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Rami Rosen - Herzelinux, August 2008 1
Linux Kernel Networking
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General
The Linux networking kernel code (including network device drivers) isa large part of the Linux kernel code.
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Scope
: We will not deal with wireless, IPv6, and multicasting. Alsonot with user space routing daemons/apps, and with securityattacks (like DoS, spoofing, etc.) .
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Understanding a packet walkthrough in the kernel is a key tounderstanding kernel networking. Understanding it is a must ifwe want to understand Netfilter or IPSec internals, and more.
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There is a 10 pages Linux kernel networking walkthrouh documentwhich was written in some university (see 1 in the list of links).
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General - Contd.
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Though it deals with 2.4.20 Linux kernel, most of it is relevant.
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This lecture will concentrate on this walkthrough (design andimplementation details).
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References to code in this lecture are based on 2.6.26.
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2.6.26 was released in 13 July 2008.
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Linux Networking git based trees:
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Netdev (David Miller)
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Wireless (Linvine)
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Devices (Garzik)
Sections
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- Hierarchy of networking layers
- Networking Data Structures
- SK_BUFF
- SK_BUFF contd
- net_device
- net_device contd
- network interface drivers
- NAPI
- User Space Tools
- Routing Subsystem
- Routing Subsystem contd
- Routing Tables
- Routing Cache
- Creating a Routing Cache Entry
- Routing Cache Contd
- Policy Routing (multiple tables)
- Routing Lookup
- Routing Table Diagram
- Routing Tables contd
- Routing Tables contd
- Routing Table lookup algorithm
- Routing Table lookup contd
- Receiving a packet
- Local Delivery
- Forwarding
- Forwarding Contd
- Sending a Packet
- Sending a Packetcontd
- Sending a Packet Contd
- Multipath routing
- Netfilter
- Netfilter rule example
- Netfilter rule example (contd)
- ICMP redirect message
- Tips for hacking
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