Set conntrack params in kube-proxy

cmd/kube-proxy/app/conntrack.go

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2015 The Kubernetes Authors All rights reserved.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package app
+
+import (
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"strconv"
+
+	"github.com/golang/glog"
+
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/sysctl"
+)
+
+type Conntracker interface {
+	SetMax(max int) error
+	SetTCPEstablishedTimeout(seconds int) error
+}
+
+type realConntracker struct{}
+
+func (realConntracker) SetMax(max int) error {
+	glog.Infof("Setting nf_conntrack_max to %d", max)
+	if err := sysctl.SetSysctl("net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_max", max); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	// TODO: generify this and sysctl to a new sysfs.WriteInt()
+	glog.Infof("Setting conntrack hashsize to %d", max/4)
+	return ioutil.WriteFile("/sys/module/nf_conntrack/parameters/hashsize", []byte(strconv.Itoa(max/4)), 0640)
+}
+
+func (realConntracker) SetTCPEstablishedTimeout(seconds int) error {
+	glog.Infof("Setting nf_conntrack_tcp_timeout_established to %d", seconds)
+	return sysctl.SetSysctl("net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_tcp_timeout_established", seconds)
+}

cmd/kube-proxy/app/server.go

@@ -51,24 +51,26 @@ import (
 
 // ProxyServerConfig contains configures and runs a Kubernetes proxy server
 type ProxyServerConfig struct {
-	BindAddress        net.IP
-	HealthzPort        int
-	HealthzBindAddress net.IP
-	OOMScoreAdj        int
-	ResourceContainer  string
-	Master             string
-	Kubeconfig         string
-	PortRange          util.PortRange
-	HostnameOverride   string
-	ProxyMode          string
-	IptablesSyncPeriod time.Duration
-	ConfigSyncPeriod   time.Duration
-	NodeRef            *api.ObjectReference // Reference to this node.
-	MasqueradeAll      bool
-	CleanupAndExit     bool
-	KubeAPIQPS         float32
-	KubeAPIBurst       int
-	UDPIdleTimeout     time.Duration
+	BindAddress                    net.IP
+	HealthzPort                    int
+	HealthzBindAddress             net.IP
+	OOMScoreAdj                    int
+	ResourceContainer              string
+	Master                         string
+	Kubeconfig                     string
+	PortRange                      util.PortRange
+	HostnameOverride               string
+	ProxyMode                      string
+	IptablesSyncPeriod             time.Duration
+	ConfigSyncPeriod               time.Duration
+	NodeRef                        *api.ObjectReference // Reference to this node.
+	MasqueradeAll                  bool
+	CleanupAndExit                 bool
+	KubeAPIQPS                     float32
+	KubeAPIBurst                   int
+	UDPIdleTimeout                 time.Duration
+	ConntrackMax                   int
+	ConntrackTCPTimeoutEstablished int // seconds
 }
 
 type ProxyServer struct {
@@ -78,6 +80,7 @@ type ProxyServer struct {
 	Proxier      proxy.ProxyProvider
 	Broadcaster  record.EventBroadcaster
 	Recorder     record.EventRecorder
+	Conntracker  Conntracker // if nil, ignored
 }
 
 // AddFlags adds flags for a specific ProxyServer to the specified FlagSet
@@ -100,6 +103,8 @@ func (s *ProxyServerConfig) AddFlags(fs *pflag.FlagSet) {
 	fs.Float32Var(&s.KubeAPIQPS, "kube-api-qps", s.KubeAPIQPS, "QPS to use while talking with kubernetes apiserver")
 	fs.IntVar(&s.KubeAPIBurst, "kube-api-burst", s.KubeAPIBurst, "Burst to use while talking with kubernetes apiserver")
 	fs.DurationVar(&s.UDPIdleTimeout, "udp-timeout", s.UDPIdleTimeout, "How long an idle UDP connection will be kept open (e.g. '250ms', '2s').  Must be greater than 0. Only applicable for proxy-mode=userspace")
+	fs.IntVar(&s.ConntrackMax, "conntrack-max", s.ConntrackMax, "Maximum number of NAT connections to track (0 to leave as-is)")
+	fs.IntVar(&s.ConntrackTCPTimeoutEstablished, "conntrack-tcp-timeout-established", s.ConntrackTCPTimeoutEstablished, "Idle timeout for established TCP connections (0 to leave as-is)")
 }
 
 const (
@@ -119,16 +124,18 @@ func checkKnownProxyMode(proxyMode string) bool {
 
 func NewProxyConfig() *ProxyServerConfig {
 	return &ProxyServerConfig{
-		BindAddress:        net.ParseIP("0.0.0.0"),
-		HealthzPort:        10249,
-		HealthzBindAddress: net.ParseIP("127.0.0.1"),
-		OOMScoreAdj:        qos.KubeProxyOOMScoreAdj,
-		ResourceContainer:  "/kube-proxy",
-		IptablesSyncPeriod: 30 * time.Second,
-		ConfigSyncPeriod:   15 * time.Minute,
-		KubeAPIQPS:         5.0,
-		KubeAPIBurst:       10,
-		UDPIdleTimeout:     250 * time.Millisecond,
+		BindAddress:                    net.ParseIP("0.0.0.0"),
+		HealthzPort:                    10249,
+		HealthzBindAddress:             net.ParseIP("127.0.0.1"),
+		OOMScoreAdj:                    qos.KubeProxyOOMScoreAdj,
+		ResourceContainer:              "/kube-proxy",
+		IptablesSyncPeriod:             30 * time.Second,
+		ConfigSyncPeriod:               15 * time.Minute,
+		KubeAPIQPS:                     5.0,
+		KubeAPIBurst:                   10,
+		UDPIdleTimeout:                 250 * time.Millisecond,
+		ConntrackMax:                   256 * 1024, // 4x default (64k)
+		ConntrackTCPTimeoutEstablished: 86400,      // 1 day (1/5 default)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -139,6 +146,7 @@ func NewProxyServer(
 	proxier proxy.ProxyProvider,
 	broadcaster record.EventBroadcaster,
 	recorder record.EventRecorder,
+	conntracker Conntracker,
 ) (*ProxyServer, error) {
 	return &ProxyServer{
 		Client:       client,
@@ -147,6 +155,7 @@ func NewProxyServer(
 		Proxier:      proxier,
 		Broadcaster:  broadcaster,
 		Recorder:     recorder,
+		Conntracker:  conntracker,
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -182,7 +191,7 @@ func NewProxyServerDefault(config *ProxyServerConfig) (*ProxyServer, error) {
 	dbus := utildbus.New()
 	iptInterface := utiliptables.New(execer, dbus, protocol)
 
-	// We ommit creation of pretty much everything if we run in cleanup mode
+	// We omit creation of pretty much everything if we run in cleanup mode
 	if config.CleanupAndExit {
 		return &ProxyServer{
 			Config:       config,
@@ -293,7 +302,10 @@ func NewProxyServerDefault(config *ProxyServerConfig) (*ProxyServer, error) {
 		UID:       types.UID(hostname),
 		Namespace: "",
 	}
-	return NewProxyServer(client, config, iptInterface, proxier, eventBroadcaster, recorder)
+
+	conntracker := realConntracker{}
+
+	return NewProxyServer(client, config, iptInterface, proxier, eventBroadcaster, recorder, conntracker)
 }
 
 // Run runs the specified ProxyServer.  This should never exit (unless CleanupAndExit is set).
@@ -310,9 +322,6 @@ func (s *ProxyServer) Run(_ []string) error {
 
 	s.Broadcaster.StartRecordingToSink(s.Client.Events(""))
 
-	// Birth Cry after the birth is successful
-	s.birthCry()
-
 	// Start up Healthz service if requested
 	if s.Config.HealthzPort > 0 {
 		go util.Until(func() {
@@ -323,6 +332,23 @@ func (s *ProxyServer) Run(_ []string) error {
 		}, 5*time.Second, util.NeverStop)
 	}
 
+	// Tune conntrack, if requested
+	if s.Conntracker != nil {
+		if s.Config.ConntrackMax > 0 {
+			if err := s.Conntracker.SetMax(s.Config.ConntrackMax); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+		if s.Config.ConntrackTCPTimeoutEstablished > 0 {
+			if err := s.Conntracker.SetTCPEstablishedTimeout(s.Config.ConntrackTCPTimeoutEstablished); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Birth Cry after the birth is successful
+	s.birthCry()
+
 	// Just loop forever for now...
 	s.Proxier.SyncLoop()
 	return nil

docs/admin/kube-proxy.md

@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ kube-proxy
       --bind-address=0.0.0.0: The IP address for the proxy server to serve on (set to 0.0.0.0 for all interfaces)
       --cleanup-iptables[=false]: If true cleanup iptables rules and exit.
       --config-sync-period=15m0s: How often configuration from the apiserver is refreshed.  Must be greater than 0.
+      --conntrack-max=262144: Maximum number of NAT connections to track (0 to leave as-is)
+      --conntrack-tcp-timeout-established=86400: Idle timeout for established TCP connections (0 to leave as-is)
       --google-json-key="": The Google Cloud Platform Service Account JSON Key to use for authentication.
       --healthz-bind-address=127.0.0.1: The IP address for the health check server to serve on, defaulting to 127.0.0.1 (set to 0.0.0.0 for all interfaces)
       --healthz-port=10249: The port to bind the health check server. Use 0 to disable.
@@ -74,7 +76,7 @@ kube-proxy
       --udp-timeout=250ms: How long an idle UDP connection will be kept open (e.g. '250ms', '2s').  Must be greater than 0. Only applicable for proxy-mode=userspace
 ```
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 8-Dec-2015
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 30-Dec-2015
 
 
 <!-- BEGIN MUNGE: GENERATED_ANALYTICS -->

hack/verify-flags/known-flags.txt

@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ concurrent-endpoint-syncs
 concurrent-resource-quota-syncs
 config-sync-period
 configure-cbr0
+conntrack-max
+conntrack-tcp-timeout-established
 container-port
 container-runtime
 contain-pod-resources

pkg/kubemark/hollow_proxy.go

@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func NewHollowProxyOrDie(
 		endpointsConfig.Channel("api"),
 	)
 
-	hollowProxy, err := proxyapp.NewProxyServer(client, config, iptInterface, &FakeProxier{}, broadcaster, recorder)
+	hollowProxy, err := proxyapp.NewProxyServer(client, config, iptInterface, &FakeProxier{}, broadcaster, recorder, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		glog.Fatalf("Error while creating ProxyServer: %v\n", err)
 	}