Adding upstream version 1.12.0.upstream/1.12.0upstream

Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>

4 files changed, 872 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/collectors/nfacct.plugin/Makefile.am b/collectors/nfacct.plugin/Makefile.am
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+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = subdir-objects
+MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = $(srcdir)/Makefile.in
+
+dist_noinst_DATA = \
+	README.md \
+	$(NULL)
diff --git a/collectors/nfacct.plugin/README.md b/collectors/nfacct.plugin/README.md
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+# nfacct.plugin
+
+This plugin that collects NFACCT statistics.
+
+It is currently disabled by default, because it requires root access.
+We have to move the code to an external plugin to setuid just the plugin not the whole netdata server.
+
+You can build netdata with it to test it though.
+Just run `./configure` (or `netdata-installer.sh`) with the option `--enable-plugin-nfacct` (and any other options you may need).
+Remember, you have to tell netdata you want it to run as `root` for this plugin to work.
+
+[![analytics](https://www.google-analytics.com/collect?v=1&aip=1&t=pageview&_s=1&ds=github&dr=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fnetdata%2Fnetdata&dl=https%3A%2F%2Fmy-netdata.io%2Fgithub%2Fcollectors%2Fnfacct.plugin%2FREADME&_u=MAC~&cid=5792dfd7-8dc4-476b-af31-da2fdb9f93d2&tid=UA-64295674-3)]()
diff --git a/collectors/nfacct.plugin/plugin_nfacct.c b/collectors/nfacct.plugin/plugin_nfacct.c
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+++ b/collectors/nfacct.plugin/plugin_nfacct.c
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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+#include "plugin_nfacct.h"
+
+#if defined(INTERNAL_PLUGIN_NFACCT)
+
+#define PLUGIN_NFACCT_NAME "nfacct.plugin"
+
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBMNL
+#include <libmnl/libmnl.h>
+
+static inline size_t mnl_buffer_size() {
+    long s = MNL_SOCKET_BUFFER_SIZE;
+    if(s <= 0) return 8192;
+    return (size_t)s;
+}
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// DO_NFSTAT - collect netfilter connection tracker statistics via netlink
+// example: https://github.com/formorer/pkg-conntrack-tools/blob/master/src/conntrack.c
+
+#ifdef HAVE_LINUX_NETFILTER_NFNETLINK_CONNTRACK_H
+#define DO_NFSTAT 1
+
+#define RRD_TYPE_NET_STAT_NETFILTER "netfilter"
+#define RRD_TYPE_NET_STAT_CONNTRACK "netlink"
+
+#include <linux/netfilter/nfnetlink_conntrack.h>
+
+static struct {
+    int update_every;
+    char *buf;
+    size_t buf_size;
+    struct mnl_socket *mnl;
+    struct nlmsghdr *nlh;
+    struct nfgenmsg *nfh;
+    unsigned int seq;
+    uint32_t portid;
+
+    struct nlattr *tb[CTA_STATS_MAX+1];
+    const char *attr2name[CTA_STATS_MAX+1];
+    kernel_uint_t metrics[CTA_STATS_MAX+1];
+
+    struct nlattr *tb_exp[CTA_STATS_EXP_MAX+1];
+    const char *attr2name_exp[CTA_STATS_EXP_MAX+1];
+    kernel_uint_t metrics_exp[CTA_STATS_EXP_MAX+1];
+} nfstat_root = {
+        .update_every = 1,
+        .buf = NULL,
+        .buf_size = 0,
+        .mnl = NULL,
+        .nlh = NULL,
+        .nfh = NULL,
+        .seq = 0,
+        .portid = 0,
+        .tb = {},
+        .attr2name = {
+                [CTA_STATS_SEARCHED]	   = "searched",
+                [CTA_STATS_FOUND]	       = "found",
+                [CTA_STATS_NEW]		       = "new",
+                [CTA_STATS_INVALID]	       = "invalid",
+                [CTA_STATS_IGNORE]	       = "ignore",
+                [CTA_STATS_DELETE]	       = "delete",
+                [CTA_STATS_DELETE_LIST]	   = "delete_list",
+                [CTA_STATS_INSERT]	       = "insert",
+                [CTA_STATS_INSERT_FAILED]  = "insert_failed",
+                [CTA_STATS_DROP]	       = "drop",
+                [CTA_STATS_EARLY_DROP]	   = "early_drop",
+                [CTA_STATS_ERROR]	       = "icmp_error",
+                [CTA_STATS_SEARCH_RESTART] = "search_restart",
+        },
+        .metrics = {},
+        .tb_exp = {},
+        .attr2name_exp = {
+                [CTA_STATS_EXP_NEW]	       = "new",
+                [CTA_STATS_EXP_CREATE]	   = "created",
+                [CTA_STATS_EXP_DELETE]	   = "deleted",
+        },
+        .metrics_exp = {}
+};
+
+
+static int nfstat_init(int update_every) {
+    nfstat_root.update_every = update_every;
+
+    nfstat_root.buf_size = mnl_buffer_size();
+    nfstat_root.buf = mallocz(nfstat_root.buf_size);
+
+    nfstat_root.mnl  = mnl_socket_open(NETLINK_NETFILTER);
+    if(!nfstat_root.mnl) {
+        error("NFSTAT: mnl_socket_open() failed");
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    nfstat_root.seq = (unsigned int)now_realtime_sec() - 1;
+
+    if(mnl_socket_bind(nfstat_root.mnl, 0, MNL_SOCKET_AUTOPID) < 0) {
+        error("NFSTAT: mnl_socket_bind() failed");
+        return 1;
+    }
+    nfstat_root.portid = mnl_socket_get_portid(nfstat_root.mnl);
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static void nfstat_cleanup() {
+    if(nfstat_root.mnl) {
+        mnl_socket_close(nfstat_root.mnl);
+        nfstat_root.mnl = NULL;
+    }
+
+    freez(nfstat_root.buf);
+    nfstat_root.buf = NULL;
+    nfstat_root.buf_size = 0;
+}
+
+static struct nlmsghdr * nfct_mnl_nlmsghdr_put(char *buf, uint16_t subsys, uint16_t type, uint8_t family, uint32_t seq) {
+    struct nlmsghdr *nlh;
+    struct nfgenmsg *nfh;
+
+    nlh = mnl_nlmsg_put_header(buf);
+    nlh->nlmsg_type = (subsys << 8) | type;
+    nlh->nlmsg_flags = NLM_F_REQUEST|NLM_F_DUMP;
+    nlh->nlmsg_seq = seq;
+
+    nfh = mnl_nlmsg_put_extra_header(nlh, sizeof(struct nfgenmsg));
+    nfh->nfgen_family = family;
+    nfh->version = NFNETLINK_V0;
+    nfh->res_id = 0;
+
+    return nlh;
+}
+
+static int nfct_stats_attr_cb(const struct nlattr *attr, void *data) {
+    const struct nlattr **tb = data;
+    int type = mnl_attr_get_type(attr);
+
+    if (mnl_attr_type_valid(attr, CTA_STATS_MAX) < 0)
+        return MNL_CB_OK;
+
+    if (mnl_attr_validate(attr, MNL_TYPE_U32) < 0) {
+        error("NFSTAT: mnl_attr_validate() failed");
+        return MNL_CB_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    tb[type] = attr;
+    return MNL_CB_OK;
+}
+
+static int nfstat_callback(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh, void *data) {
+    (void)data;
+
+    struct nfgenmsg *nfg = mnl_nlmsg_get_payload(nlh);
+
+    mnl_attr_parse(nlh, sizeof(*nfg), nfct_stats_attr_cb, nfstat_root.tb);
+
+    // printf("cpu=%-4u\t", ntohs(nfg->res_id));
+
+    int i;
+    // add the metrics of this CPU into the metrics
+    for (i = 0; i < CTA_STATS_MAX+1; i++) {
+        if (nfstat_root.tb[i]) {
+            // printf("%s=%u ", nfstat_root.attr2name[i], ntohl(mnl_attr_get_u32(nfstat_root.tb[i])));
+            nfstat_root.metrics[i] += ntohl(mnl_attr_get_u32(nfstat_root.tb[i]));
+        }
+    }
+    // printf("\n");
+
+    return MNL_CB_OK;
+}
+
+static int nfstat_collect_conntrack() {
+    // zero all metrics - we will sum the metrics of all CPUs later
+    int i;
+    for (i = 0; i < CTA_STATS_MAX+1; i++)
+        nfstat_root.metrics[i] = 0;
+
+    // prepare the request
+    nfstat_root.nlh = nfct_mnl_nlmsghdr_put(nfstat_root.buf, NFNL_SUBSYS_CTNETLINK, IPCTNL_MSG_CT_GET_STATS_CPU, AF_UNSPEC, nfstat_root.seq);
+
+    // send the request
+    if(mnl_socket_sendto(nfstat_root.mnl, nfstat_root.nlh, nfstat_root.nlh->nlmsg_len) < 0) {
+        error("NFSTAT: mnl_socket_sendto() failed");
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    // get the reply
+    ssize_t ret;
+    while ((ret = mnl_socket_recvfrom(nfstat_root.mnl, nfstat_root.buf, nfstat_root.buf_size)) > 0) {
+        if(mnl_cb_run(
+                nfstat_root.buf
+                , (size_t)ret
+                , nfstat_root.nlh->nlmsg_seq
+                , nfstat_root.portid
+                , nfstat_callback
+                , NULL
+        ) <= MNL_CB_STOP)
+            break;
+    }
+
+    // verify we run without issues
+    if (ret == -1) {
+        error("NFSTAT: error communicating with kernel. This plugin can only work when netdata runs as root.");
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int nfexp_stats_attr_cb(const struct nlattr *attr, void *data)
+{
+    const struct nlattr **tb = data;
+    int type = mnl_attr_get_type(attr);
+
+    if (mnl_attr_type_valid(attr, CTA_STATS_EXP_MAX) < 0)
+        return MNL_CB_OK;
+
+    if (mnl_attr_validate(attr, MNL_TYPE_U32) < 0) {
+        error("NFSTAT EXP: mnl_attr_validate() failed");
+        return MNL_CB_ERROR;
+    }
+
+    tb[type] = attr;
+    return MNL_CB_OK;
+}
+
+static int nfstat_callback_exp(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh, void *data) {
+    (void)data;
+
+    struct nfgenmsg *nfg = mnl_nlmsg_get_payload(nlh);
+
+    mnl_attr_parse(nlh, sizeof(*nfg), nfexp_stats_attr_cb, nfstat_root.tb_exp);
+
+    int i;
+    for (i = 0; i < CTA_STATS_EXP_MAX+1; i++) {
+        if (nfstat_root.tb_exp[i]) {
+            nfstat_root.metrics_exp[i] += ntohl(mnl_attr_get_u32(nfstat_root.tb_exp[i]));
+        }
+    }
+
+    return MNL_CB_OK;
+}
+
+static int nfstat_collect_conntrack_expectations() {
+    // zero all metrics - we will sum the metrics of all CPUs later
+    int i;
+    for (i = 0; i < CTA_STATS_EXP_MAX+1; i++)
+        nfstat_root.metrics_exp[i] = 0;
+
+    // prepare the request
+    nfstat_root.nlh = nfct_mnl_nlmsghdr_put(nfstat_root.buf, NFNL_SUBSYS_CTNETLINK_EXP, IPCTNL_MSG_EXP_GET_STATS_CPU, AF_UNSPEC, nfstat_root.seq);
+
+    // send the request
+    if(mnl_socket_sendto(nfstat_root.mnl, nfstat_root.nlh, nfstat_root.nlh->nlmsg_len) < 0) {
+        error("NFSTAT: mnl_socket_sendto() failed");
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    // get the reply
+    ssize_t ret;
+    while ((ret = mnl_socket_recvfrom(nfstat_root.mnl, nfstat_root.buf, nfstat_root.buf_size)) > 0) {
+        if(mnl_cb_run(
+                nfstat_root.buf
+                , (size_t)ret
+                , nfstat_root.nlh->nlmsg_seq
+                , nfstat_root.portid
+                , nfstat_callback_exp
+                , NULL
+        ) <= MNL_CB_STOP)
+            break;
+    }
+
+    // verify we run without issues
+    if (ret == -1) {
+        error("NFSTAT: error communicating with kernel. This plugin can only work when netdata runs as root.");
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int nfstat_collect() {
+    nfstat_root.seq++;
+
+    if(nfstat_collect_conntrack())
+        return 1;
+
+    if(nfstat_collect_conntrack_expectations())
+        return 1;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static void nfstat_send_metrics() {
+
+    {
+        static RRDSET *st_new = NULL;
+        static RRDDIM *rd_new = NULL, *rd_ignore = NULL, *rd_invalid = NULL;
+
+        if(!st_new) {
+            st_new = rrdset_create_localhost(
+                    RRD_TYPE_NET_STAT_NETFILTER
+                    , RRD_TYPE_NET_STAT_CONNTRACK "_new"
+                    , NULL
+                    , RRD_TYPE_NET_STAT_CONNTRACK
+                    , NULL
+                    , "Connection Tracker New Connections"
+                    , "connections/s"
+                    , PLUGIN_NFACCT_NAME
+                    , NULL
+                    , NETDATA_CHART_PRIO_NETFILTER_NEW
+                    , nfstat_root.update_every
+                    , RRDSET_TYPE_LINE
+            );
+
+            rd_new     = rrddim_add(st_new, nfstat_root.attr2name[CTA_STATS_NEW], NULL, 1, 1, RRD_ALGORITHM_INCREMENTAL);
+            rd_ignore  = rrddim_add(st_new, nfstat_root.attr2name[CTA_STATS_IGNORE], NULL, -1, 1, RRD_ALGORITHM_INCREMENTAL);
+            rd_invalid = rrddim_add(st_new, nfstat_root.attr2name[CTA_STATS_INVALID], NULL, -1, 1, RRD_ALGORITHM_INCREMENTAL);
+        }
+        else
+            rrdset_next(st_new);
+
+        rrddim_set_by_pointer(st_new, rd_new, (collected_number) nfstat_root.metrics[CTA_STATS_NEW]);
+        rrddim_set_by_pointer(st_new, rd_ignore, (collected_number) nfstat_root.metrics[CTA_STATS_IGNORE]);
+        rrddim_set_by_pointer(st_new, rd_invalid, (collected_number) nfstat_root.metrics[CTA_STATS_INVALID]);
+
+        rrdset_done(st_new);
+    }
+
+    // ----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    {
+        static RRDSET *st_changes = NULL;
+        static RRDDIM *rd_inserted = NULL, *rd_deleted = NULL, *rd_delete_list = NULL;
+
+        if(!st_changes) {
+            st_changes = rrdset_create_localhost(
+                    RRD_TYPE_NET_STAT_NETFILTER
+                    , RRD_TYPE_NET_STAT_CONNTRACK "_changes"
+                    , NULL
+                    , RRD_TYPE_NET_STAT_CONNTRACK
+                    , NULL
+                    , "Connection Tracker Changes"
+                    , "changes/s"
+                    , PLUGIN_NFACCT_NAME
+                    , NULL
+                    , NETDATA_CHART_PRIO_NETFILTER_CHANGES
+                    , nfstat_root.update_every
+                    , RRDSET_TYPE_LINE
+            );
+            rrdset_flag_set(st_changes, RRDSET_FLAG_DETAIL);
+
+            rd_inserted = rrddim_add(st_changes, nfstat_root.attr2name[CTA_STATS_INSERT], NULL, 1, 1, RRD_ALGORITHM_INCREMENTAL);
+            rd_deleted = rrddim_add(st_changes, nfstat_root.attr2name[CTA_STATS_DELETE], NULL, -1, 1, RRD_ALGORITHM_INCREMENTAL);
+            rd_delete_list = rrddim_add(st_changes, nfstat_root.attr2name[CTA_STATS_DELETE_LIST], NULL, -1, 1, RRD_ALGORITHM_INCREMENTAL);
+        }
+        else
+            rrdset_next(st_changes);
+
+        rrddim_set_by_pointer(st_changes, rd_inserted, (collected_number) nfstat_root.metrics[CTA_STATS_INSERT]);
+        rrddim_set_by_pointer(st_changes, rd_deleted, (collected_number) nfstat_root.metrics[CTA_STATS_DELETE]);
+        rrddim_set_by_pointer(st_changes, rd_delete_list, (collected_number) nfstat_root.metrics[CTA_STATS_DELETE_LIST]);
+
+        rrdset_done(st_changes);
+    }
+
+    // ----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    {
+        static RRDSET *st_search = NULL;
+        static RRDDIM *rd_searched = NULL, *rd_restarted = NULL, *rd_found = NULL;
+
+        if(!st_search) {
+            st_search = rrdset_create_localhost(
+                    RRD_TYPE_NET_STAT_NETFILTER
+                    , RRD_TYPE_NET_STAT_CONNTRACK "_search"
+                    , NULL
+                    , RRD_TYPE_NET_STAT_CONNTRACK
+                    , NULL
+                    , "Connection Tracker Searches"
+                    , "searches/s"
+                    , PLUGIN_NFACCT_NAME
+                    , NULL
+                    , NETDATA_CHART_PRIO_NETFILTER_SEARCH
+                    , nfstat_root.update_every
+                    , RRDSET_TYPE_LINE
+            );
+            rrdset_flag_set(st_search, RRDSET_FLAG_DETAIL);
+
+            rd_searched = rrddim_add(st_search, nfstat_root.attr2name[CTA_STATS_SEARCHED], NULL, 1, 1, RRD_ALGORITHM_INCREMENTAL);
+            rd_restarted = rrddim_add(st_search, nfstat_root.attr2name[CTA_STATS_SEARCH_RESTART], NULL, -1, 1, RRD_ALGORITHM_INCREMENTAL);
+            rd_found = rrddim_add(st_search, nfstat_root.attr2name[CTA_STATS_FOUND], NULL, 1, 1, RRD_ALGORITHM_INCREMENTAL);
+        }
+        else
+            rrdset_next(st_search);
+
+        rrddim_set_by_pointer(st_search, rd_searched, (collected_number) nfstat_root.metrics[CTA_STATS_SEARCHED]);
+        rrddim_set_by_pointer(st_search, rd_restarted, (collected_number) nfstat_root.metrics[CTA_STATS_SEARCH_RESTART]);
+        rrddim_set_by_pointer(st_search, rd_found, (collected_number) nfstat_root.metrics[CTA_STATS_FOUND]);
+
+        rrdset_done(st_search);
+    }
+
+    // ----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    {
+        static RRDSET *st_errors = NULL;
+        static RRDDIM *rd_error = NULL, *rd_insert_failed = NULL, *rd_drop = NULL, *rd_early_drop = NULL;
+
+        if(!st_errors) {
+            st_errors = rrdset_create_localhost(
+                    RRD_TYPE_NET_STAT_NETFILTER
+                    , RRD_TYPE_NET_STAT_CONNTRACK "_errors"
+                    , NULL
+                    , RRD_TYPE_NET_STAT_CONNTRACK
+                    , NULL
+                    , "Connection Tracker Errors"
+                    , "events/s"
+                    , PLUGIN_NFACCT_NAME
+                    , NULL
+                    , NETDATA_CHART_PRIO_NETFILTER_ERRORS
+                    , nfstat_root.update_every
+                    , RRDSET_TYPE_LINE
+            );
+            rrdset_flag_set(st_errors, RRDSET_FLAG_DETAIL);
+
+            rd_error = rrddim_add(st_errors, nfstat_root.attr2name[CTA_STATS_ERROR], NULL, 1, 1, RRD_ALGORITHM_INCREMENTAL);
+            rd_insert_failed = rrddim_add(st_errors, nfstat_root.attr2name[CTA_STATS_INSERT_FAILED], NULL, -1, 1, RRD_ALGORITHM_INCREMENTAL);
+            rd_drop = rrddim_add(st_errors, nfstat_root.attr2name[CTA_STATS_DROP], NULL, -1, 1, RRD_ALGORITHM_INCREMENTAL);
+            rd_early_drop = rrddim_add(st_errors, nfstat_root.attr2name[CTA_STATS_EARLY_DROP], NULL, -1, 1, RRD_ALGORITHM_INCREMENTAL);
+        }
+        else
+            rrdset_next(st_errors);
+
+        rrddim_set_by_pointer(st_errors, rd_error, (collected_number) nfstat_root.metrics[CTA_STATS_ERROR]);
+        rrddim_set_by_pointer(st_errors, rd_insert_failed, (collected_number) nfstat_root.metrics[CTA_STATS_INSERT_FAILED]);
+        rrddim_set_by_pointer(st_errors, rd_drop, (collected_number) nfstat_root.metrics[CTA_STATS_DROP]);
+        rrddim_set_by_pointer(st_errors, rd_early_drop, (collected_number) nfstat_root.metrics[CTA_STATS_EARLY_DROP]);
+
+        rrdset_done(st_errors);
+    }
+
+    // ----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    {
+        static RRDSET *st_expect = NULL;
+        static RRDDIM *rd_new = NULL, *rd_created = NULL, *rd_deleted = NULL;
+
+        if(!st_expect) {
+            st_expect = rrdset_create_localhost(
+                    RRD_TYPE_NET_STAT_NETFILTER
+                    , RRD_TYPE_NET_STAT_CONNTRACK "_expect"
+                    , NULL
+                    , RRD_TYPE_NET_STAT_CONNTRACK
+                    , NULL
+                    , "Connection Tracker Expectations"
+                    , "expectations/s"
+                    , PLUGIN_NFACCT_NAME
+                    , NULL
+                    , NETDATA_CHART_PRIO_NETFILTER_EXPECT
+                    , nfstat_root.update_every
+                    , RRDSET_TYPE_LINE
+            );
+            rrdset_flag_set(st_expect, RRDSET_FLAG_DETAIL);
+
+            rd_created = rrddim_add(st_expect, nfstat_root.attr2name_exp[CTA_STATS_EXP_CREATE], NULL, 1, 1, RRD_ALGORITHM_INCREMENTAL);
+            rd_deleted = rrddim_add(st_expect, nfstat_root.attr2name_exp[CTA_STATS_EXP_DELETE], NULL, -1, 1, RRD_ALGORITHM_INCREMENTAL);
+            rd_new = rrddim_add(st_expect, nfstat_root.attr2name_exp[CTA_STATS_EXP_NEW], NULL, 1, 1, RRD_ALGORITHM_INCREMENTAL);
+        }
+        else
+            rrdset_next(st_expect);
+
+        rrddim_set_by_pointer(st_expect, rd_created, (collected_number) nfstat_root.metrics_exp[CTA_STATS_EXP_CREATE]);
+        rrddim_set_by_pointer(st_expect, rd_deleted, (collected_number) nfstat_root.metrics_exp[CTA_STATS_EXP_DELETE]);
+        rrddim_set_by_pointer(st_expect, rd_new, (collected_number) nfstat_root.metrics_exp[CTA_STATS_EXP_NEW]);
+
+        rrdset_done(st_expect);
+    }
+
+}
+
+#endif // HAVE_LINUX_NETFILTER_NFNETLINK_CONNTRACK_H
+
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// DO_NFACCT - collect netfilter accounting statistics via netlink
+
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBNETFILTER_ACCT
+#define DO_NFACCT 1
+
+#include <libnetfilter_acct/libnetfilter_acct.h>
+
+struct nfacct_data {
+    char *name;
+    uint32_t hash;
+
+    uint64_t pkts;
+    uint64_t bytes;
+
+    RRDDIM *rd_bytes;
+    RRDDIM *rd_packets;
+
+    int updated;
+
+    struct nfacct_data *next;
+};
+
+static struct {
+    int update_every;
+    char *buf;
+    size_t buf_size;
+    struct mnl_socket *mnl;
+    struct nlmsghdr *nlh;
+    unsigned int seq;
+    uint32_t portid;
+    struct nfacct *nfacct_buffer;
+    struct nfacct_data *nfacct_metrics;
+} nfacct_root = {
+        .update_every = 1,
+        .buf = NULL,
+        .buf_size = 0,
+        .mnl = NULL,
+        .nlh = NULL,
+        .seq = 0,
+        .portid = 0,
+        .nfacct_buffer = NULL,
+        .nfacct_metrics = NULL
+};
+
+static inline struct nfacct_data *nfacct_data_get(const char *name, uint32_t hash) {
+    struct nfacct_data *d = NULL, *last = NULL;
+    for(d = nfacct_root.nfacct_metrics; d ; last = d, d = d->next) {
+        if(unlikely(d->hash == hash && !strcmp(d->name, name)))
+            return d;
+    }
+
+    d = callocz(1, sizeof(struct nfacct_data));
+    d->name = strdupz(name);
+    d->hash = hash;
+
+    if(!last) {
+        d->next = nfacct_root.nfacct_metrics;
+        nfacct_root.nfacct_metrics = d;
+    }
+    else {
+        d->next = last->next;
+        last->next = d;
+    }
+
+    return d;
+}
+
+static int nfacct_init(int update_every) {
+    nfacct_root.update_every = update_every;
+
+    nfacct_root.buf_size = mnl_buffer_size();
+    nfacct_root.buf = mallocz(nfacct_root.buf_size);
+
+    nfacct_root.nfacct_buffer = nfacct_alloc();
+    if(!nfacct_root.nfacct_buffer) {
+        error("nfacct.plugin: nfacct_alloc() failed.");
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    nfacct_root.seq = (unsigned int)now_realtime_sec() - 1;
+
+    nfacct_root.mnl  = mnl_socket_open(NETLINK_NETFILTER);
+    if(!nfacct_root.mnl) {
+        error("nfacct.plugin: mnl_socket_open() failed");
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    if(mnl_socket_bind(nfacct_root.mnl, 0, MNL_SOCKET_AUTOPID) < 0) {
+        error("nfacct.plugin: mnl_socket_bind() failed");
+        return 1;
+    }
+    nfacct_root.portid = mnl_socket_get_portid(nfacct_root.mnl);
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static void nfacct_cleanup() {
+    if(nfacct_root.mnl) {
+        mnl_socket_close(nfacct_root.mnl);
+        nfacct_root.mnl = NULL;
+    }
+
+    if(nfacct_root.nfacct_buffer) {
+        nfacct_free(nfacct_root.nfacct_buffer);
+        nfacct_root.nfacct_buffer = NULL;
+    }
+
+    freez(nfacct_root.buf);
+    nfacct_root.buf = NULL;
+    nfacct_root.buf_size = 0;
+
+    // TODO: cleanup the metrics linked list
+}
+
+static int nfacct_callback(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh, void *data) {
+    (void)data;
+
+    if(nfacct_nlmsg_parse_payload(nlh, nfacct_root.nfacct_buffer) < 0) {
+        error("NFACCT: nfacct_nlmsg_parse_payload() failed.");
+        return MNL_CB_OK;
+    }
+
+    const char *name = nfacct_attr_get_str(nfacct_root.nfacct_buffer, NFACCT_ATTR_NAME);
+    uint32_t hash = simple_hash(name);
+
+    struct nfacct_data *d = nfacct_data_get(name, hash);
+
+    d->pkts  = nfacct_attr_get_u64(nfacct_root.nfacct_buffer, NFACCT_ATTR_PKTS);
+    d->bytes = nfacct_attr_get_u64(nfacct_root.nfacct_buffer, NFACCT_ATTR_BYTES);
+    d->updated = 1;
+
+    return MNL_CB_OK;
+}
+
+static int nfacct_collect() {
+    // mark all old metrics as not-updated
+    struct nfacct_data *d;
+    for(d = nfacct_root.nfacct_metrics; d ; d = d->next)
+        d->updated = 0;
+
+    // prepare the request
+    nfacct_root.seq++;
+    nfacct_root.nlh = nfacct_nlmsg_build_hdr(nfacct_root.buf, NFNL_MSG_ACCT_GET, NLM_F_DUMP, (uint32_t)nfacct_root.seq);
+    if(!nfacct_root.nlh) {
+        error("NFACCT: nfacct_nlmsg_build_hdr() failed");
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    // send the request
+    if(mnl_socket_sendto(nfacct_root.mnl, nfacct_root.nlh, nfacct_root.nlh->nlmsg_len) < 0) {
+        error("NFACCT: mnl_socket_sendto() failed");
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    // get the reply
+    ssize_t ret;
+    while((ret = mnl_socket_recvfrom(nfacct_root.mnl, nfacct_root.buf, nfacct_root.buf_size)) > 0) {
+        if(mnl_cb_run(
+                nfacct_root.buf
+                , (size_t)ret
+                , nfacct_root.seq
+                , nfacct_root.portid
+                , nfacct_callback
+                , NULL
+        ) <= 0)
+            break;
+    }
+
+    // verify we run without issues
+    if (ret == -1) {
+        error("NFACCT: error communicating with kernel. This plugin can only work when netdata runs as root.");
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static void nfacct_send_metrics() {
+    static RRDSET *st_bytes = NULL, *st_packets = NULL;
+
+    if(!nfacct_root.nfacct_metrics) return;
+    struct nfacct_data *d;
+
+    if(!st_packets) {
+        st_packets = rrdset_create_localhost(
+                "netfilter"
+                , "nfacct_packets"
+                , NULL
+                , "nfacct"
+                , NULL
+                , "Netfilter Accounting Packets"
+                , "packets/s"
+                , PLUGIN_NFACCT_NAME
+                , NULL
+                , NETDATA_CHART_PRIO_NETFILTER_PACKETS
+                , nfacct_root.update_every
+                , RRDSET_TYPE_STACKED
+        );
+    }
+    else rrdset_next(st_packets);
+
+    for(d = nfacct_root.nfacct_metrics; d ; d = d->next) {
+        if(likely(d->updated)) {
+            if(unlikely(!d->rd_packets))
+                d->rd_packets = rrddim_add(
+                        st_packets
+                        , d->name
+                        , NULL
+                        , 1
+                        , nfacct_root.update_every
+                        , RRD_ALGORITHM_INCREMENTAL
+                );
+
+            rrddim_set_by_pointer(
+                    st_packets
+                    , d->rd_packets
+                    , (collected_number)d->pkts
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    rrdset_done(st_packets);
+
+    // ----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    st_bytes = rrdset_find_bytype_localhost("netfilter", "nfacct_bytes");
+    if(!st_bytes) {
+        st_bytes = rrdset_create_localhost(
+                "netfilter"
+                , "nfacct_bytes"
+                , NULL
+                , "nfacct"
+                , NULL
+                , "Netfilter Accounting Bandwidth"
+                , "kilobytes/s"
+                , PLUGIN_NFACCT_NAME
+                , NULL
+                , NETDATA_CHART_PRIO_NETFILTER_BYTES
+                , nfacct_root.update_every
+                , RRDSET_TYPE_STACKED
+        );
+    }
+    else rrdset_next(st_bytes);
+
+    for(d = nfacct_root.nfacct_metrics; d ; d = d->next) {
+        if(likely(d->updated)) {
+            if(unlikely(!d->rd_bytes))
+                d->rd_bytes = rrddim_add(
+                        st_bytes
+                        , d->name
+                        , NULL
+                        , 1
+                        , 1000 * nfacct_root.update_every
+                        , RRD_ALGORITHM_INCREMENTAL
+                );
+
+            rrddim_set_by_pointer(
+                    st_bytes
+                    , d->rd_bytes
+                    , (collected_number)d->bytes
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    rrdset_done(st_bytes);
+}
+
+#endif // HAVE_LIBNETFILTER_ACCT
+#endif // HAVE_LIBMNL
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+static void nfacct_main_cleanup(void *ptr) {
+    struct netdata_static_thread *static_thread = (struct netdata_static_thread *)ptr;
+    static_thread->enabled = NETDATA_MAIN_THREAD_EXITING;
+    info("cleaning up...");
+
+#ifdef DO_NFACCT
+    nfacct_cleanup();
+#endif
+
+#ifdef DO_NFSTAT
+    nfstat_cleanup();
+#endif
+
+    static_thread->enabled = NETDATA_MAIN_THREAD_EXITED;
+}
+
+void *nfacct_main(void *ptr) {
+    netdata_thread_cleanup_push(nfacct_main_cleanup, ptr);
+
+    int update_every = (int)config_get_number("plugin:netfilter", "update every", localhost->rrd_update_every);
+    if(update_every < localhost->rrd_update_every)
+        update_every = localhost->rrd_update_every;
+
+#ifdef DO_NFACCT
+    int nfacct = !nfacct_init(update_every);
+#endif
+
+#ifdef DO_NFSTAT
+    int nfstat = !nfstat_init(update_every);
+#endif
+
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    usec_t step = update_every * USEC_PER_SEC;
+    heartbeat_t hb;
+    heartbeat_init(&hb);
+    for(;;) {
+        heartbeat_next(&hb, step);
+
+        if(unlikely(netdata_exit)) break;
+
+#ifdef DO_NFACCT
+        if(likely(nfacct)) {
+            nfacct = !nfacct_collect();
+
+            if(likely(nfacct))
+                nfacct_send_metrics();
+        }
+#endif
+
+#ifdef DO_NFSTAT
+        if(likely(nfstat)) {
+            nfstat = !nfstat_collect();
+
+            if(likely(nfstat))
+                nfstat_send_metrics();
+        }
+#endif
+    }
+
+    netdata_thread_cleanup_pop(1);
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+#endif // INTERNAL_PLUGIN_NFACCT
diff --git a/collectors/nfacct.plugin/plugin_nfacct.h b/collectors/nfacct.plugin/plugin_nfacct.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4311cce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/collectors/nfacct.plugin/plugin_nfacct.h
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+#ifndef NETDATA_NFACCT_H
+#define NETDATA_NFACCT_H 1
+
+#include "../../daemon/common.h"
+
+#if defined(INTERNAL_PLUGIN_NFACCT)
+
+#define NETDATA_PLUGIN_HOOK_LINUX_NFACCT \
+    { \
+        .name = "PLUGIN[nfacct]", \
+        .config_section = CONFIG_SECTION_PLUGINS, \
+        .config_name = "nfacct", \
+        .enabled = 1, \
+        .thread = NULL, \
+        .init_routine = NULL, \
+        .start_routine = nfacct_main \
+    },
+
+extern void *nfacct_main(void *ptr);
+
+#else // !defined(INTERNAL_PLUGIN_NFACCT)
+
+#define NETDATA_PLUGIN_HOOK_LINUX_NFACCT
+
+#endif // defined(INTERNAL_PLUGIN_NFACCT)
+
+#endif /* NETDATA_NFACCT_H */
+