kernel: backport ifconfig ioctl support for class e addresses

Backport net: Allow class-e address assignment via ifconfig ioctl
While most distributions long ago switched to the iproute2 suite
of utilities, which allow class-e (240.0.0.0/4) address assignment,
distributions relying on busybox, toybox and other forms of
ifconfig cannot assign class-e addresses without this kernel patch.

While CIDR has been obsolete for 2 decades, and a survey of all the
open source code in the world shows the IN_whatever macros are also
obsolete... rather than obsolete CIDR from this ioctl entirely, this
patch merely enables class-e assignment, sanely.

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net.git/commit/?id=65cab850f0eeaa9180bd2e10a231964f33743edf

Signed-off-by: Kevin Darbyshire-Bryant <ldir@darbyshire-bryant.me.uk>

diff --git a/target/linux/generic/backport-4.14/095-Allow-class-e-address-assignment-via-ifconfig-ioctl.patch b/target/linux/generic/backport-4.14/095-Allow-class-e-address-assignment-via-ifconfig-ioctl.patch
new file mode 100644 (file)
index 0000000..fec083d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/generic/backport-4.14/095-Allow-class-e-address-assignment-via-ifconfig-ioctl.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+From 46bf067870156abd61fe24d14c2486d15b8b502c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Dave Taht <dave@taht.net>
+Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2018 18:38:40 +0000
+Subject: [PATCH 1/1] Allow class-e address assignment in ifconfig and early
+ boot
+
+While the linux kernel became mostly "class-e clean" a decade ago,
+and most distributions long ago switched to the iproute2 suite
+of utilities, which allow class-e (240.0.0.0/4) address assignment,
+distributions relying on busybox, toybox and other forms of
+ifconfig cannot assign class-e addresses without this kernel patch.
+
+With this patch, also, a boot command line on these addresses is feasible:
+(ip=248.0.1.2::248.0.1.1:255.255.255.0).
+
+While CIDR has been obsolete for 2 decades, and a survey of all the
+userspace open source code in the world shows most IN_whatever macros
+are also obsolete... rather than obsolete CIDR from this ioctl entirely,
+this patch merely enables class-e assignment, sanely.
+
+H/T to Vince Fuller and his original patch here:
+    https://lkml.org/lkml/2008/1/7/370
+
+Signed-off-by: Dave Taht <dave.taht@gmail.com>
+Reviewed-by: John Gilmore <gnu@toad.com>
+---
+ include/uapi/linux/in.h | 8 ++++++--
+ net/ipv4/devinet.c      | 4 +++-
+ net/ipv4/ipconfig.c     | 2 ++
+ 3 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
+
+--- a/include/uapi/linux/in.h
++++ b/include/uapi/linux/in.h
+@@ -268,8 +268,12 @@ struct sockaddr_in {
+ #define       IN_MULTICAST(a)         IN_CLASSD(a)
+ #define IN_MULTICAST_NET      0xF0000000
+ 
+-#define       IN_EXPERIMENTAL(a)      ((((long int) (a)) & 0xf0000000) == 0xf0000000)
+-#define       IN_BADCLASS(a)          IN_EXPERIMENTAL((a))
++#define       IN_BADCLASS(a)          ((((long int) (a) ) == 0xffffffff)
++#define       IN_EXPERIMENTAL(a)      IN_BADCLASS((a))
++
++#define       IN_CLASSE(a)            ((((long int) (a)) & 0xf0000000) == 0xf0000000)
++#define       IN_CLASSE_NET           0xffffffff
++#define       IN_CLASSE_NSHIFT        0
+ 
+ /* Address to accept any incoming messages. */
+ #define       INADDR_ANY              ((unsigned long int) 0x00000000)
+--- a/net/ipv4/devinet.c
++++ b/net/ipv4/devinet.c
+@@ -921,7 +921,7 @@ static int inet_abc_len(__be32 addr)
+ {
+       int rc = -1;    /* Something else, probably a multicast. */
+ 
+-      if (ipv4_is_zeronet(addr))
++      if (ipv4_is_zeronet(addr) || ipv4_is_lbcast(addr))
+               rc = 0;
+       else {
+               __u32 haddr = ntohl(addr);
+@@ -932,6 +932,8 @@ static int inet_abc_len(__be32 addr)
+                       rc = 16;
+               else if (IN_CLASSC(haddr))
+                       rc = 24;
++              else if (IN_CLASSE(haddr))
++                      rc = 32;
+       }
+ 
+       return rc;
+--- a/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c
++++ b/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c
+@@ -457,6 +457,8 @@ static int __init ic_defaults(void)
+                       ic_netmask = htonl(IN_CLASSB_NET);
+               else if (IN_CLASSC(ntohl(ic_myaddr)))
+                       ic_netmask = htonl(IN_CLASSC_NET);
++              else if (IN_CLASSE(ntohl(ic_myaddr)))
++                      ic_netmask = htonl(IN_CLASSE_NET);
+               else {
+                       pr_err("IP-Config: Unable to guess netmask for address %pI4\n",
+                              &ic_myaddr);

diff --git a/target/linux/generic/backport-4.19/095-Allow-class-e-address-assignment-via-ifconfig-ioctl.patch b/target/linux/generic/backport-4.19/095-Allow-class-e-address-assignment-via-ifconfig-ioctl.patch
new file mode 100644 (file)
index 0000000..861e106
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/generic/backport-4.19/095-Allow-class-e-address-assignment-via-ifconfig-ioctl.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+From 46bf067870156abd61fe24d14c2486d15b8b502c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Dave Taht <dave@taht.net>
+Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2018 18:38:40 +0000
+Subject: [PATCH 1/1] Allow class-e address assignment in ifconfig and early
+ boot
+
+While the linux kernel became mostly "class-e clean" a decade ago,
+and most distributions long ago switched to the iproute2 suite
+of utilities, which allow class-e (240.0.0.0/4) address assignment,
+distributions relying on busybox, toybox and other forms of
+ifconfig cannot assign class-e addresses without this kernel patch.
+
+With this patch, also, a boot command line on these addresses is feasible:
+(ip=248.0.1.2::248.0.1.1:255.255.255.0).
+
+While CIDR has been obsolete for 2 decades, and a survey of all the
+userspace open source code in the world shows most IN_whatever macros
+are also obsolete... rather than obsolete CIDR from this ioctl entirely,
+this patch merely enables class-e assignment, sanely.
+
+H/T to Vince Fuller and his original patch here:
+    https://lkml.org/lkml/2008/1/7/370
+
+Signed-off-by: Dave Taht <dave.taht@gmail.com>
+Reviewed-by: John Gilmore <gnu@toad.com>
+---
+ include/uapi/linux/in.h | 8 ++++++--
+ net/ipv4/devinet.c      | 4 +++-
+ net/ipv4/ipconfig.c     | 2 ++
+ 3 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
+
+--- a/include/uapi/linux/in.h
++++ b/include/uapi/linux/in.h
+@@ -268,8 +268,12 @@ struct sockaddr_in {
+ #define       IN_MULTICAST(a)         IN_CLASSD(a)
+ #define IN_MULTICAST_NET      0xF0000000
+ 
+-#define       IN_EXPERIMENTAL(a)      ((((long int) (a)) & 0xf0000000) == 0xf0000000)
+-#define       IN_BADCLASS(a)          IN_EXPERIMENTAL((a))
++#define       IN_BADCLASS(a)          ((((long int) (a) ) == 0xffffffff)
++#define       IN_EXPERIMENTAL(a)      IN_BADCLASS((a))
++
++#define       IN_CLASSE(a)            ((((long int) (a)) & 0xf0000000) == 0xf0000000)
++#define       IN_CLASSE_NET           0xffffffff
++#define       IN_CLASSE_NSHIFT        0
+ 
+ /* Address to accept any incoming messages. */
+ #define       INADDR_ANY              ((unsigned long int) 0x00000000)
+--- a/net/ipv4/devinet.c
++++ b/net/ipv4/devinet.c
+@@ -941,7 +941,7 @@ static int inet_abc_len(__be32 addr)
+ {
+       int rc = -1;    /* Something else, probably a multicast. */
+ 
+-      if (ipv4_is_zeronet(addr))
++      if (ipv4_is_zeronet(addr) || ipv4_is_lbcast(addr))
+               rc = 0;
+       else {
+               __u32 haddr = ntohl(addr);
+@@ -952,6 +952,8 @@ static int inet_abc_len(__be32 addr)
+                       rc = 16;
+               else if (IN_CLASSC(haddr))
+                       rc = 24;
++              else if (IN_CLASSE(haddr))
++                      rc = 32;
+       }
+ 
+       return rc;
+--- a/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c
++++ b/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c
+@@ -429,6 +429,8 @@ static int __init ic_defaults(void)
+                       ic_netmask = htonl(IN_CLASSB_NET);
+               else if (IN_CLASSC(ntohl(ic_myaddr)))
+                       ic_netmask = htonl(IN_CLASSC_NET);
++              else if (IN_CLASSE(ntohl(ic_myaddr)))
++                      ic_netmask = htonl(IN_CLASSE_NET);
+               else {
+                       pr_err("IP-Config: Unable to guess netmask for address %pI4\n",
+                              &ic_myaddr);

diff --git a/target/linux/generic/backport-4.9/095-Allow-class-e-address-assignment-via-ifconfig-ioctl.patch b/target/linux/generic/backport-4.9/095-Allow-class-e-address-assignment-via-ifconfig-ioctl.patch
new file mode 100644 (file)
index 0000000..fd80488
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/generic/backport-4.9/095-Allow-class-e-address-assignment-via-ifconfig-ioctl.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+From 46bf067870156abd61fe24d14c2486d15b8b502c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Dave Taht <dave@taht.net>
+Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2018 18:38:40 +0000
+Subject: [PATCH 1/1] Allow class-e address assignment in ifconfig and early
+ boot
+
+While the linux kernel became mostly "class-e clean" a decade ago,
+and most distributions long ago switched to the iproute2 suite
+of utilities, which allow class-e (240.0.0.0/4) address assignment,
+distributions relying on busybox, toybox and other forms of
+ifconfig cannot assign class-e addresses without this kernel patch.
+
+With this patch, also, a boot command line on these addresses is feasible:
+(ip=248.0.1.2::248.0.1.1:255.255.255.0).
+
+While CIDR has been obsolete for 2 decades, and a survey of all the
+userspace open source code in the world shows most IN_whatever macros
+are also obsolete... rather than obsolete CIDR from this ioctl entirely,
+this patch merely enables class-e assignment, sanely.
+
+H/T to Vince Fuller and his original patch here:
+    https://lkml.org/lkml/2008/1/7/370
+
+Signed-off-by: Dave Taht <dave.taht@gmail.com>
+Reviewed-by: John Gilmore <gnu@toad.com>
+---
+ include/uapi/linux/in.h | 8 ++++++--
+ net/ipv4/devinet.c      | 4 +++-
+ net/ipv4/ipconfig.c     | 2 ++
+ 3 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
+
+--- a/include/uapi/linux/in.h
++++ b/include/uapi/linux/in.h
+@@ -266,8 +266,12 @@ struct sockaddr_in {
+ #define       IN_MULTICAST(a)         IN_CLASSD(a)
+ #define IN_MULTICAST_NET      0xF0000000
+ 
+-#define       IN_EXPERIMENTAL(a)      ((((long int) (a)) & 0xf0000000) == 0xf0000000)
+-#define       IN_BADCLASS(a)          IN_EXPERIMENTAL((a))
++#define       IN_BADCLASS(a)          ((((long int) (a) ) == 0xffffffff)
++#define       IN_EXPERIMENTAL(a)      IN_BADCLASS((a))
++
++#define       IN_CLASSE(a)            ((((long int) (a)) & 0xf0000000) == 0xf0000000)
++#define       IN_CLASSE_NET           0xffffffff
++#define       IN_CLASSE_NSHIFT        0
+ 
+ /* Address to accept any incoming messages. */
+ #define       INADDR_ANY              ((unsigned long int) 0x00000000)
+--- a/net/ipv4/devinet.c
++++ b/net/ipv4/devinet.c
+@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@ static int inet_abc_len(__be32 addr)
+ {
+       int rc = -1;    /* Something else, probably a multicast. */
+ 
+-      if (ipv4_is_zeronet(addr))
++      if (ipv4_is_zeronet(addr) || ipv4_is_lbcast(addr))
+               rc = 0;
+       else {
+               __u32 haddr = ntohl(addr);
+@@ -909,6 +909,8 @@ static int inet_abc_len(__be32 addr)
+                       rc = 16;
+               else if (IN_CLASSC(haddr))
+                       rc = 24;
++              else if (IN_CLASSE(haddr))
++                      rc = 32;
+       }
+ 
+       return rc;
+--- a/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c
++++ b/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c
+@@ -455,6 +455,8 @@ static int __init ic_defaults(void)
+                       ic_netmask = htonl(IN_CLASSB_NET);
+               else if (IN_CLASSC(ntohl(ic_myaddr)))
+                       ic_netmask = htonl(IN_CLASSC_NET);
++              else if (IN_CLASSE(ntohl(ic_myaddr)))
++                      ic_netmask = htonl(IN_CLASSE_NET);
+               else {
+                       pr_err("IP-Config: Unable to guess netmask for address %pI4\n",
+                              &ic_myaddr);