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From: Jeremie Corbier <jeremie+debian@famille-corbier.net>
Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2010 15:51:14 +0200
Subject: Add new feature: dhcp6c profiles

This patch enables users to define interface profiles so one can configure a
group of interfaces the same way without having to provide an interface
statement for each.

Signed-off-by: Jeremie Corbier <jeremie@famille-corbier.net>
---
 cfparse.y     |  23 +++-
 cftoken.l     |  10 ++
 config.c      | 334 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------------
 config.h      |   3 +
 dhcp6c.8      |   9 ++
 dhcp6c.c      |   5 +-
 dhcp6c.conf.5 |   7 ++
 7 files changed, 245 insertions(+), 146 deletions(-)

diff --git a/cfparse.y b/cfparse.y
index dcac3d7..c79d131 100644
--- a/cfparse.y
+++ b/cfparse.y
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ extern void yyerror __P((char *, ...))
 	} while (0)
 
 static struct cf_namelist *iflist_head, *hostlist_head, *iapdlist_head;
+static struct cf_namelist *profilelist_head;
 static struct cf_namelist *addrpoollist_head;
 static struct cf_namelist *authinfolist_head, *keylist_head;
 static struct cf_namelist *ianalist_head;
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ static void cleanup_cflist __P((struct cf_list *));
 %}
 
 %token INTERFACE IFNAME
+%token PROFILE PROFILENAME
 %token PREFIX_INTERFACE SLA_ID SLA_LEN DUID_ID
 %token ID_ASSOC IA_PD IAID IA_NA
 %token ADDRESS
@@ -133,7 +135,7 @@ static void cleanup_cflist __P((struct cf_list *));
 }
 
 %type <str> IFNAME HOSTNAME AUTHNAME KEYNAME DUID_ID STRING QSTRING IAID
-%type <str> POOLNAME
+%type <str> POOLNAME PROFILENAME
 %type <num> NUMBER duration authproto authalg authrdm
 %type <list> declaration declarations dhcpoption ifparam ifparams
 %type <list> address_list address_list_ent dhcpoption_list
@@ -153,6 +155,7 @@ statements:
 
 statement:
 		interface_statement
+	|	profile_statement
 	|	host_statement
 	|	option_statement
 	|	ia_statement
@@ -174,6 +177,18 @@ interface_statement:
 	}
 	;
 
+profile_statement:
+	PROFILE PROFILENAME BCL declarations ECL EOS
+	{
+		struct cf_namelist *profilelist;
+
+		MAKE_NAMELIST(profilelist, $2, $4);
+
+		if (add_namelist(profilelist, &profilelist_head))
+			return (-1);
+	}
+	;
+
 host_statement:
 	HOST HOSTNAME BCL declarations ECL EOS
 	{
@@ -1224,6 +1239,8 @@ cleanup()
 {
 	cleanup_namelist(iflist_head);
 	iflist_head = NULL;
+	cleanup_namelist(profilelist_head);
+	profilelist_head = NULL;
 	cleanup_namelist(hostlist_head);
 	hostlist_head = NULL;
 	cleanup_namelist(iapdlist_head);
@@ -1318,6 +1335,9 @@ cf_post_config()
 	if (configure_pool(addrpoollist_head))
 		config_fail();
 
+	if (configure_profile(profilelist_head))
+		config_fail();
+
 	if (configure_interface(iflist_head))
 		config_fail();
 
@@ -1337,4 +1357,5 @@ void
 cf_init()
 {
 	iflist_head = NULL;
+	profilelist_head = NULL;
 }
diff --git a/cftoken.l b/cftoken.l
index ad4128d..4c9ed10 100644
--- a/cftoken.l
+++ b/cftoken.l
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ ecl		\}
 
 %s S_CNF
 %s S_IFACE
+%s S_PROFILE
 %s S_PREF
 %s S_HOST
 %s S_DUID
@@ -137,6 +138,15 @@ ecl		\}
 	return (IFNAME);
 }
 
+	/* profile configuration */
+<S_CNF>profile { DECHO; BEGIN S_PROFILE; return (PROFILE); }
+<S_PROFILE>{string} {
+	DECHO;
+	yylval.str = strdup(yytext);
+	BEGIN S_CNF;
+	return (PROFILENAME);
+}
+
 	/* host configuration */
 <S_CNF>host { DECHO; BEGIN S_HOST; return (HOST); }
 <S_HOST>{string} {
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 3721545..23598fc 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
 #include <lease.h>
 
 extern int errno;
+char *profile = NULL;
 
 struct prefix_ifconf *prefix_ifconflist;
 struct dhcp6_list siplist, sipnamelist, dnslist, dnsnamelist, ntplist;
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ struct dhcp6_list bcmcslist, bcmcsnamelist;
 long long optrefreshtime;
 
 static struct dhcp6_ifconf *dhcp6_ifconflist;
+static struct dhcp6_ifconf *dhcp6_profileconflist;
 struct ia_conflist ia_conflist0;
 static struct host_conf *host_conflist0, *host_conflist;
 static struct keyinfo *key_list, *key_list0;
@@ -134,6 +136,8 @@ static void clear_iaconf __P((struct ia_conflist *));
 static void clear_hostconf __P((struct host_conf *));
 static void clear_keys __P((struct keyinfo *));
 static void clear_authinfo __P((struct authinfo *));
+static int configure_interface_or_profile __P((struct cf_namelist *,
+    struct dhcp6_ifconf **));
 static int configure_duid __P((char *, struct duid *));
 static int configure_addr __P((struct cf_list *, struct dhcp6_list *, char *));
 static int configure_domain __P((struct cf_list *, struct dhcp6_list *, char *));
@@ -149,170 +153,199 @@ configure_interface(iflist)
 	struct cf_namelist *iflist;
 {
 	struct cf_namelist *ifp;
-	struct dhcp6_ifconf *ifc;
-	char *cp;
 
 	for (ifp = iflist; ifp; ifp = ifp->next) {
-		struct cf_list *cfl;
-
 		if (if_nametoindex(ifp->name) == 0) {
 			debug_printf(LOG_ERR, FNAME, "invalid interface(%s): %s",
 			    ifp->name, strerror(errno));
 			goto bad;
 		}
 
-		if ((ifc = malloc(sizeof(*ifc))) == NULL) {
-			debug_printf(LOG_ERR, FNAME,
-			    "memory allocation for %s failed", ifp->name);
+		if (configure_interface_or_profile(ifp, &dhcp6_ifconflist))
 			goto bad;
-		}
-		memset(ifc, 0, sizeof(*ifc));
-		ifc->next = dhcp6_ifconflist;
-		dhcp6_ifconflist = ifc;
+	}
+
+	return (0);
+bad:
+	clear_ifconf(dhcp6_ifconflist);
+	dhcp6_ifconflist = NULL;
+	return (-1);
+}
+
+int
+configure_profile(profilelist)
+	struct cf_namelist *profilelist;
+{
+	struct cf_namelist *profp;
 
-		if ((ifc->ifname = strdup(ifp->name)) == NULL) {
-			debug_printf(LOG_ERR, FNAME, "failed to copy ifname");
+	for (profp = profilelist; profp; profp = profp->next) {
+		if (configure_interface_or_profile(profp,
+			    &dhcp6_profileconflist))
 			goto bad;
-		}
+	}
 
-		ifc->server_pref = DH6OPT_PREF_UNDEF;
-		TAILQ_INIT(&ifc->reqopt_list);
-		TAILQ_INIT(&ifc->iaconf_list);
+	return (0);
+bad:
+	clear_ifconf(dhcp6_profileconflist);
+	dhcp6_profileconflist = NULL;
+	return (-1);
+}
 
-		for (cfl = ifp->params; cfl; cfl = cfl->next) {
-			switch(cfl->type) {
-			case DECL_REQUEST:
-				if (dhcp6_mode != DHCP6_MODE_CLIENT) {
-					debug_printf(LOG_INFO, FNAME, "%s:%d "
-						"client-only configuration",
-						configfilename,
-						cfl->line);
-					goto bad;
-				}
-				if (add_options(DHCPOPTCODE_REQUEST,
-						ifc, cfl->list)) {
-					goto bad;
-				}
-				break;
-			case DECL_SEND:
-				if (add_options(DHCPOPTCODE_SEND,
-						ifc, cfl->list)) {
-					goto bad;
-				}
-				break;
-			case DECL_ALLOW:
-				if (add_options(DHCPOPTCODE_ALLOW,
-						ifc, cfl->list)) {
-					goto bad;
-				}
-				break;
-			case DECL_INFO_ONLY:
-				if (dhcp6_mode != DHCP6_MODE_CLIENT) {
-					debug_printf(LOG_INFO, FNAME, "%s:%d "
-						"client-only configuration",
-						configfilename, cfl->line);
-					goto bad;
-				}
-				ifc->send_flags |= DHCIFF_INFO_ONLY;
-				break;
-			case DECL_PREFERENCE:
-				if (dhcp6_mode != DHCP6_MODE_SERVER) {
-					debug_printf(LOG_INFO, FNAME, "%s:%d "
-						"server-only configuration",
-						configfilename, cfl->line);
-					goto bad;
-				}
-				ifc->server_pref = (int)cfl->num;
-				if (ifc->server_pref < 0 ||
-				    ifc->server_pref > 255) {
-					debug_printf(LOG_INFO, FNAME, "%s:%d "
-						"bad value: %d",
+static int configure_interface_or_profile(ifp, conflist)
+	struct cf_namelist *ifp;
+	struct dhcp6_ifconf **conflist;
+{
+	struct dhcp6_ifconf *conf;
+	char *cp;
+	struct cf_list *cfl;
+
+	if ((conf = malloc(sizeof(*conf))) == NULL) {
+		debug_printf(LOG_ERR, FNAME,
+		    "memory allocation for %s failed", ifp->name);
+		return (-1);
+	}
+	memset(conf, 0, sizeof(*conf));
+	conf->next = *conflist;
+	*conflist = conf;
+
+	if ((conf->ifname = strdup(ifp->name)) == NULL) {
+		debug_printf(LOG_ERR, FNAME, "failed to copy interface or "
+		    "profile name");
+		return (-1);
+	}
+
+	conf->server_pref = DH6OPT_PREF_UNDEF;
+	TAILQ_INIT(&conf->reqopt_list);
+	TAILQ_INIT(&conf->iaconf_list);
+
+	for (cfl = ifp->params; cfl; cfl = cfl->next) {
+		switch(cfl->type) {
+		case DECL_REQUEST:
+			if (dhcp6_mode != DHCP6_MODE_CLIENT) {
+				debug_printf(LOG_INFO, FNAME, "%s:%d "
+					"client-only configuration",
+					configfilename,
+					cfl->line);
+				return (-1);
+			}
+			if (add_options(DHCPOPTCODE_REQUEST,
+					conf, cfl->list)) {
+				return (-1);
+			}
+			break;
+		case DECL_SEND:
+			if (add_options(DHCPOPTCODE_SEND,
+					conf, cfl->list)) {
+				return (-1);
+			}
+			break;
+		case DECL_ALLOW:
+			if (add_options(DHCPOPTCODE_ALLOW,
+					conf, cfl->list)) {
+				return (-1);
+			}
+			break;
+		case DECL_INFO_ONLY:
+			if (dhcp6_mode != DHCP6_MODE_CLIENT) {
+				debug_printf(LOG_INFO, FNAME, "%s:%d "
+					"client-only configuration",
+					configfilename, cfl->line);
+				return (-1);
+			}
+			conf->send_flags |= DHCIFF_INFO_ONLY;
+			break;
+		case DECL_PREFERENCE:
+			if (dhcp6_mode != DHCP6_MODE_SERVER) {
+				debug_printf(LOG_INFO, FNAME, "%s:%d "
+					"server-only configuration",
+					configfilename, cfl->line);
+				return (-1);
+			}
+			conf->server_pref = (int)cfl->num;
+			if (conf->server_pref < 0 ||
+			    conf->server_pref > 255) {
+				debug_printf(LOG_INFO, FNAME, "%s:%d "
+					"bad value: %d",
+					configfilename, cfl->line,
+					conf->server_pref);
+				return (-1);
+			}
+			break;
+		case DECL_SCRIPT:
+			if (dhcp6_mode != DHCP6_MODE_CLIENT) {
+				debug_printf(LOG_INFO, FNAME, "%s:%d "
+					"client-only configuration",
+					configfilename, cfl->line);
+				return (-1);
+			}
+			if (conf->scriptpath) {
+				debug_printf(LOG_INFO, FNAME,
+				    "%s:%d duplicated configuration",
+				    configfilename, cfl->line);
+				return (-1);
+			}
+			cp = cfl->ptr;
+			conf->scriptpath = strdup(cp + 1);
+			if (conf->scriptpath == NULL) {
+				debug_printf(LOG_NOTICE, FNAME,
+				    "failed to copy script path");
+				return (-1);
+			}
+			cp = conf->scriptpath;
+			if (*cp != '/') {
+				debug_printf(LOG_INFO, FNAME,
+				    "script must be an absolute path");
+				return (-1);
+			}
+			cp += strlen(conf->scriptpath) - 1;
+			*cp = '\0'; /* clear the terminating quote */
+			break;
+		case DECL_ADDRESSPOOL:
+			{
+				struct dhcp6_poolspec* spec;
+				struct pool_conf* pool;
+
+				spec = (struct dhcp6_poolspec *)cfl->ptr;
+
+				for (pool = pool_conflist0; pool; pool = pool->next)
+					if (strcmp(spec->name, pool->name) == 0)
+						break;
+				if (pool == NULL) {
+					debug_printf(LOG_ERR, FNAME, "%s:%d "
+						"pool '%s' not found",
 						configfilename, cfl->line,
-						ifc->server_pref);
-					goto bad;
-				}
-				break;
-			case DECL_SCRIPT:
-				if (dhcp6_mode != DHCP6_MODE_CLIENT) {
-					debug_printf(LOG_INFO, FNAME, "%s:%d "
-						"client-only configuration",
-						configfilename, cfl->line);
-					goto bad;
-				}
-				if (ifc->scriptpath) {
-					debug_printf(LOG_INFO, FNAME,
-					    "%s:%d duplicated configuration",
-					    configfilename, cfl->line);
-					goto bad;
-				}
-				cp = cfl->ptr;
-				ifc->scriptpath = strdup(cp + 1);
-				if (ifc->scriptpath == NULL) {
-					debug_printf(LOG_NOTICE, FNAME,
-					    "failed to copy script path");
-					goto bad;
+				   		spec->name);
+					return (-1);
 				}
-				cp = ifc->scriptpath;
-				if (*cp != '/') {
-					debug_printf(LOG_INFO, FNAME,
-					    "script must be an absolute path");
-					goto bad;
+				if (spec->vltime != DHCP6_DURATION_INFINITE &&
+					(spec->pltime == DHCP6_DURATION_INFINITE ||
+					spec->pltime > spec->vltime)) {
+					debug_printf(LOG_ERR, FNAME, "%s:%d ",
+						configfilename, cfl->line,
+						"specified a larger preferred lifetime "
+						"than valid lifetime");
+					return (-1);
 				}
-				cp += strlen(ifc->scriptpath) - 1;
-				*cp = '\0'; /* clear the terminating quote */
-				break;
-			case DECL_ADDRESSPOOL:
-				{
-					struct dhcp6_poolspec* spec;
-					struct pool_conf* pool;
-
-					spec = (struct dhcp6_poolspec *)cfl->ptr;
-
-					for (pool = pool_conflist0; pool; pool = pool->next)
-						if (strcmp(spec->name, pool->name) == 0)
-							break;
-					if (pool == NULL) {
-						debug_printf(LOG_ERR, FNAME, "%s:%d "
-							"pool '%s' not found",
-							configfilename, cfl->line,
-					   		spec->name);
-						goto bad;
-					}
-					if (spec->vltime != DHCP6_DURATION_INFINITE &&
-						(spec->pltime == DHCP6_DURATION_INFINITE ||
-						spec->pltime > spec->vltime)) {
-						debug_printf(LOG_ERR, FNAME, "%s:%d ",
-							configfilename, cfl->line,
-							"specified a larger preferred lifetime "
-							"than valid lifetime");
-						goto bad;
-					}
-					ifc->pool = *spec;
-					if ((ifc->pool.name = strdup(spec->name)) == NULL) {
-						debug_printf(LOG_ERR, FNAME,
-							"memory allocation failed");
-						goto bad;
-					}
-					debug_printf(LOG_DEBUG, FNAME,
-						"pool '%s' is specified to the interface '%s'",
-						ifc->pool.name, ifc->ifname);
+				conf->pool = *spec;
+				if ((conf->pool.name = strdup(spec->name)) == NULL) {
+					debug_printf(LOG_ERR, FNAME,
+						"memory allocation failed");
+					return (-1);
 				}
-				break;
-			default:
-				debug_printf(LOG_ERR, FNAME, "%s:%d "
-					"invalid interface configuration",
-					configfilename, cfl->line);
-				goto bad;
+				debug_printf(LOG_DEBUG, FNAME,
+					"pool '%s' is specified to the interface '%s'",
+					conf->pool.name, conf->ifname);
 			}
+			break;
+		default:
+			debug_printf(LOG_ERR, FNAME, "%s:%d "
+				"invalid interface configuration",
+				configfilename, cfl->line);
+			return (-1);
 		}
 	}
 	
 	return (0);
-
-  bad:
-	clear_ifconf(dhcp6_ifconflist);
-	dhcp6_ifconflist = NULL;
-	return (-1);
 }
 
 int
@@ -1275,6 +1308,8 @@ configure_cleanup()
 	clear_iaconf(&ia_conflist0);
 	clear_ifconf(dhcp6_ifconflist);
 	dhcp6_ifconflist = NULL;
+	clear_ifconf(dhcp6_profileconflist);
+	dhcp6_profileconflist = NULL;
 	clear_hostconf(host_conflist0);
 	host_conflist0 = NULL;
 	clear_keys(key_list0);
@@ -1322,8 +1357,17 @@ configure_commit()
 			if (strcmp(ifp->ifname, ifc->ifname) == 0)
 				break;
 		}
-		if (ifc == NULL)
-			continue;
+		if (ifc == NULL) {
+			if (profile == NULL)
+				continue;
+			for (ifc = dhcp6_profileconflist; ifc;
+				    ifc = ifc->next) {
+				if (strcmp(profile, ifc->ifname) == 0)
+					break;
+			}
+			if (ifc == NULL)
+				continue;
+		}
 
 		/* copy new configuration */
 		ifp->send_flags = ifc->send_flags;
@@ -1349,6 +1393,8 @@ configure_commit()
 
 	clear_ifconf(dhcp6_ifconflist);
 	dhcp6_ifconflist = NULL;
+	clear_ifconf(dhcp6_profileconflist);
+	dhcp6_profileconflist = NULL;
 
 	/* clear unused IA configuration */
 	if (!TAILQ_EMPTY(&ia_conflist0)) {
diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index bf6dae6..ea8d17c 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -285,6 +285,8 @@ dhcp6_mode_t;
 
 extern const dhcp6_mode_t dhcp6_mode;
 
+extern char *profile;
+
 extern struct dhcp6_if *dhcp6_if;
 extern struct dhcp6_ifconf *dhcp6_iflist;
 extern struct prefix_ifconf *prefix_ifconflist;
@@ -304,6 +306,7 @@ extern long long optrefreshtime;
 extern struct dhcp6_if *ifinit __P((char *));
 extern int ifreset __P((struct dhcp6_if *));
 extern int configure_interface __P((struct cf_namelist *));
+extern int configure_profile __P((struct cf_namelist *));
 extern int configure_host __P((struct cf_namelist *));
 extern int configure_keys __P((struct cf_namelist *));
 extern int configure_authinfo __P((struct cf_namelist *));
diff --git a/dhcp6c.8 b/dhcp6c.8
index 1d69c9d..acc8f46 100644
--- a/dhcp6c.8
+++ b/dhcp6c.8
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 .Op Fl c Ar configfile
 .Op Fl Ddfi
 .Op Fl p Ar pid-file
+.Op Fl P Ar profile
 .Ar interface
 .Op Ar interfaces...
 .\"
@@ -92,6 +93,14 @@ Use
 .Ar pid-file
 to dump the process ID of
 .Nm .
+.It Fl P Ar profile
+Use the given
+.Ar profile
+defined in the
+.Nm
+configuration file for
+.Ar interfaces
+which do not have a specific configuration.
 .El
 .Pp
 The program will daemonize itself on invocation unless the
diff --git a/dhcp6c.c b/dhcp6c.c
index 1e897d2..1953f76 100644
--- a/dhcp6c.c
+++ b/dhcp6c.c
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ main(argc, argv)
 	else
 		progname++;
 
-	while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "c:dDfik:p:")) != -1) {
+	while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "c:dDfik:p:P:")) != -1) {
 		switch (ch) {
 		case 'c':
 			conffile = optarg;
@@ -193,6 +193,9 @@ main(argc, argv)
 		case 'p':
 			pid_file = optarg;
 			break;
+		case 'P':
+			profile = optarg;
+			break;
 		default:
 			usage();
 			exit(0);
diff --git a/dhcp6c.conf.5 b/dhcp6c.conf.5
index 5fc03d3..3d5d25a 100644
--- a/dhcp6c.conf.5
+++ b/dhcp6c.conf.5
@@ -288,6 +288,13 @@ file, and be created by the same owner who runs the daemon.
 .El
 .El
 .\"
+.Sh Profile statement
+Some setups may require to configure an interface independently from its name.
+Profiles are available for this particular purpose.  They follow the same syntax
+as an interface statement except they can be arbitrarily named.  It is then
+possible to choose which profile to use for a given interface on the command
+line.
+.\"
 .Sh Identity association statement
 Identity association
 .Pq IA