microsandbox_network/engine/tcp/connection.rs
1//! Connection tracker: manages smoltcp TCP sockets for the poll loop.
2//!
3//! Creates sockets on SYN detection, tracks connection lifecycle, relays data
4//! between smoltcp sockets and proxy task channels, and cleans up closed
5//! connections.
6
7use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
8use std::net::SocketAddr;
9use std::num::NonZeroUsize;
10use std::sync::Arc;
11use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicU8, Ordering};
12
13use bytes::Bytes;
14use smoltcp::iface::{SocketHandle, SocketSet};
15use smoltcp::socket::tcp;
16use smoltcp::wire::IpListenEndpoint;
17use tokio::sync::mpsc;
18
19use crate::tcp::deferred_close::DeferredClose;
20
21//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
22// Constants
23//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
24
25/// Log target for opt-in profiling events.
26const PROFILING_TARGET: &str = "microsandbox::profiling";
27
28/// TCP socket receive buffer size (64 KiB).
29const TCP_RX_BUF_SIZE: usize = 65536;
30
31/// TCP socket transmit buffer size (64 KiB).
32const TCP_TX_BUF_SIZE: usize = 65536;
33
34/// Capacity of the mpsc channels between the poll loop and proxy tasks.
35const CHANNEL_CAPACITY: usize = 32;
36
37/// Buffer size for reading from smoltcp sockets.
38const RELAY_BUF_SIZE: usize = 16384;
39
40//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
41// Types
42//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
43
44/// Terminal connection status reported by an outbound proxy task.
45#[repr(u8)]
46#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
47pub enum ProxyConnectStatus {
48 /// No final proxy connection status has been reported yet.
49 Pending = 0,
50 /// The proxy connected to the upstream.
51 Connected = 1,
52 /// The proxy denied the connection before dialing upstream.
53 PolicyDenied = 2,
54 /// The proxy attempted to dial upstream and the connect failed.
55 UpstreamConnectFailed = 3,
56}
57
58/// Shared status for an outbound proxy task.
59///
60/// The smoltcp poll loop reads this when the proxy task exits to decide
61/// whether the guest should see a clean close or a TCP reset.
62pub struct ProxyConnectState {
63 status: AtomicU8,
64}
65
66/// Tracks TCP connections between guest and proxy tasks.
67///
68/// Each guest TCP connection maps to a smoltcp socket and a pair of channels
69/// connecting it to a tokio proxy task. The tracker handles:
70///
71/// - **Socket creation** — on SYN detection, before smoltcp processes the frame.
72/// - **Data relay** — shuttles bytes between smoltcp sockets and channels.
73/// - **Lifecycle detection** — identifies newly-established connections for
74/// proxy spawning.
75/// - **Cleanup** — removes closed sockets from the socket set.
76pub struct TcpConnectionTracker {
77 /// Active connections keyed by smoltcp socket handle.
78 connections: HashMap<SocketHandle, Connection>,
79 /// Secondary index for O(1) duplicate-SYN detection by (src, dst) 4-tuple.
80 connection_keys: HashSet<(SocketAddr, SocketAddr)>,
81 /// Max concurrent connections (from NetworkConfig).
82 max_tcp_connections: Option<NonZeroUsize>,
83 rejected_connections: u64,
84}
85
86/// Deprecated name for [`TcpConnectionTracker`].
87#[deprecated(note = "use TcpConnectionTracker instead")]
88pub type ConnectionTracker = TcpConnectionTracker;
89
90/// Internal state for a single tracked TCP connection.
91struct Connection {
92 /// Guest source address (from the guest's SYN).
93 src: SocketAddr,
94 /// Original destination (from the guest's SYN).
95 dst: SocketAddr,
96 /// Sends data from smoltcp socket to proxy task (guest → server).
97 ///
98 /// Set to `None` once the guest half-closes (FIN) and all its data has
99 /// been relayed: dropping the sender makes the proxy task's
100 /// `from_smoltcp.recv()` return `None`, propagating the half-close
101 /// upstream while the server → guest direction stays open.
102 to_proxy: Option<mpsc::Sender<Bytes>>,
103 /// Receives data from proxy task to write to smoltcp socket (server → guest).
104 from_proxy: mpsc::Receiver<Bytes>,
105 /// Proxy-side channel ends, held until the connection is ESTABLISHED.
106 /// Taken by [`TcpConnectionTracker::take_new_connections()`].
107 proxy_channels: Option<ProxyChannels>,
108 /// Whether a proxy task has been spawned for this connection.
109 proxy_spawned: bool,
110 /// Status reported by the proxy task before it exits.
111 proxy_connect: Arc<ProxyConnectState>,
112 /// Partial data from proxy that couldn't be fully written to smoltcp socket.
113 write_buf: Option<(Bytes, usize)>,
114 /// Data read from smoltcp socket that couldn't be sent to proxy (channel full).
115 /// Must be sent before reading more from the socket to preserve stream order.
116 read_buf: Option<Bytes>,
117 /// Progress deadline while draining after the host task exits.
118 deferred_close: DeferredClose,
119 /// Egress policy already denied this flow at SYN time; the connection
120 /// was accepted only so an HTTP/HTTPS client can be answered with 403.
121 policy_denied: bool,
122}
123
124/// Proxy-side channel ends, created at socket creation time and taken when
125/// the connection becomes ESTABLISHED.
126struct ProxyChannels {
127 /// Receive data from smoltcp socket (guest → proxy task).
128 from_smoltcp: mpsc::Receiver<Bytes>,
129 /// Send data to smoltcp socket (proxy task → guest).
130 to_smoltcp: mpsc::Sender<Bytes>,
131}
132
133/// Information for spawning a proxy task for a newly established connection.
134///
135/// Returned by [`TcpConnectionTracker::take_new_connections()`]. The poll loop
136/// passes this to the proxy task spawner.
137pub struct NewConnection {
138 /// Original destination the guest was connecting to.
139 pub dst: SocketAddr,
140 /// Receive data from smoltcp socket (guest → proxy task).
141 pub from_smoltcp: mpsc::Receiver<Bytes>,
142 /// Send data to smoltcp socket (proxy task → guest).
143 pub to_smoltcp: mpsc::Sender<Bytes>,
144 /// Status the proxy task updates before it exits.
145 pub proxy_connect: Arc<ProxyConnectState>,
146 /// Egress policy already denied this flow at SYN time. The dispatcher
147 /// must answer it (HTTP 403) and never dial upstream.
148 pub policy_denied: bool,
149}
150
151//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
152// Methods
153//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
154
155impl ProxyConnectStatus {
156 fn as_u8(self) -> u8 {
157 self as u8
158 }
159
160 fn from_u8(value: u8) -> Self {
161 match value {
162 value if value == Self::Connected as u8 => Self::Connected,
163 value if value == Self::PolicyDenied as u8 => Self::PolicyDenied,
164 value if value == Self::UpstreamConnectFailed as u8 => Self::UpstreamConnectFailed,
165 _ => Self::Pending,
166 }
167 }
168}
169
170impl ProxyConnectState {
171 /// Create a new pending proxy connection status.
172 pub fn new() -> Self {
173 Self {
174 status: AtomicU8::new(ProxyConnectStatus::Pending.as_u8()),
175 }
176 }
177
178 /// Mark the proxy as successfully connected to upstream.
179 pub fn mark_connected(&self) {
180 self.store(ProxyConnectStatus::Connected);
181 }
182
183 /// Mark the proxy as denied by egress policy before dialing upstream.
184 pub fn mark_policy_denied(&self) {
185 self.store(ProxyConnectStatus::PolicyDenied);
186 }
187
188 /// Mark the proxy as failed while dialing upstream.
189 pub fn mark_upstream_connect_failed(&self) {
190 self.store(ProxyConnectStatus::UpstreamConnectFailed);
191 }
192
193 /// Load the latest proxy connection status.
194 pub fn status(&self) -> ProxyConnectStatus {
195 ProxyConnectStatus::from_u8(self.status.load(Ordering::Acquire))
196 }
197
198 fn store(&self, status: ProxyConnectStatus) {
199 self.status.store(status.as_u8(), Ordering::Release);
200 }
201}
202
203impl Default for ProxyConnectState {
204 fn default() -> Self {
205 Self::new()
206 }
207}
208
209impl TcpConnectionTracker {
210 /// Create a new tracker with the given connection limit.
211 pub fn new(max_tcp_connections: Option<NonZeroUsize>) -> Self {
212 Self {
213 connections: HashMap::new(),
214 connection_keys: HashSet::new(),
215 max_tcp_connections,
216 rejected_connections: 0,
217 }
218 }
219
220 /// Returns `true` if a tracked socket already exists for this exact
221 /// connection (same source AND destination). O(1) via HashSet lookup.
222 pub fn has_socket_for(&self, src: &SocketAddr, dst: &SocketAddr) -> bool {
223 self.connection_keys.contains(&(*src, *dst))
224 }
225
226 /// Create a smoltcp TCP socket for an incoming SYN and register it.
227 ///
228 /// The socket is put into LISTEN state on the destination IP + port so
229 /// smoltcp will complete the three-way handshake when it processes the
230 /// SYN frame. Binding to the specific destination IP (not just port)
231 /// prevents socket dispatch ambiguity when multiple connections target
232 /// different IPs on the same port.
233 ///
234 /// Returns `false` if at `max_tcp_connections` limit.
235 pub fn create_tcp_socket(
236 &mut self,
237 src: SocketAddr,
238 dst: SocketAddr,
239 sockets: &mut SocketSet<'_>,
240 ) -> bool {
241 self.insert_tcp_socket(src, dst, sockets, false)
242 }
243
244 /// Like [`Self::create_tcp_socket`], for a flow egress policy has
245 /// already denied. The handshake completes so the guest's HTTP/HTTPS
246 /// client can be answered with `403 Forbidden`; the dispatcher never
247 /// dials upstream for it.
248 pub fn create_policy_denied_tcp_socket(
249 &mut self,
250 src: SocketAddr,
251 dst: SocketAddr,
252 sockets: &mut SocketSet<'_>,
253 ) -> bool {
254 self.insert_tcp_socket(src, dst, sockets, true)
255 }
256
257 fn insert_tcp_socket(
258 &mut self,
259 src: SocketAddr,
260 dst: SocketAddr,
261 sockets: &mut SocketSet<'_>,
262 policy_denied: bool,
263 ) -> bool {
264 if self
265 .max_tcp_connections
266 .is_some_and(|max| self.connections.len() >= max.get())
267 {
268 // Reclaim completed flows before rejecting a burst. Existing
269 // listeners have already consumed their SYN in the poll loop;
270 // an idle listener here is an invalid or reset handshake.
271 self.cleanup_closed(sockets);
272 if self
273 .max_tcp_connections
274 .is_some_and(|max| self.connections.len() >= max.get())
275 {
276 self.rejected_connections = self.rejected_connections.saturating_add(1);
277 return false;
278 }
279 }
280
281 // Create smoltcp TCP socket with buffers.
282 let rx_buf = tcp::SocketBuffer::new(vec![0u8; TCP_RX_BUF_SIZE]);
283 let tx_buf = tcp::SocketBuffer::new(vec![0u8; TCP_TX_BUF_SIZE]);
284 let mut socket = tcp::Socket::new(rx_buf, tx_buf);
285
286 // Listen on the specific destination IP + port. With any_ip mode,
287 // binding to the IP ensures the correct socket accepts each SYN
288 // when multiple connections target the same port on different IPs.
289 let listen_endpoint = IpListenEndpoint {
290 addr: Some(dst.ip().into()),
291 port: dst.port(),
292 };
293 if socket.listen(listen_endpoint).is_err() {
294 return false;
295 }
296
297 let handle = sockets.add(socket);
298
299 // Create channel pairs for proxy task communication.
300 //
301 // smoltcp → proxy (guest sends data, proxy relays to server):
302 let (to_proxy_tx, to_proxy_rx) = mpsc::channel(CHANNEL_CAPACITY);
303 // proxy → smoltcp (server sends data, proxy relays to guest):
304 let (from_proxy_tx, from_proxy_rx) = mpsc::channel(CHANNEL_CAPACITY);
305
306 self.connection_keys.insert((src, dst));
307 self.connections.insert(
308 handle,
309 Connection {
310 src,
311 dst,
312 to_proxy: Some(to_proxy_tx),
313 from_proxy: from_proxy_rx,
314 proxy_channels: Some(ProxyChannels {
315 from_smoltcp: to_proxy_rx,
316 to_smoltcp: from_proxy_tx,
317 }),
318 proxy_spawned: false,
319 proxy_connect: Arc::new(ProxyConnectState::new()),
320 write_buf: None,
321 read_buf: None,
322 deferred_close: DeferredClose::default(),
323 policy_denied,
324 },
325 );
326
327 true
328 }
329
330 /// Earliest pending drain deadline for the network poll loop.
331 pub(crate) fn deferred_close_delay(&self) -> Option<std::time::Duration> {
332 self.connections
333 .values()
334 .filter_map(|conn| conn.deferred_close.poll_delay())
335 .min()
336 }
337
338 /// Relay data between smoltcp sockets and proxy task channels.
339 ///
340 /// For each connection with a spawned proxy:
341 /// - Reads data from the smoltcp socket and sends it to the proxy channel.
342 /// - Receives data from the proxy channel and writes it to the smoltcp socket.
343 pub fn relay_data(&mut self, sockets: &mut SocketSet<'_>) {
344 let mut relay_buf = [0u8; RELAY_BUF_SIZE];
345
346 for (&handle, conn) in &mut self.connections {
347 if !conn.proxy_spawned {
348 continue;
349 }
350
351 let socket = sockets.get_mut::<tcp::Socket>(handle);
352
353 // Already torn down (e.g. abort fired on a previous pass).
354 // Leave it for `cleanup_closed` to evict.
355 if matches!(socket.state(), tcp::State::Closed) {
356 conn.deferred_close = DeferredClose::default();
357 continue;
358 }
359
360 // Detect proxy task exit: when the proxy drops its channel
361 // ends, close the smoltcp socket so the guest gets a FIN.
362 //
363 // If the proxy attempted and failed to reach upstream,
364 // an RST via `abort()` is instead sent so happy-eyeballs
365 // clients fall back to another family instead of committing
366 // to this half-open connection.
367 let proxy_exited = match &conn.to_proxy {
368 Some(to_proxy) => to_proxy.is_closed(),
369 // The guest already half-closed (sender dropped below), so
370 // proxy exit is detected on the other channel instead: the
371 // proxy drops its `to_smoltcp` sender when it returns.
372 None => conn.from_proxy.is_closed(),
373 };
374 if proxy_exited {
375 if matches!(
376 conn.proxy_connect.status(),
377 ProxyConnectStatus::UpstreamConnectFailed
378 ) {
379 tracing::debug!(
380 src = %conn.src,
381 dst = %conn.dst,
382 "upstream connect failed; aborting smoltcp socket (RST to guest)"
383 );
384 socket.abort();
385 continue;
386 }
387 let queued_before = socket.send_queue();
388 write_proxy_data(socket, conn);
389 let written = socket.send_queue() - queued_before;
390 conn.deferred_close
391 .finish(socket, conn.write_buf.is_some(), written);
392 continue;
393 }
394
395 // smoltcp → proxy: flush read_buf first, then read from socket.
396 if let Some(to_proxy) = &conn.to_proxy {
397 if let Some(pending) = conn.read_buf.take()
398 && let Err(e) = to_proxy.try_send(pending)
399 {
400 conn.read_buf = Some(e.into_inner());
401 }
402
403 if conn.read_buf.is_none() {
404 while socket.can_recv() {
405 match socket.recv_slice(&mut relay_buf) {
406 Ok(n) if n > 0 => {
407 let data = Bytes::copy_from_slice(&relay_buf[..n]);
408 if let Err(e) = to_proxy.try_send(data) {
409 conn.read_buf = Some(e.into_inner());
410 break;
411 }
412 }
413 _ => break,
414 }
415 }
416 }
417
418 // Guest half-close: the guest sent a FIN (CLOSE_WAIT) and
419 // everything it sent has been relayed. Drop the sender so
420 // the proxy task sees EOF and can shut down the guest →
421 // server direction upstream. The server → guest direction
422 // stays open; the socket is closed once the proxy task
423 // exits (see `proxy_exited` above).
424 if matches!(socket.state(), tcp::State::CloseWait)
425 && conn.read_buf.is_none()
426 && !socket.can_recv()
427 {
428 conn.to_proxy = None;
429 }
430 }
431
432 // proxy → smoltcp: write pending data, then drain channel.
433 write_proxy_data(socket, conn);
434 }
435 }
436
437 /// Collect newly-established connections that need proxy tasks.
438 ///
439 /// Returns a list of [`NewConnection`] structs containing the channel ends
440 /// for the proxy task. The poll loop is responsible for spawning the task.
441 pub fn take_new_connections(&mut self, sockets: &mut SocketSet<'_>) -> Vec<NewConnection> {
442 let mut new = Vec::new();
443
444 for (&handle, conn) in &mut self.connections {
445 if conn.proxy_spawned {
446 continue;
447 }
448
449 let socket = sockets.get::<tcp::Socket>(handle);
450 if matches!(
451 socket.state(),
452 tcp::State::Established | tcp::State::CloseWait
453 ) {
454 conn.proxy_spawned = true;
455
456 if let Some(channels) = conn.proxy_channels.take() {
457 new.push(NewConnection {
458 dst: conn.dst,
459 from_smoltcp: channels.from_smoltcp,
460 to_smoltcp: channels.to_smoltcp,
461 proxy_connect: conn.proxy_connect.clone(),
462 policy_denied: conn.policy_denied,
463 });
464 }
465 }
466 }
467
468 new
469 }
470
471 /// Record bounded-cardinality diagnostics once per maintenance interval.
472 pub fn trace_stats(&self, sockets: &SocketSet<'_>) {
473 if !tracing::enabled!(target: PROFILING_TARGET, tracing::Level::TRACE) {
474 return;
475 }
476 let closing = self
477 .connections
478 .keys()
479 .filter(|&&handle| {
480 matches!(
481 sockets.get::<tcp::Socket>(handle).state(),
482 tcp::State::CloseWait
483 | tcp::State::FinWait1
484 | tcp::State::FinWait2
485 | tcp::State::Closing
486 | tcp::State::LastAck
487 | tcp::State::TimeWait
488 )
489 })
490 .count();
491 tracing::trace!(
492 target: PROFILING_TARGET,
493 limit = ?self.max_tcp_connections,
494 tracked = self.connections.len(),
495 closing,
496 rejected_total = self.rejected_connections,
497 socket_buffer_bytes = self.connections.len() * (TCP_RX_BUF_SIZE + TCP_TX_BUF_SIZE),
498 "TCP connection budget"
499 );
500 }
501
502 /// Remove closed connections and their sockets.
503 ///
504 /// Idle listeners represent failed/reset SYNs: this tracker never owns
505 /// persistent listening sockets. Closed sockets with a remote endpoint
506 /// still owe the guest an RST and must survive until smoltcp emits it.
507 /// TIME_WAIT remains intact to reject delayed duplicate segments.
508 pub fn cleanup_closed(&mut self, sockets: &mut SocketSet<'_>) {
509 let keys = &mut self.connection_keys;
510 self.connections.retain(|&handle, conn| {
511 let socket = sockets.get::<tcp::Socket>(handle);
512 if matches!(socket.state(), tcp::State::Closed | tcp::State::Listen)
513 && socket.remote_endpoint().is_none()
514 {
515 keys.remove(&(conn.src, conn.dst));
516 sockets.remove(handle);
517 false
518 } else {
519 true
520 }
521 });
522 }
523}
524
525//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
526// Functions
527//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
528
529/// Try to write proxy data to the smoltcp socket.
530fn write_proxy_data(socket: &mut tcp::Socket<'_>, conn: &mut Connection) {
531 // First, try to finish writing any pending partial data.
532 if let Some((data, offset)) = &mut conn.write_buf {
533 if socket.can_send() {
534 match socket.send_slice(&data[*offset..]) {
535 Ok(written) => {
536 *offset += written;
537 if *offset >= data.len() {
538 conn.write_buf = None;
539 }
540 }
541 Err(_) => return,
542 }
543 } else {
544 return;
545 }
546 }
547
548 // Then drain the channel.
549 while conn.write_buf.is_none() {
550 match conn.from_proxy.try_recv() {
551 Ok(data) => {
552 if socket.can_send() {
553 match socket.send_slice(&data) {
554 Ok(written) if written < data.len() => {
555 conn.write_buf = Some((data, written));
556 }
557 Err(_) => {
558 conn.write_buf = Some((data, 0));
559 }
560 _ => {}
561 }
562 } else {
563 conn.write_buf = Some((data, 0));
564 }
565 }
566 Err(_) => break,
567 }
568 }
569}
570
571//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
572// Tests
573//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
574
575#[cfg(test)]
576mod tests {
577 use super::*;
578
579 #[tokio::test(start_paused = true)]
580 async fn exited_proxy_drains_slow_guest_and_times_out_only_when_stalled() {
581 use crate::tcp::test_support::TestNetwork;
582
583 for stalled in [false, true] {
584 let mut network = TestNetwork::new(true);
585 let mut tracker = TcpConnectionTracker::new(None);
586 assert!(tracker.create_tcp_socket(
587 "10.0.0.1:12345".parse().unwrap(),
588 "10.0.0.2:8099".parse().unwrap(),
589 &mut network.sockets,
590 ));
591 for _ in 0..16 {
592 network.poll();
593 }
594 let mut connections = tracker.take_new_connections(&mut network.sockets);
595 assert_eq!(connections.len(), 1);
596 let conn = connections.remove(0);
597 conn.proxy_connect.mark_connected();
598 let payload: Vec<u8> = (0..262144).map(|i| (i % 251) as u8).collect();
599 for chunk in payload.chunks(16384) {
600 conn.to_smoltcp
601 .try_send(Bytes::copy_from_slice(chunk))
602 .unwrap();
603 }
604 drop(conn);
605
606 network
607 .check_drain(|sockets| tracker.relay_data(sockets), &payload, stalled)
608 .await;
609 }
610 }
611
612 #[test]
613 fn omitted_limit_tracks_more_than_the_previous_default() {
614 let mut tracker = TcpConnectionTracker::new(None);
615 let mut sockets = SocketSet::new(Vec::new());
616 let dst = "198.51.100.1:443".parse().unwrap();
617 for port in 10000..10300 {
618 let src = SocketAddr::from(([192, 0, 2, 1], port));
619 assert!(tracker.create_tcp_socket(src, dst, &mut sockets));
620 }
621 assert_eq!(tracker.connections.len(), 300);
622 }
623}