[pve-devel] [PATCH container v3 09/13] manage DHCP for containers with custom entrypoint
Wolfgang Bumiller
w.bumiller at proxmox.com
Thu Jul 10 12:34:06 CEST 2025
On Wed, Jul 09, 2025 at 02:34:26PM +0200, Filip Schauer wrote:
> Containers that do not use the default `/sbin/init` entrypoint may lack
^ This commit message needs updating to reflect the changes in this
version.
> in-container network management. A previous commit already handles
> static IP addresses. Now this commit also handles DHCP. This is done
> using a `dhclient` process for each network interface.
>
> Signed-off-by: Filip Schauer <f.schauer at proxmox.com>
> ---
> Changed since v2:
> * rebase onto newest master (5a8b3f962f16) and re-format with
> proxmox-perltidy
> * add an "ipmanagehost" property to pct.conf to control whether network
> interface IP configuration should be handled by the host.
> * manage_dhclient: add a FIXME comment regarding the AppArmor profile:
> "use a profile that confines writes to /var/lib/lxc/$vmid and rootfs"
> * kill_dhclients: untaint pid from pidfile
> * fix manage_dhclient called with 'stop' instead of 'start' for IPv6
> when container is started
>
> src/PVE/LXC.pm | 103 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
> src/PVE/LXC/Config.pm | 17 ++++---
> 2 files changed, 101 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/src/PVE/LXC.pm b/src/PVE/LXC.pm
> index 7c9caf6..4f19a21 100644
> --- a/src/PVE/LXC.pm
> +++ b/src/PVE/LXC.pm
> @@ -837,15 +837,12 @@ sub update_lxc_config {
> }
>
> if ((!defined($d->{link_down}) || $d->{link_down} != 1) && $conf->{ipmanagehost}) {
> - if (defined($d->{ip})) {
> - die "$k: DHCP is not supported with a custom entrypoint\n" if $d->{ip} eq 'dhcp';
> - $raw .= "lxc.net.$ind.ipv4.address = $d->{ip}\n" if $d->{ip} ne 'manual';
> - }
> + $raw .= "lxc.net.$ind.ipv4.address = $d->{ip}\n"
> + if defined($d->{ip}) && $d->{ip} !~ /^(dhcp|manual)$/;
> $raw .= "lxc.net.$ind.ipv4.gateway = $d->{gw}\n" if defined($d->{gw});
> if (defined($d->{ip6})) {
> - die "$k: DHCPv6 and SLAAC are not supported with a custom entrypoint\n"
> - if $d->{ip6} =~ /^(auto|dhcp)$/;
> - $raw .= "lxc.net.$ind.ipv6.address = $d->{ip6}\n" if $d->{ip6} ne 'manual';
> + die "$k: SLAAC is not supported with a custom entrypoint\n" if $d->{ip6} eq 'auto';
> + $raw .= "lxc.net.$ind.ipv6.address = $d->{ip6}\n" if $d->{ip6} !~ /^(dhcp|manual)$/;
> }
> $raw .= "lxc.net.$ind.ipv6.gateway = $d->{gw6}\n" if defined($d->{gw6});
> $raw .= "lxc.net.$ind.flags = up\n";
> @@ -1028,6 +1025,8 @@ sub vm_stop_cleanup {
> PVE::Storage::deactivate_volumes($storage_cfg, $vollist);
> };
> warn $@ if $@; # avoid errors - just warn
> +
> + kill_dhclients($vmid, '*') if $conf->{ipmanagehost};
> }
>
> sub net_tap_plug : prototype($$) {
> @@ -1259,6 +1258,52 @@ sub get_interfaces {
> return $res;
> }
>
> +sub manage_dhclient {
> + my ($action, $vmid, $ipversion, $eth, $rootdir) = @_;
> +
> + File::Path::make_path("/var/lib/lxc/$vmid/hook") if $action eq 'start';
> + my $pidfile = "/var/lib/lxc/$vmid/hook/dhclient$ipversion-$eth.pid";
> + my $leasefile = "/var/lib/lxc/$vmid/hook/dhclient$ipversion-$eth.leases";
> + my $scriptfile = '/usr/share/lxc/hooks/dhclient-script';
> + PVE::Tools::run_command([
> + 'lxc-attach',
> + '-n',
> + $vmid,
> + '-s',
> + 'NETWORK|UTSNAME',
> + '--',
> + 'aa-exec',
> + '-p',
> + 'unconfined', # FIXME: use a profile that confines writes to /var/lib/lxc/$vmid and rootfs
> + '/sbin/dhclient',
> + $action eq 'start' ? '-1' : '-r',
> + "-$ipversion",
> + '-pf',
> + $pidfile,
> + '-lf',
> + $leasefile,
> + '-e',
> + "ROOTFS=$rootdir",
> + '-sf',
> + $scriptfile,
> + $eth,
> + ]);
> +}
> +
> +sub kill_dhclients {
> + my ($vmid, $eth) = @_;
> +
> + foreach my $pidfile (glob("/var/lib/lxc/$vmid/hook/dhclient*-$eth.pid")) {
> + my $pid = eval { file_get_contents($pidfile) };
> + if (!$@) {
> + chomp $pid;
> + next if $pid !~ /^(\d+)$/;
> + kill 9, $1;
> + unlink($pidfile);
> + }
> + }
> +}
> +
> sub update_ipconfig {
> my ($vmid, $conf, $opt, $eth, $newnet, $rootdir) = @_;
>
> @@ -1295,11 +1340,21 @@ sub update_ipconfig {
>
> # step 1: add new IP, if this fails we cancel
> my $is_real_ip = ($newip && $newip !~ /^(?:auto|dhcp|manual)$/);
> - if ($change_ip && $is_real_ip) {
> - eval { &$ipcmd($family_opt, 'addr', 'add', $newip, 'dev', $eth); };
> - if (my $err = $@) {
> - warn $err;
> - return;
> + if ($change_ip) {
> + if ($conf->{ipmanagehost}) {
> + if ($newip && $newip eq 'dhcp') {
> + manage_dhclient('start', $vmid, $ipversion, $eth, $rootdir);
> + } elsif ($oldip && $oldip eq 'dhcp') {
> + manage_dhclient('stop', $vmid, $ipversion, $eth, $rootdir);
> + }
> + }
> +
> + if ($is_real_ip) {
> + eval { &$ipcmd($family_opt, 'addr', 'add', $newip, 'dev', $eth); };
> + if (my $err = $@) {
> + warn $err;
> + return;
> + }
> }
> }
>
> @@ -2827,6 +2882,30 @@ sub vm_start {
> }
> PVE::GuestHelpers::exec_hookscript($conf, $vmid, 'post-start');
>
> + if ($conf->{ipmanagehost}) {
> + my @dhcpv4_interfaces = ();
> + my @dhcpv6_interfaces = ();
> + foreach my $k (sort keys %$conf) {
> + next if $k !~ m/^net(\d+)$/;
> + my $d = PVE::LXC::Config->parse_lxc_network($conf->{$k});
> + push @dhcpv4_interfaces, $d->{name} if $d->{ip} && $d->{ip} eq 'dhcp';
> + push @dhcpv6_interfaces, $d->{name} if $d->{ip6} && $d->{ip6} eq 'dhcp';
> + }
> +
> + my $pid = PVE::LXC::find_lxc_pid($vmid);
> + my $rootdir = "/proc/$pid/root";
> +
> + foreach my $eth (@dhcpv4_interfaces) {
> + eval { manage_dhclient('start', $vmid, 4, $eth, $rootdir) };
> + PVE::RESTEnvironment::log_warn("DHCP failed - $@") if $@;
> + }
> +
> + foreach my $eth (@dhcpv6_interfaces) {
> + eval { manage_dhclient('start', $vmid, 6, $eth, $rootdir) };
> + PVE::RESTEnvironment::log_warn("DHCP failed - $@") if $@;
> + }
> + }
> +
> return;
> }
>
> diff --git a/src/PVE/LXC/Config.pm b/src/PVE/LXC/Config.pm
> index c2f56e4..39c3243 100644
> --- a/src/PVE/LXC/Config.pm
> +++ b/src/PVE/LXC/Config.pm
> @@ -1291,12 +1291,13 @@ sub update_pct_config {
> if ($mtu > $bridge_mtu);
> }
>
> - if ((!defined($res->{link_down}) || $res->{link_down} != 1) && $conf->{ipmanagehost}) {
> - die "$opt: DHCP is not supported with a custom entrypoint\n"
> - if defined($res->{ip}) && $res->{ip} eq 'dhcp';
> -
> - die "$opt: DHCPv6 and SLAAC are not supported with a custom entrypoint\n"
> - if defined($res->{ip6}) && $res->{ip6} =~ /^(auto|dhcp)$/;
> + if (
> + (!defined($res->{link_down}) || $res->{link_down} != 1)
> + && $conf->{ipmanagehost}
> + && defined($res->{ip6})
> + && $res->{ip6} eq 'auto'
> + ) {
> + die "$opt: SLAAC is not supported with a custom entrypoint\n";
> }
> } elsif ($opt =~ m/^dev(\d+)$/) {
> my $device = $class->parse_device($value);
> @@ -1575,9 +1576,11 @@ sub vmconfig_hotplug_pending {
> $cgroup->change_cpu_shares(undef);
> } elsif ($opt =~ m/^net(\d)$/) {
> my $netid = $1;
> + my $net = parse_lxc_network($conf->{$opt});
> + PVE::LXC::kill_dhclients($vmid, $net->{name}) if $conf->{ipmanagehost};
> +
> PVE::Network::veth_delete("veth${vmid}i$netid");
> if ($have_sdn) {
> - my $net = PVE::LXC::Config->parse_lxc_network($conf->{$opt});
> print "delete ips from $opt\n";
> eval {
> PVE::Network::SDN::Vnets::del_ips_from_mac(
> --
> 2.47.2
>
>
>
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