[NPM] feat: use iptables nft for linux

npm/pkg/dataplane/dataplane_linux.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package dataplane
 
 import (
 	"github.com/Azure/azure-container-networking/npm/pkg/dataplane/policies"
+	"github.com/Azure/azure-container-networking/npm/util"
 	npmerrors "github.com/Azure/azure-container-networking/npm/util/errors"
 )
 
@@ -20,6 +21,8 @@ func (dp *DataPlane) updatePod(pod *updateNPMPod) error {
 }
 
 func (dp *DataPlane) bootupDataPlane() error {
+	util.DetectIptablesVersion(dp.ioShim)
+
 	// It is important to keep order to clean-up ACLs before ipsets. Otherwise we won't be able to delete ipsets referenced by ACLs
 	if err := dp.policyMgr.Bootup(nil); err != nil {
 		return npmerrors.ErrorWrapper(npmerrors.BootupDataplane, false, "failed to reset policy dataplane", err)

npm/pkg/dataplane/dataplane_test.go

@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ func TestUpdatePodCache(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func getBootupTestCalls() []testutils.TestCmd {
-	return append(policies.GetBootupTestCalls(), ipsets.GetResetTestCalls()...)
+	return append(policies.GetBootupTestCalls(true), ipsets.GetResetTestCalls()...)
 }
 
 func getAddPolicyTestCallsForDP(networkPolicy *policies.NPMNetworkPolicy) []testutils.TestCmd {

npm/pkg/dataplane/policies/chain-management_linux.go

@@ -147,23 +147,24 @@ func isBaseChain(chain string) bool {
 }
 
 /*
-	Called once at startup.
-	Like the rest of PolicyManager, minimizes the number of OS calls by consolidating all possible actions into one iptables-restore call.
-
-	1. Delete the deprecated jump from FORWARD to AZURE-NPM chain (if it exists).
-	2. Cleanup old NPM chains, and configure base chains and their rules.
-		1. Do the following via iptables-restore --noflush:
-			- flush all deprecated chains
-			- flush old v2 policy chains
-			- create/flush the base chains
-			- add rules for the base chains, except for AZURE-NPM (so that PolicyManager will be deactivated)
-		2. In the background:
-			- delete all deprecated chains
-			- delete old v2 policy chains
-	3. Add/reposition the jump from FORWARD chain to AZURE-NPM chain.
-
-	TODO: could use one grep call instead of separate calls for getting jump line nums and for getting deprecated chains and old v2 policy chains
-		- would use a grep pattern like so: <line num...AZURE-NPM>|<Chain AZURE-NPM>
+Called once at startup.
+Like the rest of PolicyManager, minimizes the number of OS calls by consolidating all possible actions into one iptables-restore call.
+
+1. Delete the deprecated jump from FORWARD to AZURE-NPM chain (if it exists).
+2. Cleanup old NPM chains, and configure base chains and their rules.
+ 1. Do the following via iptables-restore --noflush:
+    - flush all deprecated chains
+    - flush old v2 policy chains
+    - create/flush the base chains
+    - add rules for the base chains, except for AZURE-NPM (so that PolicyManager will be deactivated)
+ 2. In the background:
+    - delete all deprecated chains
+    - delete old v2 policy chains
+
+3. Add/reposition the jump from FORWARD chain to AZURE-NPM chain.
+
+TODO: could use one grep call instead of separate calls for getting jump line nums and for getting deprecated chains and old v2 policy chains
+  - would use a grep pattern like so: <line num...AZURE-NPM>|<Chain AZURE-NPM>
 */
 func (pMgr *PolicyManager) bootup(_ []string) error {
 	klog.Infof("booting up iptables Azure chains")
@@ -173,6 +174,79 @@ func (pMgr *PolicyManager) bootup(_ []string) error {
 	pMgr.reconcileManager.forceLock()
 	defer pMgr.reconcileManager.forceUnlock()
 
+	if strings.Contains(util.Iptables, "nft") {
+		util.Iptables = util.IptablesLegacy
+		util.IptablesSave = util.IptablesSaveLegacy
+		util.IptablesRestore = util.IptablesRestoreLegacy
+
+		// 0. delete the deprecated jump to deprecated AZURE-NPM in legacy iptables
+		deprecatedErrCode, deprecatedErr := pMgr.ignoreErrorsAndRunIPTablesCommand(removeDeprecatedJumpIgnoredErrors, util.IptablesDeletionFlag, deprecatedJumpFromForwardToAzureChainArgs...)
+		if deprecatedErrCode == 0 {
+			klog.Infof("deleted deprecated jump rule from FORWARD chain to AZURE-NPM chain")
+		} else if deprecatedErr != nil {
+			metrics.SendErrorLogAndMetric(util.IptmID,
+				"failed to delete deprecated jump rule from FORWARD chain to AZURE-NPM chain for unexpected reason with exit code %d and error: %s",
+				deprecatedErrCode, deprecatedErr.Error())
+		}
+
+		// 0. delete the deprecated jump to current AZURE-NPM in legacy iptables
+		deprecatedErrCode, deprecatedErr = pMgr.ignoreErrorsAndRunIPTablesCommand(removeDeprecatedJumpIgnoredErrors, util.IptablesDeletionFlag, jumpFromForwardToAzureChainArgs...)
+		if deprecatedErrCode == 0 {
+			klog.Infof("deleted deprecated jump rule from FORWARD chain to AZURE-NPM chain")
+		} else if deprecatedErr != nil {
+			metrics.SendErrorLogAndMetric(util.IptmID,
+				"failed to delete deprecated jump rule from FORWARD chain to AZURE-NPM chain for unexpected reason with exit code %d and error: %s",
+				deprecatedErrCode, deprecatedErr.Error())
+		}
+
+		// clean up current chains in legacy iptables
+		currentChains, err := ioutil.AllCurrentAzureChains(pMgr.ioShim.Exec, util.IptablesDefaultWaitTime)
+		if err != nil {
+			return npmerrors.SimpleErrorWrapper("failed to get current chains for bootup", err)
+		}
+
+		// We have only one chance to clean existing legacy iptables chains.
+		// So flush all the chains and then destroy them
+		var aggregateError error
+		for chain := range currentChains {
+			errCode, err := pMgr.runIPTablesCommand(util.IptablesFlushFlag, chain)
+			if err != nil && errCode != doesNotExistErrorCode {
+				// add to staleChains if it's not one of the iptablesAzureChains
+				pMgr.staleChains.add(chain)
+				currentErrString := fmt.Sprintf("failed to flush chain %s with err [%v]", chain, err)
+				if aggregateError == nil {
+					aggregateError = npmerrors.SimpleError(currentErrString)
+				} else {
+					aggregateError = npmerrors.SimpleErrorWrapper(fmt.Sprintf("%s and had previous error", currentErrString), aggregateError)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		for chain := range currentChains {
+			errCode, err := pMgr.runIPTablesCommand(util.IptablesDestroyFlag, chain)
+			if err != nil && errCode != doesNotExistErrorCode {
+				// add to staleChains if it's not one of the iptablesAzureChains
+				pMgr.staleChains.add(chain)
+				currentErrString := fmt.Sprintf("failed to delete chain %s with err [%v]", chain, err)
+				if aggregateError == nil {
+					aggregateError = npmerrors.SimpleError(currentErrString)
+				} else {
+					aggregateError = npmerrors.SimpleErrorWrapper(fmt.Sprintf("%s and had previous error", currentErrString), aggregateError)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		if aggregateError != nil {
+			metrics.SendErrorLogAndMetric(util.IptmID,
+				"failed to flush and delete stale chain in legacy iptables with error: %s",
+				aggregateError.Error())
+		}
+
+		util.Iptables = util.IptablesNft
+		util.IptablesSave = util.IptablesSaveNft
+		util.IptablesRestore = util.IptablesRestoreNft
+	}
+
 	// 1. delete the deprecated jump to AZURE-NPM
 	deprecatedErrCode, deprecatedErr := pMgr.ignoreErrorsAndRunIPTablesCommand(removeDeprecatedJumpIgnoredErrors, util.IptablesDeletionFlag, deprecatedJumpFromForwardToAzureChainArgs...)
 	if deprecatedErrCode == 0 {

npm/pkg/dataplane/policies/chain-management_linux_test.go

@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ func TestBootupLinux(t *testing.T) {
 		// but the fake command exit codes and stdouts are in line with having no NPM prior
 		{
 			name:    "success (no NPM prior)",
-			calls:   GetBootupTestCalls(),
+			calls:   GetBootupTestCalls(false),
 			wantErr: false,
 		},
 		{

npm/pkg/dataplane/policies/policymanager_test.go

@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func (p promVals) testPrometheusMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 // see chain-management_linux_test.go for testing when an error occurs
 func TestBootup(t *testing.T) {
 	metrics.ReinitializeAll()
-	calls := GetBootupTestCalls()
+	calls := GetBootupTestCalls(false)
 	ioshim := common.NewMockIOShim(calls)
 	defer ioshim.VerifyCalls(t, calls)
 	pMgr := NewPolicyManager(ioshim, ipsetConfig)

npm/pkg/dataplane/policies/testutils_linux.go

@@ -50,8 +50,22 @@ func GetRemovePolicyFailureTestCalls(policy *NPMNetworkPolicy) []testutils.TestC
 	return append(calls, fakeIPTablesRestoreFailureCommand)
 }
 
-func GetBootupTestCalls() []testutils.TestCmd {
-	return []testutils.TestCmd{
+func GetBootupTestCalls(addDetectCalls bool) []testutils.TestCmd {
+	detectIptable := []testutils.TestCmd{
+		{Cmd: []string{"iptables-nft-save", "-t", "mangle"}, Stdout: ""}, //nolint // AZURE-NPM chain didn't exist
+		{Cmd: []string{"iptables-save", "-t", "mangle"}, Stdout: `# Generated by iptables-save v1.8.7 on Wed May  3 01:35:24 2023
+			*mangle
+			:PREROUTING ACCEPT [0:0]
+			:INPUT ACCEPT [0:0]
+			:FORWARD ACCEPT [0:0]
+			:OUTPUT ACCEPT [0:0]
+			:POSTROUTING ACCEPT [0:0]
+			:KUBE-IPTABLES-HINT - [0:0]
+			:KUBE-KUBELET-CANARY - [0:0]
+			:KUBE-PROXY-CANARY - [0:0]
+			COMMIT`}, //nolint // AZURE-NPM chain didn't exist
+	}
+	bootUp := []testutils.TestCmd{
 		{Cmd: []string{"iptables", "-w", "60", "-D", "FORWARD", "-j", "AZURE-NPM"}, ExitCode: 2}, //nolint // AZURE-NPM chain didn't exist
 		{Cmd: listAllCommandStrings, PipedToCommand: true},
 		{
@@ -63,6 +77,11 @@ func GetBootupTestCalls() []testutils.TestCmd {
 		{Cmd: []string{"grep", "AZURE-NPM"}, ExitCode: 1},
 		{Cmd: []string{"iptables", "-w", "60", "-I", "FORWARD", "-j", "AZURE-NPM", "-m", "conntrack", "--ctstate", "NEW"}},
 	}
+
+	if addDetectCalls {
+		return append(detectIptable, bootUp...)
+	}
+	return bootUp
 }
 
 func getFakeDeleteJumpCommand(chainName, jumpRule string) testutils.TestCmd {

npm/pkg/dataplane/policies/testutils_windows.go

@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ func GetRemovePolicyTestCalls(_ *NPMNetworkPolicy) []testutils.TestCmd {
 	return []testutils.TestCmd{}
 }
 
-func GetBootupTestCalls() []testutils.TestCmd {
+func GetBootupTestCalls(_ bool) []testutils.TestCmd {
 	return []testutils.TestCmd{}
 }

npm/util/const.go

@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@
 // MIT License
 package util
 
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/Azure/azure-container-networking/common"
+)
+
 // kubernetes related constants.
 const (
 	KubeSystemFlag             string = "kube-system"
@@ -19,15 +27,25 @@ const (
 	k8sMinorVerForNewPolicyDef string = "11"
 )
 
+var (
+	Iptables        = IptablesLegacy
+	Ip6tables       = Ip6tablesLegacy //nolint (avoid warning to capitalize this p)
+	IptablesSave    = IptablesSaveLegacy
+	IptablesRestore = IptablesRestoreLegacy
+)
+
 // iptables related constants.
 const (
 	PlaceAzureChainAfterKubeServices = false
 	PlaceAzureChainFirst             = true
 
-	Iptables                   string = "iptables"
-	Ip6tables                  string = "ip6tables" //nolint (avoid warning to capitalize this p)
-	IptablesSave               string = "iptables-save"
-	IptablesRestore            string = "iptables-restore"
+	IptablesNft                string = "iptables-nft"
+	Ip6tablesLegacy            string = "ip6tables" //nolint (avoid warning to capitalize this p)
+	IptablesSaveNft            string = "iptables-nft-save"
+	IptablesRestoreNft         string = "iptables-nft-restore"
+	IptablesLegacy             string = "iptables"
+	IptablesSaveLegacy         string = "iptables-save"
+	IptablesRestoreLegacy      string = "iptables-restore"
 	IptablesRestoreNoFlushFlag string = "--noflush"
 	IptablesRestoreTableFlag   string = "-T"
 	IptablesRestoreCommit      string = "COMMIT"
@@ -253,3 +271,71 @@ const (
 	DaemonDataplaneID // for v2
 	FanOutServerID    // for v2
 )
+
+func DetectIptablesVersion(ioShim *common.IOShim) {
+	cmd := ioShim.Exec.Command(IptablesSaveNft, "-t", "mangle")
+
+	output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("Error running iptables-nft-save: %s", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if strings.Contains(string(output), "KUBE-IPTABLES-HINT") || strings.Contains(string(output), "KUBE-KUBELET-CANARY") {
+		Iptables = IptablesNft
+		IptablesSave = IptablesSaveNft
+		IptablesRestore = IptablesRestoreNft
+	} else {
+		lCmd := ioShim.Exec.Command(IptablesSaveLegacy, "-t", "mangle")
+
+		loutput, err := lCmd.CombinedOutput()
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Printf("Error running iptables-legacy-save: %s", err)
+			return
+		}
+
+		if strings.Contains(string(loutput), "KUBE-IPTABLES-HINT") || strings.Contains(string(loutput), "KUBE-KUBELET-CANARY") {
+			Iptables = IptablesLegacy
+			IptablesSave = IptablesSaveLegacy
+			IptablesRestore = IptablesRestoreLegacy
+		} else {
+			lsavecmd := ioShim.Exec.Command(IptablesSaveNft)
+			lsaveoutput, err := lsavecmd.CombinedOutput()
+			if err != nil {
+				fmt.Printf("Error running iptables-nft-save: %s", err)
+				return
+			}
+
+			lcount := countLines(lsaveoutput)
+
+			savecmd := ioShim.Exec.Command(IptablesSaveLegacy)
+			saveoutput, err := savecmd.CombinedOutput()
+			if err != nil {
+				fmt.Printf("Error running iptables-legacy-save: %s", err)
+				return
+			}
+
+			count := countLines(saveoutput)
+
+			if lcount > count {
+				Iptables = IptablesLegacy
+				IptablesSave = IptablesSaveLegacy
+				IptablesRestore = IptablesRestoreLegacy
+			} else {
+				Iptables = IptablesNft
+				IptablesSave = IptablesSaveNft
+				IptablesRestore = IptablesRestoreNft
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func countLines(output []byte) int {
+	count := 0
+	for _, x := range bytes.Split(output, []byte("\n")) {
+		if len(x) >= 1 && x[0] == '-' {
+			count++
+		}
+	}
+	return count
+}