History log of /src/sbin/pfctl/pfctl_parser.h (Results 1 – 25 of 109)
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# c72fb110 06-Jan-2026 Kristof Provost <kp@FreeBSD.org>

pf: convert state limiter interface to netlink

This is a new feature with new ioctl calls, so we can safely remove them
right now.

Sponsored by: Rubicon Communications, LLC ("Netgate")


# 46164812 30-Dec-2025 Kristof Provost <kp@FreeBSD.org>

pf: introduce source and state limiters

both source and state limiters can provide constraints on the number
of states that a set of rules can create, and optionally the rate
at which they are creat

pf: introduce source and state limiters

both source and state limiters can provide constraints on the number
of states that a set of rules can create, and optionally the rate
at which they are created. state limiters have a single limit, but
source limiters apply limits against a source address (or network).
the source address entries are dynamically created and destroyed,
and are also limited.

this started out because i was struggling to understand the source and
state tracking options in pf.conf, and looking at the code made it
worse. it looked like some functionality was missing, and the code also
did some things that surprised me. taking a step back from it, even it
if did work, what is described doesn't work well outside very simple
environments.

the functionality i'm talking about is most of the stuff in the
Stateful Tracking Options section of pf.conf(4).

some of the problems are illustrated one of the simplest options:
the "max number" option that limits the number of states that a
rule is allowed to create:

- wiring limits up to rules is a problem because when you load a
new ruleset the limit is reset, allowing more states to be created
than you intended.
- a single "rule" in pf.conf can expand to multiple rules in the
kernel thanks to things like macro expansion for multiple ports.
"max 1000" on a line in pf.conf could end up being many times
that in effect.
- when a state limit on a rule is reached, the packet is dropped.
this makes it difficult to do other things with the packet, such a
redirect it to a tarpit or another server that replies with an
outage notices or such.

a state limiter solves these problems. the example from the pf.conf.5
change demonstrates this:

An example use case for a state limiter is to restrict the number of
connections allowed to a service that is accessible via multiple
protocols, e.g. a DNS server that can be accessed by both TCP and UDP on
port 53, DNS-over-TLS on TCP port 853, and DNS-over-HTTPS on TCP port 443
can be limited to 1000 concurrent connections:

state limiter "dns-server" id 1 limit 1000

pass in proto { tcp udp } to port domain state limiter "dns-server"
pass in proto tcp to port { 853 443 } state limiter "dns-server"

a single limit across all these protocols can't be implemented with
per rule state limits, and any limits that were applied are reset
if the ruleset is reloaded.

the existing source-track implementation appears to be incomplete,
i could only see code for "source-track global", but not "source-track
rule". source-track global is too heavy and unweildy a hammer, and
source-track rule would suffer the same issues around rule lifetimes
and expansions that the "max number" state tracking config above has.

a slightly expanded example from the pf.conf.5 change for source limiters:

An example use for a source limiter is the mitigation of denial of
service caused by the exhaustion of firewall resources by network or port
scans from outside the network. The states created by any one scanner
from any one source address can be limited to avoid impacting other
sources. Below, up to 10000 IPv4 hosts and IPv6 /64 networks from the
external network are each limited to a maximum of 1000 connections, and
are rate limited to creating 100 states over a 10 second interval:

source limiter "internet" id 1 entries 10000 \
limit 1000 rate 100/10 \
inet6 mask 64

block in on egress
pass in quick on egress source limiter "internet"
pass in on egress proto tcp probability 20% rdr-to $tarpit

the extra bit is if the source limiter doesn't have "space" for the
state, the rule doesn't match and you can fall through to tarpitting
20% of the tcp connections for fun.

i've been using this in anger in production for over 3 years now.

sashan@ has been poking me along (slowly) to get it in a good enough
shape for the tree for a long time. it's been one of those years.

bluhm@ says this doesnt break the regress tests.
ok sashan@

Obtained from: OpenBSD, dlg <dlg@openbsd.org>, 8463cae72e
Sponsored by: Rubicon Communications, LLC ("Netgate")

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# 2be46b52 27-Aug-2025 Kristof Provost <kp@FreeBSD.org>

pfctl: fix once rules

parse.y revision 1.682 from 16.07.2018 errornously allowed `match once' and
`anchor "a" once'.

Fix both by checking for PF_DROP not PF_MATCH and creating anchors in the
parser

pfctl: fix once rules

parse.y revision 1.682 from 16.07.2018 errornously allowed `match once' and
`anchor "a" once'.

Fix both by checking for PF_DROP not PF_MATCH and creating anchors in the
parser already such that they can be used to distinguish anchor rules in
the same check as well.

Found and fixed by Petr Hoffmann <petr.hoffmann at oracle dot com>, thanks!

While here, remove an unneeded cast and make pfctl_add_rule() void as it
always returned 0.

OK sashan

Obtained from: OpenBSD, kn <kn@openbsd.org>, 6da84b37b3
Sponsored by: Rubicon Communications, LLC ("Netgate")

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# 9dfc5e03 22-Aug-2025 Kristof Provost <kp@FreeBSD.org>

pfctl: allow tables to be defined inside anchors

This change allows user to define table inside the anchor like that:
anchor foo {
table <bar> { 192.168.1.1 }

pfctl: allow tables to be defined inside anchors

This change allows user to define table inside the anchor like that:
anchor foo {
table <bar> { 192.168.1.1 }
pass in from <bar> to <self>
}
Without this diff one must either create table <bar> in main
ruleset (root) or use 'pfctl -a foo -t bar -T add 192.168.1.1'
This glitch is hard to notice. Not many human admins try to attach
tables to non-global anchors. Deamons which configure pf(4) automatically
at run time such as relayd(8) and spamd(8) create tables attached to
thair anchors (for example 'relayd/*') but the deamons use way similar
to pfctl(8) to add and manage those tables.

The reason why I'd like to seal this gap is that my long term goal
is to turn global `pfr_ktable` in pf(4) into member of pf_anchor.
So each ruleset will get its own tree of tables.

feedback and OK bluhm@

Obtained from: OpenBSD, sashan <sashan@openbsd.org>, 30269bc362
Sponsored by: Rubicon Communications, LLC ("Netgate")

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# 7aac81a6 20-Aug-2025 Kristof Provost <kp@FreeBSD.org>

pfctl: support recusive printing of tables

Currently 'pfctl -a "*" -sr' recursively walks anchor tree and shows
rules found in every anchor. This commit introduces the same behavior
for tables. Comm

pfctl: support recusive printing of tables

Currently 'pfctl -a "*" -sr' recursively walks anchor tree and shows
rules found in every anchor. This commit introduces the same behavior
for tables. Command 'pfctl -a "*" -sT' prints all tables attached to
every anchor loaded to pf(4).

Inconsistency has been noticed by Klemens (kn@).

OK @bluhm, OK @kn

Obtained from: OpenBSD, sashan <sashan@openbsd.org>, 3898e3532e
Sponsored by: Rubicon Communications, LLC ("Netgate")

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# d2761422 31-Jul-2025 Kajetan Staszkiewicz <ks@FreeBSD.org>

pf: Use different address family for source and redirection address

The function pf_map_addr() and source tracking operate on a single
address family. This made sense before introducing address fami

pf: Use different address family for source and redirection address

The function pf_map_addr() and source tracking operate on a single
address family. This made sense before introducing address family
translation. When combining af-to with route-to or with sticky-address,
the next-hop or the NAT address are of different address family than
the source address. For example in NAT64 scenaro an IPv6 source address
is translated to an IPv4 address and routed over IPv4 gateway.

Make source nodes dual-AF, that is have a separate source AF and
redirection AF. Store route AF in struct pf_kstate, export it to pfctl.
When loading rules with redirection pools with pfctl store address
family of each address. When printing states don't deduce next-hop's
address family from af-to, use the one stored in state.

Reviewed by: kp
Approved by: kp
Sponsored by: InnoGames GmbH
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D51659

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# 9f21a946 07-Jul-2025 Kristof Provost <kp@FreeBSD.org>

pf: rename PF_OPT_TABLE_PREFIX to PF_OPTIMIZER_TABLE_PFX

Move it to pf.h.
OPT is misleading and usually refers to command line arguments to pfctl

ok sashan kn

Obtained from: OpenBSD, henning <henn

pf: rename PF_OPT_TABLE_PREFIX to PF_OPTIMIZER_TABLE_PFX

Move it to pf.h.
OPT is misleading and usually refers to command line arguments to pfctl

ok sashan kn

Obtained from: OpenBSD, henning <henning@openbsd.org>, 9c6ad19ba4
Sponsored by: Rubicon Communications, LLC ("Netgate")

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# 041ce1d6 04-Jul-2025 Kristof Provost <kp@FreeBSD.org>

pfctl: recursively flush rules and tables

The recursive operation ("pfctl -a '*' ...") works for '-s' option already. This
change enables the same thing for '-F' option, so "pfctl -a '*' -Fa" will
f

pfctl: recursively flush rules and tables

The recursive operation ("pfctl -a '*' ...") works for '-s' option already. This
change enables the same thing for '-F' option, so "pfctl -a '*' -Fa" will
flush everything from PF driver.

The idea was discussed with many on tech@ in spring 2019.

OK kn@

Obtained from: OpenBSD, sashan <sashan@openbsd.org>, ae711728d4
Obtained from: OpenBSD, sashan <sashan@openbsd.org>, 7abd52e24a
Sponsored by: Rubicon Communications, LLC ("Netgate")

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# ada0846f 02-Jul-2025 Kristof Provost <kp@FreeBSD.org>

pfctl: Reuse copy_satopfaddr() when killing entries

Recently introduced in pfctl_parser.c r1.333, this helper nicely
simplifies code when copying IPs based on their address family, so use
it in five

pfctl: Reuse copy_satopfaddr() when killing entries

Recently introduced in pfctl_parser.c r1.333, this helper nicely
simplifies code when copying IPs based on their address family, so use
it in five other places when killing state or source node entries.

All addresses copied in these code paths result from either
pfctl_parse_host() or pfctl_addrprefix() which guarantee the address
family set to AF_INET or AF_INET6. Therefore, effectively relaxing the
case of unhandled families from errx(3) in callers to warnx(3) in
copy_satopfaddr() is safe since it's never reached.

OK sashan

Obtained from: OpenBSD, kn <kn@openbsd.org>, 0ff82421d8
Sponsored by: Rubicon Communications, LLC ("Netgate")

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# fb48e6d7 27-Jun-2025 Kristof Provost <kp@FreeBSD.org>

pfctl: Remove unused af argument from unmask()

This has been unused for years.

While here, zap the duplicate function signature from pfctl.h (already
present in pfctl_parser.h); spotted by sashan,

pfctl: Remove unused af argument from unmask()

This has been unused for years.

While here, zap the duplicate function signature from pfctl.h (already
present in pfctl_parser.h); spotted by sashan, thanks.

OK sashan

Obtained from: OpenBSD, kn <kn@openbsd.org>, f0bb6ca5dd
Sponsored by: Rubicon Communications, LLC ("Netgate")

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# 5c0eb439 27-Jun-2025 Kristof Provost <kp@FreeBSD.org>

pfctl: Move AF-specific mask logic from callers into set_ipmask()

Instead of doing the same dance with every caller, check for user provided
mask or address familiy specific maximum inside the funct

pfctl: Move AF-specific mask logic from callers into set_ipmask()

Instead of doing the same dance with every caller, check for user provided
mask or address familiy specific maximum inside the function itself.

Feedback and OK claudio

Obtained from: OpenBSD, kn <kn@openbsd.org>, c04427dd30
Sponsored by: Rubicon Communications, LLC ("Netgate")

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# a7d631f6 17-Jun-2025 Kristof Provost <kp@FreeBSD.org>

pfctl: fix use-after-free and memory leak in pfctl_optimzie.c

OK bluhm@

Obtained from: OpenBSD, sashan <sashan@openbsd.org>, 43d70b8338
Sponsored by: Rubicon Communications, LLC ("Netgate")


# 4ace4ea9 29-May-2025 Kristof Provost <kp@FreeBSD.org>

pfctl: add option -S (no domain resolution)

manpage wording and reminder about usage() jmc@
ok florian@ henning@

Reviewed by: ziaee (manpages)
Obtained from: OpenBSD, benno <benno@openbsd.org>, 7c8

pfctl: add option -S (no domain resolution)

manpage wording and reminder about usage() jmc@
ok florian@ henning@

Reviewed by: ziaee (manpages)
Obtained from: OpenBSD, benno <benno@openbsd.org>, 7c8726d43b
Sponsored by: Rubicon Communications, LLC ("Netgate")
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D50724

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# aeddee83 28-Mar-2025 Kajetan Staszkiewicz <ks@FreeBSD.org>

pfctl: Split pool parsing into separate functions

The pf pools are used in NAT, route-to and af-to rules. Some parts of
code are duplicated between them. Create functions apply_redirspec(),
apply_na

pfctl: Split pool parsing into separate functions

The pf pools are used in NAT, route-to and af-to rules. Some parts of
code are duplicated between them. Create functions apply_redirspec(),
apply_nat_ports() and apply_rdr_ports() to handle the common tasks.

Simplify data structures used for pool parsing. Move the contents of
struct redirection to struct redirspec. Map all ways of parsing pools
directly onto struct redirspec. Name various forms of struct redirspect
to hint where they are used.

Remove struct redirspec *rroute from struct filter_opts, because
filter_opts is bzero()'ed after the route part of rule is parsed, and
thus can't be used.

Add tests to ensure that parsing and error messages behave as expected.
The tests have been written and tested with pfctl from before this
patch.

This is prerequisite for adding support for OpenBSD NAT syntax.

Reviewed by: kp
Approved by: kp (mentor)
Sponsored by: InnoGames GmbH
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D49218

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# 7cef9d19 10-Feb-2025 Kristof Provost <kp@FreeBSD.org>

pfctl: cache name/index mappings

Provide local implementations of if_nametoindex(3) and if_indextoname(3)
that make use of the cache of addresses populated by the ifa_load on
startup to save the tro

pfctl: cache name/index mappings

Provide local implementations of if_nametoindex(3) and if_indextoname(3)
that make use of the cache of addresses populated by the ifa_load on
startup to save the trouble of calling expensive getaddrinfo(3) up to
four times per rule. Performance wise this change provides a speed up
factor of 20 with a 11k line ruleset on a machine with 150 VLANs and 250
IP addresses (20 seconds down to 1 in this case).

"wow!" henning, ok benno, florian

Obtained from: OpenBSD, mikeb <mikeb@openbsd.org>, 918dda8655
Sponsored by: Rubicon Communications, LLC ("Netgate")

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# 4aafc73d 07-Jan-2025 Kristof Provost <kp@FreeBSD.org>

pfctl: pfctl_set_hostid always returns 0

Don't pretend otherwise and make it a void function instead.

ok dlg

Obtained from: OpenBSD, mcbride <mcbride@openbsd.org>, 9ac6101ff7
Sponsored by: Rubicon

pfctl: pfctl_set_hostid always returns 0

Don't pretend otherwise and make it a void function instead.

ok dlg

Obtained from: OpenBSD, mcbride <mcbride@openbsd.org>, 9ac6101ff7
Sponsored by: Rubicon Communications, LLC ("Netgate")

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# e11dacbf 11-Oct-2024 Kristof Provost <kp@FreeBSD.org>

pf: partially import OpenBSD's NAT rewrite

We won't follow this fully, because it involves breaking syntax changes
(removing nat/rdr rules and moving this functionality into regular rules) as
well a

pf: partially import OpenBSD's NAT rewrite

We won't follow this fully, because it involves breaking syntax changes
(removing nat/rdr rules and moving this functionality into regular rules) as
well as behaviour changes because NAT is now done after the rules evaluation,
rather than before it.

We import some related changes anyway, because it paves the way for nat64
support.
This change introduces a new pf_kpool in struct pf_krule, for nat. It is not yet
used (but will be for nat64) and renames the existing 'rpool' to 'rdr'.

Obtained from: OpenBSD, henning <henning@openbsd.org>, 0ef3d4febe
Sponsored by: Rubicon Communications, LLC ("Netgate")
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D47783

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# 347dd053 29-Nov-2024 Richard Scheffenegger <rscheff@FreeBSD.org>

tcp: add TH_AE capabilities to ppp and pf

Add support for the AE Flag in the TCP header to pf and ppp.
Commonalize to the use of "E"(ECE), "W"(CWR) and "e"(AE)
for the TCP header flags, in line with

tcp: add TH_AE capabilities to ppp and pf

Add support for the AE Flag in the TCP header to pf and ppp.
Commonalize to the use of "E"(ECE), "W"(CWR) and "e"(AE)
for the TCP header flags, in line with tcpdump.

Reviewers: kp, cc, tuexen, cy, #transport!
Sponsored by: NetApp, Inc.
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D47106

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# 9c125336 11-Oct-2024 Kristof Provost <kp@FreeBSD.org>

pf: convert DIOCGETSRCNODES to netlink

Sponsored by: Rubicon Communications, LLC ("Netgate")


# 637d81c5 29-Aug-2024 Kristof Provost <kp@FreeBSD.org>

pfctl: fix incorrect optimization

In the non-optimized case, an address list containing "any" (ie. { any 10.0.0.1 })
should be folded in the parser to any, not to 10.0.0.1. How long this bug has
be

pfctl: fix incorrect optimization

In the non-optimized case, an address list containing "any" (ie. { any 10.0.0.1 })
should be folded in the parser to any, not to 10.0.0.1. How long this bug has
been with us is unclear.
ok guenther mcbride

Obtained from: OpenBSD, deraadt <deraadt@openbsd.org>, e3b4bc25a0
Sponsored by: Rubicon Communications, LLC ("Netgate")
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D46580

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# d9ab8999 07-Jun-2024 Kristof Provost <kp@FreeBSD.org>

pf: migrate DIOCGETLIMIT/DIOCSETLIMIT to netlink

Event: Kitchener-Waterloo Hackathon 202406


# 30bad751 05-Jun-2024 Kristof Provost <kp@FreeBSD.org>

pf: convert DIOCGETTIMEOUT/DIOCSETTIMEOUT to netlink


# c36c90a2 01-Jun-2024 Kristof Provost <kp@FreeBSD.org>

pf: convert DIOCSETDEBUG to netlink

Sponsored by: Rubicon Communications, LLC ("Netgate")


# f1612e70 09-May-2024 Kristof Provost <kp@FreeBSD.org>

libpfctl: fix file descriptor leak

pfctl_get_rules_info() opened a netlink socket, but failed to close it again.
Fix this by factoring out the netlink-based function into a _h variant that
takes str

libpfctl: fix file descriptor leak

pfctl_get_rules_info() opened a netlink socket, but failed to close it again.
Fix this by factoring out the netlink-based function into a _h variant that
takes struct pfctl_handle, and implement pfctl_get_rules_info() based on that,
remembering to close the fd.

While here migrate all in-tree consumers to the _h variant.

MFC after: 3 days
Sponsored by: Rubicon Communications, LLC ("Netgate")

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# 7ce98cf2 06-Oct-2023 Kristof Provost <kp@FreeBSD.org>

pfctl: fix incorrect mask on dynamic address

A PF rule using an IPv4 address followed by an IPv6 address and then a
dynamic address, e.g. "pass from {192.0.2.1 2001:db8::1} to (pppoe0)",
will have a

pfctl: fix incorrect mask on dynamic address

A PF rule using an IPv4 address followed by an IPv6 address and then a
dynamic address, e.g. "pass from {192.0.2.1 2001:db8::1} to (pppoe0)",
will have an incorrect /32 mask applied to the dynamic address.

MFC after: 3 weeks
Obtained from: OpenBSD
See also: https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/5.6/common/007_pfctl.patch.sig
Sponsored by: Rubicon Communications, LLC ("Netgate")
Event: Oslo Hackathon at Modirum

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