defmodule Tundra do @moduledoc """ TUN device support for Elixir. Tundra provides a simple API for creating and using TUN devices on Linux and Darwin. TUN device creation is a privileged operation requiring root or `CAP_NET_ADMIN` on Linux. Tundra supports two modes of operation: 1. **Direct creation** (Linux only): When the BEAM VM runs with sufficient privileges, Tundra creates TUN devices directly via the NIF without requiring a server process. 2. **Server-based creation**: When the BEAM VM lacks privileges, Tundra delegates device creation to a separate privileged server daemon (`tundra_server`). Tundra automatically attempts direct creation first and falls back to the server if privileges are insufficient. Once created, the device is represented within the runtime as a socket on Darwin and a NIF resource on Linux, with process-ownership semantics: - Only the owning process can read from or write to the device and receive i/o notifications from it. - The TUN device is removed when the owning process exits. ## Server Process For unprivileged operation, Tundra requires a separate privileged server daemon (`tundra_server`) to be running. The server is a standalone C program located in the `c_src/server/` directory and must be built and started independently with root privileges before using the Tundra library. The server listens on a Unix domain socket at `/var/run/tundra.sock` and accepts requests from the NIF to create and configure TUN devices. The resulting file descriptor is sent back to the NIF via `SCM_RIGHTS`, which then creates a socket from it (on Darwin) or wraps it in a NIF resource (on Linux). Users connecting to the server must be members of the `tundra` group. On Linux, use `sudo usermod -aG tundra $USER`; on macOS, use `sudo dseditgroup -o edit -a $USER -t user tundra`. Log out and back in after adding yourself to the group. See the `c_src/server/README.md` file for instructions on building and running the server. ## Non-blocking I/O Tundra only supports non-blocking I/O on TUN devices. The `recv/3` and `send/3` functions currently require that `:nowait` is pssed as the last argument. If the operation would block, the function will return `{:select, select_info}` and a notification of the following form will be sent to the owning process when the device is ready: {:"$socket", dev, :select, select_handle} Note that, although on Linux the underlying TUN device is not technically a socket, the same notification is used to reduce platform specific code. Only the contents of `dev` differ. ## IPv6 Tundra is designed to work with IPv6 and has only been tested with IPv6. ## Example The following GenServer creates a TUN device and then relays packets by 1. Reading a frame from the device 2. Swapping the source and destination addresses 3. Writing the modified frame back to the device ```elixir defmodule Reflector do use GenServer @mtu 1500 def start_link(_), do: GenServer.start_link(__MODULE__, [], name: __MODULE__) @impl true def init(_args) do # Create a TUN device with the given address and options {:ok, state} = Tundra.create("fd11:b7b7:4360::2", dstaddr: "fd11:b7b7:4360::1", netmask: "ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff::", mtu: @mtu) {:ok, state, {:continue, :read}} end @impl true def handle_continue(:read, {dev, _} = state) do # Read a frame from the device case Tundra.recv(dev, @mtu, :nowait) do {:ok, data} -> {:noreply, state, {:continue, {:reflect, data}}} {:select, _} -> {:noreply, state} end end def handle_continue({:reflect, data}, {dev, _} = state) do # Swap the source and destination addresses of the ipv6 frame <> = data reflected = [hdr, pre, dst, src, rest] # Write the frame back to the device, assume it won't block :ok = Tundra.send(dev, reflected, :nowait) {:noreply, state, {:continue, :read}} end @impl true def handle_info({:"$socket", dev, :select, _}, {dev, _} = state) do # Handle 'input ready' notifications {:noreply, state, {:continue, :read}} end end ``` """ @typedoc """ A TUN device. On Darwin, this is a socket. On Linux, this is a reference to a NIF resource. """ @type tun_device() :: :socket.socket() | {:"$tundra", reference()} @typedoc """ A TUN device address. May be represented either as tuple or a string containing a dotted IP address. """ @type tun_address() :: String.t() | tuple() @typedoc """ A TUN device creation option. """ @type tun_option() :: {:dstaddr, tun_address()} | {:netmask, tun_address()} | {:mtu, non_neg_integer()} @spec create(tun_address(), list(tun_option())) :: {:ok, {tun_device(), String.t()}} | {:error, any()} @doc """ Create a TUN device. Creates a new TUN device with the given address and options. The options currently supported are: - `:netmask` - The netmask of the device. - `:dstaddr` - The destination address of the device. - `:mtu` - The maximum transmission unit of the device. On success returns a tuple containing a device tuple and the name of the device. ## Examples iex> Tundra.create("fd11:b7b7:4360::2", dstaddr: "fd11:b7b7:4360::1", netmask: "ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff::", mtu: 16000) {:ok, {{:"$socket", #Reference<0.2990923237.3512074243.109526>}, "utun6"}} # Darwin {:ok, {{:"$tundra", #Reference<0.2990923237.3512074243.109526>}, "tun0"}} # Linux """ def create(address, opts \\ []) do alias Tundra.DynamicSupervisor, as: Sup case convert_opts(Keyword.put(opts, :addr, address)) do params when is_map(params) -> with {:ok, pid} <- DynamicSupervisor.start_child(Sup, Tundra.Client) do Tundra.Client.create_tun_device(pid, params) end error -> error end end @doc """ Transfer control of a TUN device to another process. Must be called by the current owner of the device. """ @spec controlling_process(tun_device(), pid()) :: :ok | {:error, any()} def controlling_process({:"$socket", _} = sock, pid) when is_pid(pid) do :socket.setopt(sock, {:otp, :controlling_process}, pid) end def controlling_process({:"$tundra", ref}, pid) when is_pid(pid) do Tundra.Client.controlling_process(ref, pid) end @doc """ Receive data from a TUN device. The `length` argument specifies the maximum number of bytes to read. The caller is responsible for ensuring this length is at least as large at the MTU of the device, plus the size of the TUN header (4 bytes). The `:nowait` option specifies that the operation should not block if no data is available. If data is available, it will be returned immediately. If no data is available, the function will return `{:select, select_info}`. """ @spec( recv(tun_device(), non_neg_integer(), :nowait) :: {:ok, binary()} | {:select, :socket.select_info()}, {:error, any()} ) def recv({:"$socket", _} = sock, length, :nowait) when is_integer(length) do :socket.recv(sock, length, [], :nowait) end def recv({:"$tundra", ref}, length, :nowait) when is_integer(length) do Tundra.Client.recv(ref, length, [], :nowait) end @doc """ Send data to a TUN device. The `data` argument is an iodata that will be written to the device. The data should include the 4-byte header that is expected by the TUN device. The `:nowait` option specifies that the operation should not block if the device's output buffer is full. If the buffer is full, the function will return `{:select, select_info}`. """ @spec( send(tun_device(), iodata(), :nowait) :: :ok | {:select, :socket.select_info()}, {:error, any()} ) def send({:"$socket", _} = sock, data, :nowait) do :socket.send(sock, data, [], :nowait) end def send({:"$tundra", ref}, data, :nowait) do Tundra.Client.send(ref, data, [], :nowait) end @doc """ Cancel a pending operation on a TUN device. """ @spec cancel(tun_device(), :socket.select_info()) :: :ok | {:error, any()} def cancel({:"$socket", _} = sock, select_info), do: :socket.cancel(sock, select_info) def cancel({:"$tundra", ref}, select_info), do: Tundra.Client.cancel(ref, select_info) @doc """ Close a TUN device. """ @spec close(tun_device()) :: :ok | {:error, atom()} def close({:"$socket", _} = sock), do: :socket.close(sock) def close({:"$tundra", ref}), do: Tundra.Client.close(ref) defp convert_opts(opts) do Enum.reduce_while(opts, %{}, fn {key, val}, acc when key in [:addr, :dstaddr, :netmask] -> case convert_addr(val) do {:ok, addr} -> {:cont, Map.put(acc, key, addr)} error -> {:halt, error} end {:mtu, n}, acc when is_integer(n) and n >= 0 -> {:cont, Map.put(acc, :mtu, n)} {:mtu, _}, _ -> {:halt, {:error, :einval}} _, acc -> {:cont, acc} end) end defp convert_addr(str) when is_binary(str) do chars = to_charlist(str) with {:ok, _} <- :inet.parse_ipv6_address(chars) do {:ok, chars} end end defp convert_addr(addr) when is_tuple(addr) do case :inet.ntoa(addr) do {:error, _} = error -> error str -> {:ok, str} end end end