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comp.h
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1/*
2 * OpenVPN -- An application to securely tunnel IP networks
3 * over a single UDP port, with support for SSL/TLS-based
4 * session authentication and key exchange,
5 * packet encryption, packet authentication, and
6 * packet compression.
7 *
8 * Copyright (C) 2002-2025 OpenVPN Inc <sales@openvpn.net>
9 *
10 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
11 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2
12 * as published by the Free Software Foundation.
13 *
14 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
15 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
16 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
17 * GNU General Public License for more details.
18 *
19 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
20 * with this program; if not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
21 */
22
23/*
24 * Generic compression support. Currently we support
25 * LZO 2 and LZ4.
26 */
27#ifndef OPENVPN_COMP_H
28#define OPENVPN_COMP_H
29
30/* We always parse all compression options, so we include these defines/struct
31 * outside of the USE_COMP define */
32
33/* Compression flags */
34/* Removed
35 #define COMP_F_ADAPTIVE (1u<<0) / * COMP_ALG_LZO only * /
36 #define COMP_F_ALLOW_COMPRESS (1u<<1) / * not only incoming is compressed but also outgoing *
37 /
38 */
40#define COMP_F_SWAP (1u << 2)
42#define COMP_F_ADVERTISE_STUBS_ONLY (1u << 3)
45#define COMP_F_ALLOW_STUB_ONLY (1u << 4)
47#define COMP_F_MIGRATE (1u << 5)
49#define COMP_F_ALLOW_ASYM (1u << 6)
51#define COMP_F_ALLOW_NOCOMP_ONLY (1u << 7)
52
53/* algorithms */
54#define COMP_ALG_UNDEF 0
56#define COMP_ALG_STUB 1
57#define COMP_ALG_LZO 2
58#define COMP_ALG_SNAPPY 3
59#define COMP_ALG_LZ4 4
62/* algorithm v2 */
63#define COMP_ALGV2_UNCOMPRESSED 10
64#define COMP_ALGV2_LZ4 11
65/*
66 #define COMP_ALGV2_LZO 12
67 #define COMP_ALGV2_SNAPPY 13
68 */
69
70/*
71 * Information that basically identifies a compression
72 * algorithm and related flags.
73 */
75{
76 int alg;
77 unsigned int flags;
78};
79
80static inline bool
82{
83 return info->alg != COMP_ALGV2_UNCOMPRESSED && info->alg != COMP_ALG_STUB
84 && info->alg != COMP_ALG_UNDEF;
85}
86
92bool check_compression_settings_valid(struct compress_options *info, int msglevel);
93
94#ifdef USE_COMP
95#include "buffer.h"
96#include "mtu.h"
97#include "common.h"
98#include "status.h"
99
100/*
101 * Length of prepended prefix on compressed packets
102 */
103#define COMP_PREFIX_LEN 1
104
105/*
106 * Prefix bytes
107 */
108
109/* V1 on wire codes */
110/* Initial command byte to tell our peer if we compressed */
111#define LZO_COMPRESS_BYTE 0x66
112#define LZ4_COMPRESS_BYTE 0x69
113#define NO_COMPRESS_BYTE 0xFA
115#define NO_COMPRESS_BYTE_SWAP 0xFB
116
117/* V2 on wire code */
118#define COMP_ALGV2_INDICATOR_BYTE 0x50
119#define COMP_ALGV2_UNCOMPRESSED_BYTE 0
120#define COMP_ALGV2_LZ4_BYTE 1
121#define COMP_ALGV2_LZO_BYTE 2
122#define COMP_ALGV2_SNAPPY_BYTE 3
123
124/*
125 * Compress worst case size expansion (for any algorithm)
126 *
127 * LZO: len + len/8 + 128 + 3
128 * Snappy: len + len/6 + 32
129 * LZ4: len + len/255 + 16 (LZ4_COMPRESSBOUND(len))
130 */
131#define COMP_EXTRA_BUFFER(len) ((len) / 6 + 128 + 3 + COMP_PREFIX_LEN)
132
133/*
134 * Don't try to compress any packet smaller than this.
135 */
136#define COMPRESS_THRESHOLD 100
137
138/* Forward declaration of compression context */
139struct compress_context;
140
141/*
142 * Virtual methods and other static info for each compression algorithm
143 */
144struct compress_alg
145{
146 const char *name;
147 void (*compress_init)(struct compress_context *compctx);
148 void (*compress_uninit)(struct compress_context *compctx);
149 void (*compress)(struct buffer *buf, struct buffer work, struct compress_context *compctx,
150 const struct frame *frame);
151
152 void (*decompress)(struct buffer *buf, struct buffer work, struct compress_context *compctx,
153 const struct frame *frame);
154};
155
156/*
157 * Headers for each compression implementation
158 */
159#ifdef ENABLE_LZO
160#include "lzo.h"
161#endif
162
163#ifdef ENABLE_LZ4
164#include "comp-lz4.h"
165#endif
166
167/*
168 * Workspace union of all supported compression algorithms
169 */
170union compress_workspace_union
171{
172#ifdef ENABLE_LZO
173 struct lzo_compress_workspace lzo;
174#endif
175#ifdef ENABLE_LZ4
176 struct lz4_workspace lz4;
177#endif
178};
179
180/*
181 * Context for active compression session
182 */
183struct compress_context
184{
185 unsigned int flags;
186 struct compress_alg alg;
187 union compress_workspace_union wu;
188
189 /* statistics */
190 counter_type pre_decompress;
191 counter_type post_decompress;
192 counter_type pre_compress;
193 counter_type post_compress;
194};
195
196extern const struct compress_alg comp_stub_alg;
197extern const struct compress_alg compv2_stub_alg;
198
199struct compress_context *comp_init(const struct compress_options *opt);
200
201void comp_uninit(struct compress_context *compctx);
202
203void comp_print_stats(const struct compress_context *compctx, struct status_output *so);
204
205void comp_generate_peer_info_string(const struct compress_options *opt, struct buffer *out);
206
207void compv2_escape_data_ifneeded(struct buffer *buf);
208
209static inline bool
210comp_enabled(const struct compress_options *info)
211{
212 return info->alg != COMP_ALG_UNDEF;
213}
214#endif /* USE_COMP */
215#endif /* ifndef OPENVPN_COMP_H */
uint64_t counter_type
Definition common.h:29
#define COMP_ALGV2_UNCOMPRESSED
Definition comp.h:63
#define COMP_ALG_STUB
support compression command byte and framing without actual compression
Definition comp.h:56
static bool comp_non_stub_enabled(const struct compress_options *info)
Definition comp.h:81
bool check_compression_settings_valid(struct compress_options *info, int msglevel)
Checks if the compression settings are valid.
Definition comp.c:162
#define COMP_ALG_UNDEF
Definition comp.h:54
Data Channel Compression module header file.
Wrapper structure for dynamically allocated memory.
Definition buffer.h:60
int len
Length in bytes of the actual content within the allocated memory.
Definition buffer.h:65
unsigned int flags
Definition comp.h:77
Packet geometry parameters.
Definition mtu.h:103