nftables/SOURCES/0179-optimize-compact-bitmask-matching-in-set-map.patch
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From 3e8c6761ca0584071c7cfb2260050bae62e06487 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Phil Sutter <psutter@redhat.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:12:20 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] optimize: compact bitmask matching in set/map
JIRA: https://issues.redhat.com/browse/RHEL-190549
Upstream Status: nftables commit 447ac8a3e13f4706b0900d26c5c89dfcaa6773aa
commit 447ac8a3e13f4706b0900d26c5c89dfcaa6773aa
Author: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
Date: Wed Mar 26 21:54:06 2025 +0100
optimize: compact bitmask matching in set/map
Check if right hand side of relational is a bitmask, ie.
relational
/ \
... or
/ \
value or
/ \
value value
then, if left hand side is a binop expression, compare left and right
hand sides (not only left hand of this binop expression) to check for
redundant matches in consecutive rules, ie.
relational
/ \
and ...
/ \
payload value
before this patch, only payload in the binop expression was compared.
This allows to compact several rules matching tcp flags in a set/map, eg.
# nft -c -o -f ruleset.nft
Merging:
ruleset.nft:7:17-76: tcp flags & (fin | syn | rst | ack | urg) == fin | ack | urg
ruleset.nft:8:17-70: tcp flags & (fin | syn | rst | ack | urg) == fin | ack
ruleset.nft:9:17-64: tcp flags & (fin | syn | rst | ack | urg) == fin
ruleset.nft:10:17-70: tcp flags & (fin | syn | rst | ack | urg) == syn | ack
ruleset.nft:11:17-64: tcp flags & (fin | syn | rst | ack | urg) == syn
ruleset.nft:12:17-70: tcp flags & (fin | syn | rst | ack | urg) == rst | ack
ruleset.nft:13:17-64: tcp flags & (fin | syn | rst | ack | urg) == rst
ruleset.nft:14:17-70: tcp flags & (fin | syn | rst | ack | urg) == ack | urg
ruleset.nft:15:17-64: tcp flags & (fin | syn | rst | ack | urg) == ack
into:
tcp flags & (fin | syn | rst | ack | urg) == { fin | ack | urg, fin | ack, fin, syn | ack, syn, rst | ack, rst, ack | urg, ack }
Merging:
ruleset.nft:17:17-61: tcp flags & (ack | urg) == ack jump ack_chain
ruleset.bft:18:17-61: tcp flags & (ack | urg) == urg jump urg_chain
into:
tcp flags & (ack | urg) vmap { ack : jump ack_chain, urg : jump urg_chain }
Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
Signed-off-by: Phil Sutter <psutter@redhat.com>
---
src/optimize.c | 35 ++++++++++++++++++-
tests/shell/testcases/optimizations/bitmask | 26 ++++++++++++++
.../testcases/optimizations/dumps/bitmask.nft | 14 ++++++++
3 files changed, 74 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
create mode 100755 tests/shell/testcases/optimizations/bitmask
create mode 100644 tests/shell/testcases/optimizations/dumps/bitmask.nft
diff --git a/src/optimize.c b/src/optimize.c
index 8024590..c4295f9 100644
--- a/src/optimize.c
+++ b/src/optimize.c
@@ -125,7 +125,17 @@ static bool __expr_cmp(const struct expr *expr_a, const struct expr *expr_b)
return false;
break;
case EXPR_BINOP:
- return __expr_cmp(expr_a->left, expr_b->left);
+ if (!__expr_cmp(expr_a->left, expr_b->left))
+ return false;
+
+ return __expr_cmp(expr_a->right, expr_b->right);
+ case EXPR_SYMBOL:
+ if (expr_a->symtype != expr_b->symtype)
+ return false;
+ if (expr_a->symtype != SYMBOL_VALUE)
+ return false;
+
+ return !strcmp(expr_a->identifier, expr_b->identifier);
default:
return false;
}
@@ -133,6 +143,25 @@ static bool __expr_cmp(const struct expr *expr_a, const struct expr *expr_b)
return true;
}
+static bool is_bitmask(const struct expr *expr)
+{
+ switch (expr->etype) {
+ case EXPR_BINOP:
+ if (expr->op == OP_OR &&
+ !is_bitmask(expr->left))
+ return false;
+
+ return is_bitmask(expr->right);
+ case EXPR_VALUE:
+ case EXPR_SYMBOL:
+ return true;
+ default:
+ break;
+ }
+
+ return false;
+}
+
static bool stmt_expr_supported(const struct expr *expr)
{
switch (expr->right->etype) {
@@ -143,6 +172,10 @@ static bool stmt_expr_supported(const struct expr *expr)
case EXPR_LIST:
case EXPR_VALUE:
return true;
+ case EXPR_BINOP:
+ if (is_bitmask(expr->right))
+ return true;
+ break;
default:
break;
}
diff --git a/tests/shell/testcases/optimizations/bitmask b/tests/shell/testcases/optimizations/bitmask
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..064d956
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/shell/testcases/optimizations/bitmask
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+RULESET='table inet t {
+ chain ack_chain {}
+ chain urg_chain {}
+
+ chain c {
+ tcp flags & (syn | rst | ack | urg) == ack | urg
+ tcp flags & (fin | syn | rst | ack | urg) == fin | ack | urg
+ tcp flags & (fin | syn | rst | ack | urg) == fin | ack
+ tcp flags & (fin | syn | rst | ack | urg) == fin
+ tcp flags & (fin | syn | rst | ack | urg) == syn | ack
+ tcp flags & (fin | syn | rst | ack | urg) == syn
+ tcp flags & (fin | syn | rst | ack | urg) == rst | ack
+ tcp flags & (fin | syn | rst | ack | urg) == rst
+ tcp flags & (fin | syn | rst | ack | urg) == ack | urg
+ tcp flags & (fin | syn | rst | ack | urg) == ack
+ tcp flags & (rst | ack | urg) == rst | ack
+ tcp flags & (ack | urg) == ack jump ack_chain
+ tcp flags & (ack | urg) == urg jump urg_chain
+ }
+}'
+
+$NFT -o -f - <<< $RULESET
diff --git a/tests/shell/testcases/optimizations/dumps/bitmask.nft b/tests/shell/testcases/optimizations/dumps/bitmask.nft
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..758b32a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/shell/testcases/optimizations/dumps/bitmask.nft
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+table inet t {
+ chain ack_chain {
+ }
+
+ chain urg_chain {
+ }
+
+ chain c {
+ tcp flags & (syn | rst | ack | urg) == ack | urg
+ tcp flags & (fin | syn | rst | ack | urg) == { fin | ack | urg, fin | ack, fin, syn | ack, syn, rst | ack, rst, ack | urg, ack }
+ tcp flags & (rst | ack | urg) == rst | ack
+ tcp flags & (ack | urg) vmap { ack : jump ack_chain, urg : jump urg_chain }
+ }
+}