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Date:      Wed, 24 Jan 2024 14:27:19 +0100
From:      Kristof Provost <kp@FreeBSD.org>
To:        "Herbert J. Skuhra" <herbert@gojira.at>
Cc:        src-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-all@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-main@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: git: 54c62e3e5d8c - main - pf: work around icmp6 packet-too-big not being sent when binat-ing
Message-ID:  <880FAE40-9D91-4AA6-92BA-2D582D23B745@FreeBSD.org>
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On 24 Jan 2024, at 11:06, Herbert J. Skuhra wrote:
> On Tue, 23 Jan 2024 19:42:10 +0100, Kristof Provost wrote:
>> On 23 Jan 2024, at 19:32, Herbert J. Skuhra wrote:
>>> On Mon, 22 Jan 2024 13:52:51 +0100, Kristof Provost wrote:
>>>>
>>>> The branch main has been updated by kp:
>>>>
>>>> URL: =

>>>> https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=3D54c62e3e5d8cd90c5571a1d4c8=
c5f062d580480e
>>>>
>>>> commit 54c62e3e5d8cd90c5571a1d4c8c5f062d580480e
>>>> Author:     Kristof Provost <kp@FreeBSD.org>
>>>> AuthorDate: 2024-01-17 17:11:27 +0000
>>>> Commit:     Kristof Provost <kp@FreeBSD.org>
>>>> CommitDate: 2024-01-22 11:52:14 +0000
>>>>
>>>>     pf: work around icmp6 packet-too-big not being sent when =

>>>> binat-ing
>>>>
>>>>     If we're applying NPTv6 we pass a packet with a modified source =

>>>> and/or
>>>>     destination address to the network stack.
>>>>
>>>>     If that packet then turns out to be larger than the MTU of the =

>>>> sending
>>>>     interface the stack will attempt to generate an icmp6 =

>>>> packet-too-big
>>>>     error, but may fail to look up the appropriate source address =

>>>> for that
>>>>     error message. Even if it does, pf would still have to undo the =

>>>> binat
>>>>     operation inside the icmp6 packet so the sending host can make =

>>>> sense of
>>>>     the error.
>>>>
>>>>     We can avoid both problems entirely by having pf also perform =

>>>> the MTU
>>>>     check (taking the potential refragmentation into account), and
>>>>     generating the icmp6 error directly in pf.
>>>>
>>>>     See also:       https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/14290
>>>>     Sponsored by:   Rubicon Communications, LLC ("Netgate")
>>>>     Differential Revision:  https://reviews.freebsd.org/D43499
>>>> ---
>>>>  sys/net/pfvar.h          |  1 +
>>>>  sys/netpfil/pf/pf.c      | 12 ++++++++++++
>>>>  sys/netpfil/pf/pf_norm.c | 15 +++++++++++++++
>>>>  3 files changed, 28 insertions(+)
>>>
>>> Does this change cause problems for others too?
>>>
>>> - ssh over IPv6 permanently disconnecting
>>> (client_loop: send disconnect: Broken pipe)
>>> - ssh connections over IPv6 hanging
>>> - git pull not working
>>> Fssh_ssh_dispatch_run_fatal: Connection to =

>>> 2604:1380:4091:a001::24ca:1 port 22: Permission denied
>>> fatal: Could not read from remote repository.
>>>
>> Can you include your pf.conf and a packet capture demonstrating one =

>> of these issues?
>
> So I assume this issue affects only me or this server (igb nic).
> Disabling tso6 seems to resolve the issue.
>
Ah. A Clue(tm)!

Try this:

	diff --git a/sys/netpfil/pf/pf.c b/sys/netpfil/pf/pf.c
	index 38a5a45d7991..2dc6d02d330a 100644
	--- a/sys/netpfil/pf/pf.c
	+++ b/sys/netpfil/pf/pf.c
	@@ -8515,7 +8515,7 @@ pf_test6(int dir, int pflags, struct ifnet *ifp, =

struct mbuf **m0, struct inpcb
	         * confused and fail to send the icmp6 packet too big error. =

Just send
	         * it here, before we do any NAT.
	         */
	-       if (dir =3D=3D PF_OUT && IN6_LINKMTU(ifp) < pf_max_frag_size(m))=
 {
	+       if (dir =3D=3D PF_OUT && pflags & PFIL_FWD && IN6_LINKMTU(ifp) <=
 =

pf_max_frag_size(m)) {
	                PF_RULES_RUNLOCK();
	                *m0 =3D NULL;
	                icmp6_error(m, ICMP6_PACKET_TOO_BIG, 0, =

IN6_LINKMTU(ifp));

Best regards,
Kristof
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<p dir=3D"auto">On 24 Jan 2024, at 11:06, Herbert J. Skuhra wrote:</p>
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BCE; color: #136BCE;"><p dir=3D"auto">On Tue, 23 Jan 2024 19:42:10 +0100,=
 Kristof Provost wrote:</p>
<blockquote style=3D"margin: 0 0 5px; padding-left: 5px; border-left: 2px=
 solid #136BCE; border-left-color: #4B89CF; color: #4B89CF;"><p dir=3D"au=
to">On 23 Jan 2024, at 19:32, Herbert J. Skuhra wrote:</p>
<blockquote style=3D"margin: 0 0 5px; padding-left: 5px; border-left: 2px=
 solid #136BCE; border-left-color: #4B89CF; color: #4B89CF;"><p dir=3D"au=
to">On Mon, 22 Jan 2024 13:52:51 +0100, Kristof Provost wrote:</p>
<blockquote style=3D"margin: 0 0 5px; padding-left: 5px; border-left: 2px=
 solid #136BCE; border-left-color: #4B89CF; color: #4B89CF;"><p dir=3D"au=
to">The branch main has been updated by kp:</p>
<p dir=3D"auto">URL: <a href=3D"https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=3D=
54c62e3e5d8cd90c5571a1d4c8c5f062d580480e">https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/co=
mmit/?id=3D54c62e3e5d8cd90c5571a1d4c8c5f062d580480e</a></p>
<p dir=3D"auto">commit 54c62e3e5d8cd90c5571a1d4c8c5f062d580480e
<br>
Author:     Kristof Provost &lt;kp@FreeBSD.org&gt;
<br>
AuthorDate: 2024-01-17 17:11:27 +0000
<br>
Commit:     Kristof Provost &lt;kp@FreeBSD.org&gt;
<br>
CommitDate: 2024-01-22 11:52:14 +0000</p>
<p dir=3D"auto">    pf: work around icmp6 packet-too-big not being sent w=
hen binat-ing</p>
<p dir=3D"auto">    If we're applying NPTv6 we pass a packet with a modif=
ied source and/or
<br>
    destination address to the network stack.</p>
<p dir=3D"auto">    If that packet then turns out to be larger than the M=
TU of the sending
<br>
    interface the stack will attempt to generate an icmp6 packet-too-big
<br>
    error, but may fail to look up the appropriate source address for tha=
t
<br>
    error message. Even if it does, pf would still have to undo the binat=

<br>
    operation inside the icmp6 packet so the sending host can make sense =
of
<br>
    the error.</p>
<p dir=3D"auto">    We can avoid both problems entirely by having pf also=
 perform the MTU
<br>
    check (taking the potential refragmentation into account), and
<br>
    generating the icmp6 error directly in pf.</p>
<p dir=3D"auto">    See also:       <a href=3D"https://redmine.pfsense.or=
g/issues/14290">https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/14290</a>;
<br>
    Sponsored by:   Rubicon Communications, LLC ("Netgate")
<br>
    Differential Revision:  <a href=3D"https://reviews.freebsd.org/D43499=
">https://reviews.freebsd.org/D43499</a>;
<br>
---
<br>
 sys/net/pfvar.h          |  1 +
<br>
 sys/netpfil/pf/pf.c      | 12 ++++++++++++
<br>
 sys/netpfil/pf/pf_norm.c | 15 +++++++++++++++
<br>
 3 files changed, 28 insertions(+)</p>
</blockquote><p dir=3D"auto">Does this change cause problems for others t=
oo?</p>
<p dir=3D"auto">- ssh over IPv6 permanently disconnecting
<br>
(client_loop: send disconnect: Broken pipe)
<br>
- ssh connections over IPv6 hanging
<br>
- git pull not working
<br>
Fssh_ssh_dispatch_run_fatal: Connection to 2604:1380:4091:a001::24ca:1 po=
rt 22: Permission denied
<br>
fatal: Could not read from remote repository.</p>
</blockquote><p dir=3D"auto">Can you include your pf.conf and a packet ca=
pture demonstrating one of these issues?</p>
</blockquote><p dir=3D"auto">So I assume this issue affects only me or th=
is server (igb nic).
<br>
Disabling tso6 seems to resolve the issue.</p>
<br></blockquote></div>
<div class=3D"markdown" style=3D"white-space: normal;">
<p dir=3D"auto">Ah. A Clue(tm)!</p>
<p dir=3D"auto">Try this:</p>
<pre style=3D"margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 15px; padding: 5px; border=
: thin solid gray; overflow-x: auto; max-width: 90vw; background-color: #=
E4E4E4;"><code style=3D"padding: 0 0.25em; background-color: #E4E4E4;">di=
ff --git a/sys/netpfil/pf/pf.c b/sys/netpfil/pf/pf.c
index 38a5a45d7991..2dc6d02d330a 100644
--- a/sys/netpfil/pf/pf.c
+++ b/sys/netpfil/pf/pf.c
@@ -8515,7 +8515,7 @@ pf_test6(int dir, int pflags, struct ifnet *ifp, st=
ruct mbuf **m0, struct inpcb
         * confused and fail to send the icmp6 packet too big error. Just=
 send
         * it here, before we do any NAT.
         */
-       if (dir =3D=3D PF_OUT &amp;&amp; IN6_LINKMTU(ifp) &lt; pf_max_fra=
g_size(m)) {
+       if (dir =3D=3D PF_OUT &amp;&amp; pflags &amp; PFIL_FWD &amp;&amp;=
 IN6_LINKMTU(ifp) &lt; pf_max_frag_size(m)) {
                PF_RULES_RUNLOCK();
                *m0 =3D NULL;
                icmp6_error(m, ICMP6_PACKET_TOO_BIG, 0, IN6_LINKMTU(ifp))=
;
</code></pre>
<p dir=3D"auto">Best regards,<br>
Kristof</p>

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