From: Hannes Laimer <h.laimer@proxmox.com>
To: pve-devel@lists.proxmox.com
Subject: [PATCH pve-network v3 06/17] sdn: ipam: key the MAC cache by lower-case MAC, stop caching misses
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:59:54 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261020080005.470757-7-h.laimer@proxmox.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261020080005.470757-1-h.laimer@proxmox.com>
Generated guest MACs are upper case, but the API accepts either
spelling. The cache was keyed by the MAC as its writer spelled it. A
deletion in the other spelling missed the entry, so the cache kept
answering with the deleted address. Entries cached before this
change keep their spelling. A lookup and a deletion still find them,
and the next write for their MAC moves them to the lower-case key.
A lookup that missed the cache stored the IPAM's empty answer, and
any entry counted as a hit. So a record created later directly in the
IPAM stayed hidden, and a guest start allocated another address. An
empty answer is no longer stored, and an entry without an address
counts as a miss.
The lookup also wrote the whole cache back without the cluster lock
the other writers take. A change made between its read and its write
was lost. The lookup now takes the lock and reads the cache again
before it stores its answer.
Signed-off-by: Hannes Laimer <h.laimer@proxmox.com>
---
src/PVE/Network/SDN/Ipams.pm | 61 +++++++++++---
src/test/run_test_vnets_blackbox.pl | 118 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 168 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/PVE/Network/SDN/Ipams.pm b/src/PVE/Network/SDN/Ipams.pm
index 179bdf76..d8051d8d 100644
--- a/src/PVE/Network/SDN/Ipams.pm
+++ b/src/PVE/Network/SDN/Ipams.pm
@@ -47,14 +47,27 @@ sub write_macdb {
cfs_write_file($macdb_filename, $data);
}
+# an entry under another spelling moves to the lower-case key
+my sub fold_spellings {
+ my ($db, $mac) = @_;
+
+ for my $key (grep { $_ ne $mac && lc($_) eq $mac } reverse sort keys $db->{macs}->%*) {
+ my $old = delete $db->{macs}->{$key};
+ $db->{macs}->{$mac}->{$_} //= $old->{$_} for grep { defined($old->{$_}) } qw(ip4 ip6);
+ }
+}
+
+# the cache is keyed by the MAC in lower case, whatever spelling its writers use
sub add_cache_mac_ip {
my ($mac, $ip) = @_;
+ $mac = lc($mac);
cfs_lock_file(
$macdb_filename,
undef,
sub {
my $db = read_macdb();
+ fold_spellings($db, $mac);
if (Net::IP::ip_is_ipv4($ip)) {
$db->{macs}->{$mac}->{ip4} = $ip;
} else {
@@ -74,13 +87,17 @@ sub del_cache_mac_ip {
undef,
sub {
my $db = read_macdb();
- if (Net::IP::ip_is_ipv4($ip)) {
- delete $db->{macs}->{$mac}->{ip4};
- } else {
- delete $db->{macs}->{$mac}->{ip6};
+ # entries from before the cache was keyed in lower case carry their writer's spelling
+ for my $key (grep { lc($_) eq lc($mac) } keys $db->{macs}->%*) {
+ if (Net::IP::ip_is_ipv4($ip)) {
+ delete $db->{macs}->{$key}->{ip4};
+ } else {
+ delete $db->{macs}->{$key}->{ip6};
+ }
+ delete $db->{macs}->{$key}
+ if !defined($db->{macs}->{$key}->{ip4})
+ && !defined($db->{macs}->{$key}->{ip6});
}
- delete $db->{macs}->{$mac}
- if !defined($db->{macs}->{$mac}->{ip4}) && !defined($db->{macs}->{$mac}->{ip6});
write_macdb($db);
},
);
@@ -136,16 +153,38 @@ sub get_ips_from_mac {
my ($mac, $zoneid, $zone) = @_;
my $macdb = read_macdb();
- return ($macdb->{macs}->{$mac}->{ip4}, $macdb->{macs}->{$mac}->{ip6}) if $macdb->{macs}->{$mac};
+ # entries from before the cache was keyed in lower case carry their writer's
+ # spelling, and the lower-case one wins where two hold the same family
+ my %cached;
+ for my $key (grep { lc($_) eq lc($mac) } sort keys $macdb->{macs}->%*) {
+ my $entry = $macdb->{macs}->{$key};
+ $cached{$_} = $entry->{$_} for grep { defined($entry->{$_}) } qw(ip4 ip6);
+ }
+
+ # an entry holding no address says nothing about the MAC, so ask the IPAM
+ return ($cached{ip4}, $cached{ip6}) if defined($cached{ip4}) || defined($cached{ip6});
my $plugin_config = get_plugin_config($zone);
my $plugin = PVE::Network::SDN::Ipams::Plugin->lookup($plugin_config->{type});
- ($macdb->{macs}->{$mac}->{ip4}, $macdb->{macs}->{$mac}->{ip6}) =
- $plugin->get_ips_from_mac($plugin_config, $mac, $zoneid);
+ my ($ip4, $ip6) = $plugin->get_ips_from_mac($plugin_config, $mac, $zoneid);
+
+ # an empty answer is not cached, since the record may simply not exist yet
+ return if !defined($ip4) && !defined($ip6);
- write_macdb($macdb);
+ cfs_lock_file(
+ $macdb_filename,
+ undef,
+ sub {
+ my $db = read_macdb();
+ fold_spellings($db, lc($mac));
+ $db->{macs}->{ lc($mac) }->{ip4} = $ip4 if defined($ip4);
+ $db->{macs}->{ lc($mac) }->{ip6} = $ip6 if defined($ip6);
+ write_macdb($db);
+ },
+ );
+ warn "$@" if $@;
- return ($macdb->{macs}->{$mac}->{ip4}, $macdb->{macs}->{$mac}->{ip6});
+ return ($ip4, $ip6);
}
1;
diff --git a/src/test/run_test_vnets_blackbox.pl b/src/test/run_test_vnets_blackbox.pl
index d324538e..476e7f8d 100755
--- a/src/test/run_test_vnets_blackbox.pl
+++ b/src/test/run_test_vnets_blackbox.pl
@@ -1118,6 +1118,124 @@ sub test_dnsmasq_mapping_push {
run_test(\&test_dnsmasq_mapping_push);
+sub test_ipam_cache_misses {
+ my $test_name = (split(/::/, (caller(0))[3]))[-1];
+ my $zoneid = "TESTZONE";
+ my $vnetid = "testvnet";
+ my $mac = "da:65:8f:18:9b:6f";
+
+ create_zone({
+ type => "simple",
+ dhcp => "dnsmasq",
+ ipam => "pve",
+ zone => $zoneid,
+ });
+ create_vnet({
+ type => "vnet",
+ zone => $zoneid,
+ vnet => $vnetid,
+ });
+ create_subnet({
+ type => "subnet",
+ vnet => $vnetid,
+ subnet => "10.0.0.0/24",
+ gateway => "10.0.0.1",
+ 'dhcp-range' => ["start-address=10.0.0.100,end-address=10.0.0.200"],
+ });
+
+ my @ips = PVE::Network::SDN::Vnets::get_ips_from_mac($vnetid, $mac);
+ is(scalar(grep { defined } @ips), 0, "$test_name: an unknown MAC has no answer");
+ ok(!exists $test_state->{macdb}->{macs}->{$mac}, "$test_name: the miss is not cached");
+
+ # an entry holding no address, left behind by an earlier miss, does not
+ # hide a record created since
+ create_ip({
+ zone => $zoneid,
+ vnet => $vnetid,
+ mac => $mac,
+ ip => "10.0.0.50",
+ });
+ $test_state->{macdb}->{macs}->{$mac} = { ip4 => undef, ip6 => undef };
+ @ips = PVE::Network::SDN::Vnets::get_ips_from_mac($vnetid, $mac);
+ is($ips[0], "10.0.0.50", "$test_name: an address-less entry counts as a miss");
+ is(
+ $test_state->{macdb}->{macs}->{$mac}->{ip4},
+ "10.0.0.50",
+ "$test_name: the answer is cached",
+ );
+}
+
+run_test(\&test_ipam_cache_misses);
+
+sub test_ipam_cache_case {
+ my $test_name = (split(/::/, (caller(0))[3]))[-1];
+ my $zoneid = "TESTZONE";
+ my $vnetid = "testvnet";
+ my $mac = "da:65:8f:18:9b:6f";
+
+ # an entry written under the config's spelling before the cache was keyed in
+ # lower case is read and released like any other
+ create_zone({
+ type => "simple",
+ dhcp => "dnsmasq",
+ ipam => "pve",
+ zone => $zoneid,
+ });
+ create_vnet({
+ type => "vnet",
+ zone => $zoneid,
+ vnet => $vnetid,
+ });
+ create_subnet({
+ type => "subnet",
+ vnet => $vnetid,
+ subnet => "10.0.0.0/24",
+ gateway => "10.0.0.1",
+ 'dhcp-range' => ["start-address=10.0.0.100,end-address=10.0.0.200"],
+ });
+ $test_state->{macdb}->{macs}->{ uc($mac) } = { ip4 => '10.0.0.150' };
+ my ($ip4) = PVE::Network::SDN::Vnets::get_ips_from_mac($vnetid, $mac);
+ is($ip4, '10.0.0.150', "$test_name: an old entry is found however it is spelled");
+ PVE::Network::SDN::Ipams::del_cache_mac_ip($mac, '10.0.0.150');
+ ok(
+ !(grep { lc($_) eq $mac } keys $test_state->{macdb}->{macs}->%*),
+ "$test_name: and released",
+ );
+
+ # a write spelled either way moves such an entry to the lower-case key
+ # and keeps what it held
+ $test_state->{macdb}->{macs}->{ uc($mac) } = { ip4 => '10.0.0.150' };
+ PVE::Network::SDN::Ipams::add_cache_mac_ip(uc($mac), 'fd00::150');
+ is_deeply(
+ [grep { lc($_) eq $mac } keys $test_state->{macdb}->{macs}->%*],
+ [$mac],
+ "$test_name: a write leaves one entry for the MAC",
+ );
+ is_deeply(
+ $test_state->{macdb}->{macs}->{$mac},
+ { ip4 => '10.0.0.150', ip6 => 'fd00::150' },
+ "$test_name: holding both addresses",
+ );
+
+ # the lookup's write moves an address-less entry under another spelling as well
+ create_ip({
+ zone => $zoneid,
+ vnet => $vnetid,
+ mac => $mac,
+ ip => "10.0.0.160",
+ });
+ $test_state->{macdb}->{macs} = { uc($mac) => { ip4 => undef, ip6 => undef } };
+ my @ips = PVE::Network::SDN::Vnets::get_ips_from_mac($vnetid, $mac);
+ is($ips[0], '10.0.0.160', "$test_name: a lookup past an address-less entry asks the IPAM");
+ is_deeply(
+ [sort keys $test_state->{macdb}->{macs}->%*],
+ [$mac],
+ "$test_name: and its write leaves one entry for the MAC",
+ );
+}
+
+run_test(\&test_ipam_cache_case);
+
sub test_dnsmasq_dual_stack_and_sweep {
my $test_name = (split(/::/, (caller(0))[3]))[-1];
my $zoneid = "TESTZONE";
--
2.47.3
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-10-20 8:01 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 43+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-10-20 7:59 [PATCH container/docs/manager/network/proxmox{-ebpf,-perl-rs}/qemu-server v3 00/17] sdn: implement DHCP for all zones using eBPF Hannes Laimer
2026-10-20 7:59 ` [PATCH proxmox-ebpf v3 01/17] dhcp: add the per-tap DHCPv4 responder program Hannes Laimer
2026-10-20 7:59 ` [PATCH proxmox-ebpf v3 02/17] dhcp: add the subsystem that loads the responder and keeps its records Hannes Laimer
2026-10-20 13:09 ` Stefan Hanreich
2026-10-21 7:09 ` Hannes Laimer
2026-10-20 7:59 ` [PATCH proxmox-perl-rs v3 03/17] pve-rs: sdn: add bindings for the eBPF DHCP responder Hannes Laimer
2026-10-20 13:10 ` Stefan Hanreich
2026-10-21 7:32 ` Hannes Laimer
2026-10-20 7:59 ` [PATCH pve-network v3 04/17] sdn: dhcp: replace a stale dnsmasq reservation instead of dropping it Hannes Laimer
2026-10-20 13:15 ` Stefan Hanreich
2026-10-20 7:59 ` [PATCH pve-network v3 05/17] sdn: dhcp: update reservations when ip mappings change Hannes Laimer
2026-10-20 13:42 ` Stefan Hanreich
2026-10-21 7:21 ` Hannes Laimer
2026-10-20 7:59 ` Hannes Laimer [this message]
2026-10-20 13:10 ` [PATCH pve-network v3 06/17] sdn: ipam: key the MAC cache by lower-case MAC, stop caching misses Stefan Hanreich
2026-10-21 6:17 ` Hannes Laimer
2026-10-20 7:59 ` [PATCH pve-network v3 07/17] sdn: dhcp: make the lease time configurable per subnet Hannes Laimer
2026-10-20 13:17 ` Stefan Hanreich
2026-10-20 7:59 ` [PATCH pve-network v3 08/17] sdn: dhcp: require a backend only if a zone on this node uses it Hannes Laimer
2026-10-20 13:17 ` Stefan Hanreich
2026-10-20 7:59 ` [PATCH pve-network v3 09/17] sdn: dhcp: add an eBPF backend answering on each guest interface Hannes Laimer
2026-10-20 13:10 ` Stefan Hanreich
2026-10-21 6:16 ` Hannes Laimer
2026-10-20 7:59 ` [PATCH pve-network v3 10/17] sdn: zones: report interface plugs and unplugs to the DHCP backends Hannes Laimer
2026-10-20 13:17 ` Stefan Hanreich
2026-10-20 7:59 ` [PATCH pve-network v3 11/17] sdn: dhcp: push IP mapping edits to the guest's node Hannes Laimer
2026-10-20 13:09 ` Stefan Hanreich
2026-10-21 6:44 ` Hannes Laimer
2026-10-20 8:00 ` [PATCH pve-network v3 12/17] sdn: zones: allow the ebpf DHCP backend on every zone type Hannes Laimer
2026-10-20 8:00 ` [PATCH qemu-server v3 13/17] network: sdn: keep the DHCP backends current on guest NICs Hannes Laimer
2026-10-20 13:38 ` Stefan Hanreich
2026-10-20 8:00 ` [PATCH pve-container v3 14/17] net: report NIC plugs and removals to the SDN DHCP backends Hannes Laimer
2026-10-20 13:36 ` Stefan Hanreich
2026-10-21 7:29 ` Hannes Laimer
2026-10-20 8:00 ` [PATCH pve-manager v3 15/17] ui: sdn: add zone DHCP backend selector and subnet DHCP options Hannes Laimer
2026-10-20 13:19 ` Stefan Hanreich
2026-10-20 8:00 ` [PATCH pve-manager v3 16/17] sdn: bring up the DHCP backends at boot before the guests start Hannes Laimer
2026-10-20 13:21 ` Stefan Hanreich
2026-10-21 7:17 ` Hannes Laimer
2026-10-20 8:00 ` [PATCH pve-docs v3 17/17] sdn: dhcp: add eBPF backend section Hannes Laimer
2026-10-20 13:11 ` [PATCH container/docs/manager/network/proxmox{-ebpf,-perl-rs}/qemu-server v3 00/17] sdn: implement DHCP for all zones using eBPF Stefan Hanreich
2026-10-21 7:35 ` Hannes Laimer
2026-10-21 8:46 ` superseded: " Hannes Laimer
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