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tailscale/feature/tap/tap_linux.go
Jordan Whited 8fc6dca15e all: use ~128KiB packet buf for batched i/o
This commit bumps the wireguard-go dependency to incorporate changes to
the packet memory model and the tun.Device.Read and conn.ReceiveFunc I/O
interfaces. It updates their implementations accordingly.

These changes improve throughput in all measured benchmarks and reduce
peak RSS in six of eight cases. The two regressions will be addressed in
a follow-up commit that reduces peak RSS below the baseline measured at
1e69418. That work is kept separate to simplify review.

The following throughput and peak RSS benchmarks were performed with
iperf3 between two Intel i5-12400 nodes running Ubuntu 24.04 (Linux 6.8).

The UDP benchmarks did not use UDP GSO on the sender, so they were
roughly equivalent to single packet I/O through wireguard-go.

TCP/1 signifies one TCP stream; TCP/128 signifies 128 parallel TCP
streams.

Throughput (Mb/s)
  Test     1e69418  After  Change
  TCP/1    10,371  11,354   +9.5%
  TCP/128   7,886   8,404   +6.6%
  UDP/1     2,111   2,853  +35.1%
  UDP/128   1,747   2,235  +28.0%

Peak memory (VmHWM, kB)
  Test     Side   1e69418    After   Change
  TCP/1    TX      98,240   52,596   -46.5%
           RX     287,748   73,384   -74.5%
  TCP/128  TX     101,196   52,812   -47.8%
           RX     290,420   63,620   -78.1%
  UDP/1    TX      58,864  160,840  +173.2%
           RX     137,516   49,900   -63.7%
  UDP/128  TX      66,148  116,096   +75.5%
           RX     154,384   56,556   -63.4%

Updates tailscale/corp#46716
Updates tailscale/corp#22467
Updates tailscale/corp#36989
Updates tailscale/corp#37878

Signed-off-by: Jordan Whited <jordan@tailscale.com>
2026-09-04 09:32:55 -07:00

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// Copyright (c) Tailscale Inc & contributors
// SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
// Package tap registers Tailscale's experimental (demo) Linux TAP (Layer 2) support.
package tap
import (
"bytes"
"errors"
"fmt"
"net"
"net/netip"
"os"
"os/exec"
"sync"
"github.com/insomniacslk/dhcp/dhcpv4"
"github.com/tailscale/wireguard-go/tun"
"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/tcpip"
"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/tcpip/checksum"
"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/tcpip/header"
"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/tcpip/network/ipv4"
"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/tcpip/network/ipv6"
"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/tcpip/transport/udp"
"tailscale.com/net/netaddr"
"tailscale.com/net/packet"
"tailscale.com/net/tsaddr"
"tailscale.com/net/tstun"
"tailscale.com/syncs"
"tailscale.com/types/ipproto"
"tailscale.com/types/logger"
)
// TODO: this was randomly generated once. Maybe do it per process start? But
// then an upgraded tailscaled would be visible to devices behind it. So
// maybe instead make it a function of the tailscaled's wireguard public key?
// For now just hard code it.
var ourMAC = net.HardwareAddr{0x30, 0x2D, 0x66, 0xEC, 0x7A, 0x93}
const tapDebug = tstun.TAPDebug
func init() {
tstun.CreateTAP.Set(createTAPLinux)
}
func createTAPLinux(logf logger.Logf, tapName, bridgeName string) (tun.Device, error) {
fd, err := unix.Open("/dev/net/tun", unix.O_RDWR, 0)
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
dev, err := openDevice(logf, fd, tapName, bridgeName)
if err != nil {
unix.Close(fd)
return nil, err
}
return dev, nil
}
func openDevice(logf logger.Logf, fd int, tapName, bridgeName string) (tun.Device, error) {
ifr, err := unix.NewIfreq(tapName)
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
// Flags are stored as a uint16 in the ifreq union.
ifr.SetUint16(unix.IFF_TAP | unix.IFF_NO_PI)
if err := unix.IoctlIfreq(fd, unix.TUNSETIFF, ifr); err != nil {
return nil, err
}
if err := run("ip", "link", "set", "dev", tapName, "up"); err != nil {
return nil, err
}
if bridgeName != "" {
if err := run("brctl", "addif", bridgeName, tapName); err != nil {
return nil, err
}
}
return newTAPDevice(logf, fd, tapName)
}
type etherType [2]byte
var (
etherTypeARP = etherType{0x08, 0x06}
etherTypeIPv4 = etherType{0x08, 0x00}
etherTypeIPv6 = etherType{0x86, 0xDD}
)
const (
ipv4HeaderLen = 20
ethernetFrameSize = 14 // 2 six byte MACs, 2 bytes ethertype
)
const (
consumePacket = true
passOnPacket = false
)
// handleTAPFrame handles receiving a raw TAP ethernet frame and reports whether
// it's been handled (that is, whether it should NOT be passed to wireguard).
// handleTAPFrame returns [consumePacket] (true) if len(ethBuf) < [ethernetFrameSize].
func (t *tapDevice) handleTAPFrame(ethBuf []byte) bool {
if len(ethBuf) < ethernetFrameSize {
// Corrupt. Ignore.
if tapDebug {
t.logf("tap: short TAP frame")
}
return consumePacket
}
ethDstMAC, ethSrcMAC := ethBuf[:6], ethBuf[6:12]
_ = ethDstMAC
et := etherType{ethBuf[12], ethBuf[13]}
switch et {
default:
if tapDebug {
t.logf("tap: ignoring etherType %v", et)
}
return consumePacket // filter out packet we should ignore
case etherTypeIPv6:
// TODO: support DHCPv6/ND/etc later. For now pass all to WireGuard.
if tapDebug {
t.logf("tap: ignoring IPv6 %v", et)
}
return passOnPacket
case etherTypeIPv4:
if len(ethBuf) < ethernetFrameSize+ipv4HeaderLen {
// Bogus IPv4. Eat.
if tapDebug {
t.logf("tap: short ipv4")
}
return consumePacket
}
return t.handleDHCPRequest(ethBuf)
case etherTypeARP:
arpPacket := header.ARP(ethBuf[ethernetFrameSize:])
if !arpPacket.IsValid() {
// Bogus ARP. Eat.
return consumePacket
}
switch arpPacket.Op() {
case header.ARPRequest:
req := arpPacket // better name at this point
buf := make([]byte, header.EthernetMinimumSize+header.ARPSize)
// Our ARP "Table" of one:
var srcMAC [6]byte
copy(srcMAC[:], ethSrcMAC)
if old := t.destMAC(); old != srcMAC {
t.destMACAtomic.Store(srcMAC)
}
eth := header.Ethernet(buf)
eth.Encode(&header.EthernetFields{
SrcAddr: tcpip.LinkAddress(ourMAC[:]),
DstAddr: tcpip.LinkAddress(ethSrcMAC),
Type: 0x0806, // arp
})
res := header.ARP(buf[header.EthernetMinimumSize:])
res.SetIPv4OverEthernet()
res.SetOp(header.ARPReply)
// If the client's asking about their own IP, tell them it's
// their own MAC. TODO(bradfitz): remove String allocs.
if net.IP(req.ProtocolAddressTarget()).String() == t.clientIPv4.Load() {
copy(res.HardwareAddressSender(), ethSrcMAC)
} else {
copy(res.HardwareAddressSender(), ourMAC[:])
}
copy(res.ProtocolAddressSender(), req.ProtocolAddressTarget())
copy(res.HardwareAddressTarget(), req.HardwareAddressSender())
copy(res.ProtocolAddressTarget(), req.ProtocolAddressSender())
n, err := t.WriteEthernet(buf)
if tapDebug {
t.logf("tap: wrote ARP reply %v, %v", n, err)
}
}
return consumePacket
}
}
var (
// routerIP is the IP address of the DHCP server.
routerIP = net.ParseIP(tsaddr.TailscaleServiceIPString)
// cgnatNetMask is the netmask of the 100.64.0.0/10 CGNAT range.
cgnatNetMask = net.IPMask(net.ParseIP("255.192.0.0").To4())
)
// parsedPacketPool holds a pool of Parsed structs for use in filtering.
// This is needed because escape analysis cannot see that parsed packets
// do not escape through {Pre,Post}Filter{In,Out}.
var parsedPacketPool = sync.Pool{New: func() any { return new(packet.Parsed) }}
// handleDHCPRequest handles receiving a raw TAP ethernet frame and reports whether
// it's been handled as a DHCP request. That is, it reports whether the frame should
// be ignored by the caller and not passed on.
func (t *tapDevice) handleDHCPRequest(ethBuf []byte) bool {
const udpHeader = 8
if len(ethBuf) < ethernetFrameSize+ipv4HeaderLen+udpHeader {
if tapDebug {
t.logf("tap: DHCP short")
}
return passOnPacket
}
ethDstMAC, ethSrcMAC := ethBuf[:6], ethBuf[6:12]
if string(ethDstMAC) != "\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff" {
// Not a broadcast
if tapDebug {
t.logf("tap: dhcp no broadcast")
}
return passOnPacket
}
p := parsedPacketPool.Get().(*packet.Parsed)
defer parsedPacketPool.Put(p)
p.Decode(ethBuf[ethernetFrameSize:])
if p.IPProto != ipproto.UDP || p.Src.Port() != 68 || p.Dst.Port() != 67 {
// Not a DHCP request.
if tapDebug {
t.logf("tap: DHCP wrong meta: %+v", p)
}
return passOnPacket
}
dp, err := dhcpv4.FromBytes(ethBuf[ethernetFrameSize+ipv4HeaderLen+udpHeader:])
if err != nil {
// Bogus. Trash it.
if tapDebug {
t.logf("tap: DHCP FromBytes bad")
}
return consumePacket
}
if tapDebug {
t.logf("tap: DHCP request: %+v", dp)
}
switch dp.MessageType() {
case dhcpv4.MessageTypeDiscover:
ips := t.clientIPv4.Load()
if ips == "" {
t.logf("tap: DHCP no client IP")
return consumePacket
}
offer, err := dhcpv4.New(
dhcpv4.WithReply(dp),
dhcpv4.WithMessageType(dhcpv4.MessageTypeOffer),
dhcpv4.WithRouter(routerIP), // the default route
dhcpv4.WithDNS(routerIP),
dhcpv4.WithServerIP(routerIP), // TODO: what is this?
dhcpv4.WithOption(dhcpv4.OptServerIdentifier(routerIP)),
dhcpv4.WithYourIP(net.ParseIP(ips)),
dhcpv4.WithLeaseTime(3600), // hour works
//dhcpv4.WithHwAddr(ethSrcMAC),
dhcpv4.WithNetmask(cgnatNetMask),
//dhcpv4.WithTransactionID(dp.TransactionID),
)
if err != nil {
t.logf("error building DHCP offer: %v", err)
return consumePacket
}
// Make a layer 2 packet to write out:
pkt := packLayer2UDP(
offer.ToBytes(),
ourMAC, ethSrcMAC,
netip.AddrPortFrom(netaddr.IPv4(100, 100, 100, 100), 67), // src
netip.AddrPortFrom(netaddr.IPv4(255, 255, 255, 255), 68), // dst
)
n, err := t.WriteEthernet(pkt)
if tapDebug {
t.logf("tap: wrote DHCP OFFER %v, %v", n, err)
}
case dhcpv4.MessageTypeRequest:
ips := t.clientIPv4.Load()
if ips == "" {
t.logf("tap: DHCP no client IP")
return consumePacket
}
ack, err := dhcpv4.New(
dhcpv4.WithReply(dp),
dhcpv4.WithMessageType(dhcpv4.MessageTypeAck),
dhcpv4.WithDNS(routerIP),
dhcpv4.WithRouter(routerIP), // the default route
dhcpv4.WithServerIP(routerIP), // TODO: what is this?
dhcpv4.WithOption(dhcpv4.OptServerIdentifier(routerIP)),
dhcpv4.WithYourIP(net.ParseIP(ips)), // Hello world
dhcpv4.WithLeaseTime(3600), // hour works
dhcpv4.WithNetmask(cgnatNetMask),
)
if err != nil {
t.logf("error building DHCP ack: %v", err)
return consumePacket
}
// Make a layer 2 packet to write out:
pkt := packLayer2UDP(
ack.ToBytes(),
ourMAC, ethSrcMAC,
netip.AddrPortFrom(netaddr.IPv4(100, 100, 100, 100), 67), // src
netip.AddrPortFrom(netaddr.IPv4(255, 255, 255, 255), 68), // dst
)
n, err := t.WriteEthernet(pkt)
if tapDebug {
t.logf("tap: wrote DHCP ACK %v, %v", n, err)
}
default:
if tapDebug {
t.logf("tap: unknown DHCP type")
}
}
return consumePacket
}
func writeEthernetFrame(buf []byte, srcMAC, dstMAC net.HardwareAddr, proto tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber) {
// Ethernet header
eth := header.Ethernet(buf)
eth.Encode(&header.EthernetFields{
SrcAddr: tcpip.LinkAddress(srcMAC),
DstAddr: tcpip.LinkAddress(dstMAC),
Type: proto,
})
}
func packLayer2UDP(payload []byte, srcMAC, dstMAC net.HardwareAddr, src, dst netip.AddrPort) []byte {
buf := make([]byte, header.EthernetMinimumSize+header.UDPMinimumSize+header.IPv4MinimumSize+len(payload))
payloadStart := len(buf) - len(payload)
copy(buf[payloadStart:], payload)
srcB := src.Addr().As4()
srcIP := tcpip.AddrFromSlice(srcB[:])
dstB := dst.Addr().As4()
dstIP := tcpip.AddrFromSlice(dstB[:])
// Ethernet header
writeEthernetFrame(buf, srcMAC, dstMAC, ipv4.ProtocolNumber)
// IP header
ipbuf := buf[header.EthernetMinimumSize:]
ip := header.IPv4(ipbuf)
ip.Encode(&header.IPv4Fields{
TotalLength: uint16(len(ipbuf)),
TTL: 65,
Protocol: uint8(udp.ProtocolNumber),
SrcAddr: srcIP,
DstAddr: dstIP,
})
ip.SetChecksum(^ip.CalculateChecksum())
// UDP header
u := header.UDP(buf[header.EthernetMinimumSize+header.IPv4MinimumSize:])
u.Encode(&header.UDPFields{
SrcPort: src.Port(),
DstPort: dst.Port(),
Length: uint16(header.UDPMinimumSize + len(payload)),
})
// Calculate the UDP pseudo-header checksum.
xsum := header.PseudoHeaderChecksum(udp.ProtocolNumber, srcIP, dstIP, uint16(len(u)))
// Calculate the UDP checksum and set it.
xsum = checksum.Checksum(payload, xsum)
u.SetChecksum(^u.CalculateChecksum(xsum))
return []byte(buf)
}
func run(prog string, args ...string) error {
cmd := exec.Command(prog, args...)
cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("error running %v: %v", cmd, err)
}
return nil
}
func (t *tapDevice) destMAC() [6]byte {
return t.destMACAtomic.Load()
}
func newTAPDevice(logf logger.Logf, fd int, tapName string) (tun.Device, error) {
err := unix.SetNonblock(fd, true)
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
file := os.NewFile(uintptr(fd), "/dev/tap")
d := &tapDevice{
logf: logf,
file: file,
events: make(chan tun.Event),
name: tapName,
}
return d, nil
}
type tapDevice struct {
file *os.File
logf func(format string, args ...any)
events chan tun.Event
name string
closeOnce sync.Once
clientIPv4 syncs.AtomicValue[string]
destMACAtomic syncs.AtomicValue[[6]byte]
}
var _ tstun.SetIPer = (*tapDevice)(nil)
func (t *tapDevice) SetIP(ipV4, ipV6TODO netip.Addr) error {
t.clientIPv4.Store(ipV4.String())
return nil
}
func (t *tapDevice) File() *os.File {
return t.file
}
func (t *tapDevice) Name() (string, error) {
return t.name, nil
}
// Read implements [tun.Device.Read]. Read swallows frames that should not be
// passed to wireguard-go, as evaluated by [tapDevice.handleTAPFrame]. Read
// excludes the Ethernet header for returned IP packets described by packets[:n].
func (t *tapDevice) Read(slab []byte, packets []tun.ReadPacket) (int, error) {
buf := slab[tun.ReadPacketSpacing : len(slab)-tun.ReadPacketSpacing]
n, err := t.file.Read(buf)
if err != nil {
return 0, err
}
if t.handleTAPFrame(buf[:n]) {
return 0, nil
}
packets[0] = tun.ReadPacket{
Offset: tun.ReadPacketSpacing + ethernetFrameSize,
Size: n - ethernetFrameSize,
}
return 1, nil
}
// WriteEthernet writes a raw ethernet frame to the TAP device.
func (t *tapDevice) WriteEthernet(buf []byte) (int, error) {
return t.file.Write(buf)
}
// ethBufPool holds a pool of bytes.Buffers for use in [tapDevice.Write].
var ethBufPool = syncs.Pool[*bytes.Buffer]{New: func() *bytes.Buffer { return new(bytes.Buffer) }}
// Write writes a raw IP packet to the TAP device. It adds the ethernet frame header.
func (t *tapDevice) Write(buffs [][]byte, offset int) (int, error) {
errs := make([]error, 0)
wrote := 0
m := t.destMAC()
dstMac := net.HardwareAddr(m[:])
buf := ethBufPool.Get()
defer ethBufPool.Put(buf)
for _, buff := range buffs {
buf.Reset()
buf.Grow(header.EthernetMinimumSize + len(buff) - offset)
var ebuf [14]byte
switch buff[offset] >> 4 {
case 4:
writeEthernetFrame(ebuf[:], ourMAC, dstMac, ipv4.ProtocolNumber)
case 6:
writeEthernetFrame(ebuf[:], ourMAC, dstMac, ipv6.ProtocolNumber)
default:
continue
}
buf.Write(ebuf[:])
buf.Write(buff[offset:])
_, err := t.WriteEthernet(buf.Bytes())
if err != nil {
errs = append(errs, err)
} else {
wrote++
}
}
return wrote, errors.Join(errs...)
}
func (t *tapDevice) MTU() (int, error) {
ifr, err := unix.NewIfreq(t.name)
if err != nil {
return 0, err
}
if err := unix.IoctlIfreq(int(t.file.Fd()), unix.SIOCGIFMTU, ifr); err != nil {
return 0, err
}
return int(ifr.Uint32()), nil
}
func (t *tapDevice) Events() <-chan tun.Event {
return t.events
}
func (t *tapDevice) Close() error {
var err error
t.closeOnce.Do(func() {
close(t.events)
err = t.file.Close()
})
return err
}
func (t *tapDevice) BatchSize() int {
return 1
}