+			t.Fatal("theirIndexes should not be 0, they should have rejected this bogus packet")
+		}
+
+		since := time.Since(waitStart)
+		r.Logf("my tunnels: %v; their tunnels: %v; duration: %v", myIndexes, theirIndexes, since)
+		if since > time.Second*4 {
+			t.Log("The tunnel would have been gone by now")
+			break
+		}
+
+		time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
+		r.FlushAll()
+	}
+
+	myControl.Stop()
+	theirControl.Stop()
+}

examples/config.yml

@@ -144,6 +144,10 @@ listen:
   # valid values: always, never, private
   # This setting is reloadable.
   #send_recv_error: always
+  # Similar to send_recv_error, this option lets you configure if you want to accept "recv_error" packets from remote hosts.
+  # valid values: always, never, private
+  # This setting is reloadable.
+  #accept_recv_error: always
   # The so_sock option is a Linux-specific feature that allows all outgoing Nebula packets to be tagged with a specific identifier.
   # This tagging enables IP rule-based filtering. For example, it supports 0.0.0.0/0 unsafe_routes,
   # allowing for more precise routing decisions based on the packet tags. Default is 0 meaning no mark is set.
@@ -200,6 +204,12 @@ punchy:
   # Trusted SSH CA public keys. These are the public keys of the CAs that are allowed to sign SSH keys for access.
   #trusted_cas:
     #- "ssh public key string"
+  # sandbox_dir restricts file paths for profiling commands (start-cpu-profile, save-heap-profile,
+  # save-mutex-profile) to the specified directory. Relative paths will be resolved within this directory,
+  # and absolute paths outside of it will be rejected. Default is $TMP/nebula-debug.
+  # The directory is NOT automatically created.
+  # Overriding this to "" is the same as "/" and will allow overwriting any path on the host.
+  #sandbox_dir: /var/tmp/nebula-debug
 
 # EXPERIMENTAL: relay support for networks that can't establish direct connections.
 relay:
@@ -378,8 +388,8 @@ firewall:
   # Rules are comprised of a protocol, port, and one or more of host, group, or CIDR
   # Logical evaluation is roughly: port AND proto AND (ca_sha OR ca_name) AND (host OR group OR groups OR cidr) AND (local cidr)
   # - port: Takes `0` or `any` as any, a single number `80`, a range `200-901`, or `fragment` to match second and further fragments of fragmented packets (since there is no port available).
-  #   code: same as port but makes more sense when talking about ICMP, TODO: this is not currently implemented in a way that works, use `any`
   #   proto: `any`, `tcp`, `udp`, or `icmp`
+  #          a port specification is ignored if proto is `icmp`
   #   host: `any` or a literal hostname, ie `test-host`
   #   group: `any` or a literal group name, ie `default-group`
   #   groups: Same as group but accepts a list of values. Multiple values are AND'd together and a certificate would have to contain all groups to pass

firewall.go

@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ func NewFirewallFromConfig(l *logrus.Logger, cs *CertState, c *config.C) (*Firew
 	case "drop":
 		fw.OutSendReject = false
 	default:
-		l.WithField("action", inboundAction).Warn("invalid firewall.outbound_action, defaulting to `drop`")
+		l.WithField("action", outboundAction).Warn("invalid firewall.outbound_action, defaulting to `drop`")
 		fw.OutSendReject = false
 	}
 
@@ -249,20 +249,6 @@ func NewFirewallFromConfig(l *logrus.Logger, cs *CertState, c *config.C) (*Firew
 
 // AddRule properly creates the in memory rule structure for a firewall table.
 func (f *Firewall) AddRule(incoming bool, proto uint8, startPort int32, endPort int32, groups []string, host string, cidr, localCidr, caName string, caSha string) error {
-	// We need this rule string because we generate a hash. Removing this will break firewall reload.
-	ruleString := fmt.Sprintf(
-		"incoming: %v, proto: %v, startPort: %v, endPort: %v, groups: %v, host: %v, ip: %v, localIp: %v, caName: %v, caSha: %s",
-		incoming, proto, startPort, endPort, groups, host, cidr, localCidr, caName, caSha,
-	)
-	f.rules += ruleString + "\n"
-
-	direction := "incoming"
-	if !incoming {
-		direction = "outgoing"
-	}
-	f.l.WithField("firewallRule", m{"direction": direction, "proto": proto, "startPort": startPort, "endPort": endPort, "groups": groups, "host": host, "cidr": cidr, "localCidr": localCidr, "caName": caName, "caSha": caSha}).
-		Info("Firewall rule added")
-
 	var (
 		ft *FirewallTable
 		fp firewallPort
@@ -280,6 +266,12 @@ func (f *Firewall) AddRule(incoming bool, proto uint8, startPort int32, endPort
 	case firewall.ProtoUDP:
 		fp = ft.UDP
 	case firewall.ProtoICMP, firewall.ProtoICMPv6:
+		//ICMP traffic doesn't have ports, so we always coerce to "any", even if a value is provided
+		if startPort != firewall.PortAny {
+			f.l.WithField("startPort", startPort).Warn("ignoring port specification for ICMP firewall rule")
+		}
+		startPort = firewall.PortAny
+		endPort = firewall.PortAny
 		fp = ft.ICMP
 	case firewall.ProtoAny:
 		fp = ft.AnyProto
@@ -287,6 +279,20 @@ func (f *Firewall) AddRule(incoming bool, proto uint8, startPort int32, endPort
 		return fmt.Errorf("unknown protocol %v", proto)
 	}
 
+	// We need this rule string because we generate a hash. Removing this will break firewall reload.
+	ruleString := fmt.Sprintf(
+		"incoming: %v, proto: %v, startPort: %v, endPort: %v, groups: %v, host: %v, ip: %v, localIp: %v, caName: %v, caSha: %s",
+		incoming, proto, startPort, endPort, groups, host, cidr, localCidr, caName, caSha,
+	)
+	f.rules += ruleString + "\n"
+
+	direction := "incoming"
+	if !incoming {
+		direction = "outgoing"
+	}
+	f.l.WithField("firewallRule", m{"direction": direction, "proto": proto, "startPort": startPort, "endPort": endPort, "groups": groups, "host": host, "cidr": cidr, "localCidr": localCidr, "caName": caName, "caSha": caSha}).
+		Info("Firewall rule added")
+
 	return fp.addRule(f, startPort, endPort, groups, host, cidr, localCidr, caName, caSha)
 }
 
@@ -349,24 +355,31 @@ func AddFirewallRulesFromConfig(l *logrus.Logger, inbound bool, c *config.C, fw
 			sPort = r.Port
 		}
 
-		startPort, endPort, err := parsePort(sPort)
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("%s rule #%v; %s %s", table, i, errPort, err)
-		}
-
 		var proto uint8
+		var startPort, endPort int32
 		switch r.Proto {
 		case "any":
 			proto = firewall.ProtoAny
+			startPort, endPort, err = parsePort(sPort)
 		case "tcp":
 			proto = firewall.ProtoTCP
+			startPort, endPort, err = parsePort(sPort)
 		case "udp":
 			proto = firewall.ProtoUDP
+			startPort, endPort, err = parsePort(sPort)
 		case "icmp":
 			proto = firewall.ProtoICMP
+			startPort = firewall.PortAny
+			endPort = firewall.PortAny
+			if sPort != "" {
+				l.WithField("port", sPort).Warn("ignoring port specification for ICMP firewall rule")
+			}
 		default:
 			return fmt.Errorf("%s rule #%v; proto was not understood; `%s`", table, i, r.Proto)
 		}
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("%s rule #%v; %s %s", table, i, errPort, err)
+		}
 
 		if r.Cidr != "" && r.Cidr != "any" {
 			_, err = netip.ParsePrefix(r.Cidr)
@@ -467,7 +480,7 @@ func (f *Firewall) metrics(incoming bool) firewallMetrics {
 	}
 }
 
-// Destroy cleans up any known cyclical references so the object can be free'd my GC. This should be called if a new
+// Destroy cleans up any known cyclical references so the object can be freed by GC. This should be called if a new
 // firewall object is created
 func (f *Firewall) Destroy() {
 	//TODO: clean references if/when needed
@@ -660,6 +673,13 @@ func (fp firewallPort) match(p firewall.Packet, incoming bool, c *cert.CachedCer
 		return false
 	}
 
+	// this branch is here to catch traffic from FirewallTable.Any.match and FirewallTable.ICMP.match
+	if p.Protocol == firewall.ProtoICMP || p.Protocol == firewall.ProtoICMPv6 {
+		// port numbers are re-used for connection tracking of ICMP,
+		// but we don't want to actually filter on them.
+		return fp[firewall.PortAny].match(p, c, caPool)
+	}
+
 	var port int32
 
 	if p.Fragment {
@@ -804,10 +824,8 @@ func (fr *FirewallRule) isAny(groups []string, host string, cidr string) bool {
 		return true
 	}
 
-	for _, group := range groups {
+	if slices.Contains(groups, "any") {
-		if group == "any" {
+		return true
-			return true
-		}
 	}
 
 	if host == "any" {
@@ -1018,54 +1036,56 @@ func (r *rule) sanity() error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if r.Code != "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("code specified as [%s]. Support for 'code' will be dropped in a future release, as it has never been functional", r.Code)
+	}
+
 	//todo alert on cidr-any
 
 	return nil
 }
 
-func parsePort(s string) (startPort, endPort int32, err error) {
+func parsePort(s string) (int32, int32, error) {
+	var err error
+	const notAPort int32 = -2
 	if s == "any" {
-		startPort = firewall.PortAny
+		return firewall.PortAny, firewall.PortAny, nil
-		endPort = firewall.PortAny
+	}
-
+	if s == "fragment" {
-	} else if s == "fragment" {
+		return firewall.PortFragment, firewall.PortFragment, nil
-		startPort = firewall.PortFragment
+	}
-		endPort = firewall.PortFragment
+	if !strings.Contains(s, `-`) {
-
-	} else if strings.Contains(s, `-`) {
-		sPorts := strings.SplitN(s, `-`, 2)
-		sPorts[0] = strings.Trim(sPorts[0], " ")
-		sPorts[1] = strings.Trim(sPorts[1], " ")
-
-		if len(sPorts) != 2 || sPorts[0] == "" || sPorts[1] == "" {
-			return 0, 0, fmt.Errorf("appears to be a range but could not be parsed; `%s`", s)
-		}
-
-		rStartPort, err := strconv.Atoi(sPorts[0])
-		if err != nil {
-			return 0, 0, fmt.Errorf("beginning range was not a number; `%s`", sPorts[0])
-		}
-
-		rEndPort, err := strconv.Atoi(sPorts[1])
-		if err != nil {
-			return 0, 0, fmt.Errorf("ending range was not a number; `%s`", sPorts[1])
-		}
-
-		startPort = int32(rStartPort)
-		endPort = int32(rEndPort)
-
-		if startPort == firewall.PortAny {
-			endPort = firewall.PortAny
-		}
-
-	} else {
 		rPort, err := strconv.Atoi(s)
 		if err != nil {
-			return 0, 0, fmt.Errorf("was not a number; `%s`", s)
+			return notAPort, notAPort, fmt.Errorf("was not a number; `%s`", s)
 		}
-		startPort = int32(rPort)
+		return int32(rPort), int32(rPort), nil
-		endPort = startPort
 	}
 
-	return
+	sPorts := strings.SplitN(s, `-`, 2)
+	for i := range sPorts {
+		sPorts[i] = strings.Trim(sPorts[i], " ")
+	}
+	if len(sPorts) != 2 || sPorts[0] == "" || sPorts[1] == "" {
+		return notAPort, notAPort, fmt.Errorf("appears to be a range but could not be parsed; `%s`", s)
+	}
+
+	rStartPort, err := strconv.Atoi(sPorts[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		return notAPort, notAPort, fmt.Errorf("beginning range was not a number; `%s`", sPorts[0])
+	}
+
+	rEndPort, err := strconv.Atoi(sPorts[1])
+	if err != nil {
+		return notAPort, notAPort, fmt.Errorf("ending range was not a number; `%s`", sPorts[1])
+	}
+
+	startPort := int32(rStartPort)
+	endPort := int32(rEndPort)
+
+	if startPort == firewall.PortAny {
+		endPort = firewall.PortAny
+	}
+
+	return startPort, endPort, nil
 }

firewall/packet.go

@@ -22,7 +22,10 @@ const (
 type Packet struct {
 	LocalAddr  netip.Addr
 	RemoteAddr netip.Addr
-	LocalPort  uint16
+	// LocalPort is the destination port for incoming traffic, or the source port for outgoing. Zero for ICMP.
+	LocalPort uint16
+	// RemotePort is the source port for incoming traffic, or the destination port for outgoing.
+	// For ICMP, it's the "identifier". This is only used for connection tracking, actual firewall rules will not filter on ICMP identifier
 	RemotePort uint16
 	Protocol   uint8
 	Fragment   bool
@@ -46,6 +49,8 @@ func (fp Packet) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 		proto = "tcp"
 	case ProtoICMP:
 		proto = "icmp"
+	case ProtoICMPv6:
+		proto = "icmpv6"
 	case ProtoUDP:
 		proto = "udp"
 	default:

firewall_test.go

@@ -87,9 +87,10 @@ func TestFirewall_AddRule(t *testing.T) {
 
 	fw = NewFirewall(l, time.Second, time.Minute, time.Hour, c)
 	require.NoError(t, fw.AddRule(true, firewall.ProtoICMP, 1, 1, []string{}, "h1", "", "", "", ""))
-	assert.Nil(t, fw.InRules.ICMP[1].Any.Any)
+	//no matter what port is given for icmp, it should end up as "any"
-	assert.Empty(t, fw.InRules.ICMP[1].Any.Groups)
+	assert.Nil(t, fw.InRules.ICMP[firewall.PortAny].Any.Any)
-	assert.Contains(t, fw.InRules.ICMP[1].Any.Hosts, "h1")
+	assert.Empty(t, fw.InRules.ICMP[firewall.PortAny].Any.Groups)
+	assert.Contains(t, fw.InRules.ICMP[firewall.PortAny].Any.Hosts, "h1")
 
 	fw = NewFirewall(l, time.Second, time.Minute, time.Hour, c)
 	require.NoError(t, fw.AddRule(false, firewall.ProtoAny, 1, 1, []string{}, "", ti.String(), "", "", ""))
@@ -734,6 +735,150 @@ func TestFirewall_DropConntrackReload(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, fw.Drop(p, false, &h, cp, nil), ErrNoMatchingRule)
 }
 
+func TestFirewall_ICMPPortBehavior(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"))
+
+	network := netip.MustParsePrefix("1.2.3.4/24")
+
+	c := cert.CachedCertificate{
+		Certificate: &dummyCert{
+			name:     "host1",
+			networks: []netip.Prefix{network},
+			groups:   []string{"default-group"},
+			issuer:   "signer-shasum",
+		},
+		InvertedGroups: map[string]struct{}{"default-group": {}},
+	}
+	h := HostInfo{
+		ConnectionState: &ConnectionState{
+			peerCert: &c,
+		},
+		vpnAddrs: []netip.Addr{network.Addr()},
+	}
+	h.buildNetworks(myVpnNetworksTable, c.Certificate)
+
+	cp := cert.NewCAPool()
+
+	templ := firewall.Packet{
+		LocalAddr:  netip.MustParseAddr("1.2.3.4"),
+		RemoteAddr: netip.MustParseAddr("1.2.3.4"),
+		Protocol:   firewall.ProtoICMP,
+		Fragment:   false,
+	}
+
+	t.Run("ICMP allowed", func(t *testing.T) {
+		fw := NewFirewall(l, time.Second, time.Minute, time.Hour, c.Certificate)
+		require.NoError(t, fw.AddRule(true, firewall.ProtoICMP, 0, 0, []string{"any"}, "", "", "", "", ""))
+		t.Run("zero ports", func(t *testing.T) {
+			p := templ.Copy()
+			p.LocalPort = 0
+			p.RemotePort = 0
+			// Drop outbound
+			assert.Equal(t, fw.Drop(*p, false, &h, cp, nil), ErrNoMatchingRule)
+			// Allow inbound
+			resetConntrack(fw)
+			require.NoError(t, fw.Drop(*p, true, &h, cp, nil))
+			//now also allow outbound
+			require.NoError(t, fw.Drop(*p, false, &h, cp, nil))
+		})
+
+		t.Run("nonzero ports", func(t *testing.T) {
+			p := templ.Copy()
+			p.LocalPort = 0xabcd
+			p.RemotePort = 0x1234
+			// Drop outbound
+			assert.Equal(t, fw.Drop(*p, false, &h, cp, nil), ErrNoMatchingRule)
+			// Allow inbound
+			resetConntrack(fw)
+			require.NoError(t, fw.Drop(*p, true, &h, cp, nil))
+			//now also allow outbound
+			require.NoError(t, fw.Drop(*p, false, &h, cp, nil))
+		})
+	})
+
+	t.Run("Any proto, some ports allowed", func(t *testing.T) {
+		fw := NewFirewall(l, time.Second, time.Minute, time.Hour, c.Certificate)
+		require.NoError(t, fw.AddRule(true, firewall.ProtoAny, 80, 444, []string{"any"}, "", "", "", "", ""))
+		t.Run("zero ports, still blocked", func(t *testing.T) {
+			p := templ.Copy()
+			p.LocalPort = 0
+			p.RemotePort = 0
+			// Drop outbound
+			assert.Equal(t, fw.Drop(*p, false, &h, cp, nil), ErrNoMatchingRule)
+			// Allow inbound
+			resetConntrack(fw)
+			assert.Equal(t, fw.Drop(*p, true, &h, cp, nil), ErrNoMatchingRule)
+			//now also allow outbound
+			assert.Equal(t, fw.Drop(*p, false, &h, cp, nil), ErrNoMatchingRule)
+		})
+
+		t.Run("nonzero ports, still blocked", func(t *testing.T) {
+			p := templ.Copy()
+			p.LocalPort = 0xabcd
+			p.RemotePort = 0x1234
+			// Drop outbound
+			assert.Equal(t, fw.Drop(*p, false, &h, cp, nil), ErrNoMatchingRule)
+			// Allow inbound
+			resetConntrack(fw)
+			assert.Equal(t, fw.Drop(*p, true, &h, cp, nil), ErrNoMatchingRule)
+			//now also allow outbound
+			assert.Equal(t, fw.Drop(*p, false, &h, cp, nil), ErrNoMatchingRule)
+		})
+
+		t.Run("nonzero, matching ports, still blocked", func(t *testing.T) {
+			p := templ.Copy()
+			p.LocalPort = 80
+			p.RemotePort = 80
+			// Drop outbound
+			assert.Equal(t, fw.Drop(*p, false, &h, cp, nil), ErrNoMatchingRule)
+			// Allow inbound
+			resetConntrack(fw)
+			assert.Equal(t, fw.Drop(*p, true, &h, cp, nil), ErrNoMatchingRule)
+			//now also allow outbound
+			assert.Equal(t, fw.Drop(*p, false, &h, cp, nil), ErrNoMatchingRule)
+		})
+	})
+	t.Run("Any proto, any port", func(t *testing.T) {
+		fw := NewFirewall(l, time.Second, time.Minute, time.Hour, c.Certificate)
+		require.NoError(t, fw.AddRule(true, firewall.ProtoAny, 0, 0, []string{"any"}, "", "", "", "", ""))
+		t.Run("zero ports, allowed", func(t *testing.T) {
+			resetConntrack(fw)
+			p := templ.Copy()
+			p.LocalPort = 0
+			p.RemotePort = 0
+			// Drop outbound
+			assert.Equal(t, fw.Drop(*p, false, &h, cp, nil), ErrNoMatchingRule)
+			// Allow inbound
+			resetConntrack(fw)
+			require.NoError(t, fw.Drop(*p, true, &h, cp, nil))
+			//now also allow outbound
+			require.NoError(t, fw.Drop(*p, false, &h, cp, nil))
+		})
+
+		t.Run("nonzero ports, allowed", func(t *testing.T) {
+			resetConntrack(fw)
+			p := templ.Copy()
+			p.LocalPort = 0xabcd
+			p.RemotePort = 0x1234
+			// Drop outbound
+			assert.Equal(t, fw.Drop(*p, false, &h, cp, nil), ErrNoMatchingRule)
+			// Allow inbound
+			resetConntrack(fw)
+			require.NoError(t, fw.Drop(*p, true, &h, cp, nil))
+			//now also allow outbound
+			require.NoError(t, fw.Drop(*p, false, &h, cp, nil))
+			//different ID is blocked
+			p.RemotePort++
+			require.Equal(t, fw.Drop(*p, false, &h, cp, nil), ErrNoMatchingRule)
+		})
+	})
+
+}
+
 func TestFirewall_DropIPSpoofing(t *testing.T) {
 	l := test.NewLogger()
 	ob := &bytes.Buffer{}
@@ -919,11 +1064,11 @@ func TestNewFirewallFromConfig(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Test code/port error
 	conf = config.NewC(l)
-	conf.Settings["firewall"] = map[string]any{"outbound": []any{map[string]any{"code": "a", "host": "testh"}}}
+	conf.Settings["firewall"] = map[string]any{"outbound": []any{map[string]any{"code": "a", "host": "testh", "proto": "any"}}}
 	_, err = NewFirewallFromConfig(l, cs, conf)
 	require.EqualError(t, err, "firewall.outbound rule #0; code was not a number; `a`")
 
-	conf.Settings["firewall"] = map[string]any{"outbound": []any{map[string]any{"port": "a", "host": "testh"}}}
+	conf.Settings["firewall"] = map[string]any{"outbound": []any{map[string]any{"port": "a", "host": "testh", "proto": "any"}}}
 	_, err = NewFirewallFromConfig(l, cs, conf)
 	require.EqualError(t, err, "firewall.outbound rule #0; port was not a number; `a`")
 
@@ -973,7 +1118,14 @@ func TestAddFirewallRulesFromConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	mf = &mockFirewall{}
 	conf.Settings["firewall"] = map[string]any{"outbound": []any{map[string]any{"port": "1", "proto": "icmp", "host": "a"}}}
 	require.NoError(t, AddFirewallRulesFromConfig(l, false, conf, mf))
-	assert.Equal(t, addRuleCall{incoming: false, proto: firewall.ProtoICMP, startPort: 1, endPort: 1, groups: nil, host: "a", ip: "", localIp: ""}, mf.lastCall)
+	assert.Equal(t, addRuleCall{incoming: false, proto: firewall.ProtoICMP, startPort: firewall.PortAny, endPort: firewall.PortAny, groups: nil, host: "a", ip: "", localIp: ""}, mf.lastCall)
+
+	// Test adding icmp rule no port
+	conf = config.NewC(l)
+	mf = &mockFirewall{}
+	conf.Settings["firewall"] = map[string]any{"outbound": []any{map[string]any{"proto": "icmp", "host": "a"}}}
+	require.NoError(t, AddFirewallRulesFromConfig(l, false, conf, mf))
+	assert.Equal(t, addRuleCall{incoming: false, proto: firewall.ProtoICMP, startPort: firewall.PortAny, endPort: firewall.PortAny, groups: nil, host: "a", ip: "", localIp: ""}, mf.lastCall)
 
 	// Test adding any rule
 	conf = config.NewC(l)

go.mod

@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 module github.com/slackhq/nebula
 
-go 1.25
+go 1.25.0
 
 require (
 	dario.cat/mergo v1.0.2
+	filippo.io/bigmod v0.1.0
 	github.com/anmitsu/go-shlex v0.0.0-20200514113438-38f4b401e2be
 	github.com/armon/go-radix v1.0.0
 	github.com/cyberdelia/go-metrics-graphite v0.0.0-20161219230853-39f87cc3b432
@@ -12,27 +13,27 @@ require (
 	github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2
 	github.com/google/gopacket v1.1.19
 	github.com/kardianos/service v1.2.4
-	github.com/miekg/dns v1.1.68
+	github.com/miekg/dns v1.1.72
-	github.com/miekg/pkcs11 v1.1.2-0.20231115102856-9078ad6b9d4b
+	github.com/miekg/pkcs11 v1.1.2
 	github.com/nbrownus/go-metrics-prometheus v0.0.0-20210712211119-974a6260965f
 	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.23.2
 	github.com/rcrowley/go-metrics v0.0.0-20201227073835-cf1acfcdf475
-	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.9.3
+	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.9.4
 	github.com/skip2/go-qrcode v0.0.0-20200617195104-da1b6568686e
 	github.com/stefanberger/go-pkcs11uri v0.0.0-20230803200340-78284954bff6
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1
 	github.com/vishvananda/netlink v1.3.1
 	go.yaml.in/yaml/v3 v3.0.4
-	golang.org/x/crypto v0.45.0
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.50.0
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20230725093048-515e97ebf090
-	golang.org/x/net v0.47.0
+	golang.org/x/net v0.52.0
-	golang.org/x/sync v0.18.0
+	golang.org/x/sync v0.20.0
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.38.0
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.43.0
-	golang.org/x/term v0.37.0
+	golang.org/x/term v0.42.0
 	golang.zx2c4.com/wintun v0.0.0-20230126152724-0fa3db229ce2
 	golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard v0.0.0-20230325221338-052af4a8072b
-	golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/windows v0.5.3
+	golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/windows v0.6.1
-	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.10
+	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.11
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
 	gvisor.dev/gvisor v0.0.0-20240423190808-9d7a357edefe
 )
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.16.1 // indirect
 	github.com/vishvananda/netns v0.0.5 // indirect
 	go.yaml.in/yaml/v2 v2.4.2 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/mod v0.24.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/mod v0.34.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/time v0.5.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/tools v0.33.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/tools v0.43.0 // indirect
 )

go.sum

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 cloud.google.com/go v0.34.0/go.mod h1:aQUYkXzVsufM+DwF1aE+0xfcU+56JwCaLick0ClmMTw=
 dario.cat/mergo v1.0.2 h1:85+piFYR1tMbRrLcDwR18y4UKJ3aH1Tbzi24VRW1TK8=
 dario.cat/mergo v1.0.2/go.mod h1:E/hbnu0NxMFBjpMIE34DRGLWqDy0g5FuKDhCb31ngxA=
+filippo.io/bigmod v0.1.0 h1:UNzDk7y9ADKST+axd9skUpBQeW7fG2KrTZyOE4uGQy8=
+filippo.io/bigmod v0.1.0/go.mod h1:OjOXDNlClLblvXdwgFFOQFJEocLhhtai8vGLy0JCZlI=
 github.com/alecthomas/template v0.0.0-20160405071501-a0175ee3bccc/go.mod h1:LOuyumcjzFXgccqObfd/Ljyb9UuFJ6TxHnclSeseNhc=
 github.com/alecthomas/template v0.0.0-20190718012654-fb15b899a751/go.mod h1:LOuyumcjzFXgccqObfd/Ljyb9UuFJ6TxHnclSeseNhc=
 github.com/alecthomas/units v0.0.0-20151022065526-2efee857e7cf/go.mod h1:ybxpYRFXyAe+OPACYpWeL0wqObRcbAqCMya13uyzqw0=
@@ -83,10 +85,10 @@ github.com/kr/text v0.1.0/go.mod h1:4Jbv+DJW3UT/LiOwJeYQe1efqtUx/iVham/4vfdArNI=
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 github.com/kylelemons/godebug v1.1.0/go.mod h1:9/0rRGxNHcop5bhtWyNeEfOS8JIWk580+fNqagV/RAw=
 github.com/matttproud/golang_protobuf_extensions v1.0.1/go.mod h1:D8He9yQNgCq6Z5Ld7szi9bcBfOoFv/3dc6xSMkL2PC0=
-github.com/miekg/dns v1.1.68 h1:jsSRkNozw7G/mnmXULynzMNIsgY2dHC8LO6U6Ij2JEA=
+github.com/miekg/dns v1.1.72 h1:vhmr+TF2A3tuoGNkLDFK9zi36F2LS+hKTRW0Uf8kbzI=
-github.com/miekg/dns v1.1.68/go.mod h1:fujopn7TB3Pu3JM69XaawiU0wqjpL9/8xGop5UrTPps=
+github.com/miekg/dns v1.1.72/go.mod h1:+EuEPhdHOsfk6Wk5TT2CzssZdqkmFhf8r+aVyDEToIs=
-github.com/miekg/pkcs11 v1.1.2-0.20231115102856-9078ad6b9d4b h1:J/AzCvg5z0Hn1rqZUJjpbzALUmkKX0Zwbc/i4fw7Sfk=
+github.com/miekg/pkcs11 v1.1.2 h1:/VxmeAX5qU6Q3EwafypogwWbYryHFmF2RpkJmw3m4MQ=
-github.com/miekg/pkcs11 v1.1.2-0.20231115102856-9078ad6b9d4b/go.mod h1:XsNlhZGX73bx86s2hdc/FuaLm2CPZJemRLMA+WTFxgs=
+github.com/miekg/pkcs11 v1.1.2/go.mod h1:XsNlhZGX73bx86s2hdc/FuaLm2CPZJemRLMA+WTFxgs=
 github.com/modern-go/concurrent v0.0.0-20180228061459-e0a39a4cb421/go.mod h1:6dJC0mAP4ikYIbvyc7fijjWJddQyLn8Ig3JB5CqoB9Q=
 github.com/modern-go/concurrent v0.0.0-20180306012644-bacd9c7ef1dd/go.mod h1:6dJC0mAP4ikYIbvyc7fijjWJddQyLn8Ig3JB5CqoB9Q=
 github.com/modern-go/reflect2 v0.0.0-20180701023420-4b7aa43c6742/go.mod h1:bx2lNnkwVCuqBIxFjflWJWanXIb3RllmbCylyMrvgv0=
@@ -131,8 +133,8 @@ github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.10.0/go.mod h1:UQnix2H7Ngw/k4C5ijL5+65zddjncj
 github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.2.0/go.mod h1:LxeOpSwHxABJmUn/MG1IvRgCAasNZTLOkJPxbbu5VWo=
 github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.4.2/go.mod h1:tLMulIdttU9McNUspp0xgXVQah82FyeX6MwdIuYE2rE=
 github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.6.0/go.mod h1:7uNnSEd1DgxDLC74fIahvMZmmYsHGZGEOFrfsX/uA88=
-github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.9.3 h1:dueUQJ1C2q9oE3F7wvmSGAaVtTmUizReu6fjN8uqzbQ=
+github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.9.4 h1:TsZE7l11zFCLZnZ+teH4Umoq5BhEIfIzfRDZ1Uzql2w=
-github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.9.3/go.mod h1:naHLuLoDiP4jHNo9R0sCBMtWGeIprob74mVsIT4qYEQ=
+github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.9.4/go.mod h1:ftWc9WdOfJ0a92nsE2jF5u5ZwH8Bv2zdeOC42RjbV2g=
 github.com/skip2/go-qrcode v0.0.0-20200617195104-da1b6568686e h1:MRM5ITcdelLK2j1vwZ3Je0FKVCfqOLp5zO6trqMLYs0=
 github.com/skip2/go-qrcode v0.0.0-20200617195104-da1b6568686e/go.mod h1:XV66xRDqSt+GTGFMVlhk3ULuV0y9ZmzeVGR4mloJI3M=
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@@ -162,16 +164,16 @@ golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20190308221718-c2843e01d9a2/go.mod h1:djNgcEr1/C05ACk
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20191011191535-87dc89f01550/go.mod h1:yigFU9vqHzYiE8UmvKecakEJjdnWj3jj499lnFckfCI=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20200622213623-75b288015ac9/go.mod h1:LzIPMQfyMNhhGPhUkYOs5KpL4U8rLKemX1yGLhDgUto=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210322153248-0c34fe9e7dc2/go.mod h1:T9bdIzuCu7OtxOm1hfPfRQxPLYneinmdGuTeoZ9dtd4=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.45.0 h1:jMBrvKuj23MTlT0bQEOBcAE0mjg8mK9RXFhRH6nyF3Q=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.50.0 h1:zO47/JPrL6vsNkINmLoo/PH1gcxpls50DNogFvB5ZGI=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.45.0/go.mod h1:XTGrrkGJve7CYK7J8PEww4aY7gM3qMCElcJQ8n8JdX4=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.50.0/go.mod h1:3muZ7vA7PBCE6xgPX7nkzzjiUq87kRItoJQM1Yo8S+Q=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20230725093048-515e97ebf090 h1:Di6/M8l0O2lCLc6VVRWhgCiApHV8MnQurBnFSHsQtNY=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20230725093048-515e97ebf090/go.mod h1:FXUEEKJgO7OQYeo8N01OfiKP8RXMtf6e8aTskBGqWdc=
 golang.org/x/lint v0.0.0-20200302205851-738671d3881b/go.mod h1:3xt1FjdF8hUf6vQPIChWIBhFzV8gjjsPE/fR3IyQdNY=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.1.1-0.20191105210325-c90efee705ee/go.mod h1:QqPTAvyqsEbceGzBzNggFXnrqF1CaUcvgkdR5Ot7KZg=
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-golang.org/x/mod v0.24.0 h1:ZfthKaKaT4NrhGVZHO1/WDTwGES4De8KtWO0SIbNJMU=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.34.0 h1:xIHgNUUnW6sYkcM5Jleh05DvLOtwc6RitGHbDk4akRI=
-golang.org/x/mod v0.24.0/go.mod h1:IXM97Txy2VM4PJ3gI61r1YEk/gAj6zAHN3AdZt6S9Ww=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.34.0/go.mod h1:ykgH52iCZe79kzLLMhyCUzhMci+nQj+0XkbXpNYtVjY=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20180724234803-3673e40ba225/go.mod h1:mL1N/T3taQHkDXs73rZJwtUhF3w3ftmwwsq0BUmARs4=
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@@ -182,8 +184,8 @@ golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20200226121028-0de0cce0169b/go.mod h1:z5CRVTTTmAJ677TzLL
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20200625001655-4c5254603344/go.mod h1:/O7V0waA8r7cgGh81Ro3o1hOxt32SMVPicZroKQ2sZA=
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-golang.org/x/net v0.47.0 h1:Mx+4dIFzqraBXUugkia1OOvlD6LemFo1ALMHjrXDOhY=
+golang.org/x/net v0.52.0 h1:He/TN1l0e4mmR3QqHMT2Xab3Aj3L9qjbhRm78/6jrW0=
-golang.org/x/net v0.47.0/go.mod h1:/jNxtkgq5yWUGYkaZGqo27cfGZ1c5Nen03aYrrKpVRU=
+golang.org/x/net v0.52.0/go.mod h1:R1MAz7uMZxVMualyPXb+VaqGSa3LIaUqk0eEt3w36Sw=
 golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.0.0-20190226205417-e64efc72b421/go.mod h1:gOpvHmFTYa4IltrdGE7lF6nIHvwfUNPOp7c8zoXwtLw=
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@@ -191,8 +193,8 @@ golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20190423024810-112230192c58/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJ
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20190911185100-cd5d95a43a6e/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
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-golang.org/x/sync v0.18.0 h1:kr88TuHDroi+UVf+0hZnirlk8o8T+4MrK6mr60WkH/I=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.20.0 h1:e0PTpb7pjO8GAtTs2dQ6jYa5BWYlMuX047Dco/pItO4=
-golang.org/x/sync v0.18.0/go.mod h1:9KTHXmSnoGruLpwFjVSX0lNNA75CykiMECbovNTZqGI=
+golang.org/x/sync v0.20.0/go.mod h1:9xrNwdLfx4jkKbNva9FpL6vEN7evnE43NNNJQ2LF3+0=
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@@ -206,14 +208,13 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200930185726-fdedc70b468f/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7w
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-golang.org/x/sys v0.38.0 h1:3yZWxaJjBmCWXqhN1qh02AkOnCQ1poK6oF+a7xWL6Gc=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.43.0 h1:Rlag2XtaFTxp19wS8MXlJwTvoh8ArU6ezoyFsMyCTNI=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.38.0/go.mod h1:OgkHotnGiDImocRcuBABYBEXf8A9a87e/uXjp9XT3ks=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.43.0/go.mod h1:4GL1E5IUh+htKOUEOaiffhrAeqysfVGipDYzABqnCmw=
 golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20201126162022-7de9c90e9dd1/go.mod h1:bj7SfCRtBDWHUb9snDiAeCFNEtKQo2Wmx5Cou7ajbmo=
-golang.org/x/term v0.37.0 h1:8EGAD0qCmHYZg6J17DvsMy9/wJ7/D/4pV/wfnld5lTU=
+golang.org/x/term v0.42.0 h1:UiKe+zDFmJobeJ5ggPwOshJIVt6/Ft0rcfrXZDLWAWY=
-golang.org/x/term v0.37.0/go.mod h1:5pB4lxRNYYVZuTLmy8oR2BH8dflOR+IbTYFD8fi3254=
+golang.org/x/term v0.42.0/go.mod h1:Dq/D+snpsbazcBG5+F9Q1n2rXV8Ma+71xEjTRufARgY=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.0/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.2/go.mod h1:bEr9sfX3Q8Zfm5fL9x+3itogRgK3+ptLWKqgva+5dAk=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.3/go.mod h1:5Zoc/QRtKVWzQhOtBMvqHzDpF6irO9z98xDceosuGiQ=
@@ -224,8 +225,8 @@ golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20191119224855-298f0cb1881e/go.mod h1:b+2E5dAYhXwXZwtn
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20200130002326-2f3ba24bd6e7/go.mod h1:TB2adYChydJhpapKDTa4BR/hXlZSLoq2Wpct/0txZ28=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20200619180055-7c47624df98f/go.mod h1:EkVYQZoAsY45+roYkvgYkIh4xh/qjgUK9TdY2XT94GE=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20210106214847-113979e3529a/go.mod h1:emZCQorbCU4vsT4fOWvOPXz4eW1wZW4PmDk9uLelYpA=
-golang.org/x/tools v0.33.0 h1:4qz2S3zmRxbGIhDIAgjxvFutSvH5EfnsYrRBj0UI0bc=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.43.0 h1:12BdW9CeB3Z+J/I/wj34VMl8X+fEXBxVR90JeMX5E7s=
-golang.org/x/tools v0.33.0/go.mod h1:CIJMaWEY88juyUfo7UbgPqbC8rU2OqfAV1h2Qp0oMYI=
+golang.org/x/tools v0.43.0/go.mod h1:uHkMso649BX2cZK6+RpuIPXS3ho2hZo4FVwfoy1vIk0=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20190717185122-a985d3407aa7/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20191011141410-1b5146add898/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20191204190536-9bdfabe68543/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=
@@ -234,8 +235,8 @@ golang.zx2c4.com/wintun v0.0.0-20230126152724-0fa3db229ce2 h1:B82qJJgjvYKsXS9jeu
 golang.zx2c4.com/wintun v0.0.0-20230126152724-0fa3db229ce2/go.mod h1:deeaetjYA+DHMHg+sMSMI58GrEteJUUzzw7en6TJQcI=
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 golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard v0.0.0-20230325221338-052af4a8072b/go.mod h1:tqur9LnfstdR9ep2LaJT4lFUl0EjlHtge+gAjmsHUG4=
-golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/windows v0.5.3 h1:On6j2Rpn3OEMXqBq00QEDC7bWSZrPIHKIus8eIuExIE=
+golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/windows v0.6.1 h1:XMaKojH1Hs/raMrmnir4n35nTvzvWj7NmSYzHn2F4qU=
-golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/windows v0.5.3/go.mod h1:9TEe8TJmtwyQebdFwAkEWOPr3prrtqm+REGFifP60hI=
+golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/windows v0.6.1/go.mod h1:04aqInu5GYuTFvMuDw/rKBAF7mHrltW/3rekpfbbZDM=
 google.golang.org/appengine v1.4.0/go.mod h1:xpcJRLb0r/rnEns0DIKYYv+WjYCduHsrkT7/EB5XEv4=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v0.0.0-20200109180630-ec00e32a8dfd/go.mod h1:DFci5gLYBciE7Vtevhsrf46CRTquxDuWsQurQQe4oz8=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v0.0.0-20200221191635-4d8936d0db64/go.mod h1:kwYJMbMJ01Woi6D6+Kah6886xMZcty6N08ah7+eCXa0=
@@ -244,8 +245,8 @@ google.golang.org/protobuf v1.20.1-0.20200309200217-e05f789c0967/go.mod h1:A+miE
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.21.0/go.mod h1:47Nbq4nVaFHyn7ilMalzfO3qCViNmqZ2kzikPIcrTAo=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.23.0/go.mod h1:EGpADcykh3NcUnDUJcl1+ZksZNG86OlYog2l/sGQquU=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.26.0-rc.1/go.mod h1:jlhhOSvTdKEhbULTjvd4ARK9grFBp09yW+WbY/TyQbw=
-google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.10 h1:AYd7cD/uASjIL6Q9LiTjz8JLcrh/88q5UObnmY3aOOE=
+google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.11 h1:fV6ZwhNocDyBLK0dj+fg8ektcVegBBuEolpbTQyBNVE=
-google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.10/go.mod h1:HTf+CrKn2C3g5S8VImy6tdcUvCska2kB7j23XfzDpco=
+google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.11/go.mod h1:HTf+CrKn2C3g5S8VImy6tdcUvCska2kB7j23XfzDpco=
 gopkg.in/alecthomas/kingpin.v2 v2.2.6/go.mod h1:FMv+mEhP44yOT+4EoQTLFTRgOQ1FBLkstjWtayDeSgw=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20190902080502-41f04d3bba15/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=

handshake_ix.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package nebula
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"net/netip"
 	"time"
 
@@ -166,6 +167,13 @@ func ixHandshakeStage1(f *Interface, via ViaSender, packet []byte, h *header.H)
 		return
 	}
 
+	if !bytes.Equal(remoteCert.Certificate.PublicKey(), ci.H.PeerStatic()) {
+		f.l.WithField("from", via).
+			WithField("handshake", m{"stage": 1, "style": "ix_psk0"}).
+			WithField("cert", remoteCert).Info("public key mismatch between certificate and handshake")
+		return
+	}
+
 	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())
@@ -535,6 +543,12 @@ func ixHandshakeStage2(f *Interface, via ViaSender, hh *HandshakeHostInfo, packe
 		e.Info("Invalid certificate from host")
 		return true
 	}
+	if !bytes.Equal(remoteCert.Certificate.PublicKey(), ci.H.PeerStatic()) {
+		f.l.WithField("from", via).
+			WithField("handshake", m{"stage": 2, "style": "ix_psk0"}).
+			WithField("cert", remoteCert).Info("public key mismatch between certificate and handshake")
+		return true
+	}
 
 	if len(remoteCert.Certificate.Networks()) == 0 {
 		f.l.WithError(err).WithField("from", via).

handshake_manager.go

@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ func (hm *HandshakeManager) allocateIndex(hh *HandshakeHostInfo) error {
 	hm.Lock()
 	defer hm.Unlock()
 
-	for i := 0; i < 32; i++ {
+	for range 32 {
 		index, err := generateIndex(hm.l)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err

hostmap_tester.go

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 //go:build e2e_testing
-// +build e2e_testing
 
 package nebula
 

inside.go

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/routing"
 )
 
-func (f *Interface) consumeInsidePacket(packet []byte, fwPacket *firewall.Packet, nb, out []byte, q int, localCache firewall.ConntrackCache) {
+func (f *Interface) consumeInsidePacket(packet []byte, fwPacket *firewall.Packet, nb []byte, batch *sendBatch, rejectBuf []byte, q int, localCache firewall.ConntrackCache) {
 	err := newPacket(packet, false, fwPacket)
 	if err != nil {
 		if f.l.Level >= logrus.DebugLevel {
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func (f *Interface) consumeInsidePacket(packet []byte, fwPacket *firewall.Packet
 		// routes packets from the Nebula addr to the Nebula addr through the Nebula
 		// TUN device.
 		if immediatelyForwardToSelf {
-			_, err := f.readers[q].Write(packet)
+			_, err := f.readers[q].WriteReject(packet)
 			if err != nil {
 				f.l.WithError(err).Error("Failed to forward to tun")
 			}
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func (f *Interface) consumeInsidePacket(packet []byte, fwPacket *firewall.Packet
 	})
 
 	if hostinfo == nil {
-		f.rejectInside(packet, out, q)
+		f.rejectInside(packet, rejectBuf, q)
 		if f.l.Level >= logrus.DebugLevel {
 			f.l.WithField("vpnAddr", fwPacket.RemoteAddr).
 				WithField("fwPacket", fwPacket).
@@ -68,10 +68,10 @@ func (f *Interface) consumeInsidePacket(packet []byte, fwPacket *firewall.Packet
 
 	dropReason := f.firewall.Drop(*fwPacket, false, hostinfo, f.pki.GetCAPool(), localCache)
 	if dropReason == nil {
-		f.sendNoMetrics(header.Message, 0, hostinfo.ConnectionState, hostinfo, netip.AddrPort{}, packet, nb, out, q)
+		f.sendInsideMessage(hostinfo, packet, nb, batch, rejectBuf, q)
 
 	} else {
-		f.rejectInside(packet, out, q)
+		f.rejectInside(packet, rejectBuf, q)
 		if f.l.Level >= logrus.DebugLevel {
 			hostinfo.logger(f.l).
 				WithField("fwPacket", fwPacket).
@@ -81,6 +81,63 @@ func (f *Interface) consumeInsidePacket(packet []byte, fwPacket *firewall.Packet
 	}
 }
 
+// sendInsideMessage encrypts a firewall-approved inside packet into the
+// caller's batch slot for later sendmmsg flush. When hostinfo.remote is not
+// valid we fall through to the relay slow path via the unbatched sendNoMetrics
+// so relay behavior is unchanged.
+func (f *Interface) sendInsideMessage(hostinfo *HostInfo, p, nb []byte, batch *sendBatch, rejectBuf []byte, q int) {
+	ci := hostinfo.ConnectionState
+	if ci.eKey == nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	if !hostinfo.remote.IsValid() {
+		// Slow path: relay fallback. Reuse rejectBuf as the ciphertext
+		// scratch; sendNoMetrics arranges header space for SendVia.
+		f.sendNoMetrics(header.Message, 0, ci, hostinfo, netip.AddrPort{}, p, nb, rejectBuf, q)
+		return
+	}
+
+	scratch := batch.Next()
+	if scratch == nil {
+		// Batch full: bypass batching and send this packet directly so we
+		// never drop traffic on over-subscribed iterations.
+		f.sendNoMetrics(header.Message, 0, ci, hostinfo, netip.AddrPort{}, p, nb, rejectBuf, q)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if noiseutil.EncryptLockNeeded {
+		ci.writeLock.Lock()
+	}
+	c := ci.messageCounter.Add(1)
+
+	out := header.Encode(scratch, header.Version, header.Message, 0, hostinfo.remoteIndexId, c)
+	f.connectionManager.Out(hostinfo)
+
+	if hostinfo.lastRebindCount != f.rebindCount {
+		//NOTE: there is an update hole if a tunnel isn't used and exactly 256 rebinds occur before the tunnel is
+		// finally used again. This tunnel would eventually be torn down and recreated if this action didn't help.
+		f.lightHouse.QueryServer(hostinfo.vpnAddrs[0])
+		hostinfo.lastRebindCount = f.rebindCount
+		if f.l.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, p, c, nb)
+	if noiseutil.EncryptLockNeeded {
+		ci.writeLock.Unlock()
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		hostinfo.logger(f.l).WithError(err).
+			WithField("udpAddr", hostinfo.remote).WithField("counter", c).
+			Error("Failed to encrypt outgoing packet")
+		return
+	}
+
+	batch.Commit(len(out), hostinfo.remote)
+}
+
 func (f *Interface) rejectInside(packet []byte, out []byte, q int) {
 	if !f.firewall.InSendReject {
 		return
@@ -91,7 +148,7 @@ func (f *Interface) rejectInside(packet []byte, out []byte, q int) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	_, err := f.readers[q].Write(out)
+	_, err := f.readers[q].WriteReject(out)
 	if err != nil {
 		f.l.WithError(err).Error("Failed to write to tun")
 	}

inside_bsd.go

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 //go:build darwin || dragonfly || freebsd || netbsd || openbsd
-// +build darwin dragonfly freebsd netbsd openbsd
 
 package nebula
 

inside_generic.go

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 //go:build !darwin && !dragonfly && !freebsd && !netbsd && !openbsd
-// +build !darwin,!dragonfly,!freebsd,!netbsd,!openbsd
 
 package nebula
 

interface.go

@@ -4,10 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"io"
 	"net/netip"
-	"os"
+	"sync"
-	"runtime"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 
@@ -18,6 +16,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/firewall"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/header"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/overlay"
+	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/overlay/coalesce"
+	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/overlay/tio"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/udp"
 )
 
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ type Interface struct {
 	reQueryEvery    atomic.Uint32
 	reQueryWait     atomic.Int64
 
-	sendRecvErrorConfig sendRecvErrorConfig
+	sendRecvErrorConfig   recvErrorConfig
+	acceptRecvErrorConfig recvErrorConfig
 
 	// rebindCount is used to decide if an active tunnel should trigger a punch notification through a lighthouse
 	rebindCount int8
@@ -86,7 +87,18 @@ type Interface struct {
 	conntrackCacheTimeout time.Duration
 
 	writers []udp.Conn
-	readers []io.ReadWriteCloser
+	readers []tio.Queue
+	// tunCoalescers is one tcpCoalescer per tun queue, wrapping readers[i].
+	// decryptToTun sends plaintext into the coalescer; listenOut calls its
+	// Flush at the end of each UDP recvmmsg batch.
+	tunCoalescers []*coalesce.TCPCoalescer
+	wg            sync.WaitGroup
+
+	// fatalErr holds the first unexpected reader error that caused shutdown.
+	// nil means "no fatal error" (yet)
+	fatalErr atomic.Pointer[error]
+	// triggerShutdown is a function that will be run exactly once, when onFatal swaps something non-nil into fatalErr
+	triggerShutdown func()
 
 	metricHandshakes    metrics.Histogram
 	messageMetrics      *MessageMetrics
@@ -110,34 +122,34 @@ type EncWriter interface {
 	GetCertState() *CertState
 }
 
-type sendRecvErrorConfig uint8
+type recvErrorConfig uint8
 
 const (
-	sendRecvErrorAlways sendRecvErrorConfig = iota
+	recvErrorAlways recvErrorConfig = iota
-	sendRecvErrorNever
+	recvErrorNever
-	sendRecvErrorPrivate
+	recvErrorPrivate
 )
 
-func (s sendRecvErrorConfig) ShouldSendRecvError(endpoint netip.AddrPort) bool {
+func (s recvErrorConfig) ShouldRecvError(endpoint netip.AddrPort) bool {
 	switch s {
-	case sendRecvErrorPrivate:
+	case recvErrorPrivate:
 		return endpoint.Addr().IsPrivate()
-	case sendRecvErrorAlways:
+	case recvErrorAlways:
 		return true
-	case sendRecvErrorNever:
+	case recvErrorNever:
 		return false
 	default:
-		panic(fmt.Errorf("invalid sendRecvErrorConfig value: %d", s))
+		panic(fmt.Errorf("invalid recvErrorConfig value: %d", s))
 	}
 }
 
-func (s sendRecvErrorConfig) String() string {
+func (s recvErrorConfig) String() string {
 	switch s {
-	case sendRecvErrorAlways:
+	case recvErrorAlways:
 		return "always"
-	case sendRecvErrorNever:
+	case recvErrorNever:
 		return "never"
-	case sendRecvErrorPrivate:
+	case recvErrorPrivate:
 		return "private"
 	default:
 		return fmt.Sprintf("invalid(%d)", s)
@@ -177,7 +189,8 @@ func NewInterface(ctx context.Context, c *InterfaceConfig) (*Interface, error) {
 		routines:              c.routines,
 		version:               c.version,
 		writers:               make([]udp.Conn, c.routines),
-		readers:               make([]io.ReadWriteCloser, c.routines),
+		readers:               make([]tio.Queue, c.routines),
+		tunCoalescers:         make([]*coalesce.TCPCoalescer, c.routines),
 		myVpnNetworks:         cs.myVpnNetworks,
 		myVpnNetworksTable:    cs.myVpnNetworksTable,
 		myVpnAddrs:            cs.myVpnAddrs,
@@ -209,7 +222,7 @@ func NewInterface(ctx context.Context, c *InterfaceConfig) (*Interface, error) {
 // activate creates the interface on the host. After the interface is created, any
 // other services that want to bind listeners to its IP may do so successfully. However,
 // the interface isn't going to process anything until run() is called.
-func (f *Interface) activate() {
+func (f *Interface) activate() error {
 	// actually turn on tun dev
 
 	addr, err := f.outside.LocalAddr()
@@ -232,38 +245,65 @@ func (f *Interface) activate() {
 	metrics.GetOrRegisterGauge("routines", nil).Update(int64(f.routines))
 
 	// Prepare n tun queues
-	var reader io.ReadWriteCloser = f.inside
 	for i := 0; i < f.routines; i++ {
 		if i > 0 {
-			reader, err = f.inside.NewMultiQueueReader()
+			err = f.inside.NewMultiQueueReader()
 			if err != nil {
-				f.l.Fatal(err)
+				return err
 			}
 		}
-		f.readers[i] = reader
+	}
+	f.readers = f.inside.Readers()
+	for i := range f.readers {
+		f.tunCoalescers[i] = coalesce.NewTCPCoalescer(f.readers[i]) //todo don't always do this
 	}
 
-	if err := f.inside.Activate(); err != nil {
+	f.wg.Add(1) // for us to wait on Close() to return
+	if err = f.inside.Activate(); err != nil {
+		f.wg.Done()
 		f.inside.Close()
-		f.l.Fatal(err)
+		return err
 	}
+
+	return nil
 }
 
-func (f *Interface) run() {
+func (f *Interface) run() (func() error, error) {
 	// Launch n queues to read packets from udp
 	for i := 0; i < f.routines; i++ {
-		go f.listenOut(i)
+		f.wg.Go(func() {
+			f.listenOut(i)
+		})
 	}
 
 	// Launch n queues to read packets from tun dev
 	for i := 0; i < f.routines; i++ {
-		go f.listenIn(f.readers[i], i)
+		f.wg.Go(func() {
+			f.listenIn(f.readers[i], i)
+		})
+	}
+
+	return func() error {
+		f.wg.Wait()
+		if e := f.fatalErr.Load(); e != nil {
+			return *e
+		}
+		return nil
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// onFatal stores the first fatal reader error, and calls triggerShutdown if it was the first one
+func (f *Interface) onFatal(err error) {
+	swapped := f.fatalErr.CompareAndSwap(nil, &err)
+	if !swapped {
+		return
+	}
+	if f.triggerShutdown != nil {
+		f.triggerShutdown()
 	}
 }
 
 func (f *Interface) listenOut(i int) {
-	runtime.LockOSThread()
-
 	var li udp.Conn
 	if i > 0 {
 		li = f.writers[i]
@@ -273,45 +313,82 @@ func (f *Interface) listenOut(i int) {
 
 	ctCache := firewall.NewConntrackCacheTicker(f.conntrackCacheTimeout)
 	lhh := f.lightHouse.NewRequestHandler()
-	plaintext := make([]byte, udp.MTU)
 	h := &header.H{}
 	fwPacket := &firewall.Packet{}
 	nb := make([]byte, 12, 12)
 
-	li.ListenOut(func(fromUdpAddr netip.AddrPort, payload []byte) {
+	// plaintexts is a ring of decrypt scratches, one per packet in a UDP
-		f.readOutsidePackets(ViaSender{UdpAddr: fromUdpAddr}, plaintext[:0], payload, h, fwPacket, lhh, nb, i, ctCache.Get(f.l))
+	// recvmmsg batch. The coalescer borrows payload slices from here and
+	// requires they stay valid until Flush — so we rotate each packet and
+	// reset only in the batch-end flush callback.
+	var plaintexts [][]byte
+	idx := 0
+	coalescer := f.tunCoalescers[i]
+	err := li.ListenOut(func(fromUdpAddr netip.AddrPort, payload []byte) {
+		if idx >= len(plaintexts) {
+			plaintexts = append(plaintexts, make([]byte, udp.MTU))
+		}
+		f.readOutsidePackets(ViaSender{UdpAddr: fromUdpAddr}, plaintexts[idx][:0], payload, h, fwPacket, lhh, nb, i, ctCache.Get(f.l))
+		idx++
+	}, func() {
+		if err := coalescer.Flush(); err != nil {
+			f.l.WithError(err).Error("Failed to flush tun coalescer")
+		}
+		idx = 0
 	})
+
+	if err != nil && !f.closed.Load() {
+		f.l.WithError(err).Error("Error while reading inbound packet, closing")
+		f.onFatal(err)
+	}
+
+	f.l.Debugf("underlay reader %v is done", i)
 }
 
-func (f *Interface) listenIn(reader io.ReadWriteCloser, i int) {
+func (f *Interface) listenIn(reader tio.Queue, i int) {
-	runtime.LockOSThread()
+	rejectBuf := make([]byte, mtu)
-
+	batch := newSendBatch(sendBatchCap, udp.MTU+32)
-	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.Read(packet)
+		pkts, err := reader.Read()
 		if err != nil {
-			if errors.Is(err, os.ErrClosed) && f.closed.Load() {
+			if !f.closed.Load() {
-				return
+				f.l.WithError(err).WithField("reader", i).Error("Error while reading outbound packet, closing")
+				f.onFatal(err)
 			}
-
+			break
-			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.consumeInsidePacket(packet[:n], fwPacket, nb, out, i, conntrackCache.Get(f.l))
+		batch.Reset()
+		for _, pkt := range pkts {
+			if batch.Len() >= batch.Cap() {
+				f.flushBatch(batch, i)
+				batch.Reset()
+			}
+			f.consumeInsidePacket(pkt, fwPacket, nb, batch, rejectBuf, i, conntrackCache.Get(f.l))
+		}
+		if batch.Len() > 0 {
+			f.flushBatch(batch, i)
+		}
+	}
+
+	f.l.Debugf("overlay reader %v is done", i)
+}
+
+func (f *Interface) flushBatch(batch *sendBatch, q int) {
+	if err := f.writers[q].WriteBatch(batch.bufs, batch.dsts); err != nil {
+		f.l.WithError(err).WithField("writer", q).Error("Failed to write outgoing batch")
 	}
 }
 
 func (f *Interface) RegisterConfigChangeCallbacks(c *config.C) {
 	c.RegisterReloadCallback(f.reloadFirewall)
 	c.RegisterReloadCallback(f.reloadSendRecvError)
+	c.RegisterReloadCallback(f.reloadAcceptRecvError)
 	c.RegisterReloadCallback(f.reloadDisconnectInvalid)
 	c.RegisterReloadCallback(f.reloadMisc)
 
@@ -375,16 +452,16 @@ func (f *Interface) reloadSendRecvError(c *config.C) {
 
 		switch stringValue {
 		case "always":
-			f.sendRecvErrorConfig = sendRecvErrorAlways
+			f.sendRecvErrorConfig = recvErrorAlways
 		case "never":
-			f.sendRecvErrorConfig = sendRecvErrorNever
+			f.sendRecvErrorConfig = recvErrorNever
 		case "private":
-			f.sendRecvErrorConfig = sendRecvErrorPrivate
+			f.sendRecvErrorConfig = recvErrorPrivate
 		default:
 			if c.GetBool("listen.send_recv_error", true) {
-				f.sendRecvErrorConfig = sendRecvErrorAlways
+				f.sendRecvErrorConfig = recvErrorAlways
 			} else {
-				f.sendRecvErrorConfig = sendRecvErrorNever
+				f.sendRecvErrorConfig = recvErrorNever
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -393,6 +470,30 @@ func (f *Interface) reloadSendRecvError(c *config.C) {
 	}
 }
 
+func (f *Interface) reloadAcceptRecvError(c *config.C) {
+	if c.InitialLoad() || c.HasChanged("listen.accept_recv_error") {
+		stringValue := c.GetString("listen.accept_recv_error", "always")
+
+		switch stringValue {
+		case "always":
+			f.acceptRecvErrorConfig = recvErrorAlways
+		case "never":
+			f.acceptRecvErrorConfig = recvErrorNever
+		case "private":
+			f.acceptRecvErrorConfig = recvErrorPrivate
+		default:
+			if c.GetBool("listen.accept_recv_error", true) {
+				f.acceptRecvErrorConfig = recvErrorAlways
+			} else {
+				f.acceptRecvErrorConfig = recvErrorNever
+			}
+		}
+
+		f.l.WithField("acceptRecvError", f.acceptRecvErrorConfig.String()).
+			Info("Loaded accept_recv_error config")
+	}
+}
+
 func (f *Interface) reloadMisc(c *config.C) {
 	if c.HasChanged("counters.try_promote") {
 		n := c.GetUint32("counters.try_promote", defaultPromoteEvery)
@@ -456,15 +557,23 @@ func (f *Interface) GetCertState() *CertState {
 }
 
 func (f *Interface) Close() error {
+	var errs []error
 	f.closed.Store(true)
 
-	for _, u := range f.writers {
+	// Release the udp readers
+	for i, u := range f.writers {
 		err := u.Close()
 		if err != nil {
-			f.l.WithError(err).Error("Error while closing udp socket")
+			f.l.WithError(err).WithField("writer", i).Error("Error while closing udp socket")
+			errs = append(errs, err)
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Release the tun device
+	// Release the tun device (closing the tun also closes all readers)
-	return f.inside.Close()
+	closeErr := f.inside.Close()
+	if closeErr != nil {
+		errs = append(errs, closeErr)
+	}
+	f.wg.Done()
+	return errors.Join(errs...)
 }

lighthouse.go

@@ -713,21 +713,14 @@ func (lh *LightHouse) unlockedShouldAddV6(vpnAddr netip.Addr, to *V6AddrPort) bo
 
 func (lh *LightHouse) IsLighthouseAddr(vpnAddr netip.Addr) bool {
 	l := lh.GetLighthouses()
-	for i := range l {
+	return slices.Contains(l, vpnAddr)
-		if l[i] == vpnAddr {
-			return true
-		}
-	}
-	return false
 }
 
 func (lh *LightHouse) IsAnyLighthouseAddr(vpnAddrs []netip.Addr) bool {
 	l := lh.GetLighthouses()
 	for i := range vpnAddrs {
-		for j := range l {
+		if slices.Contains(l, vpnAddrs[i]) {
-			if l[j] == vpnAddrs[i] {
+			return true
-				return true
-			}
 		}
 	}
 	return false

lighthouse_test.go

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package nebula
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/netip"
@@ -42,14 +41,14 @@ func Test_lhStaticMapping(t *testing.T) {
 	c := config.NewC(l)
 	c.Settings["lighthouse"] = map[string]any{"hosts": []any{lh1}}
 	c.Settings["static_host_map"] = map[string]any{lh1: []any{"1.1.1.1:4242"}}
-	_, err := NewLightHouseFromConfig(context.Background(), l, c, cs, nil, nil)
+	_, err := NewLightHouseFromConfig(t.Context(), l, c, cs, nil, nil)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	lh2 := "10.128.0.3"
 	c = config.NewC(l)
 	c.Settings["lighthouse"] = map[string]any{"hosts": []any{lh1, lh2}}
 	c.Settings["static_host_map"] = map[string]any{lh1: []any{"100.1.1.1:4242"}}
-	_, err = NewLightHouseFromConfig(context.Background(), l, c, cs, nil, nil)
+	_, err = NewLightHouseFromConfig(t.Context(), l, c, cs, nil, nil)
 	require.EqualError(t, err, "lighthouse 10.128.0.3 does not have a static_host_map entry")
 }
 
@@ -71,7 +70,7 @@ func TestReloadLighthouseInterval(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	c.Settings["static_host_map"] = map[string]any{lh1: []any{"1.1.1.1:4242"}}
-	lh, err := NewLightHouseFromConfig(context.Background(), l, c, cs, nil, nil)
+	lh, err := NewLightHouseFromConfig(t.Context(), l, c, cs, nil, nil)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	lh.ifce = &mockEncWriter{}
 
@@ -99,7 +98,7 @@ func BenchmarkLighthouseHandleRequest(b *testing.B) {
 	}
 
 	c := config.NewC(l)
-	lh, err := NewLightHouseFromConfig(context.Background(), l, c, cs, nil, nil)
+	lh, err := NewLightHouseFromConfig(b.Context(), l, c, cs, nil, nil)
 	require.NoError(b, err)
 
 	hAddr := netip.MustParseAddrPort("4.5.6.7:12345")
@@ -202,7 +201,7 @@ func TestLighthouse_Memory(t *testing.T) {
 		myVpnNetworks:      []netip.Prefix{myVpnNet},
 		myVpnNetworksTable: nt,
 	}
-	lh, err := NewLightHouseFromConfig(context.Background(), l, c, cs, nil, nil)
+	lh, err := NewLightHouseFromConfig(t.Context(), l, c, cs, nil, nil)
 	lh.ifce = &mockEncWriter{}
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	lhh := lh.NewRequestHandler()
@@ -288,7 +287,7 @@ func TestLighthouse_reload(t *testing.T) {
 		myVpnNetworksTable: nt,
 	}
 
-	lh, err := NewLightHouseFromConfig(context.Background(), l, c, cs, nil, nil)
+	lh, err := NewLightHouseFromConfig(t.Context(), l, c, cs, nil, nil)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	nc := map[string]any{
@@ -523,7 +522,7 @@ func TestLighthouse_Dont_Delete_Static_Hosts(t *testing.T) {
 		myVpnNetworks:      []netip.Prefix{myVpnNet},
 		myVpnNetworksTable: nt,
 	}
-	lh, err := NewLightHouseFromConfig(context.Background(), l, c, cs, nil, nil)
+	lh, err := NewLightHouseFromConfig(t.Context(), l, c, cs, nil, nil)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	lh.ifce = &mockEncWriter{}
 
@@ -589,7 +588,7 @@ func TestLighthouse_DeletesWork(t *testing.T) {
 		myVpnNetworks:      []netip.Prefix{myVpnNet},
 		myVpnNetworksTable: nt,
 	}
-	lh, err := NewLightHouseFromConfig(context.Background(), l, c, cs, nil, nil)
+	lh, err := NewLightHouseFromConfig(t.Context(), l, c, cs, nil, nil)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	lh.ifce = &mockEncWriter{}
 

main.go

@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ package nebula
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"log"
 	"net"
+	"net/http"
+	_ "net/http/pprof"
 	"net/netip"
 	"runtime/debug"
 	"strings"
@@ -49,6 +52,11 @@ func Main(c *config.C, configTest bool, buildVersion string, logger *logrus.Logg
 		l.Println(string(b))
 	}
 
+	//todo!!!
+	go func() {
+		log.Println(http.ListenAndServe("0.0.0.0:6060", nil))
+	}()
+
 	err := configLogger(l, c)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, util.ContextualizeIfNeeded("Failed to configure the logger", err)
@@ -105,11 +113,7 @@ func Main(c *config.C, configTest bool, buildVersion string, logger *logrus.Logg
 		// deprecated and undocumented
 		tunQueues := c.GetInt("tun.routines", 1)
 		udpQueues := c.GetInt("listen.routines", 1)
-		if tunQueues > udpQueues {
+		routines = max(tunQueues, udpQueues)
-			routines = tunQueues
-		} else {
-			routines = udpQueues
-		}
 		if routines != 1 {
 			l.WithField("routines", routines).Warn("Setting tun.routines and listen.routines is deprecated. Use `routines` instead")
 		}
@@ -265,6 +269,7 @@ func Main(c *config.C, configTest bool, buildVersion string, logger *logrus.Logg
 		ifce.RegisterConfigChangeCallbacks(c)
 		ifce.reloadDisconnectInvalid(c)
 		ifce.reloadSendRecvError(c)
+		ifce.reloadAcceptRecvError(c)
 
 		handshakeManager.f = ifce
 		go handshakeManager.Run(ctx)
@@ -291,15 +296,16 @@ func Main(c *config.C, configTest bool, buildVersion string, logger *logrus.Logg
 	}
 
 	return &Control{
-		ifce,
+		state:                  StateReady,
-		l,
+		f:                      ifce,
-		ctx,
+		l:                      l,
-		cancel,
+		ctx:                    ctx,
-		sshStart,
+		cancel:                 cancel,
-		statsStart,
+		sshStart:               sshStart,
-		dnsStart,
+		statsStart:             statsStart,
-		lightHouse.StartUpdateWorker,
+		dnsStart:               dnsStart,
-		connManager.Start,
+		lighthouseStart:        lightHouse.StartUpdateWorker,
+		connectionManagerStart: connManager.Start,
 	}, nil
 }
 

noise.go

@@ -15,14 +15,14 @@ type endianness interface {
 var noiseEndianness endianness = binary.BigEndian
 
 type NebulaCipherState struct {
-	c noise.Cipher
+	c cipher.AEAD
 	//k [32]byte
 	//n uint64
 }
 
 func NewNebulaCipherState(s *noise.CipherState) *NebulaCipherState {
-	return &NebulaCipherState{c: s.Cipher()}
+	x := s.Cipher()
-
+	return &NebulaCipherState{c: x.(cipher.AEAD)}
 }
 
 // EncryptDanger encrypts and authenticates a given payload.
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func (s *NebulaCipherState) EncryptDanger(out, ad, plaintext []byte, n uint64, n
 		nb[2] = 0
 		nb[3] = 0
 		noiseEndianness.PutUint64(nb[4:], n)
-		out = s.c.(cipher.AEAD).Seal(out, nb, plaintext, ad)
+		out = s.c.Seal(out, nb, plaintext, ad)
 		//l.Debugf("Encryption: outlen: %d, nonce: %d, ad: %s, plainlen %d", len(out), n, ad, len(plaintext))
 		return out, nil
 	} else {
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func (s *NebulaCipherState) DecryptDanger(out, ad, ciphertext []byte, n uint64,
 		nb[2] = 0
 		nb[3] = 0
 		noiseEndianness.PutUint64(nb[4:], n)
-		return s.c.(cipher.AEAD).Open(out, nb, ciphertext, ad)
+		return s.c.Open(out, nb, ciphertext, ad)
 	} else {
 		return []byte{}, nil
 	}
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func (s *NebulaCipherState) DecryptDanger(out, ad, ciphertext []byte, n uint64,
 
 func (s *NebulaCipherState) Overhead() int {
 	if s != nil {
-		return s.c.(cipher.AEAD).Overhead()
+		return s.c.Overhead()
 	}
 	return 0
 }

noiseutil/boring.go

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const EncryptLockNeeded = true
 // NewGCMTLS is no longer exposed in go1.19+, so we need to link it in
 // See: https://github.com/golang/go/issues/56326
 //
-// NewGCMTLS is the internal method used with boringcrypto that provices a
+// NewGCMTLS is the internal method used with boringcrypto that provides a
 // validated mode of AES-GCM which enforces the nonce is strictly
 // monotonically increasing.  This is the TLS 1.2 specification for nonce
 // generation (which also matches the method used by the Noise Protocol)

notboring.go

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 //go:build !boringcrypto
-// +build !boringcrypto
 
 package nebula
 

outside.go

@@ -190,6 +190,13 @@ func (f *Interface) readOutsidePackets(via ViaSender, out []byte, packet []byte,
 		if !f.handleEncrypted(ci, via, h) {
 			return
 		}
+		_, err = f.decrypt(hostinfo, h.MessageCounter, out, packet, h, nb)
+		if err != nil {
+			hostinfo.logger(f.l).WithError(err).WithField("from", via).
+				WithField("packet", packet).
+				Error("Failed to decrypt CloseTunnel packet")
+			return
+		}
 
 		hostinfo.logger(f.l).WithField("from", via).
 			Info("Close tunnel received, tearing down.")
@@ -327,13 +334,29 @@ func parseV6(data []byte, incoming bool, fp *firewall.Packet) error {
 		proto := layers.IPProtocol(data[protoAt])
 
 		switch proto {
-		case layers.IPProtocolICMPv6, layers.IPProtocolESP, layers.IPProtocolNoNextHeader:
+		case layers.IPProtocolESP, layers.IPProtocolNoNextHeader:
 			fp.Protocol = uint8(proto)
 			fp.RemotePort = 0
 			fp.LocalPort = 0
 			fp.Fragment = false
 			return nil
 
+		case layers.IPProtocolICMPv6:
+			if dataLen < offset+6 {
+				return ErrIPv6PacketTooShort
+			}
+			fp.Protocol = uint8(proto)
+			fp.LocalPort = 0 //incoming vs outgoing doesn't matter for icmpv6
+			icmptype := data[offset+1]
+			switch icmptype {
+			case layers.ICMPv6TypeEchoRequest, layers.ICMPv6TypeEchoReply:
+				fp.RemotePort = binary.BigEndian.Uint16(data[offset+4 : offset+6]) //identifier
+			default:
+				fp.RemotePort = 0
+			}
+			fp.Fragment = false
+			return nil
+
 		case layers.IPProtocolTCP, layers.IPProtocolUDP:
 			if dataLen < offset+4 {
 				return ErrIPv6PacketTooShort
@@ -423,34 +446,38 @@ func parseV4(data []byte, incoming bool, fp *firewall.Packet) error {
 
 	// Accounting for a variable header length, do we have enough data for our src/dst tuples?
 	minLen := ihl
-	if !fp.Fragment && fp.Protocol != firewall.ProtoICMP {
+	if !fp.Fragment {
-		minLen += minFwPacketLen
+		if fp.Protocol == firewall.ProtoICMP {
+			minLen += minFwPacketLen + 2
+		} else {
+			minLen += minFwPacketLen
+		}
 	}
+
 	if len(data) < minLen {
 		return ErrIPv4InvalidHeaderLength
 	}
 
-	// Firewall packets are locally oriented
+	if incoming { // Firewall packets are locally oriented
-	if incoming {
 		fp.RemoteAddr, _ = netip.AddrFromSlice(data[12:16])
 		fp.LocalAddr, _ = netip.AddrFromSlice(data[16:20])
-		if fp.Fragment || fp.Protocol == firewall.ProtoICMP {
-			fp.RemotePort = 0
-			fp.LocalPort = 0
-		} else {
-			fp.RemotePort = binary.BigEndian.Uint16(data[ihl : ihl+2])
-			fp.LocalPort = binary.BigEndian.Uint16(data[ihl+2 : ihl+4])
-		}
 	} else {
 		fp.LocalAddr, _ = netip.AddrFromSlice(data[12:16])
 		fp.RemoteAddr, _ = netip.AddrFromSlice(data[16:20])
-		if fp.Fragment || fp.Protocol == firewall.ProtoICMP {
+	}
-			fp.RemotePort = 0
+
-			fp.LocalPort = 0
+	if fp.Fragment {
-		} else {
+		fp.RemotePort = 0
-			fp.LocalPort = binary.BigEndian.Uint16(data[ihl : ihl+2])
+		fp.LocalPort = 0
-			fp.RemotePort = binary.BigEndian.Uint16(data[ihl+2 : ihl+4])
+	} else if fp.Protocol == firewall.ProtoICMP { //note that orientation doesn't matter on ICMP
-		}
+		fp.RemotePort = binary.BigEndian.Uint16(data[ihl+4 : ihl+6]) //identifier
+		fp.LocalPort = 0                                             //code would be uint16(data[ihl+1])
+	} else if incoming {
+		fp.RemotePort = binary.BigEndian.Uint16(data[ihl : ihl+2])  //src port
+		fp.LocalPort = binary.BigEndian.Uint16(data[ihl+2 : ihl+4]) //dst port
+	} else {
+		fp.LocalPort = binary.BigEndian.Uint16(data[ihl : ihl+2])    //src port
+		fp.RemotePort = binary.BigEndian.Uint16(data[ihl+2 : ihl+4]) //dst port
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -508,7 +535,7 @@ func (f *Interface) decryptToTun(hostinfo *HostInfo, messageCounter uint64, out
 	}
 
 	f.connectionManager.In(hostinfo)
-	_, err = f.readers[q].Write(out)
+	err = f.tunCoalescers[q].Add(out)
 	if err != nil {
 		f.l.WithError(err).Error("Failed to write to tun")
 	}
@@ -516,7 +543,7 @@ func (f *Interface) decryptToTun(hostinfo *HostInfo, messageCounter uint64, out
 }
 
 func (f *Interface) maybeSendRecvError(endpoint netip.AddrPort, index uint32) {
-	if f.sendRecvErrorConfig.ShouldSendRecvError(endpoint) {
+	if f.sendRecvErrorConfig.ShouldRecvError(endpoint) {
 		f.sendRecvError(endpoint, index)
 	}
 }
@@ -534,6 +561,13 @@ func (f *Interface) sendRecvError(endpoint netip.AddrPort, index uint32) {
 }
 
 func (f *Interface) handleRecvError(addr netip.AddrPort, h *header.H) {
+	if !f.acceptRecvErrorConfig.ShouldRecvError(addr) {
+		f.l.WithField("index", h.RemoteIndex).
+			WithField("udpAddr", addr).
+			Debug("Recv error received, ignoring")
+		return
+	}
+
 	if f.l.Level >= logrus.DebugLevel {
 		f.l.WithField("index", h.RemoteIndex).
 			WithField("udpAddr", addr).

outside_test.go

@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ func Test_newPacket_v6(t *testing.T) {
 	// next layer, missing length byte
 	err = newPacket(buffer.Bytes()[:49], true, p)
 	require.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrIPv6CouldNotFindPayload)
+	err = nil
 
 	// A good ICMP packet
 	ip = layers.IPv6{
@@ -165,20 +166,26 @@ func Test_newPacket_v6(t *testing.T) {
 		DstIP:      net.IPv6linklocalallnodes,
 	}
 
-	icmp := layers.ICMPv6{}
+	icmp := layers.ICMPv6{
-
+		TypeCode: layers.ICMPv6TypeEchoRequest,
-	buffer.Clear()
+		Checksum: 0x1234,
-	err = gopacket.SerializeLayers(buffer, opt, &ip, &icmp)
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
 	}
 
-	err = newPacket(buffer.Bytes(), true, p)
+	buffer.Clear()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, gopacket.SerializeLayers(buffer, opt, &ip, &icmp))
+	require.Error(t, newPacket(buffer.Bytes(), true, p))
+
+	buffer.Clear()
+	echo := layers.ICMPv6Echo{
+		Identifier: 0xabcd,
+		SeqNumber:  1234,
+	}
+	require.NoError(t, gopacket.SerializeLayers(buffer, opt, &ip, &icmp, &echo))
+	require.NoError(t, newPacket(buffer.Bytes(), true, p))
 	assert.Equal(t, uint8(layers.IPProtocolICMPv6), p.Protocol)
 	assert.Equal(t, netip.MustParseAddr("ff02::2"), p.RemoteAddr)
 	assert.Equal(t, netip.MustParseAddr("ff02::1"), p.LocalAddr)
-	assert.Equal(t, uint16(0), p.RemotePort)
+	assert.Equal(t, uint16(0xabcd), p.RemotePort)
 	assert.Equal(t, uint16(0), p.LocalPort)
 	assert.False(t, p.Fragment)
 
@@ -574,7 +581,7 @@ func BenchmarkParseV6(b *testing.B) {
 	}
 
 	evilBytes := buffer.Bytes()
-	for i := 0; i < 200; i++ {
+	for range 200 {
 		evilBytes = append(evilBytes, hopHeader...)
 	}
 	evilBytes = append(evilBytes, lastHopHeader...)

overlay/coalesce/tcp_coalesce.go

@@ -0,0 +1,484 @@
+package coalesce
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/binary"
+	"io"
+
+	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/overlay/tio"
+)
+
+// ipProtoTCP is the IANA protocol number for TCP. Hardcoded instead of
+// reaching for golang.org/x/sys/unix — that package doesn't define the
+// constant on Windows, which would break cross-compiles even though this
+// file runs unchanged on every platform.
+const ipProtoTCP = 6
+
+// tcpCoalesceBufSize caps total bytes per superpacket. Mirrors the kernel's
+// sk_gso_max_size of ~64KiB; anything beyond this would be rejected anyway.
+const tcpCoalesceBufSize = 65535
+
+// tcpCoalesceMaxSegs caps how many segments we'll coalesce into a single
+// superpacket. Keeping this well below the kernel's TSO ceiling bounds
+// latency.
+const tcpCoalesceMaxSegs = 64
+
+// tcpCoalesceHdrCap is the scratch space we copy a seed's IP+TCP header
+// into. IPv6 (40) + TCP with full options (60) = 100 bytes.
+const tcpCoalesceHdrCap = 100
+
+// initialSlots is the starting capacity of the slot pool. One flow per
+// packet is the worst case so this matches a typical UDP recvmmsg batch.
+const initialSlots = 64
+
+// flowKey identifies a TCP flow by {src, dst, sport, dport, family}.
+// Comparable, so linear scans over the slot list stay tight.
+type flowKey struct {
+	src, dst     [16]byte
+	sport, dport uint16
+	isV6         bool
+}
+
+// coalesceSlot is one entry in the coalescer's ordered event queue. When
+// passthrough is true the slot holds a single borrowed packet that must be
+// emitted verbatim (non-TCP, non-admissible TCP, or oversize seed). When
+// passthrough is false the slot is an in-progress coalesced superpacket:
+// hdrBuf is a mutable copy of the seed's IP+TCP header (we patch total
+// length and pseudo-header partial at flush), and payIovs are *borrowed*
+// slices from the caller's plaintext buffers — no payload is ever copied.
+// The caller (listenOut) must keep those buffers alive until Flush.
+type coalesceSlot struct {
+	passthrough bool
+	rawPkt      []byte // borrowed when passthrough
+
+	fk       flowKey
+	hdrBuf   [tcpCoalesceHdrCap]byte
+	hdrLen   int
+	ipHdrLen int
+	isV6     bool
+	gsoSize  int
+	numSeg   int
+	totalPay int
+	nextSeq  uint32
+	// psh closes the chain: set when the last-accepted segment had PSH or
+	// was sub-gsoSize. No further appends after that.
+	psh     bool
+	payIovs [][]byte
+}
+
+// TCPCoalescer accumulates adjacent in-flow TCP data segments across
+// multiple concurrent flows and emits each flow's run as a single TSO
+// superpacket via tio.GSOWriter. All output — coalesced or not — is
+// deferred until Flush so arrival order is preserved on the wire. Owns
+// no locks; one coalescer per TUN write queue.
+type TCPCoalescer struct {
+	plainW io.Writer
+	gsoW   tio.GSOWriter // nil when the queue doesn't support TSO
+
+	// slots is the ordered event queue. Flush walks it once and emits each
+	// entry as either a WriteGSO (coalesced) or a plainW.Write (passthrough).
+	slots []*coalesceSlot
+	// openSlots maps a flow key to its most recent non-sealed slot, so new
+	// segments can extend an in-progress superpacket in O(1). Slots are
+	// removed from this map when they close (PSH or short-last-segment),
+	// when a non-admissible packet for that flow arrives, or in Flush.
+	openSlots map[flowKey]*coalesceSlot
+	pool      []*coalesceSlot // free list for reuse
+}
+
+func NewTCPCoalescer(w io.Writer) *TCPCoalescer {
+	c := &TCPCoalescer{
+		plainW:    w,
+		slots:     make([]*coalesceSlot, 0, initialSlots),
+		openSlots: make(map[flowKey]*coalesceSlot, initialSlots),
+		pool:      make([]*coalesceSlot, 0, initialSlots),
+	}
+	if gw, ok := w.(tio.GSOWriter); ok && gw.GSOSupported() {
+		c.gsoW = gw
+	}
+	return c
+}
+
+// parsedTCP holds the fields extracted from a single parse so later steps
+// (admission, slot lookup, canAppend) don't re-walk the header.
+type parsedTCP struct {
+	fk        flowKey
+	ipHdrLen  int
+	tcpHdrLen int
+	hdrLen    int
+	payLen    int
+	seq       uint32
+	flags     byte
+}
+
+// parseTCPBase extracts the flow key and IP/TCP offsets for any TCP packet,
+// regardless of whether it's admissible for coalescing. Returns ok=false
+// for non-TCP or malformed input. Accepts IPv4 (no options, no fragmentation)
+// and IPv6 (no extension headers).
+func parseTCPBase(pkt []byte) (parsedTCP, bool) {
+	var p parsedTCP
+	if len(pkt) < 20 {
+		return p, false
+	}
+	v := pkt[0] >> 4
+	switch v {
+	case 4:
+		ihl := int(pkt[0]&0x0f) * 4
+		if ihl != 20 {
+			return p, false
+		}
+		if pkt[9] != ipProtoTCP {
+			return p, false
+		}
+		// Reject actual fragmentation (MF or non-zero frag offset).
+		if binary.BigEndian.Uint16(pkt[6:8])&0x3fff != 0 {
+			return p, false
+		}
+		totalLen := int(binary.BigEndian.Uint16(pkt[2:4]))
+		if totalLen > len(pkt) || totalLen < ihl {
+			return p, false
+		}
+		p.ipHdrLen = 20
+		p.fk.isV6 = false
+		copy(p.fk.src[:4], pkt[12:16])
+		copy(p.fk.dst[:4], pkt[16:20])
+		pkt = pkt[:totalLen]
+	case 6:
+		if len(pkt) < 40 {
+			return p, false
+		}
+		if pkt[6] != ipProtoTCP {
+			return p, false
+		}
+		payloadLen := int(binary.BigEndian.Uint16(pkt[4:6]))
+		if 40+payloadLen > len(pkt) {
+			return p, false
+		}
+		p.ipHdrLen = 40
+		p.fk.isV6 = true
+		copy(p.fk.src[:], pkt[8:24])
+		copy(p.fk.dst[:], pkt[24:40])
+		pkt = pkt[:40+payloadLen]
+	default:
+		return p, false
+	}
+
+	if len(pkt) < p.ipHdrLen+20 {
+		return p, false
+	}
+	tcpOff := int(pkt[p.ipHdrLen+12]>>4) * 4
+	if tcpOff < 20 || tcpOff > 60 {
+		return p, false
+	}
+	if len(pkt) < p.ipHdrLen+tcpOff {
+		return p, false
+	}
+	p.tcpHdrLen = tcpOff
+	p.hdrLen = p.ipHdrLen + tcpOff
+	p.payLen = len(pkt) - p.hdrLen
+	p.seq = binary.BigEndian.Uint32(pkt[p.ipHdrLen+4 : p.ipHdrLen+8])
+	p.flags = pkt[p.ipHdrLen+13]
+	p.fk.sport = binary.BigEndian.Uint16(pkt[p.ipHdrLen : p.ipHdrLen+2])
+	p.fk.dport = binary.BigEndian.Uint16(pkt[p.ipHdrLen+2 : p.ipHdrLen+4])
+	return p, true
+}
+
+// coalesceable reports whether a parsed TCP segment is eligible for
+// coalescing. Accepts only ACK or ACK|PSH with a non-empty payload.
+func (p parsedTCP) coalesceable() bool {
+	const ack = 0x10
+	const psh = 0x08
+	if p.flags&^(ack|psh) != 0 || p.flags&ack == 0 {
+		return false
+	}
+	return p.payLen > 0
+}
+
+// Add borrows pkt. The caller must keep pkt valid until the next Flush,
+// whether or not the packet was coalesced — passthrough (non-admissible)
+// packets are queued and written at Flush time, not synchronously.
+func (c *TCPCoalescer) Add(pkt []byte) error {
+	if c.gsoW == nil {
+		c.addPassthrough(pkt)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	info, ok := parseTCPBase(pkt)
+	if !ok {
+		// Non-TCP or malformed — can't possibly collide with an open flow.
+		c.addPassthrough(pkt)
+		return nil
+	}
+	if !info.coalesceable() {
+		// TCP but not admissible (SYN/FIN/RST/URG/CWR/ECE or zero-payload).
+		// Seal this flow's open slot so later in-flow packets don't extend
+		// it and accidentally reorder past this passthrough.
+		delete(c.openSlots, info.fk)
+		c.addPassthrough(pkt)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if open := c.openSlots[info.fk]; open != nil {
+		if c.canAppend(open, pkt, info) {
+			c.appendPayload(open, pkt, info)
+			if open.psh {
+				delete(c.openSlots, info.fk)
+			}
+			return nil
+		}
+		// Can't extend — seal it and fall through to seed a fresh slot.
+		delete(c.openSlots, info.fk)
+	}
+	c.seed(pkt, info)
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Flush emits every queued event in arrival order. Coalesced slots go out
+// via WriteGSO; passthrough slots go out via plainW.Write. Returns the
+// first error observed; keeps draining so one bad packet doesn't hold up
+// the rest. After Flush returns, borrowed payload slices may be recycled.
+func (c *TCPCoalescer) Flush() error {
+	var first error
+	for _, s := range c.slots {
+		var err error
+		if s.passthrough {
+			_, err = c.plainW.Write(s.rawPkt)
+		} else {
+			err = c.flushSlot(s)
+		}
+		if err != nil && first == nil {
+			first = err
+		}
+		c.release(s)
+	}
+	for i := range c.slots {
+		c.slots[i] = nil
+	}
+	c.slots = c.slots[:0]
+	for k := range c.openSlots {
+		delete(c.openSlots, k)
+	}
+	return first
+}
+
+func (c *TCPCoalescer) addPassthrough(pkt []byte) {
+	s := c.take()
+	s.passthrough = true
+	s.rawPkt = pkt
+	c.slots = append(c.slots, s)
+}
+
+func (c *TCPCoalescer) seed(pkt []byte, info parsedTCP) {
+	if info.hdrLen > tcpCoalesceHdrCap || info.hdrLen+info.payLen > tcpCoalesceBufSize {
+		// Pathological shape — can't fit our scratch, emit as-is.
+		c.addPassthrough(pkt)
+		return
+	}
+	s := c.take()
+	s.passthrough = false
+	s.rawPkt = nil
+	copy(s.hdrBuf[:], pkt[:info.hdrLen])
+	s.hdrLen = info.hdrLen
+	s.ipHdrLen = info.ipHdrLen
+	s.isV6 = info.fk.isV6
+	s.fk = info.fk
+	s.gsoSize = info.payLen
+	s.numSeg = 1
+	s.totalPay = info.payLen
+	s.nextSeq = info.seq + uint32(info.payLen)
+	s.psh = info.flags&0x08 != 0
+	s.payIovs = append(s.payIovs[:0], pkt[info.hdrLen:info.hdrLen+info.payLen])
+	c.slots = append(c.slots, s)
+	if !s.psh {
+		c.openSlots[info.fk] = s
+	}
+}
+
+// canAppend reports whether info's packet extends the slot's seed: same
+// header shape and stable contents, adjacent seq, not oversized, chain not
+// closed.
+func (c *TCPCoalescer) canAppend(s *coalesceSlot, pkt []byte, info parsedTCP) bool {
+	if s.psh {
+		return false
+	}
+	if info.hdrLen != s.hdrLen {
+		return false
+	}
+	if info.seq != s.nextSeq {
+		return false
+	}
+	if s.numSeg >= tcpCoalesceMaxSegs {
+		return false
+	}
+	if info.payLen > s.gsoSize {
+		return false
+	}
+	if s.hdrLen+s.totalPay+info.payLen > tcpCoalesceBufSize {
+		return false
+	}
+	if !headersMatch(s.hdrBuf[:s.hdrLen], pkt[:info.hdrLen], s.isV6, s.ipHdrLen) {
+		return false
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
+func (c *TCPCoalescer) appendPayload(s *coalesceSlot, pkt []byte, info parsedTCP) {
+	s.payIovs = append(s.payIovs, pkt[info.hdrLen:info.hdrLen+info.payLen])
+	s.numSeg++
+	s.totalPay += info.payLen
+	s.nextSeq = info.seq + uint32(info.payLen)
+	if info.payLen < s.gsoSize || info.flags&0x08 != 0 {
+		s.psh = true
+	}
+}
+
+func (c *TCPCoalescer) take() *coalesceSlot {
+	if n := len(c.pool); n > 0 {
+		s := c.pool[n-1]
+		c.pool[n-1] = nil
+		c.pool = c.pool[:n-1]
+		return s
+	}
+	return &coalesceSlot{}
+}
+
+func (c *TCPCoalescer) release(s *coalesceSlot) {
+	s.passthrough = false
+	s.rawPkt = nil
+	for i := range s.payIovs {
+		s.payIovs[i] = nil
+	}
+	s.payIovs = s.payIovs[:0]
+	s.numSeg = 0
+	s.totalPay = 0
+	s.psh = false
+	c.pool = append(c.pool, s)
+}
+
+// flushSlot patches the header and calls WriteGSO. Does not remove the
+// slot from c.slots.
+func (c *TCPCoalescer) flushSlot(s *coalesceSlot) error {
+	total := s.hdrLen + s.totalPay
+	l4Len := total - s.ipHdrLen
+	hdr := s.hdrBuf[:s.hdrLen]
+
+	if s.isV6 {
+		binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(hdr[4:6], uint16(l4Len))
+	} else {
+		binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(hdr[2:4], uint16(total))
+		hdr[10] = 0
+		hdr[11] = 0
+		binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(hdr[10:12], ipv4HdrChecksum(hdr[:s.ipHdrLen]))
+	}
+
+	var psum uint32
+	if s.isV6 {
+		psum = pseudoSumIPv6(hdr[8:24], hdr[24:40], ipProtoTCP, l4Len)
+	} else {
+		psum = pseudoSumIPv4(hdr[12:16], hdr[16:20], ipProtoTCP, l4Len)
+	}
+	tcsum := s.ipHdrLen + 16
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(hdr[tcsum:tcsum+2], foldOnceNoInvert(psum))
+
+	return c.gsoW.WriteGSO(hdr, s.payIovs, uint16(s.gsoSize), s.isV6, uint16(s.ipHdrLen))
+}
+
+// headersMatch compares two IP+TCP header prefixes for byte-for-byte
+// equality on every field that must be identical across coalesced
+// segments. Size/IPID/IPCsum/seq/flags/tcpCsum are masked out.
+func headersMatch(a, b []byte, isV6 bool, ipHdrLen int) bool {
+	if len(a) != len(b) {
+		return false
+	}
+	if isV6 {
+		// IPv6: bytes [0:4] = version/TC/flow-label, [6:8] = next_hdr/hop,
+		// [8:40] = src+dst. Skip [4:6] payload length.
+		if !bytes.Equal(a[0:4], b[0:4]) {
+			return false
+		}
+		if !bytes.Equal(a[6:40], b[6:40]) {
+			return false
+		}
+	} else {
+		// IPv4: [0:2] version/IHL/TOS, [6:10] flags/fragoff/TTL/proto,
+		// [12:20] src+dst. Skip [2:4] total len, [4:6] id, [10:12] csum.
+		if !bytes.Equal(a[0:2], b[0:2]) {
+			return false
+		}
+		if !bytes.Equal(a[6:10], b[6:10]) {
+			return false
+		}
+		if !bytes.Equal(a[12:20], b[12:20]) {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+	// TCP: compare [0:4] ports, [8:13] ack+dataoff, [14:16] window,
+	// [18:tcpHdrLen] options (incl. urgent).
+	tcp := ipHdrLen
+	if !bytes.Equal(a[tcp:tcp+4], b[tcp:tcp+4]) {
+		return false
+	}
+	if !bytes.Equal(a[tcp+8:tcp+13], b[tcp+8:tcp+13]) {
+		return false
+	}
+	if !bytes.Equal(a[tcp+14:tcp+16], b[tcp+14:tcp+16]) {
+		return false
+	}
+	if !bytes.Equal(a[tcp+18:], b[tcp+18:]) {
+		return false
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
+// ipv4HdrChecksum computes the IPv4 header checksum over hdr (which must
+// already have its checksum field zeroed) and returns the folded/inverted
+// 16-bit value to store.
+func ipv4HdrChecksum(hdr []byte) uint16 {
+	var sum uint32
+	for i := 0; i+1 < len(hdr); i += 2 {
+		sum += uint32(binary.BigEndian.Uint16(hdr[i : i+2]))
+	}
+	if len(hdr)%2 == 1 {
+		sum += uint32(hdr[len(hdr)-1]) << 8
+	}
+	for sum>>16 != 0 {
+		sum = (sum & 0xffff) + (sum >> 16)
+	}
+	return ^uint16(sum)
+}
+
+// pseudoSumIPv4 / pseudoSumIPv6 build the TCP pseudo-header partial sum
+// expected by the virtio NEEDS_CSUM kernel path: the 32-bit accumulator
+// before folding.
+func pseudoSumIPv4(src, dst []byte, proto byte, l4Len int) uint32 {
+	var sum uint32
+	sum += uint32(binary.BigEndian.Uint16(src[0:2]))
+	sum += uint32(binary.BigEndian.Uint16(src[2:4]))
+	sum += uint32(binary.BigEndian.Uint16(dst[0:2]))
+	sum += uint32(binary.BigEndian.Uint16(dst[2:4]))
+	sum += uint32(proto)
+	sum += uint32(l4Len)
+	return sum
+}
+
+func pseudoSumIPv6(src, dst []byte, proto byte, l4Len int) uint32 {
+	var sum uint32
+	for i := 0; i < 16; i += 2 {
+		sum += uint32(binary.BigEndian.Uint16(src[i : i+2]))
+		sum += uint32(binary.BigEndian.Uint16(dst[i : i+2]))
+	}
+	sum += uint32(l4Len >> 16)
+	sum += uint32(l4Len & 0xffff)
+	sum += uint32(proto)
+	return sum
+}
+
+// foldOnceNoInvert folds the 32-bit accumulator to 16 bits and returns it
+// unchanged (no one's complement). This is what virtio NEEDS_CSUM wants in
+// the L4 checksum field — the kernel will add the payload sum and invert.
+func foldOnceNoInvert(sum uint32) uint16 {
+	for sum>>16 != 0 {
+		sum = (sum & 0xffff) + (sum >> 16)
+	}
+	return uint16(sum)
+}

overlay/coalesce/tcp_coalesce_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,576 @@
+package coalesce
+
+import (
+	"encoding/binary"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+// fakeTunWriter records plain Writes and WriteGSO calls without touching a
+// real TUN fd. WriteGSO preserves the split between hdr and borrowed pays
+// so tests can inspect each independently.
+type fakeTunWriter struct {
+	gsoEnabled bool
+	writes     [][]byte
+	gsoWrites  []fakeGSOWrite
+}
+
+type fakeGSOWrite struct {
+	hdr       []byte
+	pays      [][]byte
+	gsoSize   uint16
+	isV6      bool
+	csumStart uint16
+}
+
+// total returns hdrLen + sum of pay lens.
+func (g fakeGSOWrite) total() int {
+	n := len(g.hdr)
+	for _, p := range g.pays {
+		n += len(p)
+	}
+	return n
+}
+
+// payLen sums the pays.
+func (g fakeGSOWrite) payLen() int {
+	var n int
+	for _, p := range g.pays {
+		n += len(p)
+	}
+	return n
+}
+
+func (w *fakeTunWriter) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	buf := make([]byte, len(p))
+	copy(buf, p)
+	w.writes = append(w.writes, buf)
+	return len(p), nil
+}
+
+func (w *fakeTunWriter) WriteGSO(hdr []byte, pays [][]byte, gsoSize uint16, isV6 bool, csumStart uint16) error {
+	hcopy := make([]byte, len(hdr))
+	copy(hcopy, hdr)
+	paysCopy := make([][]byte, len(pays))
+	for i, p := range pays {
+		pc := make([]byte, len(p))
+		copy(pc, p)
+		paysCopy[i] = pc
+	}
+	w.gsoWrites = append(w.gsoWrites, fakeGSOWrite{
+		hdr:       hcopy,
+		pays:      paysCopy,
+		gsoSize:   gsoSize,
+		isV6:      isV6,
+		csumStart: csumStart,
+	})
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (w *fakeTunWriter) GSOSupported() bool { return w.gsoEnabled }
+
+// buildTCPv4 constructs a minimal IPv4+TCP packet with the given payload,
+// seq, and flags. Assumes no IP options and a 20-byte TCP header.
+func buildTCPv4(seq uint32, flags byte, payload []byte) []byte {
+	return buildTCPv4Ports(1000, 2000, seq, flags, payload)
+}
+
+// buildTCPv4Ports is buildTCPv4 with caller-specified ports so tests can
+// build distinct flows.
+func buildTCPv4Ports(sport, dport uint16, seq uint32, flags byte, payload []byte) []byte {
+	const ipHdrLen = 20
+	const tcpHdrLen = 20
+	total := ipHdrLen + tcpHdrLen + len(payload)
+	pkt := make([]byte, total)
+
+	pkt[0] = 0x45
+	pkt[1] = 0x00
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(pkt[2:4], uint16(total))
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(pkt[4:6], 0)
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(pkt[6:8], 0x4000)
+	pkt[8] = 64
+	pkt[9] = ipProtoTCP
+	copy(pkt[12:16], []byte{10, 0, 0, 1})
+	copy(pkt[16:20], []byte{10, 0, 0, 2})
+
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(pkt[20:22], sport)
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(pkt[22:24], dport)
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint32(pkt[24:28], seq)
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint32(pkt[28:32], 12345)
+	pkt[32] = 0x50
+	pkt[33] = flags
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(pkt[34:36], 0xffff)
+
+	copy(pkt[40:], payload)
+	return pkt
+}
+
+const (
+	tcpAck    = 0x10
+	tcpPsh    = 0x08
+	tcpSyn    = 0x02
+	tcpFin    = 0x01
+	tcpAckPsh = tcpAck | tcpPsh
+)
+
+func TestCoalescerPassthroughWhenGSOUnavailable(t *testing.T) {
+	w := &fakeTunWriter{gsoEnabled: false}
+	c := NewTCPCoalescer(w)
+	pkt := buildTCPv4(1000, tcpAck, []byte("hello"))
+	if err := c.Add(pkt); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	// No sync write — passthrough is deferred to Flush.
+	if len(w.writes) != 0 || len(w.gsoWrites) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("no Add-time writes: got writes=%d gso=%d", len(w.writes), len(w.gsoWrites))
+	}
+	if err := c.Flush(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if len(w.writes) != 1 || len(w.gsoWrites) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("want single plain write, got writes=%d gso=%d", len(w.writes), len(w.gsoWrites))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCoalescerNonTCPPassthrough(t *testing.T) {
+	w := &fakeTunWriter{gsoEnabled: true}
+	c := NewTCPCoalescer(w)
+	pkt := make([]byte, 28)
+	pkt[0] = 0x45
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(pkt[2:4], 28)
+	pkt[9] = 1
+	copy(pkt[12:16], []byte{10, 0, 0, 1})
+	copy(pkt[16:20], []byte{10, 0, 0, 2})
+	if err := c.Add(pkt); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := c.Flush(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if len(w.writes) != 1 || len(w.gsoWrites) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("ICMP should pass through unchanged")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCoalescerSeedThenFlushAlone(t *testing.T) {
+	w := &fakeTunWriter{gsoEnabled: true}
+	c := NewTCPCoalescer(w)
+	pkt := buildTCPv4(1000, tcpAck, make([]byte, 1000))
+	if err := c.Add(pkt); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if len(w.writes) != 0 || len(w.gsoWrites) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected output before flush")
+	}
+	if err := c.Flush(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	// Single-segment flush now goes through WriteGSO with GSO_NONE
+	// (virtio NEEDS_CSUM lets the kernel fill in the L4 csum).
+	if len(w.gsoWrites) != 1 || len(w.writes) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("single-seg flush: writes=%d gso=%d", len(w.writes), len(w.gsoWrites))
+	}
+	g := w.gsoWrites[0]
+	if g.total() != 40+1000 {
+		t.Errorf("super total=%d want %d", g.total(), 40+1000)
+	}
+	if g.payLen() != 1000 {
+		t.Errorf("payLen=%d want 1000", g.payLen())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCoalescerCoalescesAdjacentACKs(t *testing.T) {
+	w := &fakeTunWriter{gsoEnabled: true}
+	c := NewTCPCoalescer(w)
+	pay := make([]byte, 1200)
+	if err := c.Add(buildTCPv4(1000, tcpAck, pay)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := c.Add(buildTCPv4(2200, tcpAck, pay)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := c.Add(buildTCPv4(3400, tcpAck, pay)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := c.Flush(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if len(w.gsoWrites) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("want 1 gso write, got %d (plain=%d)", len(w.gsoWrites), len(w.writes))
+	}
+	g := w.gsoWrites[0]
+	if g.gsoSize != 1200 {
+		t.Errorf("gsoSize=%d want 1200", g.gsoSize)
+	}
+	if len(g.hdr) != 40 {
+		t.Errorf("hdrLen=%d want 40", len(g.hdr))
+	}
+	if g.csumStart != 20 {
+		t.Errorf("csumStart=%d want 20", g.csumStart)
+	}
+	if len(g.pays) != 3 {
+		t.Errorf("pay count=%d want 3", len(g.pays))
+	}
+	if g.total() != 40+3*1200 {
+		t.Errorf("superpacket len=%d want %d", g.total(), 40+3*1200)
+	}
+	if tot := binary.BigEndian.Uint16(g.hdr[2:4]); int(tot) != g.total() {
+		t.Errorf("ip total_length=%d want %d", tot, g.total())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCoalescerRejectsSeqGap(t *testing.T) {
+	w := &fakeTunWriter{gsoEnabled: true}
+	c := NewTCPCoalescer(w)
+	pay := make([]byte, 1200)
+	if err := c.Add(buildTCPv4(1000, tcpAck, pay)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := c.Add(buildTCPv4(3000, tcpAck, pay)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := c.Flush(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	// Each packet flushes as its own single-segment WriteGSO now.
+	if len(w.gsoWrites) != 2 || len(w.writes) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("seq gap: want 2 gso writes got writes=%d gso=%d", len(w.writes), len(w.gsoWrites))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCoalescerRejectsFlagMismatch(t *testing.T) {
+	w := &fakeTunWriter{gsoEnabled: true}
+	c := NewTCPCoalescer(w)
+	pay := make([]byte, 1200)
+	if err := c.Add(buildTCPv4(1000, tcpAck, pay)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	// SYN|ACK is non-admissible. Must flush matching flow's slot (gso)
+	// and then plain-write the SYN packet itself.
+	syn := buildTCPv4(2200, tcpSyn|tcpAck, pay)
+	if err := c.Add(syn); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := c.Flush(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if len(w.writes) != 1 || len(w.gsoWrites) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("flag mismatch: want 1 plain + 1 gso, got writes=%d gso=%d", len(w.writes), len(w.gsoWrites))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCoalescerRejectsFIN(t *testing.T) {
+	w := &fakeTunWriter{gsoEnabled: true}
+	c := NewTCPCoalescer(w)
+	fin := buildTCPv4(1000, tcpAck|tcpFin, []byte("x"))
+	if err := c.Add(fin); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := c.Flush(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	// FIN isn't admissible — passthrough as plain, no slot, no gso.
+	if len(w.writes) != 1 || len(w.gsoWrites) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("FIN should be passthrough, got writes=%d gso=%d", len(w.writes), len(w.gsoWrites))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCoalescerShortLastSegmentClosesChain(t *testing.T) {
+	w := &fakeTunWriter{gsoEnabled: true}
+	c := NewTCPCoalescer(w)
+	full := make([]byte, 1200)
+	half := make([]byte, 500)
+	if err := c.Add(buildTCPv4(1000, tcpAck, full)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := c.Add(buildTCPv4(2200, tcpAck, half)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	// Chain now closed; next packet seeds a new slot on the same flow
+	// after flushing the old one.
+	if err := c.Add(buildTCPv4(2700, tcpAck, full)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := c.Flush(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	// Expect two gso writes: the first two packets coalesced, then the
+	// third flushed alone (single-seg via GSO_NONE).
+	if len(w.gsoWrites) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("want 2 gso writes got %d", len(w.gsoWrites))
+	}
+	if len(w.writes) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("want 0 plain writes got %d", len(w.writes))
+	}
+	if w.gsoWrites[0].gsoSize != 1200 {
+		t.Errorf("gsoSize=%d want 1200", w.gsoWrites[0].gsoSize)
+	}
+	if got, want := w.gsoWrites[0].total(), 40+1200+500; got != want {
+		t.Errorf("super len=%d want %d", got, want)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCoalescerPSHFinalizesChain(t *testing.T) {
+	w := &fakeTunWriter{gsoEnabled: true}
+	c := NewTCPCoalescer(w)
+	pay := make([]byte, 1200)
+	if err := c.Add(buildTCPv4(1000, tcpAck, pay)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := c.Add(buildTCPv4(2200, tcpAckPsh, pay)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := c.Add(buildTCPv4(3400, tcpAck, pay)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := c.Flush(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	// First two coalesce; the third seeds a fresh slot that flushes alone.
+	if len(w.gsoWrites) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("want 2 gso writes got %d", len(w.gsoWrites))
+	}
+	if len(w.writes) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("want 0 plain writes got %d", len(w.writes))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCoalescerRejectsDifferentFlow(t *testing.T) {
+	w := &fakeTunWriter{gsoEnabled: true}
+	c := NewTCPCoalescer(w)
+	pay := make([]byte, 1200)
+	p1 := buildTCPv4(1000, tcpAck, pay)
+	p2 := buildTCPv4(2200, tcpAck, pay)
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(p2[20:22], 9999)
+	if err := c.Add(p1); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := c.Add(p2); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := c.Flush(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	// Two independent flows, each flushes its own single-segment WriteGSO.
+	if len(w.gsoWrites) != 2 || len(w.writes) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("diff flow: want 2 gso writes got writes=%d gso=%d", len(w.writes), len(w.gsoWrites))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCoalescerRejectsIPOptions(t *testing.T) {
+	w := &fakeTunWriter{gsoEnabled: true}
+	c := NewTCPCoalescer(w)
+	pay := make([]byte, 500)
+	pkt := buildTCPv4(1000, tcpAck, pay)
+	// Bump IHL to 6 to simulate 4 bytes of IP options. Don't actually add
+	// bytes — parser should bail before it matters.
+	pkt[0] = 0x46
+	if err := c.Add(pkt); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := c.Flush(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	// Non-admissible parse → passthrough as plain.
+	if len(w.writes) != 1 || len(w.gsoWrites) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("IP options should passthrough, got writes=%d gso=%d", len(w.writes), len(w.gsoWrites))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCoalescerCapBySegments(t *testing.T) {
+	w := &fakeTunWriter{gsoEnabled: true}
+	c := NewTCPCoalescer(w)
+	pay := make([]byte, 512)
+	seq := uint32(1000)
+	for i := 0; i < tcpCoalesceMaxSegs+5; i++ {
+		if err := c.Add(buildTCPv4(seq, tcpAck, pay)); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		seq += uint32(len(pay))
+	}
+	if err := c.Flush(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	for _, g := range w.gsoWrites {
+		segs := len(g.pays)
+		if segs > tcpCoalesceMaxSegs {
+			t.Fatalf("super exceeded seg cap: %d > %d", segs, tcpCoalesceMaxSegs)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// TestCoalescerMultipleFlowsInSameBatch proves two interleaved bulk TCP
+// flows coalesce independently in a single Flush.
+func TestCoalescerMultipleFlowsInSameBatch(t *testing.T) {
+	w := &fakeTunWriter{gsoEnabled: true}
+	c := NewTCPCoalescer(w)
+	pay := make([]byte, 1200)
+
+	// Flow A: sport 1000. Flow B: sport 3000.
+	if err := c.Add(buildTCPv4Ports(1000, 2000, 100, tcpAck, pay)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := c.Add(buildTCPv4Ports(3000, 2000, 500, tcpAck, pay)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := c.Add(buildTCPv4Ports(1000, 2000, 1300, tcpAck, pay)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := c.Add(buildTCPv4Ports(3000, 2000, 1700, tcpAck, pay)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := c.Add(buildTCPv4Ports(1000, 2000, 2500, tcpAck, pay)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := c.Add(buildTCPv4Ports(3000, 2000, 2900, tcpAck, pay)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := c.Flush(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if len(w.gsoWrites) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("want 2 gso writes (one per flow), got %d", len(w.gsoWrites))
+	}
+	if len(w.writes) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("want no plain writes, got %d", len(w.writes))
+	}
+	// Each superpacket should carry 3 segments.
+	for i, g := range w.gsoWrites {
+		if len(g.pays) != 3 {
+			t.Errorf("gso[%d]: segs=%d want 3", i, len(g.pays))
+		}
+		if g.gsoSize != 1200 {
+			t.Errorf("gso[%d]: gsoSize=%d want 1200", i, g.gsoSize)
+		}
+	}
+	// Verify each superpacket carries the source port it was seeded with.
+	seenSports := map[uint16]bool{}
+	for _, g := range w.gsoWrites {
+		sp := binary.BigEndian.Uint16(g.hdr[20:22])
+		seenSports[sp] = true
+	}
+	if !seenSports[1000] || !seenSports[3000] {
+		t.Errorf("expected superpackets for sports 1000 and 3000, got %v", seenSports)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestCoalescerPreservesArrivalOrder confirms that with passthrough and
+// coalesced events both queued, Flush emits them in Add order rather than
+// writing passthrough packets synchronously.
+func TestCoalescerPreservesArrivalOrder(t *testing.T) {
+	w := &orderedFakeWriter{gsoEnabled: true}
+	c := NewTCPCoalescer(w)
+	// Sequence: coalesceable TCP, ICMP (passthrough), coalesceable TCP on
+	// a different flow. Expected emit order: gso(X), plain(ICMP), gso(Y).
+	pay := make([]byte, 1200)
+	if err := c.Add(buildTCPv4Ports(1000, 2000, 100, tcpAck, pay)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	icmp := make([]byte, 28)
+	icmp[0] = 0x45
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(icmp[2:4], 28)
+	icmp[9] = 1
+	copy(icmp[12:16], []byte{10, 0, 0, 1})
+	copy(icmp[16:20], []byte{10, 0, 0, 3})
+	if err := c.Add(icmp); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := c.Add(buildTCPv4Ports(3000, 2000, 500, tcpAck, pay)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	// Nothing should have hit the writer synchronously.
+	if len(w.events) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("Add emitted events synchronously: %v", w.events)
+	}
+	if err := c.Flush(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if got, want := w.events, []string{"gso", "plain", "gso"}; !stringSliceEq(got, want) {
+		t.Fatalf("flush order=%v want %v", got, want)
+	}
+}
+
+// orderedFakeWriter records only the sequence of call types so tests can
+// assert arrival order without inspecting bytes.
+type orderedFakeWriter struct {
+	gsoEnabled bool
+	events     []string
+}
+
+func (w *orderedFakeWriter) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	w.events = append(w.events, "plain")
+	return len(p), nil
+}
+
+func (w *orderedFakeWriter) WriteGSO(hdr []byte, pays [][]byte, gsoSize uint16, isV6 bool, csumStart uint16) error {
+	w.events = append(w.events, "gso")
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (w *orderedFakeWriter) GSOSupported() bool { return w.gsoEnabled }
+
+func stringSliceEq(a, b []string) bool {
+	if len(a) != len(b) {
+		return false
+	}
+	for i := range a {
+		if a[i] != b[i] {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
+// TestCoalescerInterleavedFlowsPreserveOrdering checks that a non-admissible
+// packet (SYN) mid-flow only flushes its own flow, not others.
+func TestCoalescerInterleavedFlowsPreserveOrdering(t *testing.T) {
+	w := &fakeTunWriter{gsoEnabled: true}
+	c := NewTCPCoalescer(w)
+	pay := make([]byte, 1200)
+
+	// Flow A two segments.
+	if err := c.Add(buildTCPv4Ports(1000, 2000, 100, tcpAck, pay)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := c.Add(buildTCPv4Ports(1000, 2000, 1300, tcpAck, pay)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	// Flow B two segments.
+	if err := c.Add(buildTCPv4Ports(3000, 2000, 500, tcpAck, pay)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := c.Add(buildTCPv4Ports(3000, 2000, 1700, tcpAck, pay)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	// Flow A SYN (non-admissible) — must flush only flow A's slot.
+	syn := buildTCPv4Ports(1000, 2000, 9999, tcpSyn|tcpAck, pay)
+	if err := c.Add(syn); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	// Flow B continues — should still be coalesced with its seed.
+	if err := c.Add(buildTCPv4Ports(3000, 2000, 2900, tcpAck, pay)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := c.Flush(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// Expected:
+	//   - 1 gso for flow A (first 2 segments)
+	//   - 1 plain for flow A SYN
+	//   - 1 gso for flow B (3 segments)
+	if len(w.gsoWrites) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("want 2 gso writes, got %d", len(w.gsoWrites))
+	}
+	if len(w.writes) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("want 1 plain write (SYN), got %d", len(w.writes))
+	}
+	// Find the 3-segment gso (flow B) and the 2-segment gso (flow A).
+	var segCounts []int
+	for _, g := range w.gsoWrites {
+		segCounts = append(segCounts, len(g.pays))
+	}
+	if !(segCounts[0] == 2 && segCounts[1] == 3) && !(segCounts[0] == 3 && segCounts[1] == 2) {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected segment counts: %v (want 2 and 3)", segCounts)
+	}
+}

overlay/device.go

@@ -4,15 +4,21 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"net/netip"
 
+	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/overlay/tio"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/routing"
 )
 
+// defaultBatchBufSize is the per-Queue scratch size for Read on backends
+// that don't do TSO segmentation. 65535 covers any single IP packet.
+const defaultBatchBufSize = 65535
+
 type Device interface {
-	io.ReadWriteCloser
+	io.Closer
 	Activate() error
 	Networks() []netip.Prefix
 	Name() string
 	RoutesFor(netip.Addr) routing.Gateways
-	SupportsMultiqueue() bool
+	SupportsMultiqueue() bool //todo remove?
-	NewMultiQueueReader() (io.ReadWriteCloser, error)
+	NewMultiQueueReader() error
+	Readers() []tio.Queue
 }

overlay/noop.go

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-package test
+package overlay
 
 import (
 	"errors"
-	"io"
 	"net/netip"
 
+	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/overlay/tio"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/routing"
 )
 
@@ -26,20 +26,28 @@ func (NoopTun) Name() string {
 	return "noop"
 }
 
-func (NoopTun) Read([]byte) (int, error) {
+func (NoopTun) Read() ([][]byte, error) {
-	return 0, nil
+	return nil, nil
 }
 
 func (NoopTun) Write([]byte) (int, error) {
 	return 0, nil
 }
 
+func (NoopTun) WriteReject(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	return 0, nil
+}
+
 func (NoopTun) SupportsMultiqueue() bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-func (NoopTun) NewMultiQueueReader() (io.ReadWriteCloser, error) {
+func (NoopTun) NewMultiQueueReader() error {
-	return nil, errors.New("unsupported")
+	return errors.New("unsupported")
+}
+
+func (NoopTun) Readers() []tio.Queue {
+	return []tio.Queue{NoopTun{}}
 }
 
 func (NoopTun) Close() error {

overlay/tio/container_gso_linux.go

@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+package tio
+
+import (
+	"encoding/binary"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
+)
+
+type offloadContainer struct {
+	pq []*Offload
+	// pqi is exactly the same as pq, but stored as the interface type
+	pqi        []Queue
+	shutdownFd int
+}
+
+func NewOffloadContainer() (Container, error) {
+	shutdownFd, err := unix.Eventfd(0, unix.EFD_NONBLOCK|unix.EFD_CLOEXEC)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create eventfd: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	out := &offloadContainer{
+		pq:         []*Offload{},
+		pqi:        []Queue{},
+		shutdownFd: shutdownFd,
+	}
+
+	return out, nil
+}
+
+func (c *offloadContainer) Queues() []Queue {
+	return c.pqi
+}
+
+func (c *offloadContainer) Add(fd int) error {
+	x, err := newOffload(fd, c.shutdownFd)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	c.pq = append(c.pq, x)
+	c.pqi = append(c.pqi, x)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (c *offloadContainer) wakeForShutdown() error {
+	var buf [8]byte
+	binary.NativeEndian.PutUint64(buf[:], 1)
+	_, err := unix.Write(c.shutdownFd, buf[:])
+	return err
+}
+
+func (c *offloadContainer) Close() error {
+	errs := []error{}
+
+	// Signal all readers blocked in poll to wake up and exit
+	if err := c.wakeForShutdown(); err != nil {
+		errs = append(errs, err)
+	}
+
+	for _, x := range c.pq {
+		if err := x.Close(); err != nil {
+			errs = append(errs, err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return errors.Join(errs...)
+}

overlay/tio/container_poll_linux.go

@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+package tio
+
+import (
+	"encoding/binary"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
+)
+
+type pollContainer struct {
+	pq []*Poll
+	// pqi is exactly the same as pq, but stored as the interface type
+	pqi        []Queue
+	shutdownFd int
+}
+
+func NewPollContainer() (Container, error) {
+	shutdownFd, err := unix.Eventfd(0, unix.EFD_NONBLOCK|unix.EFD_CLOEXEC)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create eventfd: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	out := &pollContainer{
+		pq:         []*Poll{},
+		pqi:        []Queue{},
+		shutdownFd: shutdownFd,
+	}
+
+	return out, nil
+}
+
+func (c *pollContainer) Queues() []Queue {
+	return c.pqi
+}
+
+func (c *pollContainer) Add(fd int) error {
+	x, err := newPoll(fd, c.shutdownFd)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	c.pq = append(c.pq, x)
+	c.pqi = append(c.pqi, x)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (c *pollContainer) wakeForShutdown() error {
+	var buf [8]byte
+	binary.NativeEndian.PutUint64(buf[:], 1)
+	_, err := unix.Write(int(c.shutdownFd), buf[:])
+	return err
+}
+
+func (c *pollContainer) Close() error {
+	errs := []error{}
+
+	if err := c.wakeForShutdown(); err != nil {
+		errs = append(errs, err)
+	}
+
+	for _, x := range c.pq {
+		if err := x.Close(); err != nil {
+			errs = append(errs, err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return errors.Join(errs...)
+}

overlay/tio/tio.go

@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+package tio
+
+import "io"
+
+// defaultBatchBufSize is the per-Queue scratch size for Read on backends
+// that don't do TSO segmentation. 65535 covers any single IP packet.
+const defaultBatchBufSize = 65535
+
+type Container interface {
+	Queues() []Queue
+	Add(fd int) error
+
+	io.Closer
+}
+
+// Queue is a readable/writable Poll queue. One Queue is driven by a single
+// read goroutine plus concurrent writers (see Write / WriteReject below).
+type Queue interface {
+	io.Closer
+
+	// Read returns one or more packets. The returned slices are borrowed
+	// from the Queue's internal buffer and are only valid until the next
+	// Read or Close on this Queue — callers must encrypt or copy each
+	// slice before the next call. Not safe for concurrent Reads; exactly
+	// one goroutine per Queue reads.
+	Read() ([][]byte, error)
+
+	// Write emits a single packet on the plaintext (outside→inside)
+	// delivery path. May run concurrently with WriteReject on the same
+	// Queue, but not with itself.
+	Write(p []byte) (int, error)
+
+	// WriteReject writes a single packet that originated from the inside
+	// path (reject replies or self-forward) using scratch state distinct
+	// from Write, so it can run concurrently with Write on the same Queue
+	// without a data race. On backends without a shared-scratch Write, a
+	// trivial delegation to Write is acceptable.
+	WriteReject(p []byte) (int, error)
+}
+
+// GSOWriter is implemented by Queues that can emit a TCP TSO superpacket
+// assembled from a header prefix plus one or more borrowed payload
+// fragments, in a single vectored write (writev with a leading
+// virtio_net_hdr). This lets the coalescer avoid copying payload bytes
+// between the caller's decrypt buffer and the TUN. Backends without GSO
+// support return false from GSOSupported and coalescing is skipped.
+//
+// hdr contains the IPv4/IPv6 + TCP header prefix (mutable — callers will
+// have filled in total length and pseudo-header partial). pays are
+// non-overlapping payload fragments whose concatenation is the full
+// superpacket payload; they are read-only from the writer's perspective
+// and must remain valid until the call returns. gsoSize is the MSS:
+// every segment except possibly the last is exactly that many bytes.
+// csumStart is the byte offset where the TCP header begins within hdr.
+//
+// # TODO fold into Queue
+//
+// hdr's TCP checksum field must already hold the pseudo-header partial
+// sum (single-fold, not inverted), per virtio NEEDS_CSUM semantics.
+type GSOWriter interface {
+	WriteGSO(hdr []byte, pays [][]byte, gsoSize uint16, isV6 bool, csumStart uint16) error
+	GSOSupported() bool
+}

overlay/tio/tio_gso_linux.go

@@ -0,0 +1,434 @@
+package tio
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"syscall"
+	"unsafe"
+
+	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
+)
+
+// Space for segmented output. Worst case is many small segments, each paying
+// an IP+TCP header. Should be a multiple of 64KiB.
+// const tunSegBufSize = 0xffff * 8 TODO larger? config?
+const tunSegBufSize = 131072
+
+// tunSegBufCap is the total size we allocate for the per-reader segment
+// buffer. It is sized as one worst-case TSO superpacket (tunSegBufSize) plus
+// the same again as drain headroom so a Read wake can accumulate
+// additional packets after an initial big read without overflowing.
+const tunSegBufCap = tunSegBufSize * 2
+
+// tunDrainCap caps how many packets a single Read will accumulate via
+// the post-wake drain loop. Sized to soak up a burst of small ACKs while
+// bounding how much work a single caller holds before handing off.
+const tunDrainCap = 64 //256
+
+// gsoInitialPayIovs is the starting capacity (in payload fragments) of
+// Offload.gsoIovs. Sized to cover the default coalesce segment cap without
+// any reallocations.
+const gsoInitialPayIovs = 66
+
+// gsoWriteBufCap is the initial per-queue coalesce scratch capacity used by
+// WriteGSO to assemble [virtio_hdr || IP/TCP hdr || pays...] into a single
+// contiguous buffer so we can emit the superpacket via a single write()
+// instead of writev(). One worst-case TSO superpacket is bounded by the
+// virtio spec at 64KiB; 128KiB gives comfortable slack for the 10-byte
+// virtio header, the IP/TCP header, and any future size bumps. Grown on
+// demand if a superpacket exceeds this.
+const gsoWriteBufCap = tunSegBufSize
+
+// validVnetHdr is the 10-byte virtio_net_hdr we prepend to every non-GSO TUN
+// write. Only flag set is VIRTIO_NET_HDR_F_DATA_VALID, which marks the skb
+// CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY so the receiving network stack skips L4 checksum
+// verification. All packets that reach the plain Write / WriteReject paths
+// already carry a valid L4 checksum (either supplied by a remote peer whose
+// ciphertext we AEAD-authenticated, or produced by finishChecksum during TSO
+// segmentation, or built locally by CreateRejectPacket), so trusting them is
+// safe.
+var validVnetHdr = [virtioNetHdrLen]byte{unix.VIRTIO_NET_HDR_F_DATA_VALID}
+
+// Offload wraps a TUN file descriptor with poll-based reads. The FD provided will be changed to non-blocking.
+// A shared eventfd allows Close to wake all readers blocked in poll.
+type Offload struct {
+	fd         int
+	shutdownFd int
+	readPoll   [2]unix.PollFd
+	writePoll  [2]unix.PollFd
+	closed     atomic.Bool
+	readBuf    []byte        // scratch for a single raw read (virtio hdr + superpacket)
+	segBuf     []byte        // backing store for segmented output
+	segOff     int           // cursor into segBuf for the current Read drain
+	pending    [][]byte      // segments returned from the most recent Read
+	writeIovs  [2]unix.Iovec // preallocated iovecs for Write (coalescer passthrough); iovs[0] is fixed to validVnetHdr
+	// rejectIovs is a second preallocated iovec scratch used exclusively by
+	// WriteReject (reject + self-forward from the inside path). It mirrors
+	// writeIovs but lets listenIn goroutines emit reject packets without
+	// racing with the listenOut coalescer that owns writeIovs.
+	rejectIovs [2]unix.Iovec
+
+	// gsoHdrBuf is a per-queue 10-byte scratch for the virtio_net_hdr emitted
+	// by WriteGSO. Separate from validVnetHdr so a concurrent non-GSO Write on
+	// another queue never observes a half-written header.
+	gsoHdrBuf [virtioNetHdrLen]byte
+	// gsoIovs is a legacy writev iovec scratch. No longer used by the
+	// WriteGSO path (which coalesces into gsoWriteBuf and uses a single
+	// write()) but retained for any other iovec-based path that may use it.
+	gsoIovs []unix.Iovec
+
+	// gsoWriteBuf is a per-queue scratch used by WriteGSO to coalesce the
+	// virtio_net_hdr + IP/TCP header + payload fragments into a single
+	// contiguous buffer, which is then written to the TUN fd with one
+	// write() syscall. This mirrors wireguard-go's approach and avoids
+	// triggering a kernel refcount use-after-free in skb_set_owner_w /
+	// sock_wfree observed on Linux 4.19 TUN when scatter-gather writev is
+	// combined with GSO-flagged virtio_net_hdr in the tun_chr_write_iter
+	// path. Grown on demand if a superpacket exceeds the initial cap.
+	gsoWriteBuf []byte
+}
+
+func newOffload(fd int, shutdownFd int) (*Offload, error) {
+	if err := unix.SetNonblock(fd, true); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to set tun fd non-blocking: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	out := &Offload{
+		fd:         fd,
+		shutdownFd: shutdownFd,
+		closed:     atomic.Bool{},
+		readBuf:    make([]byte, tunReadBufSize),
+		readPoll: [2]unix.PollFd{
+			{Fd: int32(fd), Events: unix.POLLIN},
+			{Fd: int32(shutdownFd), Events: unix.POLLIN},
+		},
+		writePoll: [2]unix.PollFd{
+			{Fd: int32(fd), Events: unix.POLLOUT},
+			{Fd: int32(shutdownFd), Events: unix.POLLIN},
+		},
+
+		segBuf:      make([]byte, tunSegBufCap),
+		gsoIovs:     make([]unix.Iovec, 2, 2+gsoInitialPayIovs),
+		gsoWriteBuf: make([]byte, 0, gsoWriteBufCap),
+	}
+
+	out.writeIovs[0].Base = &validVnetHdr[0]
+	out.writeIovs[0].SetLen(virtioNetHdrLen)
+	out.rejectIovs[0].Base = &validVnetHdr[0]
+	out.rejectIovs[0].SetLen(virtioNetHdrLen)
+	out.gsoIovs[0].Base = &out.gsoHdrBuf[0]
+	out.gsoIovs[0].SetLen(virtioNetHdrLen)
+
+	return out, nil
+}
+
+func (r *Offload) blockOnRead() error {
+	const problemFlags = unix.POLLHUP | unix.POLLNVAL | unix.POLLERR
+	var err error
+	for {
+		_, err = unix.Poll(r.readPoll[:], -1)
+		if err != unix.EINTR {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	//always reset these!
+	tunEvents := r.readPoll[0].Revents
+	shutdownEvents := r.readPoll[1].Revents
+	r.readPoll[0].Revents = 0
+	r.readPoll[1].Revents = 0
+	//do the err check before trusting the potentially bogus bits we just got
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if shutdownEvents&(unix.POLLIN|problemFlags) != 0 {
+		return os.ErrClosed
+	} else if tunEvents&problemFlags != 0 {
+		return os.ErrClosed
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (r *Offload) blockOnWrite() error {
+	const problemFlags = unix.POLLHUP | unix.POLLNVAL | unix.POLLERR
+	var err error
+	for {
+		_, err = unix.Poll(r.writePoll[:], -1)
+		if err != unix.EINTR {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	//always reset these!
+	tunEvents := r.writePoll[0].Revents
+	shutdownEvents := r.writePoll[1].Revents
+	r.writePoll[0].Revents = 0
+	r.writePoll[1].Revents = 0
+	//do the err check before trusting the potentially bogus bits we just got
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if shutdownEvents&(unix.POLLIN|problemFlags) != 0 {
+		return os.ErrClosed
+	} else if tunEvents&problemFlags != 0 {
+		return os.ErrClosed
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (r *Offload) readRaw(buf []byte) (int, error) {
+	for {
+		if n, err := unix.Read(r.fd, buf); err == nil {
+			return n, nil
+		} else if err == unix.EAGAIN {
+			if err = r.blockOnRead(); err != nil {
+				return 0, err
+			}
+			continue
+		} else if err == unix.EINTR {
+			continue
+		} else if err == unix.EBADF {
+			return 0, os.ErrClosed
+		} else {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// Read reads one or more superpackets from the tun and returns the
+// resulting packets. The first read blocks via poll; once the fd is known
+// readable we drain additional packets non-blocking until the kernel queue
+// is empty (EAGAIN), we've collected tunDrainCap packets, or we're out of
+// segBuf headroom. This amortizes the poll wake over bursts of small
+// packets (e.g. TCP ACKs). Slices point into the Offload's internal buffers
+// and are only valid until the next Read or Close on this Queue.
+func (r *Offload) Read() ([][]byte, error) {
+	r.pending = r.pending[:0]
+	r.segOff = 0
+
+	// Initial (blocking) read. Retry on decode errors so a single bad
+	// packet does not stall the reader.
+	for {
+		n, err := r.readRaw(r.readBuf)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		if err := r.decodeRead(n); err != nil {
+			// Drop and read again — a bad packet should not kill the reader.
+			continue
+		}
+		break
+	}
+
+	// Drain: non-blocking reads until the kernel queue is empty, the drain
+	// cap is reached, or segBuf no longer has room for another worst-case
+	// superpacket.
+	for len(r.pending) < tunDrainCap && tunSegBufCap-r.segOff >= tunSegBufSize {
+		n, err := unix.Read(r.fd, r.readBuf)
+		if err != nil {
+			// EAGAIN / EINTR / anything else: stop draining. We already
+			// have a valid batch from the first read.
+			break
+		}
+		if n <= 0 {
+			break
+		}
+		if err := r.decodeRead(n); err != nil {
+			// Drop this packet and stop the drain; we'd rather hand off
+			// what we have than keep spinning here.
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
+	return r.pending, nil
+}
+
+// decodeRead decodes the virtio header plus payload in r.readBuf[:n], appends
+// the segments to r.pending, and advances r.segOff by the total scratch used.
+// Caller must have already ensured r.vnetHdr is true.
+func (r *Offload) decodeRead(n int) error {
+	if n < virtioNetHdrLen {
+		return fmt.Errorf("short tun read: %d < %d", n, virtioNetHdrLen)
+	}
+	var hdr VirtioNetHdr
+	hdr.decode(r.readBuf[:virtioNetHdrLen])
+	before := len(r.pending)
+	if err := segmentInto(r.readBuf[virtioNetHdrLen:n], hdr, &r.pending, r.segBuf[r.segOff:]); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	for k := before; k < len(r.pending); k++ {
+		r.segOff += len(r.pending[k])
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (r *Offload) Write(buf []byte) (int, error) {
+	return r.writeWithScratch(buf, &r.writeIovs)
+}
+
+// WriteReject emits a packet using a dedicated iovec scratch (rejectIovs)
+// distinct from the one used by the coalescer's Write path. This avoids a
+// data race between the inside (listenIn) goroutine emitting reject or
+// self-forward packets and the outside (listenOut) goroutine flushing TCP
+// coalescer passthroughs on the same Offload.
+func (r *Offload) WriteReject(buf []byte) (int, error) {
+	return r.writeWithScratch(buf, &r.rejectIovs)
+}
+
+func (r *Offload) writeWithScratch(buf []byte, iovs *[2]unix.Iovec) (int, error) {
+	if len(buf) == 0 {
+		return 0, nil
+	}
+	// Point the payload iovec at the caller's buffer. iovs[0] is pre-wired
+	// to validVnetHdr during Offload construction so we don't rebuild it here.
+	iovs[1].Base = &buf[0]
+	iovs[1].SetLen(len(buf))
+	return r.rawWrite(unsafe.Slice(&iovs[0], len(iovs)))
+}
+
+func (r *Offload) rawWrite(iovs []unix.Iovec) (int, error) {
+	for {
+		n, _, errno := syscall.Syscall(unix.SYS_WRITEV, uintptr(r.fd), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&iovs[0])), uintptr(len(iovs)))
+		if errno == 0 {
+			if int(n) < virtioNetHdrLen {
+				return 0, io.ErrShortWrite
+			}
+			return int(n) - virtioNetHdrLen, nil
+		}
+		if errno == unix.EAGAIN {
+			if err := r.blockOnWrite(); err != nil {
+				return 0, err
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+		if errno == unix.EINTR {
+			continue
+		}
+		if errno == unix.EBADF {
+			return 0, os.ErrClosed
+		}
+		return 0, errno
+	}
+}
+
+// rawWriteSingle writes buf to the TUN fd with a single write() syscall.
+// Unlike rawWrite (which uses writev), this avoids the kernel
+// scatter-gather path that triggers a use-after-free in
+// tun_chr_write_iter → sock_alloc_send_pskb → skb_set_owner_w on Linux
+// 4.19 TUN when the virtio_net_hdr requests TSO segmentation. The caller
+// is responsible for including the virtio_net_hdr prefix in buf.
+func (r *Offload) rawWriteSingle(buf []byte) (int, error) {
+	for {
+		n, err := unix.Write(r.fd, buf)
+		if err == nil {
+			if n < virtioNetHdrLen {
+				return 0, io.ErrShortWrite
+			}
+			return n - virtioNetHdrLen, nil
+		}
+		if err == unix.EAGAIN {
+			if werr := r.blockOnWrite(); werr != nil {
+				return 0, werr
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+		if err == unix.EINTR {
+			continue
+		}
+		if err == unix.EBADF {
+			return 0, os.ErrClosed
+		}
+		return 0, err
+	}
+}
+
+// GSOSupported reports whether this queue was opened with IFF_VNET_HDR and
+// can accept WriteGSO. When false, callers should fall back to per-segment
+// Write calls.
+func (r *Offload) GSOSupported() bool { return true }
+
+// WriteGSO emits a TCP TSO superpacket. hdr is the IPv4/IPv6 + TCP header
+// prefix (already finalized — total length, IP csum, and TCP pseudo-header
+// partial set by the caller). pays are payload fragments whose concatenation
+// forms the full coalesced payload. gsoSize is the MSS; every segment except
+// possibly the last is exactly gsoSize bytes. csumStart is the byte offset
+// where the TCP header begins within hdr.
+//
+// Implementation note: this path coalesces [virtio_hdr || hdr || pays...]
+// into a single contiguous scratch buffer (r.gsoWriteBuf) and emits it via
+// one write() syscall rather than writev() with a scatter-gather iovec.
+// The scatter-gather path triggered a kernel-side use-after-free on Linux
+// 4.19 TUN where tun_chr_write_iter → sock_alloc_send_pskb →
+// skb_set_owner_w could be invoked with a zero sk_wmem_alloc, crashing
+// the router. The single-write path mirrors wireguard-go's design (see
+// golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/tun/tun_linux.go Write — it always coalesces
+// GRO-merged data into a single contiguous buffer before calling
+// tunFile.Write) and has no equivalent failure mode.
+func (r *Offload) WriteGSO(hdr []byte, pays [][]byte, gsoSize uint16, isV6 bool, csumStart uint16) error {
+	if len(hdr) == 0 || len(pays) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// Build the virtio_net_hdr. When pays total to <= gsoSize the kernel
+	// would produce a single segment; keep NEEDS_CSUM semantics but skip
+	// the GSO type so the kernel doesn't spuriously mark this as TSO.
+	vhdr := VirtioNetHdr{
+		Flags:      unix.VIRTIO_NET_HDR_F_NEEDS_CSUM,
+		HdrLen:     uint16(len(hdr)),
+		GSOSize:    gsoSize,
+		CsumStart:  csumStart,
+		CsumOffset: 16, // TCP checksum field lives 16 bytes into the TCP header
+	}
+	var totalPay int
+	for _, p := range pays {
+		totalPay += len(p)
+	}
+	if totalPay > int(gsoSize) {
+		if isV6 {
+			vhdr.GSOType = unix.VIRTIO_NET_HDR_GSO_TCPV6
+		} else {
+			vhdr.GSOType = unix.VIRTIO_NET_HDR_GSO_TCPV4
+		}
+	} else {
+		vhdr.GSOType = unix.VIRTIO_NET_HDR_GSO_NONE
+		vhdr.GSOSize = 0
+	}
+	vhdr.encode(r.gsoHdrBuf[:])
+
+	// Coalesce [virtio_hdr || hdr || pays...] into a single contiguous
+	// buffer. This avoids the kernel scatter-gather write path entirely.
+	need := virtioNetHdrLen + len(hdr) + totalPay
+	if cap(r.gsoWriteBuf) < need {
+		// Grow geometrically to amortize reallocs.
+		newCap := cap(r.gsoWriteBuf) * 2
+		if newCap < need {
+			newCap = need
+		}
+		r.gsoWriteBuf = make([]byte, 0, newCap)
+	} else {
+		r.gsoWriteBuf = r.gsoWriteBuf[:0]
+	}
+	r.gsoWriteBuf = append(r.gsoWriteBuf, r.gsoHdrBuf[:]...)
+	r.gsoWriteBuf = append(r.gsoWriteBuf, hdr...)
+	for _, p := range pays {
+		r.gsoWriteBuf = append(r.gsoWriteBuf, p...)
+	}
+
+	_, err := r.rawWriteSingle(r.gsoWriteBuf)
+	return err
+}
+
+func (r *Offload) Close() error {
+	if r.closed.Swap(true) {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	//shutdownFd is owned by the container, so we should not close it
+	var err error
+	if r.fd >= 0 {
+		err = unix.Close(r.fd)
+		r.fd = -1
+	}
+
+	return err
+}

overlay/tio/tio_poll_linux.go

@@ -0,0 +1,205 @@
+package tio
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"syscall"
+	"unsafe"
+
+	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
+)
+
+// Maximum size we accept for a single read from a TUN with IFF_VNET_HDR. A
+// TSO superpacket can be up to 64KiB of payload plus a single L2/L3/L4 header
+// prefix plus the virtio header.
+const tunReadBufSize = 65535
+
+type Poll struct {
+	fd int
+
+	readPoll  [2]unix.PollFd
+	writePoll [2]unix.PollFd
+	closed    atomic.Bool
+
+	readBuf  []byte
+	batchRet [1][]byte
+}
+
+func newPoll(fd int, shutdownFd int) (*Poll, error) {
+	if err := unix.SetNonblock(fd, true); err != nil {
+		_ = unix.Close(fd)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to set Poll device as nonblocking: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	out := &Poll{
+		fd:      fd,
+		readBuf: make([]byte, tunReadBufSize),
+		readPoll: [2]unix.PollFd{
+			{Fd: int32(fd), Events: unix.POLLIN},
+			{Fd: int32(shutdownFd), Events: unix.POLLIN},
+		},
+		writePoll: [2]unix.PollFd{
+			{Fd: int32(fd), Events: unix.POLLOUT},
+			{Fd: int32(shutdownFd), Events: unix.POLLIN},
+		},
+	}
+	return out, nil
+}
+
+// blockOnRead waits until the Poll fd is readable or shutdown has been signaled.
+// Returns os.ErrClosed if Close was called.
+func (t *Poll) blockOnRead() error {
+	const problemFlags = unix.POLLHUP | unix.POLLNVAL | unix.POLLERR
+	var err error
+	for {
+		_, err = unix.Poll(t.readPoll[:], -1)
+		if err != unix.EINTR {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	tunEvents := t.readPoll[0].Revents
+	shutdownEvents := t.readPoll[1].Revents
+	t.readPoll[0].Revents = 0
+	t.readPoll[1].Revents = 0
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if shutdownEvents&(unix.POLLIN|problemFlags) != 0 {
+		return os.ErrClosed
+	}
+	if tunEvents&problemFlags != 0 {
+		return os.ErrClosed
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (t *Poll) blockOnWrite() error {
+	const problemFlags = unix.POLLHUP | unix.POLLNVAL | unix.POLLERR
+	var err error
+	for {
+		_, err = unix.Poll(t.writePoll[:], -1)
+		if err != unix.EINTR {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	tunEvents := t.writePoll[0].Revents
+	shutdownEvents := t.writePoll[1].Revents
+	t.writePoll[0].Revents = 0
+	t.writePoll[1].Revents = 0
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if shutdownEvents&(unix.POLLIN|problemFlags) != 0 {
+		return os.ErrClosed
+	}
+	if tunEvents&problemFlags != 0 {
+		return os.ErrClosed
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (t *Poll) Read() ([][]byte, error) {
+	if t.readBuf == nil {
+		t.readBuf = make([]byte, defaultBatchBufSize)
+	}
+	n, err := t.readOne(t.readBuf)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	t.batchRet[0] = t.readBuf[:n]
+	return t.batchRet[:], nil
+}
+
+func (t *Poll) readOne(to []byte) (int, error) {
+	// first 4 bytes is protocol family, in network byte order
+	var head [4]byte
+	iovecs := [2]syscall.Iovec{ //todo plat-specific
+		{&head[0], 4},
+		{&to[0], uint64(len(to))},
+	}
+	for {
+		n, _, errno := syscall.Syscall(syscall.SYS_READV, uintptr(t.fd), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&iovecs[0])), 2)
+		if errno == 0 {
+			bytesRead := int(n)
+			if bytesRead < 4 {
+				return 0, nil
+			}
+			return bytesRead - 4, nil
+		}
+		switch errno {
+		case unix.EAGAIN:
+			if err := t.blockOnRead(); err != nil {
+				return 0, err
+			}
+		case unix.EINTR:
+			// retry
+		case unix.EBADF:
+			return 0, os.ErrClosed
+		default:
+			return 0, errno
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// Write is only valid for single threaded use
+func (t *Poll) Write(from []byte) (int, error) {
+	if len(from) <= 1 {
+		return 0, syscall.EIO
+	}
+
+	ipVer := from[0] >> 4
+	var head [4]byte
+	// first 4 bytes is protocol family, in network byte order
+	switch ipVer {
+	case 4:
+		head[3] = syscall.AF_INET
+	case 6:
+		head[3] = syscall.AF_INET6
+	default:
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("unable to determine IP version from packet")
+	}
+
+	iovecs := [2]syscall.Iovec{ //todo plat specific
+		{&head[0], 4},
+		{&from[0], uint64(len(from))},
+	}
+	for {
+		n, _, errno := syscall.Syscall(syscall.SYS_WRITEV, uintptr(t.fd), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&iovecs[0])), 2)
+		if errno == 0 {
+			return int(n) - 4, nil
+		}
+		switch errno {
+		case unix.EAGAIN:
+			if err := t.blockOnWrite(); err != nil {
+				return 0, err
+			}
+		case unix.EINTR:
+			// retry
+		case unix.EBADF:
+			return 0, os.ErrClosed
+		default:
+			return 0, errno
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (t *Poll) Close() error {
+	if t.closed.Swap(true) {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	//shutdownFd is owned by the container, so we should not close it
+
+	var err error
+	if t.fd >= 0 {
+		err = unix.Close(t.fd)
+		t.fd = -1
+	}
+
+	return err
+}
+
+func (t *Poll) WriteReject(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	return t.Write(p)
+}

overlay/tio/tun_file_linux_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+//go:build linux && !android && !e2e_testing
+// +build linux,!android,!e2e_testing
+
+package tio
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"os"
+	"sync"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
+)
+
+// newReadPipe returns a read fd. The matching write fd is registered for cleanup.
+// The caller takes ownership of the read fd (pass it to newOffload / newFriend).
+func newReadPipe(t *testing.T) int {
+	t.Helper()
+	var fds [2]int
+	if err := unix.Pipe2(fds[:], unix.O_CLOEXEC); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("pipe2: %v", err)
+	}
+	t.Cleanup(func() { _ = unix.Close(fds[1]) })
+	return fds[0]
+}
+
+func TestOffload_WakeForShutdown_WakesFriends(t *testing.T) {
+	pipe1 := newReadPipe(t)
+	pipe2 := newReadPipe(t)
+	parent, err := NewOffloadContainer()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("newOffload: %v", err)
+	}
+	require.NoError(t, parent.Add(pipe1))
+	require.NoError(t, parent.Add(pipe2))
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		_ = unix.Close(pipe1)
+		_ = unix.Close(pipe2)
+	})
+
+	readers := parent.Queues()
+	errs := make([]error, len(readers))
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	for i, r := range readers {
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func(i int, r Queue) {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			_, errs[i] = r.Read()
+		}(i, r)
+	}
+
+	time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond)
+
+	if err := parent.Close(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Close: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	done := make(chan struct{})
+	go func() { wg.Wait(); close(done) }()
+	select {
+	case <-done:
+	case <-time.After(2 * time.Second):
+		t.Fatal("readers did not wake")
+	}
+
+	for i, err := range errs {
+		if !errors.Is(err, os.ErrClosed) {
+			t.Errorf("reader %d: expected os.ErrClosed, got %v", i, err)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestTunFile_Close_Idempotent(t *testing.T) {
+	tf, err := newOffload(newReadPipe(t), 1)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("newOffload: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := tf.Close(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("first Close: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := tf.Close(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("second Close should be a no-op, got %v", err)
+	}
+}

overlay/tio/tun_linux_offload.go

@@ -0,0 +1,281 @@
+//go:build linux && !android && !e2e_testing
+// +build linux,!android,!e2e_testing
+
+package tio
+
+import (
+	"encoding/binary"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
+	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/tcpip/checksum"
+)
+
+// Protocol header size bounds used to validate / cap kernel-supplied offsets.
+const (
+	ipv4HeaderMinLen = 20 // IHL=5, no options
+	ipv4HeaderMaxLen = 60 // IHL=15, max options
+	ipv6FixedLen     = 40 // IPv6 base header; extensions would extend this
+	tcpHeaderMinLen  = 20 // data-offset=5, no options
+	tcpHeaderMaxLen  = 60 // data-offset=15, max options
+)
+
+// Byte offsets inside an IPv4 header.
+const (
+	ipv4TotalLenOff = 2
+	ipv4IDOff       = 4
+	ipv4ChecksumOff = 10
+	ipv4SrcOff      = 12
+	ipv4AddrsEnd    = 20 // end of dst address (ipv4SrcOff + 2*4)
+)
+
+// Byte offsets inside an IPv6 header.
+const (
+	ipv6PayloadLenOff = 4
+	ipv6SrcOff        = 8
+	ipv6AddrsEnd      = 40 // end of dst address (ipv6SrcOff + 2*16)
+)
+
+// Byte offsets inside a TCP header (relative to its start, i.e. csumStart).
+const (
+	tcpSeqOff      = 4
+	tcpDataOffOff  = 12 // upper nibble is header len in 32-bit words
+	tcpFlagsOff    = 13
+	tcpChecksumOff = 16
+)
+
+// tcpFinPshMask is cleared on every segment except the last of a TSO burst.
+const tcpFinPshMask = 0x09 // FIN(0x01) | PSH(0x08)
+
+// segmentInto splits a TUN-side packet described by hdr into one or more
+// IP packets, each appended to *out as a slice of scratch. scratch must be
+// sized to hold every segment (including replicated headers).
+func segmentInto(pkt []byte, hdr VirtioNetHdr, out *[][]byte, scratch []byte) error {
+	// When RSC_INFO is set the csum_start/csum_offset fields are repurposed to
+	// carry coalescing info rather than checksum offsets. A TUN writing via
+	// IFF_VNET_HDR should never emit this, but if it did we would silently
+	// miscompute the segment checksums — refuse the packet instead.
+	if hdr.Flags&unix.VIRTIO_NET_HDR_F_RSC_INFO != 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("virtio RSC_INFO flag not supported on TUN reads")
+	}
+
+	switch hdr.GSOType {
+	case unix.VIRTIO_NET_HDR_GSO_NONE:
+		if len(pkt) > len(scratch) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("packet larger than segment buffer: %d > %d", len(pkt), len(scratch))
+		}
+		copy(scratch, pkt)
+		seg := scratch[:len(pkt)]
+		if hdr.Flags&unix.VIRTIO_NET_HDR_F_NEEDS_CSUM != 0 {
+			if err := finishChecksum(seg, hdr); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+		*out = append(*out, seg)
+		return nil
+
+	case unix.VIRTIO_NET_HDR_GSO_TCPV4, unix.VIRTIO_NET_HDR_GSO_TCPV6:
+		return segmentTCP(pkt, hdr, out, scratch)
+
+	default:
+		return fmt.Errorf("unsupported virtio gso type: %d", hdr.GSOType)
+	}
+}
+
+// finishChecksum computes the L4 checksum for a non-GSO packet that the kernel
+// handed us with NEEDS_CSUM set. csum_start / csum_offset point at the 16-bit
+// checksum field; we zero it, fold a full sum (the field was pre-loaded with
+// the pseudo-header partial sum by the kernel), and store the result.
+func finishChecksum(seg []byte, hdr VirtioNetHdr) error {
+	cs := int(hdr.CsumStart)
+	co := int(hdr.CsumOffset)
+	if cs+co+2 > len(seg) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("csum offsets out of range: start=%d offset=%d len=%d", cs, co, len(seg))
+	}
+	// The kernel stores a partial pseudo-header sum at [cs+co:]; sum over the
+	// L4 region starting at cs, folding the prior partial in as the seed.
+	partial := binary.BigEndian.Uint16(seg[cs+co : cs+co+2])
+	seg[cs+co] = 0
+	seg[cs+co+1] = 0
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(seg[cs+co:cs+co+2], ^checksum.Checksum(seg[cs:], partial))
+	return nil
+}
+
+// segmentTCP software-segments a TSO superpacket into one IP packet per MSS
+// chunk. The caller guarantees hdr.GSOType is TCPV4 or TCPV6.
+//
+// Hot-path shape: the per-segment loop only sums the payload chunk. The TCP
+// header, the IPv4 header, and the pseudo-header src/dst/proto contributions
+// are each summed once up front — every segment reuses those three pre-folded
+// uint32 values and combines them with small per-segment deltas (seq, flags,
+// tcpLen, ip_id, total_len) that are cheap to fold in.
+func segmentTCP(pkt []byte, hdr VirtioNetHdr, out *[][]byte, scratch []byte) error {
+	if hdr.GSOSize == 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("gso_size is zero")
+	}
+	if hdr.CsumStart == 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("csum_start is zero")
+	}
+
+	isV4 := hdr.GSOType == unix.VIRTIO_NET_HDR_GSO_TCPV4
+	csumStart := int(hdr.CsumStart)
+
+	if isV4 && csumStart < ipv4HeaderMinLen {
+		return fmt.Errorf("csum_start %d too small for IPv4", csumStart)
+	}
+	if !isV4 && csumStart < ipv6FixedLen {
+		return fmt.Errorf("csum_start %d too small for IPv6", csumStart)
+	}
+
+	// Don't trust hdr.HdrLen from the kernel: on some paths it can be set
+	// to the full length of the first packet rather than the true L3+L4 header length.
+	// Instead, read the TCP data-offset field from the packet itself and derive
+	// headerLen = csum_start + tcpHdrLen. Matches wireguard-go's approach.
+	if csumStart+tcpFlagsOff+1 > len(pkt) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("packet too short for tcp header at csum_start=%d (pkt %d)", csumStart, len(pkt))
+	}
+	tcpHdrLen := int(pkt[csumStart+tcpDataOffOff]>>4) * 4
+	if tcpHdrLen < tcpHeaderMinLen || tcpHdrLen > tcpHeaderMaxLen {
+		return fmt.Errorf("tcp data-offset out of range: %d", tcpHdrLen)
+	}
+	headerLen := csumStart + tcpHdrLen
+	if headerLen > len(pkt) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("derived hdr_len %d > pkt %d", headerLen, len(pkt))
+	}
+
+	payload := pkt[headerLen:]
+	payLen := len(payload)
+	gso := int(hdr.GSOSize)
+	numSeg := (payLen + gso - 1) / gso
+	if numSeg == 0 {
+		numSeg = 1
+	}
+
+	need := numSeg*headerLen + payLen
+	if need > len(scratch) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("scratch too small for %d segments: need %d have %d", numSeg, need, len(scratch))
+	}
+
+	origSeq := binary.BigEndian.Uint32(pkt[csumStart+tcpSeqOff : csumStart+tcpSeqOff+4])
+	origFlags := pkt[csumStart+tcpFlagsOff]
+
+	// Precompute the TCP header sum with seq/flags/csum zeroed. Copy onto
+	// the stack, zero the per-segment-varying fields, sum once.
+	var tmp [tcpHeaderMaxLen]byte
+	copy(tmp[:tcpHdrLen], pkt[csumStart:headerLen])
+	tmp[tcpSeqOff], tmp[tcpSeqOff+1], tmp[tcpSeqOff+2], tmp[tcpSeqOff+3] = 0, 0, 0, 0
+	tmp[tcpFlagsOff] = 0
+	tmp[tcpChecksumOff], tmp[tcpChecksumOff+1] = 0, 0
+	baseTcpHdrSum := uint32(checksum.Checksum(tmp[:tcpHdrLen], 0))
+
+	// Pseudo-header src+dst+proto contribution (tcpLen varies per segment).
+	var baseProtoSum uint32
+	if isV4 {
+		baseProtoSum = uint32(checksum.Checksum(pkt[ipv4SrcOff:ipv4AddrsEnd], 0))
+	} else {
+		baseProtoSum = uint32(checksum.Checksum(pkt[ipv6SrcOff:ipv6AddrsEnd], 0))
+	}
+	baseProtoSum += uint32(unix.IPPROTO_TCP)
+
+	// Precompute IPv4 header sum with total_len/id/csum zeroed.
+	var origIPID uint16
+	var ihl int
+	var baseIPHdrSum uint32
+	if isV4 {
+		origIPID = binary.BigEndian.Uint16(pkt[ipv4IDOff : ipv4IDOff+2])
+		ihl = int(pkt[0]&0x0f) * 4
+		if ihl < ipv4HeaderMinLen || ihl > csumStart {
+			return fmt.Errorf("bad IPv4 IHL: %d", ihl)
+		}
+		var ipTmp [ipv4HeaderMaxLen]byte
+		copy(ipTmp[:ihl], pkt[:ihl])
+		ipTmp[ipv4TotalLenOff], ipTmp[ipv4TotalLenOff+1] = 0, 0
+		ipTmp[ipv4IDOff], ipTmp[ipv4IDOff+1] = 0, 0
+		ipTmp[ipv4ChecksumOff], ipTmp[ipv4ChecksumOff+1] = 0, 0
+		baseIPHdrSum = uint32(checksum.Checksum(ipTmp[:ihl], 0))
+	}
+
+	off := 0
+	for i := 0; i < numSeg; i++ {
+		segStart := i * gso
+		segEnd := segStart + gso
+		if segEnd > payLen {
+			segEnd = payLen
+		}
+		segPayLen := segEnd - segStart
+
+		copy(scratch[off:], pkt[:headerLen])
+		copy(scratch[off+headerLen:], payload[segStart:segEnd])
+		seg := scratch[off : off+headerLen+segPayLen]
+		off += headerLen + segPayLen
+
+		segSeq := origSeq + uint32(segStart)
+		segFlags := origFlags
+		if i != numSeg-1 {
+			segFlags = origFlags &^ tcpFinPshMask
+		}
+		totalLen := headerLen + segPayLen
+
+		// Patch IP header and write the v4 header checksum from the precomputed base.
+		if isV4 {
+			segID := origIPID + uint16(i)
+			binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(seg[ipv4TotalLenOff:ipv4TotalLenOff+2], uint16(totalLen))
+			binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(seg[ipv4IDOff:ipv4IDOff+2], segID)
+			ipSum := baseIPHdrSum + uint32(totalLen) + uint32(segID)
+			binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(seg[ipv4ChecksumOff:ipv4ChecksumOff+2], foldComplement(ipSum))
+		} else {
+			// IPv6 payload length excludes the fixed header but includes any
+			// extension headers between [ipv6FixedLen:csumStart].
+			binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(seg[ipv6PayloadLenOff:ipv6PayloadLenOff+2], uint16(headerLen-ipv6FixedLen+segPayLen))
+		}
+
+		// Patch TCP header.
+		binary.BigEndian.PutUint32(seg[csumStart+tcpSeqOff:csumStart+tcpSeqOff+4], segSeq)
+		seg[csumStart+tcpFlagsOff] = segFlags
+		// (csum is written below; its prior contents in `seg` don't affect the
+		// computation since we never sum over the segment's own header.)
+
+		tcpLen := tcpHdrLen + segPayLen
+		paySum := uint32(checksum.Checksum(payload[segStart:segEnd], 0))
+
+		// Combine pre-folded uint32s into a wider accumulator, then fold. Using
+		// uint64 guards against overflow when segSeq's high bits set.
+		wide := uint64(baseTcpHdrSum) + uint64(paySum) + uint64(baseProtoSum)
+		wide += uint64(segSeq) + uint64(segFlags) + uint64(tcpLen)
+		wide = (wide & 0xffffffff) + (wide >> 32)
+		wide = (wide & 0xffffffff) + (wide >> 32)
+		binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(seg[csumStart+tcpChecksumOff:csumStart+tcpChecksumOff+2], foldComplement(uint32(wide)))
+
+		*out = append(*out, seg)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// foldComplement folds a 32-bit one's-complement partial sum to 16 bits and
+// complements it, yielding the on-wire Internet checksum value.
+func foldComplement(sum uint32) uint16 {
+	sum = (sum & 0xffff) + (sum >> 16)
+	sum = (sum & 0xffff) + (sum >> 16)
+	return ^uint16(sum)
+}
+
+// pseudoHeaderIPv4 returns the folded pseudo-header sum used to verify a TCP
+// segment's checksum in tests. src/dst are 4 bytes each.
+func pseudoHeaderIPv4(src, dst []byte, proto byte, tcpLen int) uint16 {
+	s := uint32(checksum.Checksum(src, 0)) + uint32(checksum.Checksum(dst, 0))
+	s += uint32(proto) + uint32(tcpLen)
+	s = (s & 0xffff) + (s >> 16)
+	s = (s & 0xffff) + (s >> 16)
+	return uint16(s)
+}
+
+// pseudoHeaderIPv6 returns the folded pseudo-header sum used to verify a TCP
+// segment's checksum in tests. src/dst are 16 bytes each.
+func pseudoHeaderIPv6(src, dst []byte, proto byte, tcpLen int) uint16 {
+	s := uint32(checksum.Checksum(src, 0)) + uint32(checksum.Checksum(dst, 0))
+	s += uint32(tcpLen>>16) + uint32(tcpLen&0xffff) + uint32(proto)
+	s = (s & 0xffff) + (s >> 16)
+	s = (s & 0xffff) + (s >> 16)
+	return uint16(s)
+}

overlay/tio/tun_linux_offload_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,330 @@
+//go:build linux && !android && !e2e_testing
+// +build linux,!android,!e2e_testing
+
+package tio
+
+import (
+	"encoding/binary"
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+
+	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
+	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/tcpip/checksum"
+)
+
+// verifyChecksum confirms that the one's-complement sum across `b`, seeded
+// with a folded pseudo-header sum, equals all-ones (valid).
+func verifyChecksum(b []byte, pseudo uint16) bool {
+	return checksum.Checksum(b, pseudo) == 0xffff
+}
+
+// buildTSOv4 builds a synthetic IPv4/TCP TSO superpacket with a payload of
+// `payLen` bytes split at `mss`.
+func buildTSOv4(t *testing.T, payLen, mss int) ([]byte, VirtioNetHdr) {
+	t.Helper()
+	const ipLen = 20
+	const tcpLen = 20
+	pkt := make([]byte, ipLen+tcpLen+payLen)
+
+	// IPv4 header
+	pkt[0] = 0x45 // version 4, IHL 5
+	// total length is meaningless for TSO but set it anyway
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(pkt[2:4], uint16(ipLen+tcpLen+payLen))
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(pkt[4:6], 0x4242) // original ID
+	pkt[8] = 64                                  // TTL
+	pkt[9] = unix.IPPROTO_TCP
+	copy(pkt[12:16], []byte{10, 0, 0, 1}) // src
+	copy(pkt[16:20], []byte{10, 0, 0, 2}) // dst
+
+	// TCP header
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(pkt[20:22], 12345) // sport
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(pkt[22:24], 80)    // dport
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint32(pkt[24:28], 10000) // seq
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint32(pkt[28:32], 20000) // ack
+	pkt[32] = 0x50                                // data offset 5 words
+	pkt[33] = 0x18                                // ACK | PSH
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(pkt[34:36], 65535) // window
+
+	// payload
+	for i := 0; i < payLen; i++ {
+		pkt[ipLen+tcpLen+i] = byte(i & 0xff)
+	}
+
+	return pkt, VirtioNetHdr{
+		Flags:      unix.VIRTIO_NET_HDR_F_NEEDS_CSUM,
+		GSOType:    unix.VIRTIO_NET_HDR_GSO_TCPV4,
+		HdrLen:     uint16(ipLen + tcpLen),
+		GSOSize:    uint16(mss),
+		CsumStart:  uint16(ipLen),
+		CsumOffset: 16,
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSegmentTCPv4(t *testing.T) {
+	const mss = 100
+	const numSeg = 3
+	pkt, hdr := buildTSOv4(t, mss*numSeg, mss)
+
+	scratch := make([]byte, tunSegBufSize)
+	var out [][]byte
+	if err := segmentTCP(pkt, hdr, &out, scratch); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("segmentTCP: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(out) != numSeg {
+		t.Fatalf("expected %d segments, got %d", numSeg, len(out))
+	}
+
+	for i, seg := range out {
+		if len(seg) != 40+mss {
+			t.Errorf("seg %d: unexpected len %d", i, len(seg))
+		}
+		totalLen := binary.BigEndian.Uint16(seg[2:4])
+		if totalLen != uint16(40+mss) {
+			t.Errorf("seg %d: total_len=%d want %d", i, totalLen, 40+mss)
+		}
+		id := binary.BigEndian.Uint16(seg[4:6])
+		if id != 0x4242+uint16(i) {
+			t.Errorf("seg %d: ip id=%#x want %#x", i, id, 0x4242+uint16(i))
+		}
+		seq := binary.BigEndian.Uint32(seg[24:28])
+		wantSeq := uint32(10000 + i*mss)
+		if seq != wantSeq {
+			t.Errorf("seg %d: seq=%d want %d", i, seq, wantSeq)
+		}
+		flags := seg[33]
+		wantFlags := byte(0x10) // ACK only, PSH cleared
+		if i == numSeg-1 {
+			wantFlags = 0x18 // ACK | PSH preserved on last
+		}
+		if flags != wantFlags {
+			t.Errorf("seg %d: flags=%#x want %#x", i, flags, wantFlags)
+		}
+		// IPv4 header checksum must verify against itself.
+		if !verifyChecksum(seg[:20], 0) {
+			t.Errorf("seg %d: bad IPv4 header checksum", i)
+		}
+		// TCP checksum must verify against the pseudo-header.
+		psum := pseudoHeaderIPv4(seg[12:16], seg[16:20], unix.IPPROTO_TCP, 20+mss)
+		if !verifyChecksum(seg[20:], psum) {
+			t.Errorf("seg %d: bad TCP checksum", i)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSegmentTCPv4OddTail(t *testing.T) {
+	// Payload of 250 bytes with MSS 100 → segments of 100, 100, 50.
+	pkt, hdr := buildTSOv4(t, 250, 100)
+	scratch := make([]byte, tunSegBufSize)
+	var out [][]byte
+	if err := segmentTCP(pkt, hdr, &out, scratch); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("segmentTCP: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(out) != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("want 3 segments, got %d", len(out))
+	}
+	wantPayLens := []int{100, 100, 50}
+	for i, seg := range out {
+		if len(seg)-40 != wantPayLens[i] {
+			t.Errorf("seg %d: pay len %d want %d", i, len(seg)-40, wantPayLens[i])
+		}
+		if !verifyChecksum(seg[:20], 0) {
+			t.Errorf("seg %d: bad IPv4 header checksum", i)
+		}
+		psum := pseudoHeaderIPv4(seg[12:16], seg[16:20], unix.IPPROTO_TCP, 20+wantPayLens[i])
+		if !verifyChecksum(seg[20:], psum) {
+			t.Errorf("seg %d: bad TCP checksum", i)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSegmentTCPv6(t *testing.T) {
+	const ipLen = 40
+	const tcpLen = 20
+	const mss = 120
+	const numSeg = 2
+	payLen := mss * numSeg
+	pkt := make([]byte, ipLen+tcpLen+payLen)
+
+	// IPv6 header
+	pkt[0] = 0x60 // version 6
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(pkt[4:6], uint16(tcpLen+payLen))
+	pkt[6] = unix.IPPROTO_TCP
+	pkt[7] = 64
+	// src/dst fe80::1 / fe80::2
+	pkt[8] = 0xfe
+	pkt[9] = 0x80
+	pkt[23] = 1
+	pkt[24] = 0xfe
+	pkt[25] = 0x80
+	pkt[39] = 2
+
+	// TCP header
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(pkt[40:42], 12345)
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(pkt[42:44], 80)
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint32(pkt[44:48], 7)
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint32(pkt[48:52], 99)
+	pkt[52] = 0x50
+	pkt[53] = 0x19 // FIN | ACK | PSH — exercise FIN clearing too
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(pkt[54:56], 65535)
+
+	for i := 0; i < payLen; i++ {
+		pkt[ipLen+tcpLen+i] = byte(i)
+	}
+
+	hdr := VirtioNetHdr{
+		Flags:      unix.VIRTIO_NET_HDR_F_NEEDS_CSUM,
+		GSOType:    unix.VIRTIO_NET_HDR_GSO_TCPV6,
+		HdrLen:     uint16(ipLen + tcpLen),
+		GSOSize:    uint16(mss),
+		CsumStart:  uint16(ipLen),
+		CsumOffset: 16,
+	}
+
+	scratch := make([]byte, tunSegBufSize)
+	var out [][]byte
+	if err := segmentTCP(pkt, hdr, &out, scratch); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("segmentTCP: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(out) != numSeg {
+		t.Fatalf("want %d segments, got %d", numSeg, len(out))
+	}
+
+	for i, seg := range out {
+		if len(seg) != ipLen+tcpLen+mss {
+			t.Errorf("seg %d: len %d want %d", i, len(seg), ipLen+tcpLen+mss)
+		}
+		pl := binary.BigEndian.Uint16(seg[4:6])
+		if pl != uint16(tcpLen+mss) {
+			t.Errorf("seg %d: payload_length=%d want %d", i, pl, tcpLen+mss)
+		}
+		seq := binary.BigEndian.Uint32(seg[44:48])
+		if seq != uint32(7+i*mss) {
+			t.Errorf("seg %d: seq=%d want %d", i, seq, 7+i*mss)
+		}
+		flags := seg[53]
+		// Original flags = 0x19 (FIN|ACK|PSH). FIN(0x01)+PSH(0x08) should be
+		// cleared on all but the last; ACK(0x10) always preserved.
+		wantFlags := byte(0x10)
+		if i == numSeg-1 {
+			wantFlags = 0x19
+		}
+		if flags != wantFlags {
+			t.Errorf("seg %d: flags=%#x want %#x", i, flags, wantFlags)
+		}
+		psum := pseudoHeaderIPv6(seg[8:24], seg[24:40], unix.IPPROTO_TCP, tcpLen+mss)
+		if !verifyChecksum(seg[ipLen:], psum) {
+			t.Errorf("seg %d: bad TCP checksum", i)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSegmentGSONonePassesThrough(t *testing.T) {
+	pkt, hdr := buildTSOv4(t, 100, 100)
+	hdr.GSOType = unix.VIRTIO_NET_HDR_GSO_NONE
+	hdr.Flags = 0 // no NEEDS_CSUM, leave packet untouched
+
+	scratch := make([]byte, tunSegBufSize)
+	var out [][]byte
+	if err := segmentInto(pkt, hdr, &out, scratch); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("segmentInto: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(out) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("want 1 segment, got %d", len(out))
+	}
+	if len(out[0]) != len(pkt) {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected length: %d vs %d", len(out[0]), len(pkt))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSegmentRejectsUDP(t *testing.T) {
+	hdr := VirtioNetHdr{GSOType: unix.VIRTIO_NET_HDR_GSO_UDP}
+	var out [][]byte
+	if err := segmentInto(nil, hdr, &out, nil); err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected rejection for UDP GSO")
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkSegmentTCPv4(b *testing.B) {
+	sizes := []struct {
+		name   string
+		payLen int
+		mss    int
+	}{
+		{"64KiB_MSS1460", 65000, 1460},
+		{"16KiB_MSS1460", 16384, 1460},
+		{"4KiB_MSS1460", 4096, 1460},
+	}
+	for _, sz := range sizes {
+		b.Run(sz.name, func(b *testing.B) {
+			const ipLen = 20
+			const tcpLen = 20
+			pkt := make([]byte, ipLen+tcpLen+sz.payLen)
+			pkt[0] = 0x45
+			binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(pkt[2:4], uint16(ipLen+tcpLen+sz.payLen))
+			binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(pkt[4:6], 0x4242)
+			pkt[8] = 64
+			pkt[9] = unix.IPPROTO_TCP
+			copy(pkt[12:16], []byte{10, 0, 0, 1})
+			copy(pkt[16:20], []byte{10, 0, 0, 2})
+			binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(pkt[20:22], 12345)
+			binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(pkt[22:24], 80)
+			binary.BigEndian.PutUint32(pkt[24:28], 10000)
+			binary.BigEndian.PutUint32(pkt[28:32], 20000)
+			pkt[32] = 0x50
+			pkt[33] = 0x18
+			binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(pkt[34:36], 65535)
+			for i := 0; i < sz.payLen; i++ {
+				pkt[ipLen+tcpLen+i] = byte(i)
+			}
+			hdr := VirtioNetHdr{
+				Flags:      unix.VIRTIO_NET_HDR_F_NEEDS_CSUM,
+				GSOType:    unix.VIRTIO_NET_HDR_GSO_TCPV4,
+				HdrLen:     uint16(ipLen + tcpLen),
+				GSOSize:    uint16(sz.mss),
+				CsumStart:  uint16(ipLen),
+				CsumOffset: 16,
+			}
+
+			scratch := make([]byte, tunSegBufSize)
+			out := make([][]byte, 0, 64)
+
+			b.SetBytes(int64(len(pkt)))
+			b.ResetTimer()
+			for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+				out = out[:0]
+				if err := segmentTCP(pkt, hdr, &out, scratch); err != nil {
+					b.Fatal(err)
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+// TestTunFileWriteVnetHdrNoAlloc verifies the IFF_VNET_HDR fast-path write is
+// allocation-free. We write to /dev/null so every call succeeds synchronously.
+func TestTunFileWriteVnetHdrNoAlloc(t *testing.T) {
+	fd, err := unix.Open("/dev/null", os.O_WRONLY, 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("open /dev/null: %v", err)
+	}
+	t.Cleanup(func() { _ = unix.Close(fd) })
+
+	tf := &Offload{fd: fd}
+	tf.writeIovs[0].Base = &validVnetHdr[0]
+	tf.writeIovs[0].SetLen(virtioNetHdrLen)
+
+	payload := make([]byte, 1400)
+	// Warm up (first call may trigger one-time internal allocations elsewhere).
+	if _, err := tf.Write(payload); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Write: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	allocs := testing.AllocsPerRun(1000, func() {
+		if _, err := tf.Write(payload); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Write: %v", err)
+		}
+	})
+	if allocs != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("Write allocated %.1f times per call, want 0", allocs)
+	}
+}

overlay/tio/vnethdr_linux.go

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package tio
+
+import "encoding/binary"
+
+// Size of the legacy struct virtio_net_hdr that the kernel prepends/expects on
+// a TUN opened with IFF_VNET_HDR (TUNSETVNETHDRSZ not set).
+const virtioNetHdrLen = 10
+
+type VirtioNetHdr struct {
+	Flags      uint8
+	GSOType    uint8
+	HdrLen     uint16
+	GSOSize    uint16
+	CsumStart  uint16
+	CsumOffset uint16
+}
+
+// decode reads a virtio_net_hdr in host byte order (TUN default; we never
+// call TUNSETVNETLE so the kernel matches our endianness).
+func (h *VirtioNetHdr) decode(b []byte) {
+	h.Flags = b[0]
+	h.GSOType = b[1]
+	h.HdrLen = binary.NativeEndian.Uint16(b[2:4])
+	h.GSOSize = binary.NativeEndian.Uint16(b[4:6])
+	h.CsumStart = binary.NativeEndian.Uint16(b[6:8])
+	h.CsumOffset = binary.NativeEndian.Uint16(b[8:10])
+}
+
+// encode is the inverse of decode: writes the virtio_net_hdr fields into b
+// (must be at least virtioNetHdrLen bytes). Used to emit a TSO superpacket
+// on egress.
+func (h *VirtioNetHdr) encode(b []byte) {
+	b[0] = h.Flags
+	b[1] = h.GSOType
+	binary.NativeEndian.PutUint16(b[2:4], h.HdrLen)
+	binary.NativeEndian.PutUint16(b[4:6], h.GSOSize)
+	binary.NativeEndian.PutUint16(b[6:8], h.CsumStart)
+	binary.NativeEndian.PutUint16(b[8:10], h.CsumOffset)
+}

overlay/tun.go

@@ -12,6 +12,15 @@ import (
 
 const DefaultMTU = 1300
 
+type NameError struct {
+	Name       string
+	Underlying error
+}
+
+func (e *NameError) Error() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("could not set tun device name: %s because %s", e.Name, e.Underlying)
+}
+
 // 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

@@ -13,17 +13,45 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gaissmai/bart"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/config"
+	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/overlay/tio"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/routing"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/util"
 )
 
 type tun struct {
-	io.ReadWriteCloser
+	rwc         io.ReadWriteCloser
 	fd          int
 	vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix
 	Routes      atomic.Pointer[[]Route]
 	routeTree   atomic.Pointer[bart.Table[routing.Gateways]]
 	l           *logrus.Logger
+
+	readBuf  []byte
+	batchRet [1][]byte
+}
+
+func (t *tun) Read() ([][]byte, error) {
+	if t.readBuf == nil {
+		t.readBuf = make([]byte, defaultBatchBufSize)
+	}
+	n, err := t.rwc.Read(t.readBuf)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	t.batchRet[0] = t.readBuf[:n]
+	return t.batchRet[:], nil
+}
+
+func (t *tun) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	return t.rwc.Write(p)
+}
+
+func (t *tun) WriteReject(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	return t.rwc.Write(p)
+}
+
+func (t *tun) Close() error {
+	return t.rwc.Close()
 }
 
 func newTunFromFd(c *config.C, l *logrus.Logger, deviceFd int, vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix) (*tun, error) {
@@ -32,10 +60,10 @@ func newTunFromFd(c *config.C, l *logrus.Logger, deviceFd int, vpnNetworks []net
 	file := os.NewFile(uintptr(deviceFd), "/dev/net/tun")
 
 	t := &tun{
-		ReadWriteCloser: file,
+		rwc:         file,
-		fd:              deviceFd,
+		fd:          deviceFd,
-		vpnNetworks:     vpnNetworks,
+		vpnNetworks: vpnNetworks,
-		l:               l,
+		l:           l,
 	}
 
 	err := t.reload(c, true)
@@ -99,6 +127,6 @@ func (t *tun) SupportsMultiqueue() bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-func (t *tun) NewMultiQueueReader() (io.ReadWriteCloser, error) {
+func (t *tun) NewMultiQueueReader() (tio.Queue, error) {
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("TODO: multiqueue not implemented for android")
 }

overlay/tun_darwin.go

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gaissmai/bart"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/config"
+	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/overlay/tio"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/routing"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/util"
 	netroute "golang.org/x/net/route"
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type tun struct {
-	io.ReadWriteCloser
+	rwc         io.ReadWriteCloser
 	Device      string
 	vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix
 	DefaultMTU  int
@@ -34,6 +35,9 @@ type tun struct {
 
 	// cache out buffer since we need to prepend 4 bytes for tun metadata
 	out []byte
+
+	readBuf  []byte
+	batchRet [1][]byte
 }
 
 type ifReq struct {
@@ -124,11 +128,11 @@ func newTun(c *config.C, l *logrus.Logger, vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix, _ bool) (
 	}
 
 	t := &tun{
-		ReadWriteCloser: os.NewFile(uintptr(fd), ""),
+		rwc:         os.NewFile(uintptr(fd), ""),
-		Device:          name,
+		Device:      name,
-		vpnNetworks:     vpnNetworks,
+		vpnNetworks: vpnNetworks,
-		DefaultMTU:      c.GetInt("tun.mtu", DefaultMTU),
+		DefaultMTU:  c.GetInt("tun.mtu", DefaultMTU),
-		l:               l,
+		l:           l,
 	}
 
 	err = t.reload(c, true)
@@ -158,8 +162,8 @@ func newTunFromFd(_ *config.C, _ *logrus.Logger, _ int, _ []netip.Prefix) (*tun,
 }
 
 func (t *tun) Close() error {
-	if t.ReadWriteCloser != nil {
+	if t.rwc != nil {
-		return t.ReadWriteCloser.Close()
+		return t.rwc.Close()
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -503,15 +507,31 @@ func delRoute(prefix netip.Prefix, gateway netroute.Addr) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (t *tun) Read(to []byte) (int, error) {
+func (t *tun) readOne(to []byte) (int, error) {
 	buf := make([]byte, len(to)+4)
 
-	n, err := t.ReadWriteCloser.Read(buf)
+	n, err := t.rwc.Read(buf)
 
 	copy(to, buf[4:])
 	return n - 4, err
 }
 
+func (t *tun) Read() ([][]byte, error) {
+	if t.readBuf == nil {
+		t.readBuf = make([]byte, defaultBatchBufSize)
+	}
+	n, err := t.readOne(t.readBuf)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	t.batchRet[0] = t.readBuf[:n]
+	return t.batchRet[:], nil
+}
+
+func (t *tun) WriteReject(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	return t.Write(p)
+}
+
 // Write is only valid for single threaded use
 func (t *tun) Write(from []byte) (int, error) {
 	buf := t.out
@@ -537,7 +557,7 @@ func (t *tun) Write(from []byte) (int, error) {
 
 	copy(buf[4:], from)
 
-	n, err := t.ReadWriteCloser.Write(buf)
+	n, err := t.rwc.Write(buf)
 	return n - 4, err
 }
 
@@ -553,6 +573,6 @@ func (t *tun) SupportsMultiqueue() bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-func (t *tun) NewMultiQueueReader() (io.ReadWriteCloser, error) {
+func (t *tun) NewMultiQueueReader() (tio.Queue, error) {
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("TODO: multiqueue not implemented for darwin")
 }

overlay/tun_disabled.go

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/rcrowley/go-metrics"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/iputil"
+	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/overlay/tio"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/routing"
 )
 
@@ -17,9 +18,27 @@ type disabledTun struct {
 	vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix
 
 	// Track these metrics since we don't have the tun device to do it for us
-	tx metrics.Counter
+	tx         metrics.Counter
-	rx metrics.Counter
+	rx         metrics.Counter
-	l  *logrus.Logger
+	l          *logrus.Logger
+	numReaders int
+
+	batchRet [1][]byte
+}
+
+func (t *disabledTun) Read() ([][]byte, error) {
+	r, ok := <-t.read
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, io.EOF
+	}
+
+	t.tx.Inc(1)
+	if t.l.Level >= logrus.DebugLevel {
+		t.l.WithField("raw", prettyPacket(r)).Debugf("Write payload")
+	}
+
+	t.batchRet[0] = r
+	return t.batchRet[:], nil
 }
 
 func newDisabledTun(vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix, queueLen int, metricsEnabled bool, l *logrus.Logger) *disabledTun {
@@ -27,6 +46,7 @@ func newDisabledTun(vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix, queueLen int, metricsEnabled boo
 		vpnNetworks: vpnNetworks,
 		read:        make(chan []byte, queueLen),
 		l:           l,
+		numReaders:  1,
 	}
 
 	if metricsEnabled {
@@ -56,24 +76,6 @@ func (*disabledTun) Name() string {
 	return "disabled"
 }
 
-func (t *disabledTun) Read(b []byte) (int, error) {
-	r, ok := <-t.read
-	if !ok {
-		return 0, io.EOF
-	}
-
-	if len(r) > len(b) {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("packet larger than mtu: %d > %d bytes", len(r), len(b))
-	}
-
-	t.tx.Inc(1)
-	if t.l.Level >= logrus.DebugLevel {
-		t.l.WithField("raw", prettyPacket(r)).Debugf("Write payload")
-	}
-
-	return copy(b, r), nil
-}
-
 func (t *disabledTun) handleICMPEchoRequest(b []byte) bool {
 	out := make([]byte, len(b))
 	out = iputil.CreateICMPEchoResponse(b, out)
@@ -105,12 +107,25 @@ func (t *disabledTun) Write(b []byte) (int, error) {
 	return len(b), nil
 }
 
+func (t *disabledTun) WriteReject(b []byte) (int, error) {
+	return t.Write(b)
+}
+
 func (t *disabledTun) SupportsMultiqueue() bool {
 	return true
 }
 
-func (t *disabledTun) NewMultiQueueReader() (io.ReadWriteCloser, error) {
+func (t *disabledTun) NewMultiQueueReader() error {
-	return t, nil
+	t.numReaders++
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (t *disabledTun) Readers() []tio.Queue {
+	out := make([]tio.Queue, t.numReaders)
+	for i := range t.numReaders {
+		out[i] = t
+	}
+	return out
 }
 
 func (t *disabledTun) Close() error {

overlay/tun_freebsd.go

@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"io"
 	"io/fs"
 	"net/netip"
+	"os"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"syscall"
 	"time"
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gaissmai/bart"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/config"
+	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/overlay/tio"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/routing"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/util"
 	netroute "golang.org/x/net/route"
@@ -93,107 +94,203 @@ type tun struct {
 	routeTree   atomic.Pointer[bart.Table[routing.Gateways]]
 	linkAddr    *netroute.LinkAddr
 	l           *logrus.Logger
-	devFd       int
+
+	fd        int
+	shutdownR int // read end of the shutdown pipe; closing the write end wakes blocked polls
+	shutdownW int // write end of the shutdown pipe; closing this signals shutdown to any blocked reader/writer
+	readPoll  [2]unix.PollFd
+	writePoll [2]unix.PollFd
+	closed    atomic.Bool
+
+	readBuf  []byte
+	batchRet [1][]byte
 }
 
-func (t *tun) Read(to []byte) (int, error) {
+// blockOnRead waits until the tun fd is readable or shutdown has been signaled.
-	// use readv() to read from the tunnel device, to eliminate the need for copying the buffer
+// Returns os.ErrClosed if Close was called.
-	if t.devFd < 0 {
+func (t *tun) blockOnRead() error {
-		return -1, syscall.EINVAL
+	const problemFlags = unix.POLLHUP | unix.POLLNVAL | unix.POLLERR
+	var err error
+	for {
+		_, err = unix.Poll(t.readPoll[:], -1)
+		if err != unix.EINTR {
+			break
+		}
 	}
+	tunEvents := t.readPoll[0].Revents
+	shutdownEvents := t.readPoll[1].Revents
+	t.readPoll[0].Revents = 0
+	t.readPoll[1].Revents = 0
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if shutdownEvents&(unix.POLLIN|problemFlags) != 0 {
+		return os.ErrClosed
+	}
+	if tunEvents&problemFlags != 0 {
+		return os.ErrClosed
+	}
+	return nil
+}
 
+func (t *tun) blockOnWrite() error {
+	const problemFlags = unix.POLLHUP | unix.POLLNVAL | unix.POLLERR
+	var err error
+	for {
+		_, err = unix.Poll(t.writePoll[:], -1)
+		if err != unix.EINTR {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	tunEvents := t.writePoll[0].Revents
+	shutdownEvents := t.writePoll[1].Revents
+	t.writePoll[0].Revents = 0
+	t.writePoll[1].Revents = 0
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if shutdownEvents&(unix.POLLIN|problemFlags) != 0 {
+		return os.ErrClosed
+	}
+	if tunEvents&problemFlags != 0 {
+		return os.ErrClosed
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (t *tun) Read() ([][]byte, error) {
+	if t.readBuf == nil {
+		t.readBuf = make([]byte, defaultBatchBufSize)
+	}
+	n, err := t.readOne(t.readBuf)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	t.batchRet[0] = t.readBuf[:n]
+	return t.batchRet[:], nil
+}
+
+func (t *tun) WriteReject(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	return t.Write(p)
+}
+
+func (t *tun) readOne(to []byte) (int, error) {
 	// first 4 bytes is protocol family, in network byte order
-	head := make([]byte, 4)
+	var head [4]byte
-
+	iovecs := [2]syscall.Iovec{
-	iovecs := []syscall.Iovec{
 		{&head[0], 4},
 		{&to[0], uint64(len(to))},
 	}
-
+	for {
-	n, _, errno := syscall.Syscall(syscall.SYS_READV, uintptr(t.devFd), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&iovecs[0])), uintptr(2))
+		n, _, errno := syscall.Syscall(syscall.SYS_READV, uintptr(t.fd), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&iovecs[0])), 2)
-
+		if errno == 0 {
-	var err error
+			bytesRead := int(n)
-	if errno != 0 {
+			if bytesRead < 4 {
-		err = syscall.Errno(errno)
+				return 0, nil
-	} else {
+			}
-		err = nil
+			return bytesRead - 4, nil
-	}
+		}
-	// fix bytes read number to exclude header
+		switch errno {
-	bytesRead := int(n)
+		case unix.EAGAIN:
-	if bytesRead < 0 {
+			if err := t.blockOnRead(); err != nil {
-		return bytesRead, err
+				return 0, err
-	} else if bytesRead < 4 {
+			}
-		return 0, err
+		case unix.EINTR:
-	} else {
+			// retry
-		return bytesRead - 4, err
+		case unix.EBADF:
+			return 0, os.ErrClosed
+		default:
+			return 0, errno
+		}
 	}
 }
 
 // Write is only valid for single threaded use
 func (t *tun) Write(from []byte) (int, error) {
-	// use writev() to write to the tunnel device, to eliminate the need for copying the buffer
-	if t.devFd < 0 {
-		return -1, syscall.EINVAL
-	}
-
 	if len(from) <= 1 {
 		return 0, syscall.EIO
 	}
+
 	ipVer := from[0] >> 4
-	var head []byte
+	var head [4]byte
 	// first 4 bytes is protocol family, in network byte order
-	if ipVer == 4 {
+	switch ipVer {
-		head = []byte{0, 0, 0, syscall.AF_INET}
+	case 4:
-	} else if ipVer == 6 {
+		head[3] = syscall.AF_INET
-		head = []byte{0, 0, 0, syscall.AF_INET6}
+	case 6:
-	} else {
+		head[3] = syscall.AF_INET6
+	default:
 		return 0, fmt.Errorf("unable to determine IP version from packet")
 	}
-	iovecs := []syscall.Iovec{
+
+	iovecs := [2]syscall.Iovec{
 		{&head[0], 4},
 		{&from[0], uint64(len(from))},
 	}
-
+	for {
-	n, _, errno := syscall.Syscall(syscall.SYS_WRITEV, uintptr(t.devFd), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&iovecs[0])), uintptr(2))
+		n, _, errno := syscall.Syscall(syscall.SYS_WRITEV, uintptr(t.fd), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&iovecs[0])), 2)
-
+		if errno == 0 {
-	var err error
+			return int(n) - 4, nil
-	if errno != 0 {
+		}
-		err = syscall.Errno(errno)
+		switch errno {
-	} else {
+		case unix.EAGAIN:
-		err = nil
+			if err := t.blockOnWrite(); err != nil {
+				return 0, err
+			}
+		case unix.EINTR:
+			// retry
+		case unix.EBADF:
+			return 0, os.ErrClosed
+		default:
+			return 0, errno
+		}
 	}
-
-	return int(n) - 4, err
 }
 
 func (t *tun) Close() error {
-	if t.devFd >= 0 {
+	if t.closed.Swap(true) {
-		err := syscall.Close(t.devFd)
+		return nil
-		if err != nil {
+	}
+
+	// Closing the write end of the shutdown pipe causes any blocked Poll to
+	// return with POLLHUP on the shutdown fd, so readers/writers wake up and
+	// exit with os.ErrClosed.
+	if t.shutdownW >= 0 {
+		_ = unix.Close(t.shutdownW)
+		t.shutdownW = -1
+	}
+
+	if t.fd >= 0 {
+		if err := unix.Close(t.fd); err != nil {
 			t.l.WithError(err).Error("Error closing device")
 		}
-		t.devFd = -1
+		t.fd = -1
+	}
 
-		c := make(chan struct{})
+	if t.shutdownR >= 0 {
-		go func() {
+		_ = unix.Close(t.shutdownR)
-			// destroying the interface can block if a read() is still pending. Do this asynchronously.
+		t.shutdownR = -1
-			defer close(c)
+	}
-			s, err := syscall.Socket(syscall.AF_INET, syscall.SOCK_DGRAM, syscall.IPPROTO_IP)
-			if err == nil {
-				defer syscall.Close(s)
-				ifreq := ifreqDestroy{Name: t.deviceBytes()}
-				err = ioctl(uintptr(s), syscall.SIOCIFDESTROY, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&ifreq)))
-			}
-			if err != nil {
-				t.l.WithError(err).Error("Error destroying tunnel")
-			}
-		}()
 
-		// wait up to 1 second so we start blocking at the ioctl
+	c := make(chan struct{})
-		select {
+	go func() {
-		case <-c:
+		// destroying the interface can block if a read() is still pending. Do this asynchronously.
-		case <-time.After(1 * time.Second):
+		defer close(c)
+		s, err := syscall.Socket(syscall.AF_INET, syscall.SOCK_DGRAM, syscall.IPPROTO_IP)
+		if err == nil {
+			defer syscall.Close(s)
+			ifreq := ifreqDestroy{Name: t.deviceBytes()}
+			err = ioctl(uintptr(s), syscall.SIOCIFDESTROY, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&ifreq)))
 		}
+		if err != nil {
+			t.l.WithError(err).Error("Error destroying tunnel")
+		}
+	}()
+
+	// wait up to 1 second so we start blocking at the ioctl
+	select {
+	case <-c:
+	case <-time.After(1 * time.Second):
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -209,16 +306,38 @@ func newTun(c *config.C, l *logrus.Logger, vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix, _ bool) (
 	var err error
 	deviceName := c.GetString("tun.dev", "")
 	if deviceName != "" {
-		fd, err = syscall.Open("/dev/"+deviceName, syscall.O_RDWR, 0)
+		fd, err = unix.Open("/dev/"+deviceName, os.O_RDWR, 0)
 	}
 	if errors.Is(err, fs.ErrNotExist) || deviceName == "" {
 		// If the device doesn't already exist, request a new one and rename it
-		fd, err = syscall.Open("/dev/tun", syscall.O_RDWR, 0)
+		fd, err = unix.Open("/dev/tun", os.O_RDWR, 0)
 	}
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	if err = unix.SetNonblock(fd, true); err != nil {
+		_ = unix.Close(fd)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to set tun device as nonblocking: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Shutdown pipe lets Close wake any reader/writer blocked in Poll.
+	var pipeFds [2]int
+	if err = unix.Pipe2(pipeFds[:], unix.O_CLOEXEC|unix.O_NONBLOCK); err != nil {
+		_ = unix.Close(fd)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create shutdown pipe: %w", err)
+	}
+	shutdownR, shutdownW := pipeFds[0], pipeFds[1]
+
+	closeOnErr := true
+	defer func() {
+		if closeOnErr {
+			_ = unix.Close(fd)
+			_ = unix.Close(shutdownR)
+			_ = unix.Close(shutdownW)
+		}
+	}()
+
 	// Read the name of the interface
 	var name [16]byte
 	arg := fiodgnameArg{length: 16, buf: unsafe.Pointer(&name)}
@@ -237,7 +356,7 @@ func newTun(c *config.C, l *logrus.Logger, vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix, _ bool) (
 	}
 
 	if ctrlErr != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, ctrlErr
 	}
 
 	ifName := string(bytes.TrimRight(name[:], "\x00"))
@@ -253,8 +372,6 @@ func newTun(c *config.C, l *logrus.Logger, vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix, _ bool) (
 		}
 		defer syscall.Close(s)
 
-		fd := uintptr(s)
-
 		var fromName [16]byte
 		var toName [16]byte
 		copy(fromName[:], ifName)
@@ -266,7 +383,7 @@ func newTun(c *config.C, l *logrus.Logger, vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix, _ bool) (
 		}
 
 		// Set the device name
-		ioctl(fd, syscall.SIOCSIFNAME, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&ifrr)))
+		_ = ioctl(uintptr(s), syscall.SIOCSIFNAME, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&ifrr)))
 	}
 
 	t := &tun{
@@ -274,13 +391,24 @@ func newTun(c *config.C, l *logrus.Logger, vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix, _ bool) (
 		vpnNetworks: vpnNetworks,
 		MTU:         c.GetInt("tun.mtu", DefaultMTU),
 		l:           l,
-		devFd:       fd,
+		fd:          fd,
+		shutdownR:   shutdownR,
+		shutdownW:   shutdownW,
+		readPoll: [2]unix.PollFd{
+			{Fd: int32(fd), Events: unix.POLLIN},
+			{Fd: int32(shutdownR), Events: unix.POLLIN},
+		},
+		writePoll: [2]unix.PollFd{
+			{Fd: int32(fd), Events: unix.POLLOUT},
+			{Fd: int32(shutdownR), Events: unix.POLLIN},
+		},
 	}
 
 	err = t.reload(c, true)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	closeOnErr = false
 
 	c.RegisterReloadCallback(func(c *config.C) {
 		err := t.reload(c, false)
@@ -454,7 +582,7 @@ func (t *tun) SupportsMultiqueue() bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-func (t *tun) NewMultiQueueReader() (io.ReadWriteCloser, error) {
+func (t *tun) NewMultiQueueReader() (tio.Queue, error) {
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("TODO: multiqueue not implemented for freebsd")
 }
 

overlay/tun_ios.go

@@ -16,16 +16,44 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gaissmai/bart"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/config"
+	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/overlay/tio"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/routing"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/util"
 )
 
 type tun struct {
-	io.ReadWriteCloser
+	rwc         io.ReadWriteCloser
 	vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix
 	Routes      atomic.Pointer[[]Route]
 	routeTree   atomic.Pointer[bart.Table[routing.Gateways]]
 	l           *logrus.Logger
+
+	readBuf  []byte
+	batchRet [1][]byte
+}
+
+func (t *tun) Read() ([][]byte, error) {
+	if t.readBuf == nil {
+		t.readBuf = make([]byte, defaultBatchBufSize)
+	}
+	n, err := t.rwc.Read(t.readBuf)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	t.batchRet[0] = t.readBuf[:n]
+	return t.batchRet[:], nil
+}
+
+func (t *tun) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	return t.rwc.Write(p)
+}
+
+func (t *tun) WriteReject(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	return t.rwc.Write(p)
+}
+
+func (t *tun) Close() error {
+	return t.rwc.Close()
 }
 
 func newTun(_ *config.C, _ *logrus.Logger, _ []netip.Prefix, _ bool) (*tun, error) {
@@ -35,9 +63,9 @@ func newTun(_ *config.C, _ *logrus.Logger, _ []netip.Prefix, _ bool) (*tun, erro
 func newTunFromFd(c *config.C, l *logrus.Logger, deviceFd int, vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix) (*tun, error) {
 	file := os.NewFile(uintptr(deviceFd), "/dev/tun")
 	t := &tun{
-		vpnNetworks:     vpnNetworks,
+		vpnNetworks: vpnNetworks,
-		ReadWriteCloser: &tunReadCloser{f: file},
+		rwc:         &tunReadCloser{f: file},
-		l:               l,
+		l:           l,
 	}
 
 	err := t.reload(c, true)
@@ -155,6 +183,6 @@ func (t *tun) SupportsMultiqueue() bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-func (t *tun) NewMultiQueueReader() (io.ReadWriteCloser, error) {
+func (t *tun) NewMultiQueueReader() (tio.Queue, error) {
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("TODO: multiqueue not implemented for ios")
 }

overlay/tun_linux.go

@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ package overlay
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"io"
 	"net"
 	"net/netip"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
+	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 	"unsafe"
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gaissmai/bart"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/config"
+	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/overlay/tio"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/routing"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/util"
 	"github.com/vishvananda/netlink"
@@ -24,8 +25,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 type tun struct {
-	io.ReadWriteCloser
+	readers     tio.Container
-	fd          int
+	closeLock   sync.Mutex
 	Device      string
 	vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix
 	MaxMTU      int
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ type tun struct {
 	TXQueueLen  int
 	deviceIndex int
 	ioctlFd     uintptr
+	vnetHdr     bool
 
 	Routes                    atomic.Pointer[[]Route]
 	routeTree                 atomic.Pointer[bart.Table[routing.Gateways]]
@@ -40,6 +42,11 @@ type tun struct {
 	useSystemRoutes           bool
 	useSystemRoutesBufferSize int
 
+	// These are routes learned from `tun.use_system_route_table`
+	// stored here to make it easier to restore them after a reload
+	routesFromSystem     map[netip.Prefix]routing.Gateways
+	routesFromSystemLock sync.Mutex
+
 	l *logrus.Logger
 }
 
@@ -66,9 +73,9 @@ type ifreqQLEN struct {
 }
 
 func newTunFromFd(c *config.C, l *logrus.Logger, deviceFd int, vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix) (*tun, error) {
-	file := os.NewFile(uintptr(deviceFd), "/dev/net/tun")
+	// We don't know what flags the caller opened this fd with and can't turn
-
+	// on IFF_VNET_HDR after TUNSETIFF, so skip offload on inherited fds.
-	t, err := newTunGeneric(c, l, file, vpnNetworks)
+	t, err := newTunGeneric(c, l, deviceFd, false, vpnNetworks)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -78,42 +85,83 @@ func newTunFromFd(c *config.C, l *logrus.Logger, deviceFd int, vpnNetworks []net
 	return t, nil
 }
 
-func newTun(c *config.C, l *logrus.Logger, vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix, multiqueue bool) (*tun, error) {
+// openTunDev opens /dev/net/tun, creating the device node first if it's
+// missing (docker containers occasionally omit it).
+func openTunDev() (int, error) {
 	fd, err := unix.Open("/dev/net/tun", os.O_RDWR, 0)
+	if err == nil {
+		return fd, nil
+	}
+	if !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		return -1, err
+	}
+	if err = os.MkdirAll("/dev/net", 0755); err != nil {
+		return -1, 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 -1, fmt.Errorf("failed to create /dev/net/tun: %w", err)
+	}
+	fd, err = unix.Open("/dev/net/tun", os.O_RDWR, 0)
 	if err != nil {
-		// If /dev/net/tun doesn't exist, try to create it (will happen in docker)
+		return -1, fmt.Errorf("created /dev/net/tun, but still failed: %w", err)
-		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+	}
-			err = os.MkdirAll("/dev/net", 0755)
+	return fd, nil
-			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)
+// tunSetIff runs TUNSETIFF with the given flags and returns the kernel-chosen
-			if err != nil {
+// device name on success.
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("created /dev/net/tun, but still failed: %w", err)
+func tunSetIff(fd int, name string, flags uint16) (string, error) {
-			}
+	var req ifReq
-		} else {
+	req.Flags = flags
+	copy(req.Name[:], name)
+	if err := ioctl(uintptr(fd), uintptr(unix.TUNSETIFF), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&req))); err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return strings.Trim(string(req.Name[:]), "\x00"), nil
+}
+
+// tsoOffloadFlags are the TUN_F_* bits we ask the kernel to enable when a
+// TSO-capable TUN is available. CSUM is required as a prerequisite for TSO.
+const tsoOffloadFlags = unix.TUN_F_CSUM | unix.TUN_F_TSO4 | unix.TUN_F_TSO6
+
+func newTun(c *config.C, l *logrus.Logger, vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix, multiqueue bool) (*tun, error) {
+	baseFlags := uint16(unix.IFF_TUN | unix.IFF_NO_PI)
+	if multiqueue {
+		baseFlags |= unix.IFF_MULTI_QUEUE
+	}
+	nameStr := c.GetString("tun.dev", "")
+
+	// First try to open with IFF_VNET_HDR + TUNSETOFFLOAD so we can receive
+	// TSO superpackets. If either step fails (older kernel, unprivileged
+	// container, etc.) we close and fall back to a plain TUN.
+	fd, err := openTunDev()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	vnetHdr := true
+	name, err := tunSetIff(fd, nameStr, baseFlags|unix.IFF_VNET_HDR|unix.IFF_NAPI)
+	if err != nil {
+		_ = unix.Close(fd)
+		vnetHdr = false
+	} else if err = ioctl(uintptr(fd), unix.TUNSETOFFLOAD, uintptr(tsoOffloadFlags)); err != nil {
+		l.WithError(err).Warn("Failed to enable TUN offload (TSO); proceeding without virtio headers")
+		_ = unix.Close(fd)
+		vnetHdr = false
+	}
+
+	if !vnetHdr {
+		fd, err = openTunDev()
+		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
+		name, err = tunSetIff(fd, nameStr, baseFlags)
+		if err != nil {
+			_ = unix.Close(fd)
+			return nil, &NameError{Name: nameStr, Underlying: err}
+		}
 	}
 
-	var req ifReq
+	t, err := newTunGeneric(c, l, fd, vnetHdr, vpnNetworks)
-	req.Flags = uint16(unix.IFF_TUN | unix.IFF_NO_PI)
-	if multiqueue {
-		req.Flags |= unix.IFF_MULTI_QUEUE
-	}
-	copy(req.Name[:], c.GetString("tun.dev", ""))
-	if err = ioctl(uintptr(fd), uintptr(unix.TUNSETIFF), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&req))); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	name := strings.Trim(string(req.Name[:]), "\x00")
-
-	file := os.NewFile(uintptr(fd), "/dev/net/tun")
-	t, err := newTunGeneric(c, l, file, vpnNetworks)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -123,19 +171,40 @@ func newTun(c *config.C, l *logrus.Logger, vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix, multiqueu
 	return t, nil
 }
 
-func newTunGeneric(c *config.C, l *logrus.Logger, file *os.File, vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix) (*tun, error) {
+// newTunGeneric does all the stuff common to different tun initialization paths. It will close your files on error.
+func newTunGeneric(c *config.C, l *logrus.Logger, fd int, vnetHdr bool, vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix) (*tun, error) {
+	var container tio.Container
+	var err error
+	if vnetHdr {
+		container, err = tio.NewOffloadContainer()
+	} else {
+		container, err = tio.NewPollContainer()
+	}
+
+	if err != nil {
+		_ = unix.Close(fd)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	err = container.Add(fd)
+	if err != nil {
+		_ = unix.Close(fd)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	t := &tun{
-		ReadWriteCloser:           file,
+		readers:                   container,
-		fd:                        int(file.Fd()),
+		closeLock:                 sync.Mutex{},
+		vnetHdr:                   vnetHdr,
 		vpnNetworks:               vpnNetworks,
 		TXQueueLen:                c.GetInt("tun.tx_queue", 500),
 		useSystemRoutes:           c.GetBool("tun.use_system_route_table", false),
 		useSystemRoutesBufferSize: c.GetInt("tun.use_system_route_table_buffer_size", 0),
+		routesFromSystem:          map[netip.Prefix]routing.Gateways{},
 		l:                         l,
 	}
 
-	err := t.reload(c, true)
+	if err = t.reload(c, true); err != nil {
-	if err != nil {
+		_ = t.Close()
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
@@ -164,6 +233,13 @@ func (t *tun) reload(c *config.C, initial bool) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// Bring along any routes learned from the system route table on reload
+	t.routesFromSystemLock.Lock()
+	for dst, gw := range t.routesFromSystem {
+		routeTree.Insert(dst, gw)
+	}
+	t.routesFromSystemLock.Unlock()
+
 	oldDefaultMTU := t.DefaultMTU
 	oldMaxMTU := t.MaxMTU
 	newDefaultMTU := c.GetInt("tun.mtu", DefaultMTU)
@@ -220,22 +296,38 @@ func (t *tun) SupportsMultiqueue() bool {
 	return true
 }
 
-func (t *tun) NewMultiQueueReader() (io.ReadWriteCloser, error) {
+func (t *tun) NewMultiQueueReader() error {
+	t.closeLock.Lock()
+	defer t.closeLock.Unlock()
+
 	fd, err := unix.Open("/dev/net/tun", os.O_RDWR, 0)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return err
 	}
 
-	var req ifReq
+	flags := uint16(unix.IFF_TUN | unix.IFF_NO_PI | unix.IFF_MULTI_QUEUE)
-	req.Flags = uint16(unix.IFF_TUN | unix.IFF_NO_PI | unix.IFF_MULTI_QUEUE)
+	if t.vnetHdr {
-	copy(req.Name[:], t.Device)
+		flags |= unix.IFF_VNET_HDR | unix.IFF_NAPI
-	if err = ioctl(uintptr(fd), uintptr(unix.TUNSETIFF), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&req))); err != nil {
+	}
-		return nil, err
+	if _, err = tunSetIff(fd, t.Device, flags); err != nil {
+		_ = unix.Close(fd)
+		return err
 	}
 
-	file := os.NewFile(uintptr(fd), "/dev/net/tun")
+	if t.vnetHdr {
+		if err = ioctl(uintptr(fd), unix.TUNSETOFFLOAD, uintptr(tsoOffloadFlags)); err != nil {
+			_ = unix.Close(fd)
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to enable offload on multiqueue tun fd: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
 
-	return file, nil
+	err = t.readers.Add(fd)
+	if err != nil {
+		_ = unix.Close(fd)
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (t *tun) RoutesFor(ip netip.Addr) routing.Gateways {
@@ -243,29 +335,6 @@ func (t *tun) RoutesFor(ip netip.Addr) routing.Gateways {
 	return r
 }
 
-func (t *tun) Write(b []byte) (int, error) {
-	var nn int
-	maximum := len(b)
-
-	for {
-		n, err := unix.Write(t.fd, b[nn:maximum])
-		if n > 0 {
-			nn += n
-		}
-		if nn == len(b) {
-			return nn, err
-		}
-
-		if err != nil {
-			return nn, err
-		}
-
-		if n == 0 {
-			return nn, io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 func (t *tun) deviceBytes() (o [16]byte) {
 	for i, c := range t.Device {
 		o[i] = byte(c)
@@ -673,29 +742,38 @@ func (t *tun) updateRoutes(r netlink.RouteUpdate) {
 
 	newTree := t.routeTree.Load().Clone()
 
+	t.routesFromSystemLock.Lock()
 	if r.Type == unix.RTM_NEWROUTE {
 		t.l.WithField("destination", dst).WithField("via", gateways).Info("Adding route")
+		t.routesFromSystem[dst] = gateways
 		newTree.Insert(dst, gateways)
 
 	} else {
 		t.l.WithField("destination", dst).WithField("via", gateways).Info("Removing route")
+		delete(t.routesFromSystem, dst)
 		newTree.Delete(dst)
 	}
+	t.routesFromSystemLock.Unlock()
 	t.routeTree.Store(newTree)
 }
 
+func (t *tun) Readers() []tio.Queue {
+	return t.readers.Queues()
+}
+
 func (t *tun) Close() error {
+	t.closeLock.Lock()
+	defer t.closeLock.Unlock()
+
 	if t.routeChan != nil {
 		close(t.routeChan)
-	}
+		t.routeChan = nil
-
-	if t.ReadWriteCloser != nil {
-		_ = t.ReadWriteCloser.Close()
 	}
 
 	if t.ioctlFd > 0 {
-		_ = os.NewFile(t.ioctlFd, "ioctlFd").Close()
+		_ = unix.Close(int(t.ioctlFd))
+		t.ioctlFd = 0
 	}
 
-	return nil
+	return t.readers.Close()
 }

overlay/tun_linux_test.go

@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 
 package overlay
 
-import "testing"
+import (
+	"testing"
+)
 
 var runAdvMSSTests = []struct {
 	name     string

overlay/tun_netbsd.go

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ package overlay
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"io"
 	"net/netip"
 	"os"
 	"regexp"
@@ -17,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gaissmai/bart"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/config"
+	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/overlay/tio"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/routing"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/util"
 	netroute "golang.org/x/net/route"
@@ -66,6 +66,25 @@ type tun struct {
 	l           *logrus.Logger
 	f           *os.File
 	fd          int
+
+	readBuf  []byte
+	batchRet [1][]byte
+}
+
+func (t *tun) Read() ([][]byte, error) {
+	if t.readBuf == nil {
+		t.readBuf = make([]byte, defaultBatchBufSize)
+	}
+	n, err := t.readOne(t.readBuf)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	t.batchRet[0] = t.readBuf[:n]
+	return t.batchRet[:], nil
+}
+
+func (t *tun) WriteReject(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	return t.Write(p)
 }
 
 var deviceNameRE = regexp.MustCompile(`^tun[0-9]+$`)
@@ -141,7 +160,7 @@ func (t *tun) Close() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (t *tun) Read(to []byte) (int, error) {
+func (t *tun) readOne(to []byte) (int, error) {
 	rc, err := t.f.SyscallConn()
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, fmt.Errorf("failed to get syscall conn for tun: %w", err)
@@ -394,7 +413,7 @@ func (t *tun) SupportsMultiqueue() bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-func (t *tun) NewMultiQueueReader() (io.ReadWriteCloser, error) {
+func (t *tun) NewMultiQueueReader() (tio.Queue, error) {
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("TODO: multiqueue not implemented for netbsd")
 }
 

overlay/tun_openbsd.go

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ package overlay
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"io"
 	"net/netip"
 	"os"
 	"regexp"
@@ -17,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gaissmai/bart"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/config"
+	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/overlay/tio"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/routing"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/util"
 	netroute "golang.org/x/net/route"
@@ -59,6 +59,25 @@ type tun struct {
 	fd          int
 	// cache out buffer since we need to prepend 4 bytes for tun metadata
 	out []byte
+
+	readBuf  []byte
+	batchRet [1][]byte
+}
+
+func (t *tun) Read() ([][]byte, error) {
+	if t.readBuf == nil {
+		t.readBuf = make([]byte, defaultBatchBufSize)
+	}
+	n, err := t.readOne(t.readBuf)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	t.batchRet[0] = t.readBuf[:n]
+	return t.batchRet[:], nil
+}
+
+func (t *tun) WriteReject(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	return t.Write(p)
 }
 
 var deviceNameRE = regexp.MustCompile(`^tun[0-9]+$`)
@@ -124,7 +143,7 @@ func (t *tun) Close() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (t *tun) Read(to []byte) (int, error) {
+func (t *tun) readOne(to []byte) (int, error) {
 	buf := make([]byte, len(to)+4)
 
 	n, err := t.f.Read(buf)
@@ -314,7 +333,7 @@ func (t *tun) SupportsMultiqueue() bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-func (t *tun) NewMultiQueueReader() (io.ReadWriteCloser, error) {
+func (t *tun) NewMultiQueueReader() (tio.Queue, error) {
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("TODO: multiqueue not implemented for openbsd")
 }
 

overlay/tun_tester.go

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gaissmai/bart"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/config"
+	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/overlay/tio"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/routing"
 )
 
@@ -26,6 +27,17 @@ type TestTun struct {
 	closed    atomic.Bool
 	rxPackets chan []byte // Packets to receive into nebula
 	TxPackets chan []byte // Packets transmitted outside by nebula
+
+	batchRet [1][]byte
+}
+
+func (t *TestTun) Read() ([][]byte, error) {
+	p, ok := <-t.rxPackets
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, os.ErrClosed
+	}
+	t.batchRet[0] = p
+	return t.batchRet[:], nil
 }
 
 func newTun(c *config.C, l *logrus.Logger, vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix, _ bool) (*TestTun, error) {
@@ -115,6 +127,10 @@ func (t *TestTun) Write(b []byte) (n int, err error) {
 	return len(b), nil
 }
 
+func (t *TestTun) WriteReject(b []byte) (int, error) {
+	return t.Write(b)
+}
+
 func (t *TestTun) Close() error {
 	if t.closed.CompareAndSwap(false, true) {
 		close(t.rxPackets)
@@ -123,19 +139,10 @@ func (t *TestTun) Close() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (t *TestTun) Read(b []byte) (int, error) {
-	p, ok := <-t.rxPackets
-	if !ok {
-		return 0, os.ErrClosed
-	}
-	copy(b, p)
-	return len(p), nil
-}
-
 func (t *TestTun) SupportsMultiqueue() bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-func (t *TestTun) NewMultiQueueReader() (io.ReadWriteCloser, error) {
+func (t *TestTun) NewMultiQueueReader() (tio.Queue, error) {
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("TODO: multiqueue not implemented")
 }

overlay/tun_windows.go

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ package overlay
 import (
 	"crypto"
 	"fmt"
-	"io"
 	"net/netip"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -18,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gaissmai/bart"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/config"
+	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/overlay/tio"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/routing"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/util"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/wintun"
@@ -36,6 +36,25 @@ type winTun struct {
 	l           *logrus.Logger
 
 	tun *wintun.NativeTun
+
+	readBuf  []byte
+	batchRet [1][]byte
+}
+
+func (t *winTun) Read() ([][]byte, error) {
+	if t.readBuf == nil {
+		t.readBuf = make([]byte, defaultBatchBufSize)
+	}
+	n, err := t.tun.Read(t.readBuf, 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	t.batchRet[0] = t.readBuf[:n]
+	return t.batchRet[:], nil
+}
+
+func (t *winTun) WriteReject(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	return t.Write(p)
 }
 
 func newTunFromFd(_ *config.C, _ *logrus.Logger, _ int, _ []netip.Prefix) (Device, error) {
@@ -74,7 +93,10 @@ func newTun(c *config.C, l *logrus.Logger, vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix, _ bool) (
 		l.WithError(err).Debug("Failed to create wintun device, retrying")
 		tunDevice, err = wintun.CreateTUNWithRequestedGUID(deviceName, guid, t.MTU)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("create TUN device failed: %w", err)
+			return nil, &NameError{
+				Name:       deviceName,
+				Underlying: fmt.Errorf("create TUN device failed: %w", err),
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	t.tun = tunDevice.(*wintun.NativeTun)
@@ -226,10 +248,6 @@ func (t *winTun) Name() string {
 	return t.Device
 }
 
-func (t *winTun) Read(b []byte) (int, error) {
-	return t.tun.Read(b, 0)
-}
-
 func (t *winTun) Write(b []byte) (int, error) {
 	return t.tun.Write(b, 0)
 }
@@ -238,7 +256,7 @@ func (t *winTun) SupportsMultiqueue() bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-func (t *winTun) NewMultiQueueReader() (io.ReadWriteCloser, error) {
+func (t *winTun) NewMultiQueueReader() (tio.Queue, error) {
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("TODO: multiqueue not implemented for windows")
 }
 

overlay/user.go

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/config"
+	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/overlay/tio"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/routing"
 )
 
@@ -23,17 +24,34 @@ func NewUserDevice(vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix) (Device, error) {
 		outboundWriter: ow,
 		inboundReader:  ir,
 		inboundWriter:  iw,
+		numReaders:     1,
 	}, nil
 }
 
 type UserDevice struct {
 	vpnNetworks []netip.Prefix
+	numReaders  int
 
 	outboundReader *io.PipeReader
 	outboundWriter *io.PipeWriter
 
 	inboundReader *io.PipeReader
 	inboundWriter *io.PipeWriter
+
+	readBuf  []byte
+	batchRet [1][]byte
+}
+
+func (d *UserDevice) Read() ([][]byte, error) {
+	if d.readBuf == nil {
+		d.readBuf = make([]byte, defaultBatchBufSize)
+	}
+	n, err := d.outboundReader.Read(d.readBuf)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	d.batchRet[0] = d.readBuf[:n]
+	return d.batchRet[:], nil
 }
 
 func (d *UserDevice) Activate() error {
@@ -50,20 +68,29 @@ func (d *UserDevice) SupportsMultiqueue() bool {
 	return true
 }
 
-func (d *UserDevice) NewMultiQueueReader() (io.ReadWriteCloser, error) {
+func (d *UserDevice) NewMultiQueueReader() error {
-	return d, nil
+	d.numReaders++
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (d *UserDevice) Readers() []tio.Queue {
+	out := make([]tio.Queue, d.numReaders)
+	for i := range d.numReaders {
+		out[i] = d
+	}
+	return out
 }
 
 func (d *UserDevice) Pipe() (*io.PipeReader, *io.PipeWriter) {
 	return d.inboundReader, d.outboundWriter
 }
 
-func (d *UserDevice) Read(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
-	return d.outboundReader.Read(p)
-}
 func (d *UserDevice) Write(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
 	return d.inboundWriter.Write(p)
 }
+func (d *UserDevice) WriteReject(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
+	return d.Write(p)
+}
 func (d *UserDevice) Close() error {
 	d.inboundWriter.Close()
 	d.outboundWriter.Close()

pki.go

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"net"
 	"net/netip"
 	"os"
@@ -487,25 +488,25 @@ func loadCertificate(b []byte) (cert.Certificate, []byte, error) {
 }
 
 func loadCAPoolFromConfig(l *logrus.Logger, c *config.C) (*cert.CAPool, error) {
-	var rawCA []byte
-	var err error
-
 	caPathOrPEM := c.GetString("pki.ca", "")
 	if caPathOrPEM == "" {
 		return nil, errors.New("no pki.ca path or PEM data provided")
 	}
 
-	if strings.Contains(caPathOrPEM, "-----BEGIN") {
+	var caReader io.ReadCloser
-		rawCA = []byte(caPathOrPEM)
+	var err error
 
+	if strings.Contains(caPathOrPEM, "-----BEGIN") {
+		caReader = io.NopCloser(strings.NewReader(caPathOrPEM))
 	} else {
-		rawCA, err = os.ReadFile(caPathOrPEM)
+		caReader, err = os.Open(caPathOrPEM)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to read pki.ca file %s: %s", caPathOrPEM, err)
 		}
 	}
+	defer caReader.Close()
 
-	caPool, err := cert.NewCAPoolFromPEM(rawCA)
+	caPool, err := cert.NewCAPoolFromPEMReader(caReader)
 	if errors.Is(err, cert.ErrExpired) {
 		var expired int
 		for _, crt := range caPool.CAs {

pki_hup_benchmark_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+package nebula
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/netip"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/cert"
+	cert_test "github.com/slackhq/nebula/cert_test"
+	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/config"
+	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/test"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func BenchmarkReloadConfigWithCAs(b *testing.B) {
+	prevProcs := runtime.GOMAXPROCS(1)
+	b.Cleanup(func() { runtime.GOMAXPROCS(prevProcs) })
+
+	for _, size := range []int{100, 250, 500, 1000, 5000} {
+		b.Run(fmt.Sprintf("%dCAs", size), func(b *testing.B) {
+			l := test.NewLogger()
+			dir := b.TempDir()
+
+			ca, caKey, caBundle := buildCABundle(b, size)
+			caPath, certPath, keyPath := writePKIFiles(b, dir, ca, caKey, caBundle)
+
+			configBody := fmt.Sprintf(`pki:
+  ca: %s
+  cert: %s
+  key: %s
+`, caPath, certPath, keyPath)
+
+			configPath := filepath.Join(dir, "config.yml")
+			require.NoError(b, os.WriteFile(configPath, []byte(configBody), 0o600))
+
+			c := config.NewC(l)
+			require.NoError(b, c.Load(dir))
+
+			_, err := NewPKIFromConfig(l, c)
+			require.NoError(b, err)
+
+			b.ReportAllocs()
+			b.ResetTimer()
+
+			for b.Loop() {
+				c.ReloadConfig()
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func buildCABundle(b *testing.B, count int) (cert.Certificate, []byte, []byte) {
+	b.Helper()
+	require.GreaterOrEqual(b, count, 1)
+
+	before := time.Now().Add(-24 * time.Hour)
+	after := time.Now().Add(24 * time.Hour)
+
+	ca, _, caKey, pem := cert_test.NewTestCaCert(
+		cert.Version2,
+		cert.Curve_CURVE25519,
+		before,
+		after,
+		nil,
+		nil,
+		nil,
+	)
+
+	buf := bytes.NewBuffer(pem)
+	buf.Write([]byte("\n# a comment!\n"))
+
+	for i := 1; i < count; i++ {
+		_, _, _, extraPEM := cert_test.NewTestCaCert(
+			cert.Version2,
+			cert.Curve_CURVE25519,
+			time.Now(),
+			time.Now().Add(time.Hour),
+			nil,
+			nil,
+			nil,
+		)
+		buf.Write([]byte("\n# a comment!\n"))
+		buf.Write(extraPEM)
+	}
+
+	return ca, caKey, buf.Bytes()
+}
+
+func writePKIFiles(b *testing.B, dir string, ca cert.Certificate, caKey []byte, caBundle []byte) (string, string, string) {
+	b.Helper()
+
+	networks := []netip.Prefix{netip.MustParsePrefix("10.0.0.1/24")}
+
+	_, _, keyPEM, certPEM := cert_test.NewTestCert(
+		cert.Version2,
+		cert.Curve_CURVE25519,
+		ca,
+		caKey,
+		"reload-benchmark",
+		time.Now(),
+		time.Now().Add(time.Hour),
+		networks,
+		nil,
+		nil,
+	)
+
+	caPath := filepath.Join(dir, "ca.pem")
+	certPath := filepath.Join(dir, "cert.pem")
+	keyPath := filepath.Join(dir, "key.pem")
+
+	require.NoError(b, os.WriteFile(caPath, caBundle, 0o600))
+	require.NoError(b, os.WriteFile(certPath, certPEM, 0o600))
+	require.NoError(b, os.WriteFile(keyPath, keyPEM, 0o600))
+
+	return caPath, certPath, keyPath
+}

relay_manager.go

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func (rm *relayManager) setAmRelay(v bool) {
 func AddRelay(l *logrus.Logger, relayHostInfo *HostInfo, hm *HostMap, vpnIp netip.Addr, remoteIdx *uint32, relayType int, state int) (uint32, error) {
 	hm.Lock()
 	defer hm.Unlock()
-	for i := 0; i < 32; i++ {
+	for range 32 {
 		index, err := generateIndex(l)
 		if err != nil {
 			return 0, err

remote_list.go

@@ -404,12 +404,7 @@ func (r *RemoteList) Rebuild(preferredRanges []netip.Prefix) {
 
 // unlockedIsBad assumes you have the write lock and checks if the remote matches any entry in the blocked address list
 func (r *RemoteList) unlockedIsBad(remote netip.AddrPort) bool {
-	for _, v := range r.badRemotes {
+	return slices.Contains(r.badRemotes, remote)
-		if v == remote {
-			return true
-		}
-	}
-	return false
 }
 
 // unlockedSetLearnedV4 assumes you have the write lock and sets the current learned address for this owner and marks the

routing/gateway.go

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	// Sentinal value
+	// Sentinel value
 	BucketNotCalculated = -1
 )
 

service/service.go

@@ -44,7 +44,10 @@ type Service struct {
 }
 
 func New(control *nebula.Control) (*Service, error) {
-	control.Start()
+	wait, err := control.Start()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 
 	ctx := control.Context()
 	eg, ctx := errgroup.WithContext(ctx)
@@ -141,6 +144,12 @@ func New(control *nebula.Control) (*Service, error) {
 		}
 	})
 
+	// Add the nebula wait function to the group so a fatal reader error
+	// propagates out through errgroup.Wait().
+	eg.Go(func() error {
+		return wait()
+	})
+
 	return &s, nil
 }
 

ssh.go

@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
+	"maps"
 	"net"
 	"net/netip"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"reflect"
 	"runtime"
 	"runtime/pprof"
@@ -187,6 +189,12 @@ func configSSH(l *logrus.Logger, ssh *sshd.SSHServer, c *config.C) (func(), erro
 }
 
 func attachCommands(l *logrus.Logger, c *config.C, ssh *sshd.SSHServer, f *Interface) {
+	// sandboxDir defaults to a dir in temp. The intention is that end user will
+	// create this dir as needed. Overriding this config value to "" allows
+	// writing to anywhere in the system.
+	defaultDir := filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), "nebula-debug")
+	sandboxDir := c.GetString("sshd.sandbox_dir", defaultDir)
+
 	ssh.RegisterCommand(&sshd.Command{
 		Name:             "list-hostmap",
 		ShortDescription: "List all known previously connected hosts",
@@ -245,7 +253,9 @@ func attachCommands(l *logrus.Logger, c *config.C, ssh *sshd.SSHServer, f *Inter
 	ssh.RegisterCommand(&sshd.Command{
 		Name:             "start-cpu-profile",
 		ShortDescription: "Starts a cpu profile and write output to the provided file, ex: `cpu-profile.pb.gz`",
-		Callback:         sshStartCpuProfile,
+		Callback: func(fs any, a []string, w sshd.StringWriter) error {
+			return sshStartCpuProfile(sandboxDir, fs, a, w)
+		},
 	})
 
 	ssh.RegisterCommand(&sshd.Command{
@@ -260,7 +270,9 @@ func attachCommands(l *logrus.Logger, c *config.C, ssh *sshd.SSHServer, f *Inter
 	ssh.RegisterCommand(&sshd.Command{
 		Name:             "save-heap-profile",
 		ShortDescription: "Saves a heap profile to the provided path, ex: `heap-profile.pb.gz`",
-		Callback:         sshGetHeapProfile,
+		Callback: func(fs any, a []string, w sshd.StringWriter) error {
+			return sshGetHeapProfile(sandboxDir, fs, a, w)
+		},
 	})
 
 	ssh.RegisterCommand(&sshd.Command{
@@ -272,7 +284,9 @@ func attachCommands(l *logrus.Logger, c *config.C, ssh *sshd.SSHServer, f *Inter
 	ssh.RegisterCommand(&sshd.Command{
 		Name:             "save-mutex-profile",
 		ShortDescription: "Saves a mutex profile to the provided path, ex: `mutex-profile.pb.gz`",
-		Callback:         sshGetMutexProfile,
+		Callback: func(fs any, a []string, w sshd.StringWriter) error {
+			return sshGetMutexProfile(sandboxDir, fs, a, w)
+		},
 	})
 
 	ssh.RegisterCommand(&sshd.Command{
@@ -505,13 +519,43 @@ func sshListLighthouseMap(lightHouse *LightHouse, a any, w sshd.StringWriter) er
 	return nil
 }
 
-func sshStartCpuProfile(fs any, a []string, w sshd.StringWriter) error {
+// sshSanitizeFilePath validates that the given file path is within the sandbox directory.
+// If sandboxDir is empty, the path is returned as-is for backwards compatibility.
+func sshSanitizeFilePath(sandboxDir, filePath string) (string, error) {
+	if sandboxDir == "" {
+		return filePath, nil
+	}
+
+	// Clean and resolve the path relative to the sandbox directory
+	if !filepath.IsAbs(filePath) {
+		filePath = filepath.Join(sandboxDir, filePath)
+	}
+	cleaned := filepath.Clean(filePath)
+
+	// Ensure the resolved path is within the sandbox directory
+	cleanedSandbox := filepath.Clean(sandboxDir)
+	if cleaned == cleanedSandbox {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("path %q resolves to the sandbox directory itself %q", filePath, sandboxDir)
+	}
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(cleaned, cleanedSandbox+string(filepath.Separator)) {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("path %q is outside the sandbox directory %q", filePath, sandboxDir)
+	}
+
+	return cleaned, nil
+}
+
+func sshStartCpuProfile(sandboxDir string, fs any, a []string, w sshd.StringWriter) error {
 	if len(a) == 0 {
 		err := w.WriteLine("No path to write profile provided")
 		return err
 	}
 
-	file, err := os.Create(a[0])
+	filePath, err := sshSanitizeFilePath(sandboxDir, a[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		return w.WriteLine(err.Error())
+	}
+
+	file, err := os.Create(filePath)
 	if err != nil {
 		err = w.WriteLine(fmt.Sprintf("Unable to create profile file: %s", err))
 		return err
@@ -675,12 +719,17 @@ func sshChangeRemote(ifce *Interface, fs any, a []string, w sshd.StringWriter) e
 	return w.WriteLine("Changed")
 }
 
-func sshGetHeapProfile(fs any, a []string, w sshd.StringWriter) error {
+func sshGetHeapProfile(sandboxDir string, fs any, a []string, w sshd.StringWriter) error {
 	if len(a) == 0 {
 		return w.WriteLine("No path to write profile provided")
 	}
 
-	file, err := os.Create(a[0])
+	filePath, err := sshSanitizeFilePath(sandboxDir, a[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		return w.WriteLine(err.Error())
+	}
+
+	file, err := os.Create(filePath)
 	if err != nil {
 		err = w.WriteLine(fmt.Sprintf("Unable to create profile file: %s", err))
 		return err
@@ -711,12 +760,17 @@ func sshMutexProfileFraction(fs any, a []string, w sshd.StringWriter) error {
 	return w.WriteLine(fmt.Sprintf("New value: %d. Old value: %d", newRate, oldRate))
 }
 
-func sshGetMutexProfile(fs any, a []string, w sshd.StringWriter) error {
+func sshGetMutexProfile(sandboxDir string, fs any, a []string, w sshd.StringWriter) error {
 	if len(a) == 0 {
 		return w.WriteLine("No path to write profile provided")
 	}
 
-	file, err := os.Create(a[0])
+	filePath, err := sshSanitizeFilePath(sandboxDir, a[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		return w.WriteLine(err.Error())
+	}
+
+	file, err := os.Create(filePath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return w.WriteLine(fmt.Sprintf("Unable to create profile file: %s", err))
 	}
@@ -831,9 +885,7 @@ func sshPrintRelays(ifce *Interface, fs any, a []string, w sshd.StringWriter) er
 
 	relays := map[uint32]*HostInfo{}
 	ifce.hostMap.Lock()
-	for k, v := range ifce.hostMap.Relays {
+	maps.Copy(relays, ifce.hostMap.Relays)
-		relays[k] = v
-	}
 	ifce.hostMap.Unlock()
 
 	type RelayFor struct {