nebula/main.go

package nebula

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"
	"log/slog"
	"math"
	"net"
	"net/netip"
	"os"
	"runtime/debug"
	"slices"
	"strings"
	"time"

	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/config"
	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/cpupick"
	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/header"
	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/noiseutil"
	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/overlay"
	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/sshd"
	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/udp"
	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/util"
	"go.yaml.in/yaml/v3"
)

type m = map[string]any

// maxRoutines caps routines below the RejectHeadroom nonce gap so concurrent senders can't race the counter past wrap.
const maxRoutines = 1 << 16

// The reject headroom must exceed every sender that can be mid-reservation at once, about two per routine.
const _ = noiseutil.RejectHeadroom - 4*maxRoutines

func Main(c *config.C, configTest bool, buildVersion string, l *slog.Logger, deviceFactory overlay.DeviceFactory) (retcon *Control, reterr error) {
	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
	// Automatically cancel the context if Main returns an error, to signal all created goroutines to quit.
	defer func() {
		if reterr != nil {
			cancel()
		}
	}()

	if buildVersion == "" {
		buildVersion = moduleVersion()
	}

	// Debug builds (-tags debug) serve pprof on :6060; a no-op otherwise.
	startPprofServer(ctx, l)

	// Print the config if in test, the exit comes later
	if configTest {
		b, err := yaml.Marshal(c.Settings)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}

		// Print the final config
		l.Info(string(b))
	}

	pki, err := NewPKIFromConfig(l, c)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, util.ContextualizeIfNeeded("Failed to load PKI from config", err)
	}

	fw, err := NewFirewallFromConfig(l, pki.getCertState(), c)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, util.ContextualizeIfNeeded("Error while loading firewall rules", err)
	}
	l.Info("Firewall started", "firewallHashes", fw.GetRuleHashes())

	ssh, err := sshd.NewSSHServer(ctx, l.With("subsystem", "sshd"))
	if err != nil {
		return nil, util.ContextualizeIfNeeded("Error while creating SSH server", err)
	}
	wireSSHReload(l, ssh, c)
	var sshStart func()
	if c.GetBool("sshd.enabled", false) {
		sshStart, err = configSSH(l, ssh, c)
		if err != nil {
			l.Warn("Failed to configure sshd, ssh debugging will not be available", "error", err)
			sshStart = nil
		}
	}

	////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
	// All non system modifying configuration consumption should live above this line
	// tun config, listeners, anything modifying the computer should be below
	////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

	var routines int

	// If `routines` is set, use that and ignore the specific values
	if routines = c.GetInt("routines", 0); routines != 0 {
		if routines < 1 {
			routines = 1
		}
	} else {
		// deprecated and undocumented
		tunQueues := c.GetInt("tun.routines", 1)
		udpQueues := c.GetInt("listen.routines", 1)
		routines = max(tunQueues, udpQueues)
		if routines != 1 {
			l.Warn("Setting tun.routines and listen.routines is deprecated. Use `routines` instead", "routines", routines)
		}
	}
	if routines > maxRoutines {
		l.Warn("Using multiple routines", "routines", maxRoutines, "clamped", true, "requestedRoutines", routines)
		routines = maxRoutines
	} else if routines > 1 {
		l.Info("Using multiple routines", "routines", routines)
	}

	// EXPERIMENTAL
	// Intentionally not documented yet while we do more testing and determine
	// a good default value.
	conntrackCacheTimeout := c.GetDuration("firewall.conntrack.routine_cache_timeout", 0)
	if routines > 1 && !c.IsSet("firewall.conntrack.routine_cache_timeout") {
		// Use a different default if we are running with multiple routines
		conntrackCacheTimeout = 1 * time.Second
	}
	if conntrackCacheTimeout > 0 {
		l.Info("Using routine-local conntrack cache", "duration", conntrackCacheTimeout)
	}

	var tun overlay.Device
	if !configTest {
		c.CatchHUP(ctx)

		if deviceFactory == nil {
			deviceFactory = overlay.NewDeviceFromConfig
		}

		tun, err = deviceFactory(c, l, pki.getCertState().myVpnNetworks, routines)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, util.ContextualizeIfNeeded("Failed to get a tun/tap device", err)
		}

		defer func() {
			if reterr != nil {
				tun.Close()
			}
		}()
	}

	// set up our UDP listener
	udpConns := make([]udp.Conn, routines)
	port := c.GetInt("listen.port", 0)

	// Multiport lanes: bind `routines` consecutive UDP ports (listen.port+i)
	// instead of SO_REUSEPORT sharing one, and negotiate one extra tunnel per
	// routine with capable peers so each routine's traffic rides its own
	// underlay 5-tuple. Defaults on, degrading gracefully when preconditions
	// aren't met — managed deployments (dnclient) can't be hard-errored on
	// config they don't control.
	multiport := c.GetBool("multiport.enabled", true)
	if multiport && routines < 2 {
		l.Info("multiport disabled: requires routines > 1")
		multiport = false
	}
	if multiport && port != 0 && port+routines-1 > math.MaxUint16 {
		l.Warn("multiport disabled: would bind ports beyond 65535", "listen.port", port, "routines", routines)
		multiport = false
	}

	// Callers get no handle to these until the Control is returned, release them on any error.
	defer func() {
		if reterr != nil {
			for _, u := range udpConns {
				if u != nil {
					_ = u.Close()
				}
			}
		}
	}()

	if !configTest {
		rawListenHost := c.GetString("listen.host", "0.0.0.0")
		var listenHost netip.Addr
		if rawListenHost == "[::]" {
			// Old guidance was to provide the literal `[::]` in `listen.host` but that won't resolve.
			listenHost = netip.IPv6Unspecified()

		} else {
			ips, err := net.DefaultResolver.LookupNetIP(context.Background(), "ip", rawListenHost)
			if err != nil {
				return nil, util.ContextualizeIfNeeded("Failed to resolve listen.host", err)
			}
			if len(ips) == 0 {
				return nil, util.ContextualizeIfNeeded("Failed to resolve listen.host", err)
			}
			listenHost = ips[0].Unmap()
		}

		batchSize := c.GetInt("listen.batch", 64)
		if batchSize < 1 {
			oldBatch := batchSize
			batchSize = 1
			l.Warn("listen.batch size is invalid", "provided", oldBatch, "overridden to", batchSize)
		}
		offloads := c.GetBool("listen.udp_offloads", false)

		// Every lane socket needs its own reader; a platform that can't run
		// multiple readers would silently strand sockets 1..n-1 as blackholes.
		// Probe capability before committing to per-port binds.
		if multiport {
			probe, err := udp.NewListener(l, udp.Settings{
				Listen: netip.AddrPortFrom(listenHost, 0),
				Batch:  1,
			})
			if err != nil {
				// We could not confirm support, so don't gamble a bound port range on it. The real bind below reports
				// the underlying error if it is not transient.
				l.Warn("multiport disabled: could not probe udp reader support", "error", err)
				multiport = false
			} else {
				if !probe.SupportsMultipleReaders() {
					l.Warn("multiport disabled: this platform does not support multiple udp readers")
					multiport = false
				}
				_ = probe.Close()
			}
		}

		// With a dynamic listen.port, multiport binds socket 0 dynamically and
		// then claims the next routines-1 ports above it; if that range turns
		// out to be partially occupied, re-roll with a fresh dynamic port.
		dynamic := port == 0
		var bindErr error
		for attempt := 0; attempt < 6; attempt++ {
			bindErr = nil
			for i := 0; i < routines; i++ {
				lPort := port
				if multiport {
					lPort = port + i
				}
				udpServer, err := udp.NewListener(l, udp.Settings{
					Listen: netip.AddrPortFrom(listenHost, uint16(lPort)),
					// Multiport gives every routine its own port, so SO_REUSEPORT sharing is neither needed nor wanted:
					// the destination port alone must decide which socket, and therefore which routine, sees a flow.
					Multi:    routines > 1 && !multiport,
					Batch:    batchSize,
					Offloads: offloads,
				})
				if err != nil {
					bindErr = util.NewContextualError("Failed to open udp listener", m{"queue": i}, err)
					break
				}
				udpServer.ReloadConfig(c)
				udpConns[i] = udpServer

				// If port is dynamic, discover it before the next pass through the for loop
				// This way all routines will use the same port correctly
				if port == 0 {
					uPort, err := udpServer.LocalAddr()
					if err != nil {
						return nil, util.NewContextualError("Failed to get listening port", nil, err)
					}
					port = int(uPort.Port())
					if multiport && port+routines-1 > math.MaxUint16 {
						bindErr = util.NewContextualError("multiport dynamic port too close to 65535", m{"port": port}, nil)
						break
					}
				}
				bound := port
				if multiport {
					bound = port + i
				}
				l.Info("listening", "addr", netip.AddrPortFrom(listenHost, uint16(bound)), "socket", i)
			}
			if bindErr == nil {
				break
			}
			if !(multiport && dynamic) {
				return nil, bindErr
			}
			for i := range udpConns {
				if udpConns[i] != nil {
					_ = udpConns[i].Close()
					udpConns[i] = nil
				}
			}
			port = 0
			l.Debug("multiport dynamic port range collided, retrying", "attempt", attempt+1)
		}
		if bindErr != nil {
			return nil, bindErr
		}
	}

	hostMap := NewHostMapFromConfig(l, c)
	punchy := NewPunchyFromConfig(l, c, udpConns[0])
	connManager := newConnectionManagerFromConfig(l, c, hostMap, punchy)
	lightHouse, err := NewLightHouseFromConfig(ctx, l, c, pki.getCertState(), udpConns[0], punchy)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, util.ContextualizeIfNeeded("Failed to initialize lighthouse handler", err)
	}

	var messageMetrics *MessageMetrics
	if c.GetBool("stats.message_metrics", false) {
		messageMetrics = newMessageMetrics()
	} else {
		messageMetrics = newMessageMetricsOnlyRecvError()
	}

	handshakeConfig := HandshakeConfig{
		tryInterval:    c.GetDuration("handshakes.try_interval", DefaultHandshakeTryInterval),
		retries:        int64(c.GetInt("handshakes.retries", DefaultHandshakeRetries)),
		triggerBuffer:  c.GetInt("handshakes.trigger_buffer", DefaultHandshakeTriggerBuffer),
		messageMetrics: messageMetrics,
	}

	if multiport {
		lanes := c.GetInt("multiport.lanes", 0)
		if lanes <= 0 || lanes > routines {
			lanes = routines
		}
		if lanes > header.MaxLane+1 {
			// The lane index rides in one byte of the nebula header, so lanes
			// above that are unaddressable.
			l.Warn("multiport.lanes clamped to header limit", "lanes", lanes, "limit", header.MaxLane+1)
			lanes = header.MaxLane + 1
		}
		handshakeConfig.laneCount = lanes
		handshakeConfig.lanePortCount = uint16(routines)
		handshakeConfig.laneBasePort = uint16(port)
	}

	handshakeManager := NewHandshakeManager(l, hostMap, lightHouse, udpConns[0], handshakeConfig)
	lightHouse.handshakeTrigger = handshakeManager.trigger

	ds, err := newDnsServerFromConfig(ctx, l, pki, hostMap, c)
	if err != nil {
		l.Warn("Failed to start DNS responder", "error", err)
	}

	pinThreads := c.GetBool("tun.pin_threads", true)
	cpuAffinity := parseCpuAffinity(c, l, routines)
	if pinThreads && routines > 1 && len(cpuAffinity) == 0 && !configTest {
		// The operator didn't choose pin CPUs, so pick a default set that
		// prefers performance cores and doesn't stack co-located instances
		// onto allowed[0].

		// key is used to seed the spreading of routines->cores.
		// use PID if you want to ensure many different Nebulas in VMs or containers land on different cores
		// use port if you want to always end up on the same cores, ideal for benchmarking.
		key := uint64(os.Getpid()) //default to PID
		pinKeyStr := strings.ToLower(c.GetString("tun.pin_threads_key", ""))
		switch pinKeyStr {
		case "":
			l.Debug("tun.pin_threads_key is empty, using PID")
		case "pid":
			l.Debug("tun.pin_threads_key is PID")
		case "port":
			if ap, err := udpConns[0].LocalAddr(); err == nil && ap.Port() != 0 {
				l.Info("tun.pin_threads_key is port number")
				key = uint64(ap.Port())
			} else {
				l.Warn("Failed to get a port number for tun.pin_threads_key, falling back to PID", "err", err)
			}
		default:
			l.Warn("tun.pin_threads_key is invalid, using PID")
		}

		cpuAffinity = cpupick.Default(routines, key, l)
	}

	ifConfig := &InterfaceConfig{
		HostMap:               hostMap,
		Inside:                tun,
		Outside:               udpConns[0],
		pki:                   pki,
		Firewall:              fw,
		DnsServer:             ds,
		HandshakeManager:      handshakeManager,
		connectionManager:     connManager,
		lightHouse:            lightHouse,
		tryPromoteEvery:       c.GetUint32("counters.try_promote", defaultPromoteEvery),
		reQueryEvery:          c.GetUint32("counters.requery_every_packets", defaultReQueryEvery),
		reQueryWait:           c.GetDuration("timers.requery_wait_duration", defaultReQueryWait),
		DropLocalBroadcast:    c.GetBool("tun.drop_local_broadcast", false),
		DropMulticast:         c.GetBool("tun.drop_multicast", false),
		routines:              routines,
		Multiport:             multiport,
		LaneCount:             handshakeConfig.laneCount,
		MessageMetrics:        messageMetrics,
		version:               buildVersion,
		relayManager:          NewRelayManager(ctx, l, hostMap, c),
		punchy:                punchy,
		ConntrackCacheTimeout: conntrackCacheTimeout,
		CpuAffinity:           cpuAffinity,
		PinThreads:            pinThreads,
		l:                     l,
	}

	var ifce *Interface
	if !configTest {
		ifce, err = NewInterface(ctx, ifConfig)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize interface: %s", err)
		}

		ifce.writers = udpConns
		lightHouse.ifce = ifce

		ifce.RegisterConfigChangeCallbacks(c)
		ifce.reloadDisconnectInvalid(c)
		ifce.reloadSendRecvError(c)
		ifce.reloadAcceptRecvError(c)

		handshakeManager.f = ifce
		go handshakeManager.Run(ctx)

		punchy.Start(ctx, ifce, hostMap, lightHouse)
	}

	stats, err := newStatsServerFromConfig(ctx, l, c, buildVersion, configTest)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, util.ContextualizeIfNeeded("Failed to start stats emitter", err)
	}

	if configTest {
		return nil, nil
	}

	go ifce.emitStats(ctx, c.GetDuration("stats.interval", time.Second*10))

	attachCommands(l, c, ssh, ifce)

	networkChanges := udp.NewNetworkChangeMonitor(ctx, l, c)

	return &Control{
		state:                  StateReady,
		f:                      ifce,
		l:                      l,
		ctx:                    ctx,
		cancel:                 cancel,
		sshStart:               sshStart,
		statsStart:             stats.Start,
		dnsStart:               ds.Start,
		lighthouseStart:        lightHouse.StartUpdateWorker,
		networkChangeStart:     networkChanges.Start,
		connectionManagerStart: connManager.Start,
	}, nil
}

// parseCpuAffinity reads `tun.cpu_affinity` from the config — a list of
// integer CPU IDs, one per TUN reader goroutine. Empty / unset returns nil
// (listenIn falls back to spreading queues across the allowed CPU set).
// Length mismatch with `routines` is a warning, not an error: shorter lists
// are modulo-cycled across queues, longer lists' tail is ignored. Invalid
// entries (non-integer, or a CPU ID we're not allowed to run on) are also a
// warning and disable the override entirely so we don't silently pin to the
// wrong CPU. Entries are validated against the process's current affinity
// mask (util.AllowedCPUs) rather than 0..NumCPU-1: under a cgroup cpuset or
// taskset the runnable IDs are frequently not that contiguous range, and
// pinning to an unrunnable ID always fails. If the allowed set can't be
// determined we fall back to a plain non-negative check.
func parseCpuAffinity(c *config.C, l *slog.Logger, routines int) []int {
	raw := c.Get("tun.cpu_affinity")
	if raw == nil {
		return nil
	}
	rv, ok := raw.([]any)
	if !ok {
		l.Warn("tun.cpu_affinity must be a list of integers; ignoring", "value", raw)
		return nil
	}
	// allowed is the set of CPU IDs we're actually permitted to run on. A nil
	// slice (unsupported platform or lookup error) means "can't tell", so we
	// only apply the weaker non-negative check in that case.
	allowed, err := util.AllowedCPUs()
	if err != nil {
		l.Warn("could not determine allowed CPUs; validating tun.cpu_affinity against non-negative only", "error", err)
		allowed = nil
	}
	cpus := make([]int, 0, len(rv))
	for i, e := range rv {
		var cpu int
		switch v := e.(type) {
		case int:
			cpu = v
		case int64:
			cpu = int(v)
		case float64:
			cpu = int(v)
		default:
			l.Warn("tun.cpu_affinity entry not an integer; ignoring affinity",
				"index", i, "value", e)
			return nil
		}
		if cpu < 0 {
			l.Warn("tun.cpu_affinity entry out of range; ignoring affinity",
				"index", i, "cpu", cpu)
			return nil
		}
		if len(allowed) > 0 && !slices.Contains(allowed, cpu) {
			l.Warn("tun.cpu_affinity entry not in allowed CPU set; ignoring affinity",
				"index", i, "cpu", cpu, "allowed", allowed)
			return nil
		}
		cpus = append(cpus, cpu)
	}
	if len(cpus) != routines {
		l.Warn("tun.cpu_affinity length doesn't match routines; queues will modulo-cycle through the list",
			"affinity_len", len(cpus), "routines", routines)
	}
	return cpus
}

func moduleVersion() string {
	info, ok := debug.ReadBuildInfo()
	if !ok {
		return ""
	}

	for _, dep := range info.Deps {
		if dep.Path == "github.com/slackhq/nebula" {
			return strings.TrimPrefix(dep.Version, "v")
		}
	}

	return ""
}