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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2018 Regents of the University of California.
+ *
+ * This file is part of ndn-cxx library (NDN C++ library with eXperimental eXtensions).
+ *
+ * ndn-cxx library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
+ * terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software
+ * Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * ndn-cxx library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
+ * WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
+ * PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received copies of the GNU General Public License and GNU Lesser
+ * General Public License along with ndn-cxx, e.g., in COPYING.md file.  If not, see
+ * <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * See AUTHORS.md for complete list of ndn-cxx authors and contributors.
+ *
+ * @author Davide Pesavento <davide.pesavento@lip6.fr>
+ */
+
+#include "network-monitor-impl-netlink.hpp"
+#include "linux-if-constants.hpp"
+#include "netlink-util.hpp"
+#include "../network-address.hpp"
+#include "../network-interface.hpp"
+#include "../../util/logger.hpp"
+#include "../../util/time.hpp"
+
+#include <cerrno>
+#include <cstdlib>
+
+#include <linux/if_addr.h>
+#include <linux/if_link.h>
+#include <net/if_arp.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+
+#include <boost/asio/write.hpp>
+
+#ifndef SOL_NETLINK
+#define SOL_NETLINK 270
+#endif
+
+#ifndef RTEXT_FILTER_SKIP_STATS
+#define RTEXT_FILTER_SKIP_STATS (1 << 3)
+#endif
+
+NDN_LOG_INIT(ndn.NetworkMonitor);
+
+namespace ndn {
+namespace net {
+
+struct RtnlRequest
+{
+  nlmsghdr nlh;
+  ifinfomsg ifi;
+  rtattr rta alignas(NLMSG_ALIGNTO); // rtattr has to be aligned
+  uint32_t rtext;                    // space for IFLA_EXT_MASK
+};
+
+NetworkMonitorImplNetlink::NetworkMonitorImplNetlink(boost::asio::io_service& io)
+  : m_socket(make_shared<boost::asio::posix::stream_descriptor>(io))
+  , m_pid(0)
+  , m_sequenceNo(static_cast<uint32_t>(time::system_clock::now().time_since_epoch().count()))
+  , m_isEnumeratingLinks(false)
+  , m_isEnumeratingAddresses(false)
+{
+  NDN_LOG_TRACE("creating NETLINK_ROUTE socket");
+  initSocket(NETLINK_ROUTE);
+  for (auto group : {RTNLGRP_LINK,
+                     RTNLGRP_IPV4_IFADDR, RTNLGRP_IPV4_ROUTE,
+                     RTNLGRP_IPV6_IFADDR, RTNLGRP_IPV6_ROUTE}) {
+    joinGroup(group);
+  }
+
+  asyncRead();
+
+  NDN_LOG_TRACE("enumerating links");
+  sendDumpRequest(RTM_GETLINK);
+  m_isEnumeratingLinks = true;
+}
+
+NetworkMonitorImplNetlink::~NetworkMonitorImplNetlink()
+{
+  boost::system::error_code error;
+  m_socket->close(error);
+}
+
+shared_ptr<const NetworkInterface>
+NetworkMonitorImplNetlink::getNetworkInterface(const std::string& ifname) const
+{
+  for (const auto& e : m_interfaces) {
+    if (e.second->getName() == ifname)
+      return e.second;
+  }
+  return nullptr;
+}
+
+std::vector<shared_ptr<const NetworkInterface>>
+NetworkMonitorImplNetlink::listNetworkInterfaces() const
+{
+  std::vector<shared_ptr<const NetworkInterface>> v;
+  v.reserve(m_interfaces.size());
+
+  for (const auto& e : m_interfaces) {
+    v.push_back(e.second);
+  }
+  return v;
+}
+
+bool
+NetworkMonitorImplNetlink::isEnumerating() const
+{
+  return m_isEnumeratingLinks || m_isEnumeratingAddresses;
+}
+
+void
+NetworkMonitorImplNetlink::initSocket(int family)
+{
+  int fd = ::socket(AF_NETLINK, SOCK_RAW | SOCK_CLOEXEC, family);
+  if (fd < 0) {
+    BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(Error("Cannot create netlink socket ("s + std::strerror(errno) + ")"));
+  }
+  m_socket->assign(fd);
+
+  // increase socket receive buffer to 1MB to avoid losing messages
+  const int bufsize = 1 * 1024 * 1024;
+  if (::setsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVBUF, &bufsize, sizeof(bufsize)) < 0) {
+    // not a fatal error
+    NDN_LOG_DEBUG("setting SO_RCVBUF failed: " << std::strerror(errno));
+  }
+
+  sockaddr_nl addr{};
+  addr.nl_family = AF_NETLINK;
+  if (::bind(fd, reinterpret_cast<sockaddr*>(&addr), sizeof(addr)) < 0) {
+    BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(Error("Cannot bind netlink socket ("s + std::strerror(errno) + ")"));
+  }
+
+  // find out what pid has been assigned to us
+  socklen_t len = sizeof(addr);
+  if (::getsockname(fd, reinterpret_cast<sockaddr*>(&addr), &len) < 0) {
+    BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(Error("Cannot obtain netlink socket address ("s + std::strerror(errno) + ")"));
+  }
+  if (len != sizeof(addr)) {
+    BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(Error("Wrong address length (" + to_string(len) + ")"));
+  }
+  if (addr.nl_family != AF_NETLINK) {
+    BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(Error("Wrong address family (" + to_string(addr.nl_family) + ")"));
+  }
+  m_pid = addr.nl_pid;
+  NDN_LOG_TRACE("our pid is " << m_pid);
+
+#ifdef NDN_CXX_HAVE_NETLINK_EXT_ACK
+  // enable extended ACK reporting
+  const int one = 1;
+  if (::setsockopt(fd, SOL_NETLINK, NETLINK_EXT_ACK, &one, sizeof(one)) < 0) {
+    // not a fatal error
+    NDN_LOG_DEBUG("setting NETLINK_EXT_ACK failed: " << std::strerror(errno));
+  }
+#endif // NDN_CXX_HAVE_NETLINK_EXT_ACK
+}
+
+void
+NetworkMonitorImplNetlink::joinGroup(int group)
+{
+  if (::setsockopt(m_socket->native_handle(), SOL_NETLINK, NETLINK_ADD_MEMBERSHIP,
+                   &group, sizeof(group)) < 0) {
+    BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(Error("Cannot join netlink group " + to_string(group) +
+                                " (" + std::strerror(errno) + ")"));
+  }
+}
+
+void
+NetworkMonitorImplNetlink::sendDumpRequest(uint16_t nlmsgType)
+{
+  auto request = make_shared<RtnlRequest>();
+  request->nlh.nlmsg_len = sizeof(RtnlRequest);
+  request->nlh.nlmsg_type = nlmsgType;
+  request->nlh.nlmsg_flags = NLM_F_REQUEST | NLM_F_DUMP;
+  request->nlh.nlmsg_seq = ++m_sequenceNo;
+  request->nlh.nlmsg_pid = m_pid;
+  request->ifi.ifi_family = AF_UNSPEC;
+  request->rta.rta_type = IFLA_EXT_MASK;
+  request->rta.rta_len = RTA_LENGTH(sizeof(request->rtext));
+  request->rtext = RTEXT_FILTER_SKIP_STATS;
+
+  boost::asio::async_write(*m_socket, boost::asio::buffer(request.get(), sizeof(RtnlRequest)),
+    // capture 'request' to prevent its premature deallocation
+    [request] (const boost::system::error_code& error, size_t) {
+      if (!error) {
+        auto type = request->nlh.nlmsg_type;
+        NDN_LOG_TRACE("sent dump request type=" << type << nlmsgTypeToString(type)
+                      << " seq=" << request->nlh.nlmsg_seq);
+      }
+      else if (error != boost::asio::error::operation_aborted) {
+        NDN_LOG_ERROR("write failed: " << error.message());
+        BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(Error("Failed to send netlink request (" + error.message() + ")"));
+      }
+    });
+}
+
+void
+NetworkMonitorImplNetlink::asyncRead()
+{
+  m_socket->async_read_some(boost::asio::buffer(m_buffer),
+    // capture a copy of 'm_socket' to prevent its deallocation while the handler is still pending
+    [this, socket = m_socket] (auto&&... args) {
+      this->handleRead(std::forward<decltype(args)>(args)..., socket);
+    });
+}
+
+void
+NetworkMonitorImplNetlink::handleRead(const boost::system::error_code& error, size_t nBytesRead,
+                                      const shared_ptr<boost::asio::posix::stream_descriptor>& socket)
+{
+  if (!socket->is_open() ||
+      error == boost::asio::error::operation_aborted) {
+    // socket was closed, ignore the error
+    NDN_LOG_TRACE("socket closed or operation aborted");
+    return;
+  }
+  if (error) {
+    NDN_LOG_ERROR("read failed: " << error.message());
+    BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(Error("Netlink socket read failed (" + error.message() + ")"));
+  }
+
+  NDN_LOG_TRACE("read " << nBytesRead << " bytes from netlink socket");
+
+  NetlinkMessage nlmsg(m_buffer.data(), nBytesRead);
+  for (; nlmsg.isValid(); nlmsg = nlmsg.getNext()) {
+    NDN_LOG_TRACE("parsing " << (nlmsg->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_MULTI ? "multi-part " : "") <<
+                  "message type=" << nlmsg->nlmsg_type << nlmsgTypeToString(nlmsg->nlmsg_type) <<
+                  " len=" << nlmsg->nlmsg_len <<
+                  " seq=" << nlmsg->nlmsg_seq <<
+                  " pid=" << nlmsg->nlmsg_pid);
+
+    if (isEnumerating() && (nlmsg->nlmsg_pid != m_pid || nlmsg->nlmsg_seq != m_sequenceNo)) {
+      NDN_LOG_TRACE("seq/pid mismatch, ignoring");
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    if (nlmsg->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_DUMP_INTR) {
+      NDN_LOG_ERROR("netlink dump is inconsistent");
+      // TODO: discard the rest of the message and retry the dump
+      break;
+    }
+
+    if (nlmsg->nlmsg_type == NLMSG_DONE) {
+      break;
+    }
+
+    parseNetlinkMessage(nlmsg);
+  }
+
+  if (nlmsg->nlmsg_type == NLMSG_DONE) {
+    if (m_isEnumeratingLinks) {
+      // links enumeration complete, now request all the addresses
+      m_isEnumeratingLinks = false;
+      NDN_LOG_TRACE("enumerating addresses");
+      sendDumpRequest(RTM_GETADDR);
+      m_isEnumeratingAddresses = true;
+    }
+    else if (m_isEnumeratingAddresses) {
+      // links and addresses enumeration complete
+      m_isEnumeratingAddresses = false;
+      // TODO: enumerate routes
+      NDN_LOG_DEBUG("enumeration complete");
+      this->emitSignal(onEnumerationCompleted);
+    }
+  }
+
+  asyncRead();
+}
+
+void
+NetworkMonitorImplNetlink::parseNetlinkMessage(const NetlinkMessage& nlmsg)
+{
+  switch (nlmsg->nlmsg_type) {
+  case RTM_NEWLINK:
+  case RTM_DELLINK:
+    parseLinkMessage(nlmsg);
+    if (!isEnumerating())
+      this->emitSignal(onNetworkStateChanged); // backward compat
+    break;
+
+  case RTM_NEWADDR:
+  case RTM_DELADDR:
+    parseAddressMessage(nlmsg);
+    if (!isEnumerating())
+      this->emitSignal(onNetworkStateChanged); // backward compat
+    break;
+
+  case RTM_NEWROUTE:
+  case RTM_DELROUTE:
+    parseRouteMessage(nlmsg);
+    if (!isEnumerating())
+      this->emitSignal(onNetworkStateChanged); // backward compat
+    break;
+
+  case NLMSG_ERROR:
+    parseErrorMessage(nlmsg);
+    break;
+  }
+}
+
+static InterfaceType
+ifiTypeToInterfaceType(uint16_t type)
+{
+  switch (type) {
+    case ARPHRD_ETHER:
+      return InterfaceType::ETHERNET;
+    case ARPHRD_LOOPBACK:
+      return InterfaceType::LOOPBACK;
+    default:
+      return InterfaceType::UNKNOWN;
+  }
+}
+
+static AddressFamily
+ifaFamilyToAddressFamily(uint8_t family)
+{
+  switch (family) {
+    case AF_INET:
+      return AddressFamily::V4;
+    case AF_INET6:
+      return AddressFamily::V6;
+    default:
+      return AddressFamily::UNSPECIFIED;
+  }
+}
+
+static AddressScope
+ifaScopeToAddressScope(uint8_t scope)
+{
+  switch (scope) {
+    case RT_SCOPE_NOWHERE:
+      return AddressScope::NOWHERE;
+    case RT_SCOPE_HOST:
+      return AddressScope::HOST;
+    case RT_SCOPE_LINK:
+      return AddressScope::LINK;
+    default:
+      return AddressScope::GLOBAL;
+  }
+}
+
+void
+NetworkMonitorImplNetlink::parseLinkMessage(const NetlinkMessage& nlmsg)
+{
+  const ifinfomsg* ifi = nlmsg.getPayload<ifinfomsg>();
+  if (ifi == nullptr) {
+    NDN_LOG_WARN("malformed ifinfomsg");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (ifiTypeToInterfaceType(ifi->ifi_type) == InterfaceType::UNKNOWN) {
+    NDN_LOG_DEBUG("unhandled interface type " << ifi->ifi_type);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  shared_ptr<NetworkInterface> interface;
+  auto it = m_interfaces.find(ifi->ifi_index);
+  if (it != m_interfaces.end()) {
+    interface = it->second;
+    BOOST_ASSERT(interface != nullptr);
+    BOOST_ASSERT(interface->getIndex() == ifi->ifi_index);
+  }
+
+  if (nlmsg->nlmsg_type == RTM_DELLINK) {
+    if (interface != nullptr) {
+      NDN_LOG_DEBUG("removing interface " << interface->getName());
+      m_interfaces.erase(it);
+      this->emitSignal(onInterfaceRemoved, interface);
+    }
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (interface == nullptr) {
+    interface = makeNetworkInterface();
+    interface->setIndex(ifi->ifi_index);
+  }
+  interface->setType(ifiTypeToInterfaceType(ifi->ifi_type));
+  interface->setFlags(ifi->ifi_flags);
+
+  auto attrs = nlmsg.getAttributes<rtattr>(ifi);
+  NDN_LOG_TRACE("message contains " << attrs.size() << " attributes");
+
+  auto address = attrs.getAttributeByType<ethernet::Address>(IFLA_ADDRESS);
+  if (address)
+    interface->setEthernetAddress(*address);
+
+  auto broadcast = attrs.getAttributeByType<ethernet::Address>(IFLA_BROADCAST);
+  if (broadcast)
+    interface->setEthernetBroadcastAddress(*broadcast);
+
+  auto name = attrs.getAttributeByType<std::string>(IFLA_IFNAME);
+  if (name)
+    interface->setName(*name);
+
+  auto mtu = attrs.getAttributeByType<uint32_t>(IFLA_MTU);
+  if (mtu)
+    interface->setMtu(*mtu);
+
+  auto state = attrs.getAttributeByType<uint8_t>(IFLA_OPERSTATE);
+  updateInterfaceState(*interface, state ? *state : linux_if::OPER_STATE_UNKNOWN);
+
+  if (it == m_interfaces.end()) {
+    NDN_LOG_DEBUG("adding interface " << interface->getName());
+    m_interfaces[interface->getIndex()] = interface;
+    this->emitSignal(onInterfaceAdded, interface);
+  }
+}
+
+void
+NetworkMonitorImplNetlink::parseAddressMessage(const NetlinkMessage& nlmsg)
+{
+  const ifaddrmsg* ifa = nlmsg.getPayload<ifaddrmsg>();
+  if (ifa == nullptr) {
+    NDN_LOG_WARN("malformed ifaddrmsg");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  auto it = m_interfaces.find(ifa->ifa_index);
+  if (it == m_interfaces.end()) {
+    // unknown interface, ignore message
+    NDN_LOG_TRACE("unknown interface index " << ifa->ifa_index);
+    return;
+  }
+  auto interface = it->second;
+  BOOST_ASSERT(interface != nullptr);
+
+  auto attrs = nlmsg.getAttributes<rtattr>(ifa);
+  NDN_LOG_TRACE("message contains " << attrs.size() << " attributes");
+
+  namespace ip = boost::asio::ip;
+  ip::address ipAddr, broadcastAddr;
+  if (ifa->ifa_family == AF_INET) {
+    auto v4 = attrs.getAttributeByType<ip::address_v4>(IFA_LOCAL);
+    if (v4)
+      ipAddr = *v4;
+
+    v4 = attrs.getAttributeByType<ip::address_v4>(IFA_BROADCAST);
+    if (v4)
+      broadcastAddr = *v4;
+  }
+  else if (ifa->ifa_family == AF_INET6) {
+    auto v6 = attrs.getAttributeByType<ip::address_v6>(IFA_ADDRESS);
+    if (v6) {
+      if (v6->is_link_local())
+        v6->scope_id(ifa->ifa_index);
+
+      ipAddr = *v6;
+    }
+  }
+
+  uint32_t flags = ifa->ifa_flags; // overwritten by IFA_FLAGS if supported and present
+#ifdef NDN_CXX_HAVE_IFA_FLAGS
+  auto extFlags = attrs.getAttributeByType<uint32_t>(IFA_FLAGS);
+  if (extFlags)
+    flags = *extFlags;
+#endif // NDN_CXX_HAVE_IFA_FLAGS
+
+  NetworkAddress address(ifaFamilyToAddressFamily(ifa->ifa_family),
+                         ipAddr,
+                         broadcastAddr,
+                         ifa->ifa_prefixlen,
+                         ifaScopeToAddressScope(ifa->ifa_scope),
+                         flags);
+  BOOST_ASSERT(address.getFamily() != AddressFamily::UNSPECIFIED);
+
+  if (nlmsg->nlmsg_type == RTM_NEWADDR)
+    interface->addNetworkAddress(address);
+  else if (nlmsg->nlmsg_type == RTM_DELADDR)
+    interface->removeNetworkAddress(address);
+}
+
+void
+NetworkMonitorImplNetlink::parseRouteMessage(const NetlinkMessage& nlmsg)
+{
+  // TODO
+}
+
+void
+NetworkMonitorImplNetlink::parseErrorMessage(const NetlinkMessage& nlmsg)
+{
+  const nlmsgerr* err = nlmsg.getPayload<nlmsgerr>();
+  if (err == nullptr) {
+    NDN_LOG_WARN("malformed nlmsgerr");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (err->error == 0) {
+    // an error code of zero indicates an ACK message, not an error
+    NDN_LOG_TRACE("ACK");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  NDN_LOG_ERROR("NLMSG_ERROR: " << std::strerror(std::abs(err->error)));
+
+#ifdef NDN_CXX_HAVE_NETLINK_EXT_ACK
+  if (!(nlmsg->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_ACK_TLVS))
+    return;
+
+  size_t errLen = NLMSG_LENGTH(sizeof(nlmsgerr));
+  if (!(nlmsg->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_CAPPED))
+    errLen += err->msg.nlmsg_len - NLMSG_HDRLEN; // don't count the inner nlmsghdr twice
+
+  if (nlmsg->nlmsg_len <= errLen)
+    return;
+
+  auto nla = reinterpret_cast<const nlattr*>(reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(&*nlmsg) + errLen);
+  auto attrs = NetlinkMessageAttributes<nlattr>(nla, nlmsg->nlmsg_len - errLen);
+  auto msg = attrs.getAttributeByType<std::string>(NLMSGERR_ATTR_MSG);
+  if (msg)
+    NDN_LOG_ERROR("kernel message: " << *msg);
+#endif // NDN_CXX_HAVE_NETLINK_EXT_ACK
+}
+
+void
+NetworkMonitorImplNetlink::updateInterfaceState(NetworkInterface& interface, uint8_t operState)
+{
+  if (operState == linux_if::OPER_STATE_UP) {
+    interface.setState(InterfaceState::RUNNING);
+  }
+  else if (operState == linux_if::OPER_STATE_DORMANT) {
+    interface.setState(InterfaceState::DORMANT);
+  }
+  else {
+    // fallback to flags
+    auto flags = interface.getFlags();
+    if ((flags & linux_if::FLAG_LOWER_UP) && !(flags & linux_if::FLAG_DORMANT))
+      interface.setState(InterfaceState::RUNNING);
+    else if (flags & IFF_UP)
+      interface.setState(InterfaceState::NO_CARRIER);
+    else
+      interface.setState(InterfaceState::DOWN);
+  }
+}
+
+} // namespace net
+} // namespace ndn