Add support for Resilient Next-hop Groups Operations

CHANGELOG.md

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 ## 1.0.0 (2018-03-15)
 
-Initial release tagging
+Initial release tagging

examples/nexthop-group/go.mod

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+module github.com/vishvananda/netlink/examples/nexthop-group
+
+go 1.26.3
+
+require github.com/vishvananda/netlink v1.3.1
+
+require (
+	github.com/vishvananda/netns v0.0.5 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.10.0 // indirect
+)
+
+replace github.com/vishvananda/netlink => ../..

examples/nexthop-group/go.sum

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examples/nexthop-group/main.go

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+//go:build linux
+// +build linux
+
+// Multipath nexthop group creates a nexthop group without the resilient
+// (NEXTHOP_GRP_TYPE_RES) support.
+// The library provides the equivalent feature like commandline below:
+//
+// ip nexthop add id 1 via 10.0.0.1 dev eth0
+// ip nexthop add id 2 via 10.0.0.2 dev eth0
+// ip nexthop add id 100 group 1/2
+//
+// A group created without an explicit group type is a multi-path (mpath)
+// nexthop group. Weight of each member can be specified with the ":" suffix,
+// e.g. 10.0.0.1:2 for a weight of 2.
+
+// Usage
+// sudo nexthop-group -dev eth0 -gw 10.0.0.1,10.0.0.2
+// sudo nexthop-group -dev eth0 -gw 10.0.0.1 -cleanup
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"net"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/vishvananda/netlink"
+)
+
+var (
+	dev          = flag.String("dev", "", "interface the members of nexthop group points to")
+	gateways     = flag.String("gw", "", "comma separated list of gateways for the nexthop group")
+	groupID      = flag.Uint("group-id", 100, "nexthop group ID")
+	memberBaseID = flag.Uint("members-base-id", 1, "base ID for the members of the nexthop group")
+	cleanup      = flag.Bool("cleanup", false, "cleanup the nexthop group and its members")
+)
+
+func main() {
+	log.SetFlags(0)
+	flag.Parse()
+
+	if *dev == "" || *gateways == "" {
+		flag.Usage()
+		log.Fatal("device and gateways must be specified")
+	}
+
+	link, err := netlink.LinkByName(*dev)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("failed to get link by name %s: %v", *dev, err)
+	}
+
+	members, err := parseGateways(*gateways)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("failed to parse gateways: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if *groupID >= *memberBaseID && *groupID < *memberBaseID+uint(len(members)) {
+		log.Fatalf("group ID %d overlaps with member nexthop IDs [%d, %d); pick a distinct ID",
+			*groupID, *memberBaseID, *memberBaseID+uint(len(members)))
+	}
+
+	if *cleanup {
+		cleanupNexthops(members)
+		return
+	}
+
+	group := make([]netlink.NexthopGroupMember, 0, len(members))
+
+	for i, m := range members {
+		id := uint32(*memberBaseID) + uint32(i)
+		nh := &netlink.Nexthop{
+			ID:      id,
+			OIF:     uint32(link.Attrs().Index),
+			Gateway: m.gateway,
+		}
+		if err := netlink.NexthopReplace(nh); err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("failed to add nexthop %v: %v", nh, err)
+		}
+		log.Printf("created member nexthop %d via %s: %v", id, m.gateway, *dev)
+
+		group = append(group, netlink.NexthopGroupMember{
+			ID:     id,
+			Weight: m.weight,
+		})
+	}
+
+	nhg := &netlink.Nexthop{
+		ID:    uint32(*groupID),
+		Group: group,
+	}
+	if err := netlink.NexthopReplace(nhg); err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("failed to add multipath nexthop group: %v", err)
+	}
+	log.Println(describeGroup(nhg))
+}
+
+func cleanupNexthops(members []member) {
+	group := &netlink.Nexthop{ID: uint32(*groupID)}
+	if err := netlink.NexthopDel(group); err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("failed to delete multipath nexthop group %d: %v", *groupID, err)
+	}
+	log.Printf("deleted multipath nexthop group %d", *groupID)
+
+	for i := range members {
+		id := uint32(*memberBaseID) + uint32(i)
+		member := &netlink.Nexthop{ID: id}
+		if err := netlink.NexthopDel(member); err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("failed to delete member nexthop %d: %v", id, err)
+		}
+		log.Printf("deleted member nexthop %d", id)
+	}
+}
+
+type member struct {
+	gateway net.IP
+	weight  uint16
+}
+
+func parseGateways(gateways string) ([]member, error) {
+	var members []member
+	for _, field := range strings.Split(gateways, ",") {
+		field = strings.TrimSpace(field)
+		if field == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		addr, weight := field, uint16(1)
+		if at := strings.Index(field, ":"); at != -1 {
+			addr = field[:at]
+			w, err := strconv.Atoi(field[at+1:])
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid weight for gateway %s: %v", field, err)
+			}
+			if w < 1 || w > 256 {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("weight for gateway %s must be between 1 and 256", field)
+			}
+			weight = uint16(w)
+		}
+		ip := net.ParseIP(addr)
+		if ip == nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid gateway IP: %s", addr)
+		}
+		members = append(members, member{
+			gateway: ip,
+			weight:  weight,
+		})
+	}
+	return members, nil
+}
+
+func describeGroup(nh *netlink.Nexthop) string {
+	entries := make([]string, 0, len(nh.Group))
+	for _, entry := range nh.Group {
+		entries = append(entries, fmt.Sprintf("%d", entry.ID))
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("Nexthop group ID: %d, Type: mpath, Members: [%s]", nh.ID, strings.Join(entries, ", "))
+}

examples/nexthop/go.mod

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+module github.com/vishvananda/netlink/examples/nexthop
+
+go 1.26.3
+
+require github.com/vishvananda/netlink v1.3.1
+
+require (
+	github.com/vishvananda/netns v0.0.5 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.10.0 // indirect
+)
+
+replace github.com/vishvananda/netlink => ../..

examples/nexthop/go.sum

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examples/nexthop/main.go

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+//go:build linux
+// +build linux
+
+// Basic nexthop creates a nexthop object
+// The library provides the equivalent feature like commandline below:
+//
+// ip nexthop add id 1 via 10.0.0.1 dev eth0
+// ip nexthop del id 1
+// ip nexthop show
+
+// Usage
+// sudo nexthop -dev eth0 -gw 10.0.0.1
+// sudo nexthop -dev eth0 -gw 10.0.0.1 -id 2
+// sudo nexthop -dev eth0 -gw 10.0.0.1 -cleanup
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"net"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/vishvananda/netlink"
+)
+
+var (
+	dev       = flag.String("dev", "", "interface the nexthop points to")
+	gateway   = flag.String("gw", "", "gateway IP for the nexthop")
+	id        = flag.Uint("id", 1, "nexthop ID")
+	blackhole = flag.Bool("blackhole", false, "create a blackhole nexthop")
+	cleanup   = flag.Bool("cleanup", false, "cleanup the nexthop")
+)
+
+func main() {
+	log.SetFlags(0)
+	flag.Parse()
+
+	if *dev == "" {
+		flag.Usage()
+		log.Fatal("device must be specified")
+	}
+
+	link, err := netlink.LinkByName(*dev)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("failed to get link by name %s: %v", *dev, err)
+	}
+
+	nh, err := buildNexthop(link)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("failed to build nexthop: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if *cleanup {
+		cleanupNexthop(nh)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if err := netlink.NexthopReplace(nh); err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("failed to add nexthop %v: %v", nh, err)
+	}
+	log.Printf("created nexthop %d via %s dev %s", nh.ID, nh.Gateway, *dev)
+
+	listNexthops()
+}
+
+func buildNexthop(link netlink.Link) (*netlink.Nexthop, error) {
+	nh := &netlink.Nexthop{
+		ID: uint32(*id),
+	}
+
+	if *blackhole {
+		nh.Blackhole = true
+		return nh, nil
+	}
+
+	nh.OIF = uint32(link.Attrs().Index)
+	if *gateway == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("gateway (-gw) is required unless -blackhole is set")
+	}
+	ip := net.ParseIP(*gateway)
+	if ip == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid gateway IP: %s", *gateway)
+	}
+	nh.Gateway = ip
+	return nh, nil
+}
+
+func cleanupNexthop(nh *netlink.Nexthop) {
+	del := &netlink.Nexthop{ID: nh.ID}
+	if err := netlink.NexthopDel(del); err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("failed to delete nexthop %d: %v", nh.ID, err)
+	}
+	log.Printf("deleted nexthop %d", nh.ID)
+}
+
+func listNexthops() {
+	nhs, err := netlink.NexthopList()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("failed to list nexthops: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(nhs) == 0 {
+		log.Println("no nexthops present")
+		return
+	}
+	rows := make([]string, 0, len(nhs))
+	for _, nh := range nhs {
+		rows = append(rows, describeNexthop(&nh))
+	}
+	log.Printf("nexthops:\n%s", strings.Join(rows, "\n"))
+}
+
+func describeNexthop(nh *netlink.Nexthop) string {
+	var parts []string
+	if nh.Blackhole {
+		parts = append(parts, "blackhole")
+	}
+	if nh.OIF > 0 {
+		parts = append(parts, "dev "+strconv.FormatUint(uint64(nh.OIF), 10))
+	}
+	if nh.Gateway != nil {
+		parts = append(parts, "via "+nh.Gateway.String())
+	}
+	parts = append(parts, "protocol "+nh.Protocol.String())
+	return fmt.Sprintf("id %d %s", nh.ID, strings.Join(parts, " "))
+}

examples/resilient-nexthop-group/go.mod

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+module github.com/vishvananda/netlink/examples/resilient-nexthop-group
+
+go 1.26.3
+
+require github.com/vishvananda/netlink v1.3.1
+
+require (
+	github.com/vishvananda/netns v0.0.5 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.10.0 // indirect
+)
+
+replace github.com/vishvananda/netlink => ../..

examples/resilient-nexthop-group/go.sum

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