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+/*
+ * communication.c, v2.0 April 2002
+ *
+ * Author: Bart De Schuymer
+ *
+ */
+
+// All the userspace/kernel communication is in this file.
+// The other code should not have to know anything about the way the
+// kernel likes the structure of the table data.
+// The other code works with linked lists, lots of linked lists.
+// So, the translation is done here.
+
+#include <getopt.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <linux/netfilter_bridge/ebtables.h>
+#include <linux/br_db.h> // the database
+#include <netinet/in.h> // IPPROTO_IP
+#include <asm/types.h>
+#include "include/ebtables_u.h"
+
+extern char* hooknames[NF_BR_NUMHOOKS];
+
+int sockfd = -1;
+
+void get_sockfd()
+{
+	if (sockfd == -1) {
+		sockfd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_RAW, PF_INET);
+		if (sockfd < 0)
+			print_error("Problem getting a socket");
+	}
+}
+
+static struct ebt_replace * translate_user2kernel(struct ebt_u_replace *u_repl)
+{
+	struct ebt_replace *new;
+	struct ebt_u_entry *e;
+	struct ebt_u_match_list *m_l;
+	struct ebt_u_watcher_list *w_l;
+	char *p, *base;
+	int i, j;
+	unsigned int entries_size = 0;
+
+	new = (struct ebt_replace *)malloc(sizeof(struct ebt_replace));
+	if (!new)
+		print_memory();
+	new->valid_hooks = u_repl->valid_hooks;
+	memcpy(new->name, u_repl->name, sizeof(new->name));
+	new->nentries = u_repl->nentries;
+	new->num_counters = u_repl->num_counters;
+	new->counters = u_repl->counters;
+	memcpy(new->counter_entry, u_repl->counter_entry,
+	   sizeof(new->counter_entry));
+	// determine size
+	for (i = 0; i < NF_BR_NUMHOOKS; i++) {
+		if (!(new->valid_hooks & (1 << i)))
+			continue;
+		entries_size += sizeof(struct ebt_entries);
+		j = 0;
+		e = u_repl->hook_entry[i]->entries;
+		while (e) {
+			j++;
+			entries_size += sizeof(struct ebt_entry);
+			m_l = e->m_list;
+			while (m_l) {
+				entries_size += m_l->m->match_size +
+				   sizeof(struct ebt_entry_match);
+				m_l = m_l->next;
+			}
+			w_l = e->w_list;
+			while (w_l) {
+				entries_size += w_l->w->watcher_size +
+				   sizeof(struct ebt_entry_watcher);
+				w_l = w_l->next;
+			}
+			entries_size += e->t->target_size +
+			   sizeof(struct ebt_entry_target);
+			e = e->next;
+		}
+		// a little sanity check
+		if (j != u_repl->hook_entry[i]->nentries)
+			print_bug("Wrong nentries: %d != %d, hook = %s", j,
+			   u_repl->hook_entry[i]->nentries, hooknames[i]);
+	}
+
+	new->entries_size = entries_size;
+	new->entries = (char *)malloc(entries_size);
+	if (!new->entries)
+		print_memory();
+
+	// put everything in one block
+	p = new->entries;
+	for (i = 0; i < NF_BR_NUMHOOKS; i++) {
+		struct ebt_entries *hlp;
+
+		if (!(new->valid_hooks & (1 << i)))
+			continue;
+		hlp = (struct ebt_entries *)p;
+		new->hook_entry[i] = hlp;
+		hlp->nentries = u_repl->hook_entry[i]->nentries;
+		hlp->policy = u_repl->hook_entry[i]->policy;
+		hlp->distinguisher = 0; // make the kernel see the light
+		p += sizeof(struct ebt_entries);
+		e = u_repl->hook_entry[i]->entries;
+		while (e) {
+			struct ebt_entry *tmp = (struct ebt_entry *)p;
+
+			tmp->bitmask = e->bitmask | EBT_ENTRY_OR_ENTRIES;
+			tmp->invflags = e->invflags;
+			tmp->ethproto = e->ethproto;
+			memcpy(tmp->in, e->in, sizeof(tmp->in));
+			memcpy(tmp->out, e->out, sizeof(tmp->out));
+			memcpy(tmp->logical_in, e->logical_in,
+			   sizeof(tmp->logical_in));
+			memcpy(tmp->logical_out, e->logical_out,
+			   sizeof(tmp->logical_out));
+			memcpy(tmp->sourcemac, e->sourcemac,
+			   sizeof(tmp->sourcemac));
+			memcpy(tmp->sourcemsk, e->sourcemsk,
+			   sizeof(tmp->sourcemsk));
+			memcpy(tmp->destmac, e->destmac, sizeof(tmp->destmac));
+			memcpy(tmp->destmsk, e->destmsk, sizeof(tmp->destmsk));
+
+			base = p;
+			p += sizeof(struct ebt_entry);
+			m_l = e->m_list;
+			while (m_l) {
+				memcpy(p, m_l->m, m_l->m->match_size +
+				   sizeof(struct ebt_entry_match));
+				p += m_l->m->match_size +
+				   sizeof(struct ebt_entry_match);
+				m_l = m_l->next;
+			}
+			tmp->watchers_offset = p - base;
+			w_l = e->w_list;
+			while (w_l) {
+				memcpy(p, w_l->w, w_l->w->watcher_size +
+				   sizeof(struct ebt_entry_watcher));
+				p += w_l->w->watcher_size +
+				   sizeof(struct ebt_entry_watcher);
+				w_l = w_l->next;
+			}
+			tmp->target_offset = p - base;
+			memcpy(p, e->t, e->t->target_size +
+			   sizeof(struct ebt_entry_target));
+			p += e->t->target_size +
+			   sizeof(struct ebt_entry_target);
+			tmp->next_offset = p - base;
+			e = e->next;
+		}
+	}
+
+	// sanity check
+	if (p - new->entries != new->entries_size)
+		print_bug("Entries_size bug");
+	return new;
+}
+
+void deliver_table(struct ebt_u_replace *u_repl)
+{
+	socklen_t optlen;
+	struct ebt_replace *repl;
+
+	// translate the struct ebt_u_replace to a struct ebt_replace
+	repl = translate_user2kernel(u_repl);
+	get_sockfd();
+	// give the data to the kernel
+	optlen = sizeof(struct ebt_replace) + repl->entries_size;
+	if (setsockopt(sockfd, IPPROTO_IP, EBT_SO_SET_ENTRIES, repl, optlen))
+		print_error("Couldn't update kernel chains, you probably need "
+		   "to insmod an extension");	
+}
+
+// gets executed after deliver_table
+void
+deliver_counters(struct ebt_u_replace *u_repl, unsigned short *counterchanges)
+{
+	unsigned short *point;
+	struct ebt_counter *old, *new, *newcounters;
+	socklen_t optlen;
+	struct ebt_replace repl;
+
+	if (u_repl->nentries == 0)
+		return;
+
+	newcounters = (struct ebt_counter *)
+	   malloc(u_repl->nentries * sizeof(struct ebt_counter));
+	if (!newcounters)
+		print_memory();
+	memset(newcounters, 0, u_repl->nentries * sizeof(struct ebt_counter));
+	old = u_repl->counters;
+	new = newcounters;
+	point = counterchanges;
+	while (*point != CNT_END) {
+		if (*point == CNT_NORM) {
+			// 'normal' rule, meaning we didn't do anything to it
+			// So, we just copy
+			new->pcnt = old->pcnt;
+			// we've used an old counter
+			old++;
+			// we've set a new counter
+			new++;
+		} else
+		if (*point == CNT_DEL) {
+			// don't use this old counter
+			old++;
+		} else if (*point == CNT_ADD) {
+			// new counter, let it stay 0
+			new++;
+		} else {
+			// zero it
+			new->pcnt = 0;
+			old++;
+			new++;
+		}
+		point++;
+	}
+
+	free(u_repl->counters);
+	u_repl->counters = newcounters;
+	u_repl->num_counters = u_repl->nentries;
+	optlen = u_repl->nentries * sizeof(struct ebt_counter) +
+	   sizeof(struct ebt_replace);
+	// now put the stuff in the kernel's struct ebt_replace
+	repl.counters = u_repl->counters;
+	repl.num_counters = u_repl->num_counters;
+	memcpy(repl.name, u_repl->name, sizeof(repl.name));
+
+	get_sockfd();
+	if (setsockopt(sockfd, IPPROTO_IP, EBT_SO_SET_COUNTERS, &repl, optlen))
+		print_bug("couldn't update kernel counters");
+}
+
+static int
+ebt_translate_match(struct ebt_entry_match *m, struct ebt_u_match_list ***l)
+{
+	struct ebt_u_match_list *new;
+
+	new = (struct ebt_u_match_list *)
+	   malloc(sizeof(struct ebt_u_match_list));
+	if (!new)
+		print_memory();
+	new->m = (struct ebt_entry_match *)
+	   malloc(m->match_size + sizeof(struct ebt_entry_match));
+	if (!new->m)
+		print_memory();
+	memcpy(new->m, m, m->match_size + sizeof(struct ebt_entry_match));
+	new->next = NULL;
+	**l = new;
+	*l = &new->next;
+	if (find_match(new->m->u.name) == NULL)
+		print_error("Kernel match %s unsupported by userspace tool",
+		   new->m->u.name);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+ebt_translate_watcher(struct ebt_entry_watcher *w,
+   struct ebt_u_watcher_list ***l)
+{
+	struct ebt_u_watcher_list *new;
+
+	new = (struct ebt_u_watcher_list *)
+	   malloc(sizeof(struct ebt_u_watcher_list));
+	if (!new)
+		print_memory();
+	new->w = (struct ebt_entry_watcher *)
+	   malloc(w->watcher_size + sizeof(struct ebt_entry_watcher));
+	if (!new->w)
+		print_memory();
+	memcpy(new->w, w, w->watcher_size + sizeof(struct ebt_entry_watcher));
+	new->next = NULL;
+	**l = new;
+	*l = &new->next;
+	if (find_watcher(new->w->u.name) == NULL)
+		print_error("Kernel watcher %s unsupported by userspace tool",
+		   new->w->u.name);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+ebt_translate_entry(struct ebt_entry *e, unsigned int *hook, int *n, int *cnt,
+   int *totalcnt, struct ebt_u_entry ***u_e, struct ebt_u_replace *u_repl,
+   unsigned int valid_hooks)
+{
+	// an entry
+	if (e->bitmask & EBT_ENTRY_OR_ENTRIES) {
+		struct ebt_u_entry *new;
+		struct ebt_u_match_list **m_l;
+		struct ebt_u_watcher_list **w_l;
+		struct ebt_entry_target *t;
+
+		new = (struct ebt_u_entry *)malloc(sizeof(struct ebt_u_entry));
+		if (!new)
+			print_memory();
+		new->bitmask = e->bitmask;
+		// plain userspace code doesn't know about EBT_ENTRY_OR_ENTRIES
+		new->bitmask &= ~EBT_ENTRY_OR_ENTRIES;
+		new->invflags = e->invflags;
+		new->ethproto = e->ethproto;
+		memcpy(new->in, e->in, sizeof(new->in));
+		memcpy(new->out, e->out, sizeof(new->out));
+		memcpy(new->logical_in, e->logical_in,
+		   sizeof(new->logical_in));
+		memcpy(new->logical_out, e->logical_out,
+		   sizeof(new->logical_out));
+		memcpy(new->sourcemac, e->sourcemac, sizeof(new->sourcemac));
+		memcpy(new->sourcemsk, e->sourcemsk, sizeof(new->sourcemsk));
+		memcpy(new->destmac, e->destmac, sizeof(new->destmac));
+		memcpy(new->destmsk, e->destmsk, sizeof(new->destmsk));
+		new->m_list = NULL;
+		new->w_list = NULL;
+		new->next = NULL;
+		m_l = &new->m_list;
+		EBT_MATCH_ITERATE(e, ebt_translate_match, &m_l);
+		w_l = &new->w_list;
+		EBT_WATCHER_ITERATE(e, ebt_translate_watcher, &w_l);
+
+		t = (struct ebt_entry_target *)(((char *)e) + e->target_offset);
+		new->t = (struct ebt_entry_target *)
+		   malloc(t->target_size + sizeof(struct ebt_entry_target));
+		if (!new->t)
+			print_memory();
+		if (find_target(t->u.name) == NULL)
+			print_error("Kernel target %s unsupported by "
+			            "userspace tool", t->u.name);
+		memcpy(new->t, t, t->target_size +
+		   sizeof(struct ebt_entry_target));
+
+		// I love pointers
+		**u_e = new;
+		*u_e = &new->next;
+		(*cnt)++;
+		(*totalcnt)++;
+		return 0;
+	} else { // a new chain
+		int i;
+		struct ebt_entries *entries = (struct ebt_entries *)e;
+		struct ebt_u_entries *new;
+
+		for (i = *hook + 1; i < NF_BR_NUMHOOKS; i++)
+			if (valid_hooks & (1 << i))
+				break;
+		if (i >= NF_BR_NUMHOOKS)
+			print_bug("Not enough valid hooks");
+		*hook = i;
+		if (*n != *cnt)
+			print_bug("Nr of entries in the chain is wrong");
+		*n = entries->nentries;
+		*cnt = 0;
+		new = (struct ebt_u_entries *)
+		   malloc(sizeof(struct ebt_u_entries));
+		if (!new)
+			print_memory();
+		new->nentries = entries->nentries;
+		new->policy = entries->policy;
+		new->entries = NULL;
+		u_repl->hook_entry[*hook] = new;
+		*u_e = &new->entries;
+		return 0;
+	}
+}
+
+// talk with kernel to receive the kernel's table
+void get_table(struct ebt_u_replace *u_repl)
+{
+	int i, j, k, hook;
+	socklen_t optlen;
+	struct ebt_replace repl;
+	struct ebt_u_entry **u_e;
+
+	get_sockfd();
+
+	optlen = sizeof(struct ebt_replace);
+	strcpy(repl.name, u_repl->name);
+	if (getsockopt(sockfd, IPPROTO_IP, EBT_SO_GET_INFO, &repl, &optlen))
+		print_error("A kernel module needed by your command is probably"
+		            " not loaded. Try insmod ebtables or"
+		            " insmod ebtable_%s", repl.name);
+
+	if ( !(repl.entries = (char *) malloc(repl.entries_size)) )
+		print_memory();
+	if (repl.nentries) {
+		if (!(repl.counters = (struct ebt_counter *)
+		   malloc(repl.nentries * sizeof(struct ebt_counter))) )
+			print_memory();
+	}
+	else
+		repl.counters = NULL;
+
+	// we want to receive the counters
+	repl.num_counters = repl.nentries;
+	optlen += repl.entries_size + repl.num_counters *
+	   sizeof(struct ebt_counter);
+	if (getsockopt(sockfd, IPPROTO_IP, EBT_SO_GET_ENTRIES, &repl, &optlen))
+		print_bug("hmm, what is wrong??? bug#1");
+
+	// translate the struct ebt_replace to a struct ebt_u_replace
+	memcpy(u_repl->name, repl.name, sizeof(u_repl->name));
+	u_repl->valid_hooks = repl.valid_hooks;
+	u_repl->nentries = repl.nentries;
+	u_repl->num_counters = repl.num_counters;
+	u_repl->counters = repl.counters;
+	memcpy(u_repl->counter_entry, repl.counter_entry,
+	   sizeof(repl.counter_entry));
+	hook = -1;
+	i = 0; // holds the expected nr. of entries for the chain
+	j = 0; // holds the up to now counted entries for the chain
+	k = 0; // holds the total nr. of entries,
+	       // should equal u_repl->nentries afterwards
+	EBT_ENTRY_ITERATE(repl.entries, repl.entries_size, ebt_translate_entry,
+	   &hook, &i, &j, &k, &u_e, u_repl, u_repl->valid_hooks);
+	if (k != u_repl->nentries)
+		print_bug("Wrong total nentries");
+}
+
+void get_dbinfo(struct brdb_dbinfo *nr)
+{
+	socklen_t optlen = sizeof(struct brdb_dbinfo);
+
+	get_sockfd();
+	
+	if (getsockopt(sockfd, IPPROTO_IP, BRDB_SO_GET_DBINFO, nr, &optlen))
+		print_error("Sorry, br_db code probably not in kernel, "
+		            "try insmod br_db");
+}
+
+void get_db(int len, struct brdb_dbentry *db)
+{
+	socklen_t optlen = len;
+
+	get_sockfd();
+
+	if ( getsockopt(sockfd, IPPROTO_IP, BRDB_SO_GET_DB, db, &optlen) ) {
+		print_bug("hmm, what is wrong??? bug#2");
+	}
+}
+
+void deliver_allowdb(__u16 *decision)
+{
+	socklen_t optlen = sizeof(__u16);
+
+	get_sockfd();
+
+	if (setsockopt(sockfd, IPPROTO_IP, BRDB_SO_SET_ALLOWDB,
+	   decision, optlen))
+		print_error("Sorry, br_db code probably not in kernel, "
+		            "try insmod br_db");
+}