From: Ralf Lici <ralf@mandelbit.com>
To: netdev@vger.kernel.org
Cc: "David Ahern" <dsahern@kernel.org>,
"Ido Schimmel" <idosch@nvidia.com>,
"David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>,
"Eric Dumazet" <edumazet@kernel.org>,
"Jakub Kicinski" <kuba@kernel.org>,
"Paolo Abeni" <pabeni@redhat.com>,
"Simon Horman" <horms@kernel.org>,
"Daniel Gröber" <dxld@darkboxed.org>,
"Antonio Quartulli" <antonio@mandelbit.com>,
"Toke Høiland-Jørgensen" <toke@kernel.org>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [RFC net-next v2 05/18] net: ipxlat: add engine skeleton and configuration model
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2026 11:25:15 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261024092532.172005-6-ralf@mandelbit.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261024092532.172005-1-ralf@mandelbit.com>
Add the reusable ipxlat module, immutable RFC 6052/EAM configuration
structures and validation helpers. Attachment-specific configuration
is intentionally left for a later patch.
Signed-off-by: Ralf Lici <ralf@mandelbit.com>
---
Changes since RFC v1 https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20260319151230.655687-2-ralf@mandelbit.com/
- Move ipxlat from drivers/net to net/ipxlat, remove the virtual
netdevice and generic-netlink control plane, and make the engine
independent of any attachment. (Toke)
- Replace mutable per-device values with validated immutable RFC 6052
and EAM configuration structures supplied by the caller.
include/net/ipxlat.h | 66 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
net/Kconfig | 1 +
net/Makefile | 1 +
net/ipxlat/Kconfig | 14 ++++++++
net/ipxlat/Makefile | 8 +++++
net/ipxlat/config.c | 82 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
net/ipxlat/core.c | 17 +++++++++
7 files changed, 189 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 include/net/ipxlat.h
create mode 100644 net/ipxlat/Kconfig
create mode 100644 net/ipxlat/Makefile
create mode 100644 net/ipxlat/config.c
create mode 100644 net/ipxlat/core.c
diff --git a/include/net/ipxlat.h b/include/net/ipxlat.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6b8efb2669b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/net/ipxlat.h
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+/* IPXLAT - Stateless IP/ICMP Translation (SIIT) engine
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2024- Alberto Leiva Popper <ydahhrk@gmail.com>
+ * Copyright (C) 2026- Mandelbit SRL
+ * Copyright (C) 2026- Daniel Gröber <dxld@darkboxed.org>
+ *
+ * Author: Alberto Leiva Popper <ydahhrk@gmail.com>
+ * Antonio Quartulli <antonio@mandelbit.com>
+ * Daniel Gröber <dxld@darkboxed.org>
+ * Ralf Lici <ralf@mandelbit.com>
+ */
+
+#ifndef _NET_IPXLAT_H_
+#define _NET_IPXLAT_H_
+
+#include <linux/in6.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
+struct ipxlat_prefix4 {
+ __be32 addr;
+ u8 len;
+};
+
+struct ipxlat_prefix6 {
+ struct in6_addr addr;
+ u8 len;
+};
+
+struct ipxlat_eam {
+ struct ipxlat_prefix4 prefix4;
+ struct ipxlat_prefix6 prefix6;
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct ipxlat_config - immutable translation configuration
+ * @rfc6052_prefix6: RFC 6052 fallback prefix
+ * @has_eam: whether @eam is present
+ * @eam: optional RFC 7757 explicit address mapping
+ */
+struct ipxlat_config {
+ struct ipxlat_prefix6 rfc6052_prefix6;
+ bool has_eam;
+ struct ipxlat_eam eam;
+};
+
+/**
+ * ipxlat_prefix6_len_valid - check an RFC 6052 prefix length
+ * @len: prefix length in bits
+ *
+ * Return: true when @len is one of the RFC 6052 prefix lengths.
+ */
+bool ipxlat_prefix6_len_valid(u8 len);
+
+/**
+ * ipxlat_config_validate - validate a complete translation configuration
+ * @cfg: configuration to validate
+ *
+ * If present, the EAM's IPv6 prefix must provide enough host bits for its IPv4
+ * prefix.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 when valid, otherwise a negative errno.
+ */
+int ipxlat_config_validate(const struct ipxlat_config *cfg);
+
+#endif /* _NET_IPXLAT_H_ */
diff --git a/net/Kconfig b/net/Kconfig
index 76ab44aa439a..c4d8b9a707aa 100644
--- a/net/Kconfig
+++ b/net/Kconfig
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ config INET
if INET
source "net/ipv4/Kconfig"
source "net/ipv6/Kconfig"
+source "net/ipxlat/Kconfig"
source "net/netlabel/Kconfig"
source "net/mptcp/Kconfig"
diff --git a/net/Makefile b/net/Makefile
index 5b2dd7f07a85..ea92d88706e3 100644
--- a/net/Makefile
+++ b/net/Makefile
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_XFRM) += xfrm/
obj-$(CONFIG_UNIX) += unix/
obj-$(CONFIG_INET_PSP) += psp/
obj-y += ipv6/
+obj-$(CONFIG_NET_IPXLAT) += ipxlat/
obj-$(CONFIG_PACKET) += packet/
obj-$(CONFIG_NET_KEY) += key/
obj-$(CONFIG_BRIDGE) += bridge/
diff --git a/net/ipxlat/Kconfig b/net/ipxlat/Kconfig
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6b0e47f8ce90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/ipxlat/Kconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+#
+# IPXLAT - Stateless IP/ICMP Translation (SIIT)
+#
+
+config NET_IPXLAT
+ tristate "IPv6<>IPv4 packet translation engine (SIIT)"
+ depends on IPV6
+ help
+ Reusable stateless IP/ICMP packet translation engine implementing
+ RFC 7915. Useful for IPv6 focused networks. Particularly NAT64,
+ SIIT-DC, 464XLAT network architectures.
+
+ To compile this engine as a module, choose M here.
diff --git a/net/ipxlat/Makefile b/net/ipxlat/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..47d00b7b05bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/ipxlat/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+#
+# IPXLAT - Stateless IP/ICMP Translation (SIIT) engine
+
+obj-$(CONFIG_NET_IPXLAT) += ipxlat.o
+
+ipxlat-objs += config.o
+ipxlat-objs += core.o
diff --git a/net/ipxlat/config.c b/net/ipxlat/config.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..06bd6fdc6c21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/ipxlat/config.c
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/* IPXLAT - Stateless IP/ICMP Translation (SIIT) engine
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2024- Alberto Leiva Popper <ydahhrk@gmail.com>
+ * Copyright (C) 2026- Mandelbit SRL
+ * Copyright (C) 2026- Daniel Gröber <dxld@darkboxed.org>
+ *
+ * Author: Alberto Leiva Popper <ydahhrk@gmail.com>
+ * Antonio Quartulli <antonio@mandelbit.com>
+ * Daniel Gröber <dxld@darkboxed.org>
+ * Ralf Lici <ralf@mandelbit.com>
+ */
+
+#include <linux/errno.h>
+#include <linux/inetdevice.h>
+#include <linux/ip.h>
+#include <linux/ipv6.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <net/ipv6.h>
+
+#include <net/ipxlat.h>
+
+bool ipxlat_prefix6_len_valid(u8 len)
+{
+ switch (len) {
+ case 32:
+ case 40:
+ case 48:
+ case 56:
+ case 64:
+ case 96:
+ return true;
+ default:
+ return false;
+ }
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ipxlat_prefix6_len_valid);
+
+static bool ipxlat_v4_prefix_canonical(const struct ipxlat_prefix4 *prefix)
+{
+ __be32 mask = inet_make_mask(prefix->len);
+
+ return (prefix->addr & mask) == prefix->addr;
+}
+
+static bool ipxlat_v6_prefix_canonical(const struct ipxlat_prefix6 *prefix)
+{
+ struct in6_addr masked = prefix->addr;
+
+ ipv6_addr_prefix(&masked, &prefix->addr, prefix->len);
+ return ipv6_addr_equal(&masked, &prefix->addr);
+}
+
+int ipxlat_config_validate(const struct ipxlat_config *cfg)
+{
+ u8 host4, host6;
+
+ if (!ipxlat_prefix6_len_valid(cfg->rfc6052_prefix6.len))
+ return -EINVAL;
+ if (!ipxlat_v6_prefix_canonical(&cfg->rfc6052_prefix6))
+ return -EINVAL;
+ if (cfg->rfc6052_prefix6.addr.s6_addr[8])
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ if (!cfg->has_eam)
+ return 0;
+
+ if (cfg->eam.prefix4.len > 32 || cfg->eam.prefix6.len > 128)
+ return -EINVAL;
+ if (!ipxlat_v4_prefix_canonical(&cfg->eam.prefix4) ||
+ !ipxlat_v6_prefix_canonical(&cfg->eam.prefix6))
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ host4 = 32 - cfg->eam.prefix4.len;
+ host6 = 128 - cfg->eam.prefix6.len;
+ /* every IPv4 host bit must fit into the mapped IPv6 host space */
+ if (host4 > host6)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ipxlat_config_validate);
diff --git a/net/ipxlat/core.c b/net/ipxlat/core.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..85037446291e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/ipxlat/core.c
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/* IPXLAT - Stateless IP/ICMP Translation (SIIT) engine
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2024- Alberto Leiva Popper <ydahhrk@gmail.com>
+ * Copyright (C) 2026- Mandelbit SRL
+ * Copyright (C) 2026- Daniel Gröber <dxld@darkboxed.org>
+ *
+ * Author: Alberto Leiva Popper <ydahhrk@gmail.com>
+ * Antonio Quartulli <antonio@mandelbit.com>
+ * Daniel Gröber <dxld@darkboxed.org>
+ * Ralf Lici <ralf@mandelbit.com>
+ */
+
+#include <linux/module.h>
+
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("IPv6<>IPv4 stateless translation engine (SIIT)");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
--
2.55.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-10-24 9:26 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-10-24 9:25 [RFC net-next v2 00/18] net: introduce ipxlat stateless IPv4/IPv6 translation Ralf Lici
2026-10-24 9:25 ` [RFC net-next v2 01/18] lwtunnel: track callback dispatch separately from return value Ralf Lici
2026-10-24 9:25 ` [RFC net-next v2 02/18] ipv4/ipv6: add LWT receive helpers Ralf Lici
2026-10-24 9:25 ` [RFC net-next v2 03/18] ipv6: allow output fragmentation to reuse a Fragment Header Ralf Lici
2026-10-24 9:25 ` [RFC net-next v2 04/18] netfilter: preserve IPv6 refragmentation state across reassembly Ralf Lici
2026-10-24 9:25 ` Ralf Lici [this message]
2026-10-24 9:25 ` [RFC net-next v2 06/18] net: ipxlat: add RFC 6052 and EAM address translation Ralf Lici
2026-10-24 9:25 ` [RFC net-next v2 07/18] net: ipxlat: add packet metadata and header helpers Ralf Lici
2026-10-24 9:25 ` [RFC net-next v2 08/18] net: ipxlat: add IPv4 packet validation Ralf Lici
2026-10-24 9:25 ` [RFC net-next v2 09/18] net: ipxlat: add IPv6 " Ralf Lici
2026-10-24 9:25 ` [RFC net-next v2 10/18] net: ipxlat: add checksum and offload helpers Ralf Lici
2026-10-24 9:25 ` [RFC net-next v2 11/18] net: ipxlat: add IPv4/IPv6 header and transport translation Ralf Lici
2026-10-24 9:25 ` [RFC net-next v2 12/18] net: ipxlat: add translation preparation and dispatch Ralf Lici
2026-10-24 9:25 ` [RFC net-next v2 13/18] net: ipxlat: add translator-generated ICMP errors Ralf Lici
2026-10-24 9:25 ` [RFC net-next v2 14/18] net: ipxlat: add ICMP informational translation Ralf Lici
2026-10-24 9:25 ` [RFC net-next v2 15/18] net: ipxlat: add ICMP error and quoted-packet translation Ralf Lici
2026-10-24 9:25 ` [RFC net-next v2 16/18] net: ipxlat: add lightweight tunnel attachment Ralf Lici
2026-10-24 9:25 ` [RFC net-next v2 17/18] selftests: net: add ipxlat coverage Ralf Lici
2026-10-24 9:25 ` [RFC net-next v2 18/18] docs: networking: add ipxlat guide Ralf Lici
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