Re: [PATCH V4 1/7] qapi/net.json: Add IP_PROTOCOL definition

[Dr. David Alan Gilbert]

* Markus Armbruster (armbru@redhat.com) wrote:
> "Zhang, Chen" <chen.zhang@intel.com> writes:
> 
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Markus Armbruster <armbru@redhat.com>
> >> Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2021 11:15 PM
> >> To: Zhang, Chen <chen.zhang@intel.com>
> >> Cc: Dr. David Alan Gilbert <dgilbert@redhat.com>; Lukas Straub
> >> <lukasstraub2@web.de>; Li Zhijian <lizhijian@cn.fujitsu.com>; Jason Wang
> >> <jasowang@redhat.com>; qemu-dev <qemu-devel@nongnu.org>; Zhang
> >> Chen <zhangckid@gmail.com>
> >> Subject: Re: [PATCH V4 1/7] qapi/net.json: Add IP_PROTOCOL definition
> >> 
> >> "Zhang, Chen" <chen.zhang@intel.com> writes:
> >> 
> >> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> >> From: Qemu-devel <qemu-devel-
> >> >> bounces+chen.zhang=intel.com@nongnu.org> On Behalf Of Dr. David
> >> Alan
> >> >> Gilbert
> >> >> Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2021 4:01 AM
> >> >> To: Zhang, Chen <chen.zhang@intel.com>
> >> >> Cc: Lukas Straub <lukasstraub2@web.de>; Li Zhijian
> >> >> <lizhijian@cn.fujitsu.com>; Jason Wang <jasowang@redhat.com>; qemu-
> >> >> dev <qemu-devel@nongnu.org>; Markus Armbruster
> >> <armbru@redhat.com>;
> >> >> Zhang Chen <zhangckid@gmail.com>
> >> >> Subject: Re: [PATCH V4 1/7] qapi/net.json: Add IP_PROTOCOL definition
> >> >>
> >> >> * Zhang Chen (chen.zhang@intel.com) wrote:
> >> >> > Add IP_PROTOCOL as enum include TCP,UDP, ICMP... for other QMP
> >> >> commands.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Signed-off-by: Zhang Chen <chen.zhang@intel.com>
> >> >> > ---
> >> >> >  qapi/net.json | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >> >> >  1 file changed, 31 insertions(+)
> >> >> >
> >> >> > diff --git a/qapi/net.json b/qapi/net.json index
> >> >> > 87361ebd9a..498ea7aa72 100644
> >> >> > --- a/qapi/net.json
> >> >> > +++ b/qapi/net.json
> >> >> > @@ -794,3 +794,34 @@
> >> >> >  #
> >> >> >  ##
> >> >> >  { 'command': 'query-netdev', 'returns': ['NetdevInfo'] }
> >> >> > +
> >> >> > +##
> >> >> > +# @IP_PROTOCOL:
> >> >> > +#
> >> >> > +# Transport layer protocol.
> >> >> > +#
> >> >> > +# Just for IPv4.
> >> >> > +#
> >> >> > +# @tcp: Transmission Control Protocol.
> >> >> > +#
> >> >> > +# @udp: User Datagram Protocol.
> >> >> > +#
> >> >> > +# @dccp: Datagram Congestion Control Protocol.
> >> >> > +#
> >> >> > +# @sctp: Stream Control Transmission Protocol.
> >> >> > +#
> >> >> > +# @udplite: Lightweight User Datagram Protocol.
> >> >> > +#
> >> >> > +# @icmp: Internet Control Message Protocol.
> >> >> > +#
> >> >> > +# @igmp: Internet Group Management Protocol.
> >> >> > +#
> >> >> > +# @ipv6: IPv6 Encapsulation.
> >> >> > +#
> >> >> > +# TODO: Need to add more transport layer protocol.
> >> >> > +#
> >> >> > +# Since: 6.1
> >> >> > +##
> >> >> > +{ 'enum': 'IP_PROTOCOL', 'data': [ 'tcp', 'udp', 'dccp', 'sctp', 
> >> >> > 'udplite',
> >> >> > +    'icmp', 'igmp', 'ipv6' ] }
> >> >>
> >> >> Isn't the right thing to do here to use a string for protocol and
> >> >> then pass it to getprotobyname;  that way your list is never out of
> >> >> date, and you never have to translate between the order of this enum
> >> >> and the integer assignment set in stone.
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> > Hi Dave,
> >> >
> >> > Considering that most of the scenes in Qemu don't call the
> >> getprotobyname, looks keep the string are more readable.
> >> 
> >> Unless I'm missing something,
> >> 
> >> (1) this enum is only used for matching packets by source IP, source port,
> >> destination IP, destination port, and protocol, and
> >> 
> >> (2) the packet matching works just fine for *any* protocol.
> >> 
> >> By using an enum for the protocol, you're limiting the matcher to whatever
> >> protocols we bother to include in the enum for no particular reason.  Feels
> >> wrong to me.
> >
> > Should we remove the IP_PROTOCOL enum here? Make user input string protocol 
> > name for this field?
> > Or any other detailed comments here?
> 
> I believe that's Dave's point.  I.e.:
> 
>     { 'struct': 'L4_Connection',
>       'data': { 'protocol': 'str', ... }
> 
> If we ever need to specify protocols by number in addition to name, we
> can compatibly evolve the 'str' into an alternation of 'str' and
> 'uint8'.  Unlikely.

Right; just using a string and sending it via getprotobyname() actually
seems easier than using the enum and having all the conversions.

Dave

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Dr. David Alan Gilbert / dgilbert@redhat.com / Manchester, UK