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//! Configuration options.
//!
//! While applications that use Retina are free to define their own command line arguments, Retina
//! requires a separate configuration file that defines runtime options for CPU and memory usage,
//! network interface(s), logging, protocol-specific items, and more. The path to the configuration
//! file itself will typically be a command line argument passed to the application.
//!
//! Retina can run in either "online" mode (reading packets from a live network interface) or
//! "offline" mode (reading packets from a capture file). See
//! [configs](https://github.com/stanford-esrg/retina/tree/main/configs) for examples.
use crate::lcore::{CoreId, SocketId};
use std::fs;
use std::path::Path;
use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
/// Loads a configuration file from `path`.
pub fn load_config<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> RuntimeConfig {
let config_str = fs::read_to_string(path).expect("ERROR: File read failed");
let config: RuntimeConfig = toml::from_str(&config_str).expect("Invalid config file");
// error check config
if config.online.is_some() == config.offline.is_some() {
log::error!(
"Configure either live ports or offline analysis: {:#?}",
config
);
panic!();
}
config
}
/// Loads a default configuration file.
///
/// For demonstration purposes only, not configured for performance. The default configuration
/// assumes Retina is being run from the crate root in offline mode:
/// ```toml
/// main_core = 0
///
/// [mempool]
/// capacity = 8192
///
/// [offline]
/// pcap = "./traces/small_flows.pcap"
/// mtu = 9702
///
/// [conntrack]
/// max_connections = 100_000
/// ```
pub fn default_config() -> RuntimeConfig {
RuntimeConfig::default()
}
/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
/// Runtime configuration options.
#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize, Debug, Clone)]
pub struct RuntimeConfig {
/// Main core identifier. Initializes and manages packet processing cores and logging, but does
/// not process packets itself.
pub main_core: u32,
/// Sets the number of memory channels to use.
///
/// This controls the spread layout used by the memory allocator and is mainly for performance
/// optimization. Can be configured up to be the number of channels per CPU socket if the
/// platform supports multiple memory channels. Defaults to `1`.
#[serde(default = "default_nb_memory_channels")]
pub nb_memory_channels: usize,
/// Suppress DPDK runtime logging and telemetry output. Defaults to `true`.
#[serde(default = "default_suppress_dpdk_output")]
pub suppress_dpdk_output: bool,
/// Per-mempool settings.
pub mempool: MempoolConfig,
/// Online mode settings. Either `online` or `offline` must be specified.
#[serde(default = "default_online")]
pub online: Option<OnlineConfig>,
/// Offline mode settings. Either `online` or `offline` must be specified.
#[serde(default = "default_offline")]
pub offline: Option<OfflineConfig>,
/// Connection tracking settings.
pub conntrack: ConnTrackConfig,
#[doc(hidden)]
/// Runtime filter for testing purposes.
#[serde(default = "default_filter")]
pub filter: Option<String>,
}
impl RuntimeConfig {
/// Returns a list of core IDs assigned to the runtime.
pub fn get_all_core_ids(&self) -> Vec<CoreId> {
let mut cores = vec![CoreId(self.main_core)];
if let Some(online) = &self.online {
for port in online.ports.iter() {
cores.extend(port.cores.iter().map(|c| CoreId(*c)));
if let Some(sink) = &port.sink {
cores.push(CoreId(sink.core));
}
}
}
cores.sort();
cores.dedup();
cores
}
pub fn get_all_rx_core_ids(&self) -> Vec<CoreId> {
let mut cores = vec![];
if let Some(online) = &self.online {
for port in online.ports.iter() {
cores.extend(port.cores.iter().map(|c| CoreId(*c)));
}
} else {
cores.push(CoreId(self.main_core));
}
cores.sort();
cores.dedup();
cores
}
/// Returns a list of socket IDs in use.
pub(crate) fn get_all_socket_ids(&self) -> Vec<SocketId> {
let mut sockets = vec![];
for core_id in self.get_all_core_ids() {
sockets.push(core_id.socket_id());
}
sockets.sort();
sockets.dedup();
sockets
}
/// Returns DPDK EAL parameters.
#[allow(clippy::vec_init_then_push)]
pub(crate) fn get_eal_params(&self) -> Vec<String> {
let mut eal_params = vec![];
eal_params.push("--main-lcore".to_owned());
eal_params.push(self.main_core.to_string());
eal_params.push("-l".to_owned());
let core_list: Vec<String> = self
.get_all_core_ids()
.iter()
.map(|c| c.raw().to_string())
.collect();
eal_params.push(core_list.join(","));
if let Some(online) = &self.online {
for supl_arg in online.dpdk_supl_args.iter() {
eal_params.push(supl_arg.to_string())
}
for port in online.ports.iter() {
eal_params.push("-a".to_owned());
eal_params.push(port.device.to_string());
}
}
eal_params.push("-n".to_owned());
eal_params.push(self.nb_memory_channels.to_string());
if self.suppress_dpdk_output {
eal_params.push("--log-level=6".to_owned());
eal_params.push("--no-telemetry".to_owned());
}
eal_params
}
}
fn default_nb_memory_channels() -> usize {
1
}
fn default_suppress_dpdk_output() -> bool {
true
}
fn default_online() -> Option<OnlineConfig> {
None
}
fn default_offline() -> Option<OfflineConfig> {
None
}
fn default_filter() -> Option<String> {
None
}
impl Default for RuntimeConfig {
fn default() -> Self {
RuntimeConfig {
main_core: 0,
nb_memory_channels: 1,
suppress_dpdk_output: true,
mempool: MempoolConfig {
capacity: 8192,
cache_size: 512,
},
online: None,
offline: Some(OfflineConfig {
mtu: 9702,
// assumes Retina is being run from crate root
pcap: "./traces/small_flows.pcap".to_string(),
}),
conntrack: ConnTrackConfig {
max_connections: 100_000,
max_out_of_order: 100,
timeout_resolution: 100,
udp_inactivity_timeout: 60_000,
tcp_inactivity_timeout: 300_000,
tcp_establish_timeout: 5000,
init_synack: false,
init_fin: false,
init_rst: false,
init_data: false,
},
filter: None,
}
}
}
/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
/// Memory pool options.
///
/// Retina manages packet buffer memory using DPDK's pool-based memory allocator. This takes
/// advantage of built-in DPDK huge page support, NUMA affinity, and access to DMA addresses. See
/// [Memory in DPDK](https://www.dpdk.org/blog/2019/08/21/memory-in-dpdk-part-1-general-concepts/)
/// for more details.
///
/// ## Example
/// ```toml
/// [mempool]
/// capacity = 1_048_576
/// cache_size = 512
/// ```
#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize, Debug, Clone)]
pub struct MempoolConfig {
/// Number of mbufs allocated per mempool. The maximum value that can be set will depend on
/// the available memory (number of hugepages allocated) and the MTU. Defaults to `65536`.
#[serde(default = "default_capacity")]
pub capacity: usize,
/// The size of the per-core object cache. It is recommended that `cache_size` evenly divides
/// `capacity`. Defaults to `512`.
#[serde(default = "default_cache_size")]
pub cache_size: usize,
}
fn default_capacity() -> usize {
65536
}
fn default_cache_size() -> usize {
512
}
/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
/// Live traffic analysis options.
///
/// Online mode performs traffic analysis on a live network interface. Either
/// [OnlineConfig](OnlineConfig) or [OfflineConfig](OfflineConfig) must be specified, but not both.
///
/// ## Example
/// ```toml
/// [online]
/// duration = 30
/// nb_rxd = 32768
/// promiscuous = true
/// mtu = 1500
/// hardware_assist = true
/// dpdk_supl_args = []
///
/// [online.monitor.display]
/// throughput = true
/// mempool_usage = true
///
/// [online.monitor.log]
/// directory = "./log"
/// interval = 1000
///
/// [[online.ports]]
/// device = "0000:3b:00.0"
/// cores = [1,2,3,4]
///
/// [[online.ports]]
/// device = "0000:3b:00.1"
/// cores = [5,6,7,8]
/// ```
#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize, Debug, Clone)]
pub struct OnlineConfig {
/// If set, the applicaton will stop after `duration` seconds. Defaults to `None`.
#[serde(default = "default_duration")]
pub duration: Option<u64>,
/// Whether promiscuous mode is enabled for all ports. Defaults to `true`.
#[serde(default = "default_promiscuous")]
pub promiscuous: bool,
/// The number of RX descriptors per receive queue. Defaults to `4096`.
///
/// Receive queues are polled for packets using a run-to-completion model. Deeper queues will be
/// more tolerant of processing delays at the cost of higher memory usage and hugepage
/// reservation.
#[serde(default = "default_portqueue_nb_rxd")]
pub nb_rxd: usize,
/// Maximum transmission unit (in bytes) allowed for ingress packets. Defaults to `1500`.
///
/// To capture jumbo frames, set this value higher (e.g., `9702`).
#[serde(default = "default_mtu")]
pub mtu: usize,
/// If set, will attempt to offload parts of the filter to the NIC, depending on its hardware
/// filtering support. Defaults to `true`.
#[serde(default = "default_hardware_assist")]
pub hardware_assist: bool,
/// If set, will pass supplementary arguments to DPDK EAL (see DPDK
/// configuration). For instance `--no-huge`.
/// Defaults to empty string.
#[serde(default = "default_dpdk_supl_args")]
pub dpdk_supl_args: Vec<String>,
/// Live performance monitoring. Defaults to `None`.
#[serde(default = "default_monitor")]
pub monitor: Option<MonitorConfig>,
/// List of network interfaces to read from.
pub ports: Vec<PortMap>,
}
fn default_duration() -> Option<u64> {
None
}
fn default_hardware_assist() -> bool {
true
}
fn default_dpdk_supl_args() -> Vec<String> {
Vec::new()
}
fn default_promiscuous() -> bool {
true
}
fn default_portqueue_nb_rxd() -> usize {
4096
}
fn default_mtu() -> usize {
1500
}
fn default_monitor() -> Option<MonitorConfig> {
None
}
/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
/// Sink core options.
///
/// A "sink" core is a utility core whose sole purpose is to drop received traffic. This is useful
/// for connection sampling, as entire 4-tuples can be discarded by redirecting them to the sink
/// core.
///
/// ## Remarks
/// Adding a sink core prevents ethtool counters from classifying intentionally discarded packets as
/// packet loss. However, it can be quite wasteful of system resources, as it requires configuring
/// one additional core per interface and thrashes the cache.
///
/// ## Example
/// ```toml
/// [online.ports.sink]
/// core = 9
/// nb_buckets = 384 # drops 25% of 4-tuples
/// ```
#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize, Debug, Clone)]
pub struct SinkConfig {
/// Sink core identifier.
pub core: u32,
/// Number of RSS redirection table buckets to use for receive queues. Defaults to `512`, which
/// indicates no sampling.
///
/// ## Remarks
/// Connection sampling is implemented by only polling from a fraction of the available RSS
/// redirection buckets. `nb_buckets` must range from the number of cores polling the port (call
/// this `n`) to `512`, which is the maximum number of buckets in the RSS redirection table. It
/// is recommended that `nb_buckets` be a multiple of `n` for better load balancing. For
/// example, setting `nb_buckets = 256` would drop 50% of connections.
#[serde(default = "default_nb_buckets")]
pub nb_buckets: usize,
}
fn default_nb_buckets() -> usize {
512
}
/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
/// Network interface options.
///
/// ## Example
/// ```toml
/// [[online.ports]]
/// device = "0000:3b:00.0"
/// cores = [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8]
/// ```
#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize, Debug, Clone)]
pub struct PortMap {
/// PCI address of interface.
pub device: String,
/// List of packet processing cores used to poll the interface.
///
/// ## Remarks
/// For performance, it is recommended that the processing cores reside on the same NUMA node as
/// the PCI device.
pub cores: Vec<u32>,
/// Sink core configuration. Defaults to `None`.
#[serde(default = "default_sink")]
pub sink: Option<SinkConfig>,
}
fn default_sink() -> Option<SinkConfig> {
None
}
/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
/// Statistics logging and live monitoring operations.
///
/// ## Example
/// ```toml
/// [online.monitor.display]
/// throughput = true
/// mempool_usage = true
///
/// [online.monitor.log]
/// directory = "./log"
/// interval = 1000
/// ```
#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize, Debug, Clone)]
pub struct MonitorConfig {
/// Live display configuration. Defaults to `None` (no output).
#[serde(default = "default_display")]
pub display: Option<DisplayConfig>,
/// Logging configuration. Defaults to `None` (no logs).
#[serde(default = "default_log")]
pub log: Option<LogConfig>,
}
fn default_display() -> Option<DisplayConfig> {
None
}
fn default_log() -> Option<LogConfig> {
None
}
/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
/// Live statistics display options.
///
/// If enabled, live statistics will be displayed to stdout once per second.
///
/// ## Example
/// ```toml
/// [online.monitor.display]
/// throughput = true
/// mempool_usage = true
/// ```
#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize, Debug, Clone)]
pub struct DisplayConfig {
/// Display live throughputs. Defaults to `true`.
#[serde(default = "default_display_throughput")]
pub throughput: bool,
/// Display live mempool usage. Defaults to `true`.
#[serde(default = "default_display_mempool_usage")]
pub mempool_usage: bool,
/// List of live port statistics to display.
///
/// ## Remarks
/// Available options vary depending on the NIC driver and its supported counters. A port
/// statistic will be displayed if it contains (as a substring) any item in the `port_stats`
/// list. To display all available port statistics, set this value to a list containing the
/// empty string (`port_stats = [""]`). Defaults to displaying no statistics (`port_stats =
/// []`).
#[serde(default = "default_display_port_stats")]
pub port_stats: Vec<String>,
}
fn default_display_throughput() -> bool {
true
}
fn default_display_mempool_usage() -> bool {
true
}
fn default_display_port_stats() -> Vec<String> {
vec![]
}
/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
/// Logging options.
///
/// ## Example
/// ```toml
/// [online.monitor.log]
/// directory = "./log"
/// interval = 1000
/// port_stats = ["rx"] # only log stats with "rx" in its name
/// ```
#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize, Debug, Clone)]
pub struct LogConfig {
/// Log directory path. If logging is enabled, Retina will write logs to a timestamped folder
/// inside `directory`. Defaults to `"./log"`.
#[serde(default = "default_log_directory")]
pub directory: String,
/// How often to log port statistics (in milliseconds). Defaults to `1000`.
#[serde(default = "default_log_interval")]
pub interval: u64,
/// List of port statistics to log.
///
/// Available options vary depending on the NIC driver and its supported counters. A port
/// statistic will be logged if it contains (as a substring) any item in the `port_stats` list.
/// To log all available port statistics, set this value to a list containing the empty string
/// (`port_stats = [""]`). Defaults to logging receive statistics (`port_stats = ["rx"]`).
#[serde(default = "default_log_port_stats")]
pub port_stats: Vec<String>,
}
fn default_log_directory() -> String {
"./log/".to_string()
}
fn default_log_interval() -> u64 {
1000
}
fn default_log_port_stats() -> Vec<String> {
vec!["rx".to_string()]
}
/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
/// Offline traffic analysis options.
///
/// Offline mode runs using a single core and performs offline analysis of already captured pcap
/// files. Either [OnlineConfig](OnlineConfig) or [OfflineConfig](OfflineConfig) must be specified,
/// but not both. This mode is primarily intended for functional testing.
///
/// ## Example
/// ```toml
/// [offline]
/// pcap = "sample_pcaps/smallFlows.pcap"
/// mtu = 9702
/// ```
#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize, Debug, Clone)]
pub struct OfflineConfig {
/// Path to packet capture (pcap) file.
pub pcap: String,
/// Maximum frame size, equivalent to MTU on a live interface. Defaults to `1500`.
///
/// To include jumbo frames, set this value higher (e.g., `9702`).
#[serde(default = "default_mtu")]
pub mtu: usize,
}
/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
/// Connection tracking options.
///
/// These options can be used to tune for resource usage vs. accuracy depending on expected network
/// characteristics.
///
/// ## Example
/// ```toml
/// [conntrack]
/// max_connections = 10_000_000
/// max_out_of_order = 100
/// timeout_resolution = 100
/// udp_inactivity_timeout = 60_000
/// tcp_inactivity_timeout = 300_000
/// tcp_establish_timeout = 5000
/// ```
#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize, Debug, Clone)]
pub struct ConnTrackConfig {
/// Maximum number of connections that can be tracked simultaneously per-core. Defaults to
/// `10_000_000`.
#[serde(default = "default_max_connections")]
pub max_connections: usize,
/// Maximum number of out-of-order packets allowed per TCP connection before it is force
/// expired. Defaults to `100`.
#[serde(default = "default_max_out_of_order")]
pub max_out_of_order: usize,
/// Frequency to check for inactive streams (in milliseconds). Defaults to `1000` (1 second).
#[serde(default = "default_timeout_resolution")]
pub timeout_resolution: usize,
/// A UDP connection can be inactive for up to this amount of time (in milliseconds) before it
/// is force expired. Defaults to `60_000` (1 minute).
#[serde(default = "default_udp_inactivity_timeout")]
pub udp_inactivity_timeout: usize,
/// A TCP connection can be inactive for up to this amount of time (in milliseconds) before it
/// is force expired. Defaults to `300_000` (5 minutes).
#[serde(default = "default_tcp_inactivity_timeout")]
pub tcp_inactivity_timeout: usize,
/// Inactivity time between the first and second packet of a TCP connection before it is force
/// expired (in milliseconds).
///
/// This approximates connections that remain inactive in either the `SYN-SENT` or
/// `SYN-RECEIVED` state without progressing. It is used to prevent memory exhaustion due to SYN
/// scans and SYN floods. Defaults to `5000` (5 seconds).
#[serde(default = "default_tcp_establish_timeout")]
pub tcp_establish_timeout: usize,
#[doc(hidden)]
/// Whether to track TCP connections where the first observed packet is a SYN/ACK. Defaults to
/// `false`.
#[serde(default = "default_init_synack")]
pub init_synack: bool,
#[doc(hidden)]
/// Whether to track TCP connections where the first observed packet is a FIN. Defaults to
/// `false`.
#[serde(default = "default_init_fin")]
pub init_fin: bool,
#[doc(hidden)]
/// Whether to track TCP connections where the first observed packet is a RST. Defaults to
/// `false`.
#[serde(default = "default_init_rst")]
pub init_rst: bool,
#[doc(hidden)]
/// Whether to track TCP connections where the first observed packet is a DATA. Defaults to
/// `false`.
#[serde(default = "default_init_data")]
pub init_data: bool,
}
fn default_max_connections() -> usize {
10_000_000
}
fn default_max_out_of_order() -> usize {
100
}
fn default_timeout_resolution() -> usize {
1000
}
fn default_udp_inactivity_timeout() -> usize {
60_000
}
fn default_tcp_inactivity_timeout() -> usize {
300_000
}
fn default_tcp_establish_timeout() -> usize {
5000
}
fn default_init_synack() -> bool {
false
}
fn default_init_fin() -> bool {
false
}
fn default_init_rst() -> bool {
false
}
fn default_init_data() -> bool {
false
}