Flower filter in tc(8) Linux Flower filter in tc(8)

flower - flow based traffic control filter


tc filter ... flower [ MATCH_LIST ] [ action ACTION_SPEC ] [ classid CLASSID ] [ hw_tc TCID ]

MATCH_LIST := [ MATCH_LIST ] MATCH

MATCH := { indev ifname | verbose | skip_sw | skip_hw | { dst_mac | src_mac } MASKED_LLADDR | vlan_id VID | vlan_prio PRIORITY | vlan_ethtype { ipv4 | ipv6 | ETH_TYPE } | cvlan_id VID | cvlan_prio PRIORITY | cvlan_ethtype { ipv4 | ipv6 | ETH_TYPE } | pppoe_sid PSID | ppp_proto { ip | ipv6 | mpls_uc | mpls_mc | PPP_PROTO } | mpls LSE_LIST | mpls_label LABEL | mpls_tc TC | mpls_bos BOS | mpls_ttl TTL | l2tpv3_sid LSID | ip_proto { tcp | udp | sctp | icmp | icmpv6 | l2tp | IP_PROTO } | ip_tos MASKED_IP_TOS | ip_ttl MASKED_IP_TTL | { dst_ip | src_ip } PREFIX | { dst_port | src_port } { MASKED_NUMBER | min_port_number-max_port_number } | tcp_flags MASKED_TCP_FLAGS | type MASKED_TYPE | code MASKED_CODE | { arp_tip | arp_sip } IPV4_PREFIX | arp_op { request | reply | OP } | { arp_tha | arp_sha } MASKED_LLADDR | enc_key_id KEY-ID | { enc_dst_ip | enc_src_ip } { ipv4_address | ipv6_address } | enc_dst_port port_number | enc_tos TOS | enc_ttl TTL | { geneve_opts | vxlan_opts | erspan_opts | gtp_opts | pfcp_opts } OPTIONS | ip_flags IP_FLAGS | l2_miss L2_MISS | cfm CFM_OPTIONS }

LSE_LIST := [ LSE_LIST ] LSE

LSE := lse depth DEPTH { label LABEL | tc TC | bos BOS | ttl TTL }

CFM := cfm mdl LEVEL | op OPCODE

The flower filter matches flows to the set of keys specified and assigns an arbitrarily chosen class ID to packets belonging to them. Additionally (or alternatively) an action from the generic action framework may be called.

Apply an action from the generic actions framework on matching packets.
Specify a class to pass matching packets on to. CLASSID is in the form X:Y, while X and Y are interpreted as numbers in hexadecimal format.
Specify a hardware traffic class to pass matching packets on to. TCID is in the range 0 through 15.
Match on incoming interface name. Obviously this makes sense only for forwarded flows. ifname is the name of an interface which must exist at the time of tc invocation.
Enable verbose logging, including offloading errors when not using skip_sw flag.
Do not process filter by software. If hardware has no offload support for this filter, or TC offload is not enabled for the interface, operation will fail.
Do not process filter by hardware.
Match on source or destination MAC address. A mask may be optionally provided to limit the bits of the address which are matched. A mask is provided by following the address with a slash and then the mask. It may be provided in LLADDR format, in which case it is a bitwise mask, or as a number of high bits to match. If the mask is missing then a match on all bits is assumed.
Match on the number of vlan tags in the packet. NUM can be 0 or small positive integer. Typically in 0-4 range.
Match on vlan tag id. VID is an unsigned 12bit value in decimal format.
Match on vlan tag priority. PRIORITY is an unsigned 3bit value in decimal format.
Match on layer three protocol. VLAN_ETH_TYPE may be either ipv4, ipv6 or an unsigned 16bit value in hexadecimal format. To match on QinQ packet, it must be 802.1Q or 802.1AD.
Match on QinQ inner vlan tag id. VID is an unsigned 12bit value in decimal format.
Match on QinQ inner vlan tag priority. PRIORITY is an unsigned 3bit value in decimal format.
Match on QinQ layer three protocol. VLAN_ETH_TYPE may be either ipv4, ipv6 or an unsigned 16bit value in hexadecimal format.
Match on PPPoE session id. PSID is an unsigned 16bit value in decimal format.
Match on PPP layer three protocol. PPP_PROTO may be either ip, ipv6, mpls_uc, mpls_mc or an unsigned 16bit value in hexadecimal format.
Match on the MPLS label stack. LSE_LIST is a list of Label Stack Entries, each introduced by the lse keyword. This option can't be used together with the standalone mpls_label, mpls_tc, mpls_bos and mpls_ttl options.
Match on an MPLS Label Stack Entry. LSE_OPTIONS is a list of options that describe the properties of the LSE to match.
The depth of the Label Stack Entry to consider. Depth starts at 1 (the outermost Label Stack Entry). The maximum usable depth may be limited by the kernel. This option is mandatory. DEPTH is an unsigned 8 bit value in decimal format.
Match on the MPLS Label field at the specified depth. LABEL is an unsigned 20 bit value in decimal format.
Match on the MPLS Traffic Class field at the specified depth. TC is an unsigned 3 bit value in decimal format.
Match on the MPLS Bottom Of Stack field at the specified depth. BOS is a 1 bit value in decimal format.
Match on the MPLS Time To Live field at the specified depth. TTL is an unsigned 8 bit value in decimal format.
Match the label id in the outermost MPLS label stack entry. LABEL is an unsigned 20 bit value in decimal format.
Match on the MPLS TC field, which is typically used for packet priority, in the outermost MPLS label stack entry. TC is an unsigned 3 bit value in decimal format.
Match on the MPLS Bottom Of Stack field in the outermost MPLS label stack entry. BOS is a 1 bit value in decimal format.
Match on the MPLS Time To Live field in the outermost MPLS label stack entry. TTL is an unsigned 8 bit value in decimal format.
Match on L2TPv3 session id field transported over IPv4 or IPv6. LSID is an unsigned 32 bit value in decimal format.
Match on layer four protocol. IP_PROTO may be tcp, udp, sctp, icmp, icmpv6, l2tp or an unsigned 8bit value in hexadecimal format.
Match on ipv4 TOS or ipv6 traffic-class - eight bits in hexadecimal format. A mask may be optionally provided to limit the bits which are matched. A mask is provided by following the value with a slash and then the mask. If the mask is missing then a match on all bits is assumed.
Match on ipv4 TTL or ipv6 hop-limit - eight bits value in decimal or hexadecimal format. A mask may be optionally provided to limit the bits which are matched. Same logic is used for the mask as with matching on ip_tos.
Match on source or destination IP address. PREFIX must be a valid IPv4 or IPv6 address, depending on the protocol option to tc filter, optionally followed by a slash and the prefix length. If the prefix is missing, tc assumes a full-length host match.
Match on layer 4 protocol source or destination port number, with an optional mask. Alternatively, the minimum and maximum values can be specified to match on a range of layer 4 protocol source or destination port numbers. Only available for ip_proto values udp, tcp and sctp which have to be specified in beforehand.
Match on TCP flags represented as 12bit bitfield in in hexadecimal format. A mask may be optionally provided to limit the bits which are matched. A mask is provided by following the value with a slash and then the mask. If the mask is missing then a match on all bits is assumed.
Match on ICMP type or code. A mask may be optionally provided to limit the bits of the address which are matched. A mask is provided by following the address with a slash and then the mask. The mask must be as a number which represents a bitwise mask If the mask is missing then a match on all bits is assumed. Only available for ip_proto values icmp and icmpv6 which have to be specified in beforehand.
Match on ARP or RARP sender or target IP address. IPV4_PREFIX must be a valid IPv4 address optionally followed by a slash and the prefix length. If the prefix is missing, tc assumes a full-length host match.
Match on ARP or RARP operation. ARP_OP may be request, reply or an integer value 0, 1 or 2. A mask may be optionally provided to limit the bits of the operation which are matched. A mask is provided by following the address with a slash and then the mask. It may be provided as an unsigned 8 bit value representing a bitwise mask. If the mask is missing then a match on all bits is assumed.
Match on ARP or RARP sender or target MAC address. A mask may be optionally provided to limit the bits of the address which are matched. A mask is provided by following the address with a slash and then the mask. It may be provided in LLADDR format, in which case it is a bitwise mask, or as a number of high bits to match. If the mask is missing then a match on all bits is assumed.
Matches on connection tracking info
Match the connection state, and can be combination of [{+|-}flag] flags, where flag can be one of
Match the connection zone, and can be masked.
32bit match on the connection mark, and can be masked.
128bit match on the connection label, and can be masked.
Match on IP tunnel metadata. Key id NUMBER is a 32 bit tunnel key id (e.g. VNI for VXLAN tunnel). PREFIX must be a valid IPv4 or IPv6 address optionally followed by a slash and the prefix length. If the prefix is missing, tc assumes a full-length host match. Dst port NUMBER is a 16 bit UDP dst port. Tos NUMBER is an 8 bit tos (dscp+ecn) value, ttl NUMBER is an 8 bit time-to-live value. geneve_opts OPTIONS must be a valid list of comma-separated geneve options where each option consists of a key optionally followed by a slash and corresponding mask. If the masks is missing, tc assumes a full-length match. The options can be described in the form CLASS:TYPE:DATA/CLASS_MASK:TYPE_MASK:DATA_MASK, where CLASS is represented as a 16bit hexadecimal value, TYPE as an 8bit hexadecimal value and DATA as a variable length hexadecimal value. vxlan_opts OPTIONS doesn't support multiple options, and it consists of a key followed by a slash and corresponding mask. If the mask is missing, tc assumes a full-length match. The option can be described in the form GBP/GBP_MASK, where GBP is represented as a 32bit number. erspan_opts OPTIONS doesn't support multiple options, and it consists of a key followed by a slash and corresponding mask. If the mask is missing, tc assumes a full-length match. The option can be described in the form VERSION:INDEX:DIR:HWID/VERSION:INDEX_MASK:DIR_MASK:HWID_MASK, where VERSION is represented as a 8bit number, INDEX as an 32bit number, DIR and HWID as a 8bit number. Multiple options is not supported. Note INDEX/INDEX_MASK is used when VERSION is 1, and DIR/DIR_MASK and HWID/HWID_MASK are used when VERSION is 2. gtp_opts OPTIONS doesn't support multiple options, and it consists of a key followed by a slash and corresponding mask. If the mask is missing, tc assumes a full-length match. The option can be described in the form PDU_TYPE:QFI/PDU_TYPE_MASK:QFI_MASK where both PDU_TYPE and QFI are represented as a 8bit hexadecimal values. pfcp_opts OPTIONS does not support multiple options. It consists of a key followed by a slash and corresponding mask. If the mask is missing, tc assumes a full-length match. The option can be described in the form TYPE:SEID/TYPE_MASK:SEID_MASK where TYPE is represented as a 8bit number, SEID is represented by 64bit. Both TYPE and SEID are provided in hex.
IP_FLAGS may be either frag, nofrag, firstfrag or nofirstfrag where frag and nofrag could be used to match on fragmented packets or not, respectively. firstfrag and nofirstfrag can be used to further distinguish fragmented packet. firstfrag can be used to indicate the first fragmented packet. nofirstfrag can be used to indicates subsequent fragmented packets or non-fragmented packets.
Match on layer 2 miss in the bridge driver's FDB / MDB. L2_MISS may be 0 or 1. When 1, match on packets that encountered a layer 2 miss. When 0, match on packets that were forwarded using an FDB / MDB entry. Note that broadcast packets do not encounter a miss since a lookup is not performed for them.
Match on Connectivity Fault Management (CFM) fields. CFM_OPTIONS is a list of options that describe the properties of the CFM information fields to match.
Match on the Maintenance Domain (MD) level field. LEVEL is an unsigned 3 bit value in decimal format.
Match on the CFM opcode field. OPCODE is an unsigned 8 bit value in decimal format.

As stated above where applicable, matches of a certain layer implicitly depend on the matches of the next lower layer. Precisely, layer one and two matches (indev, dst_mac and src_mac) have no dependency, MPLS and layer three matches (mpls, mpls_label, mpls_tc, mpls_bos, mpls_ttl, ip_proto, dst_ip, src_ip, arp_tip, arp_sip, arp_op, arp_tha, arp_sha and ip_flags) depend on the protocol option of tc filter, layer four port matches (dst_port and src_port) depend on ip_proto being set to tcp, udp or sctp, and finally ICMP matches (code and type) depend on ip_proto being set to icmp or icmpv6.

There can be only used one mask per one prio. If user needs to specify different mask, he has to use different prio.

tc(8), tc-flow(8)

22 Oct 2015 iproute2