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[tor-commits] [tor/release-0.4.4] Pick guards on the order they were sampled (prop310).
commit d2c3b6ea1e7eb0fb351df620517fd2e271899399
Author: George Kadianakis <desnacked@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu Jun 11 13:49:00 2020 +0300
Pick guards on the order they were sampled (prop310).
Co-authored-by: Florentin Rochet <florentin.rochet@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
src/feature/client/entrynodes.c | 91 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------
src/feature/client/entrynodes.h | 22 ++++++++--
2 files changed, 83 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/feature/client/entrynodes.c b/src/feature/client/entrynodes.c
index 3d2abd920..64005c1e6 100644
--- a/src/feature/client/entrynodes.c
+++ b/src/feature/client/entrynodes.c
@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@
* As a persistent ordered list whose elements are taken from the
* sampled set, we track a CONFIRMED GUARDS LIST. A guard becomes
* confirmed when we successfully build a circuit through it, and decide
- * to use that circuit. We order the guards on this list by the order
- * in which they became confirmed.
+ * to use that circuit.
*
* And as a final group, we have an ordered list of PRIMARY GUARDS,
* whose elements are taken from the filtered set. We prefer
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@
*
* To build circuits, we take a primary guard if possible -- or a
* reachable filtered confirmed guard if no primary guard is possible --
- * or a random reachable filtered guard otherwise. If the guard is
+ * or the first (by sampled order) filtered guard otherwise. If the guard is
* primary, we can use the circuit immediately on success. Otherwise,
* the guard is now "pending" -- we won't use its circuit unless all
* of the circuits we're trying to build through better guards have
@@ -92,14 +91,18 @@
* [x] Whenever we remove a guard from the sample, remove it from the primary
* and confirmed lists.
*
- * [x] When we make a guard confirmed, update the primary list.
+ * [x] When we make a guard confirmed, update the primary list, and sort them
+ * by sampled order.
*
* [x] When we make a guard filtered or unfiltered, update the primary list.
*
* [x] When we are about to pick a guard, make sure that the primary list is
* full.
*
- * [x] Before calling sample_reachable_filtered_entry_guards(), make sure
+ * [x] When we update the confirmed list, or when we re-build the primary list
+ * and detect a change, we sort those lists by sampled_idx
+ *
+ * [x] Before calling first_reachable_filtered_entry_guard(), make sure
* that the filtered, primary, and confirmed flags are up-to-date.
*
* [x] Call entry_guard_consider_retry every time we are about to check
@@ -172,6 +175,7 @@ static entry_guard_t *get_sampled_guard_by_bridge_addr(guard_selection_t *gs,
const tor_addr_port_t *addrport);
static int entry_guard_obeys_restriction(const entry_guard_t *guard,
const entry_guard_restriction_t *rst);
+static int compare_guards_by_sampled_idx(const void **a_, const void **b_);
/** Return 0 if we should apply guardfraction information found in the
* consensus. A specific consensus can be specified with the
@@ -890,6 +894,7 @@ entry_guard_add_to_sample_impl(guard_selection_t *gs,
tor_free(guard->sampled_by_version);
guard->sampled_by_version = tor_strdup(VERSION);
guard->currently_listed = 1;
+ guard->sampled_idx = gs->next_sampled_idx++;
guard->confirmed_idx = -1;
/* non-persistent fields */
@@ -1383,7 +1388,7 @@ sampled_guards_prune_obsolete_entries(guard_selection_t *gs,
if (rmv) {
++n_changes;
- SMARTLIST_DEL_CURRENT(gs->sampled_entry_guards, guard);
+ SMARTLIST_DEL_CURRENT_KEEPORDER(gs->sampled_entry_guards, guard);
remove_guard_from_confirmed_and_primary_lists(gs, guard);
entry_guard_free(guard);
}
@@ -1707,7 +1712,7 @@ entry_guards_update_filtered_sets(guard_selection_t *gs)
}
/**
- * Return a random guard from the reachable filtered sample guards
+ * Return the first sampled guard from the reachable filtered sample guards
* in <b>gs</b>, subject to the exclusion rules listed in <b>flags</b>.
* Return NULL if no such guard can be found.
*
@@ -1718,7 +1723,7 @@ entry_guards_update_filtered_sets(guard_selection_t *gs)
* violate it.
**/
STATIC entry_guard_t *
-sample_reachable_filtered_entry_guards(guard_selection_t *gs,
+first_reachable_filtered_entry_guard(guard_selection_t *gs,
const entry_guard_restriction_t *rst,
unsigned flags)
{
@@ -1771,7 +1776,17 @@ sample_reachable_filtered_entry_guards(guard_selection_t *gs,
flags, smartlist_len(reachable_filtered_sample));
if (smartlist_len(reachable_filtered_sample)) {
- result = smartlist_choose(reachable_filtered_sample);
+ /**
+ * Get the first guard of the filtered set builds from
+ * sampled_entry_guards. Proposal 310 suggests this design to overcome
+ * performance and security issues linked to the previous selection
+ * method. The guard selected here should be filtered out if this function
+ * is called again in the same context. I.e., if we filter guards to add
+ * them into some list X, then the guards from list X will be filtered out
+ * when this function is called again. Hence it requires setting exclude
+ * flags in a appropriate way (depending of the context of the caller).
+ */
+ result = smartlist_get(reachable_filtered_sample, 0);
log_info(LD_GUARD, " (Selected %s.)",
result ? entry_guard_describe(result) : "<null>");
}
@@ -1780,10 +1795,6 @@ sample_reachable_filtered_entry_guards(guard_selection_t *gs,
return result;
}
-/**
- * Helper: compare two entry_guard_t by their confirmed_idx values.
- * Used to sort the confirmed list.
- */
static int
compare_guards_by_confirmed_idx(const void **a_, const void **b_)
{
@@ -1795,6 +1806,21 @@ compare_guards_by_confirmed_idx(const void **a_, const void **b_)
else
return 0;
}
+/**
+ * Helper: compare two entry_guard_t by their sampled_idx values.
+ * Used to sort the sampled list
+ */
+static int
+compare_guards_by_sampled_idx(const void **a_, const void **b_)
+{
+ const entry_guard_t *a = *a_, *b = *b_;
+ if (a->sampled_idx < b->sampled_idx)
+ return -1;
+ else if (a->sampled_idx > b->sampled_idx)
+ return 1;
+ else
+ return 0;
+}
/**
* Find the confirmed guards from among the sampled guards in <b>gs</b>,
@@ -1811,7 +1837,7 @@ entry_guards_update_confirmed(guard_selection_t *gs)
} SMARTLIST_FOREACH_END(guard);
smartlist_sort(gs->confirmed_entry_guards, compare_guards_by_confirmed_idx);
-
+ /** Needed to keep a dense array of confirmed_idx */
int any_changed = 0;
SMARTLIST_FOREACH_BEGIN(gs->confirmed_entry_guards, entry_guard_t *, guard) {
if (guard->confirmed_idx != guard_sl_idx) {
@@ -1821,6 +1847,8 @@ entry_guards_update_confirmed(guard_selection_t *gs)
} SMARTLIST_FOREACH_END(guard);
gs->next_confirmed_idx = smartlist_len(gs->confirmed_entry_guards);
+ // We need the confirmed list to always be give guards in sampled order
+ smartlist_sort(gs->confirmed_entry_guards, compare_guards_by_sampled_idx);
if (any_changed) {
entry_guards_changed_for_guard_selection(gs);
@@ -1849,6 +1877,9 @@ make_guard_confirmed(guard_selection_t *gs, entry_guard_t *guard)
guard->confirmed_idx = gs->next_confirmed_idx++;
smartlist_add(gs->confirmed_entry_guards, guard);
+ /** The confirmation ordering might not be the sample ording. We need to
+ * reorder */
+ smartlist_sort(gs->confirmed_entry_guards, compare_guards_by_sampled_idx);
// This confirmed guard might kick something else out of the primary
// guards.
@@ -1912,7 +1943,7 @@ entry_guards_update_primary(guard_selection_t *gs)
/* Finally, fill out the list with sampled guards. */
while (smartlist_len(new_primary_guards) < N_PRIMARY_GUARDS) {
- entry_guard_t *guard = sample_reachable_filtered_entry_guards(gs, NULL,
+ entry_guard_t *guard = first_reachable_filtered_entry_guard(gs, NULL,
SAMPLE_EXCLUDE_CONFIRMED|
SAMPLE_EXCLUDE_PRIMARY|
SAMPLE_NO_UPDATE_PRIMARY);
@@ -1943,6 +1974,7 @@ entry_guards_update_primary(guard_selection_t *gs)
g->confirmed_idx >= 0 ? " (confirmed)" : "",
g->is_filtered_guard ? "" : " (excluded by filter)");
} SMARTLIST_FOREACH_END(g);
+ smartlist_sort(new_primary_guards, compare_guards_by_sampled_idx);
}
smartlist_free(old_primary_guards);
@@ -2055,10 +2087,15 @@ select_primary_guard_for_circuit(guard_selection_t *gs,
SMARTLIST_FOREACH_BEGIN(gs->primary_entry_guards, entry_guard_t *, guard) {
entry_guard_consider_retry(guard);
- if (! entry_guard_obeys_restriction(guard, rst))
+ if (!entry_guard_obeys_restriction(guard, rst)) {
+ log_info(LD_GUARD, "Entry guard %s doesn't obey restriction, we test the"
+ " next one", entry_guard_describe(guard));
continue;
+ }
if (guard->is_reachable != GUARD_REACHABLE_NO) {
if (need_descriptor && !guard_has_descriptor(guard)) {
+ log_info(LD_GUARD, "Guard %s does not have a descriptor",
+ entry_guard_describe(guard));
continue;
}
*state_out = GUARD_CIRC_STATE_USABLE_ON_COMPLETION;
@@ -2071,9 +2108,11 @@ select_primary_guard_for_circuit(guard_selection_t *gs,
if (smartlist_len(usable_primary_guards)) {
chosen_guard = smartlist_choose(usable_primary_guards);
+ log_info(LD_GUARD,
+ "Selected primary guard %s for circuit from a list size of %d.",
+ entry_guard_describe(chosen_guard),
+ smartlist_len(usable_primary_guards));
smartlist_free(usable_primary_guards);
- log_info(LD_GUARD, "Selected primary guard %s for circuit.",
- entry_guard_describe(chosen_guard));
}
smartlist_free(usable_primary_guards);
@@ -2118,10 +2157,10 @@ select_confirmed_guard_for_circuit(guard_selection_t *gs,
}
/**
- * For use with a circuit, pick a confirmed usable filtered guard
- * at random. Update the <b>last_tried_to_connect</b> time and the
- * <b>is_pending</b> fields of the guard as appropriate. Set <b>state_out</b>
- * to the new guard-state of the circuit.
+ * For use with a circuit, pick a usable filtered guard. Update the
+ * <b>last_tried_to_connect</b> time and the <b>is_pending</b> fields of the
+ * guard as appropriate. Set <b>state_out</b> to the new guard-state of the
+ * circuit.
*/
static entry_guard_t *
select_filtered_guard_for_circuit(guard_selection_t *gs,
@@ -2134,7 +2173,7 @@ select_filtered_guard_for_circuit(guard_selection_t *gs,
unsigned flags = 0;
if (need_descriptor)
flags |= SAMPLE_EXCLUDE_NO_DESCRIPTOR;
- chosen_guard = sample_reachable_filtered_entry_guards(gs,
+ chosen_guard = first_reachable_filtered_entry_guard(gs,
rst,
SAMPLE_EXCLUDE_CONFIRMED |
SAMPLE_EXCLUDE_PRIMARY |
@@ -2148,7 +2187,7 @@ select_filtered_guard_for_circuit(guard_selection_t *gs,
chosen_guard->last_tried_to_connect = approx_time();
*state_out = GUARD_CIRC_STATE_USABLE_IF_NO_BETTER_GUARD;
log_info(LD_GUARD, "No primary or confirmed guards available. Selected "
- "random guard %s for circuit. Will try other guards before "
+ "guard %s for circuit. Will try other guards before "
"using this circuit.",
entry_guard_describe(chosen_guard));
return chosen_guard;
@@ -2189,8 +2228,8 @@ select_entry_guard_for_circuit(guard_selection_t *gs,
if (chosen_guard)
return chosen_guard;
- /* "Otherwise, if there is no such entry, select a member at
- random from {USABLE_FILTERED_GUARDS}." */
+ /* "Otherwise, if there is no such entry, select a member
+ * {USABLE_FILTERED_GUARDS} following the sample ordering" */
chosen_guard = select_filtered_guard_for_circuit(gs, usage, rst, state_out);
if (chosen_guard == NULL) {
diff --git a/src/feature/client/entrynodes.h b/src/feature/client/entrynodes.h
index 6eede2c8d..a478b92d7 100644
--- a/src/feature/client/entrynodes.h
+++ b/src/feature/client/entrynodes.h
@@ -117,6 +117,13 @@ struct entry_guard_t {
* confirmed guard. */
time_t confirmed_on_date; /* 0 if not confirmed */
/**
+ * In what order was this guard sampled? Guards with
+ * lower indices appear earlier on the sampled list, the confirmed list and
+ * the primary list as a result of Prop 310
+ */
+ int sampled_idx;
+
+ /**
* In what order was this guard confirmed? Guards with lower indices
* appear earlier on the confirmed list. If the confirmed list is compacted,
* this field corresponds to the index of this guard on the confirmed list.
@@ -242,8 +249,9 @@ struct guard_selection_t {
* Ordered list (from highest to lowest priority) of guards that we
* have successfully contacted and decided to use. Every member of
* this list is a member of sampled_entry_guards. Every member should
- * have confirmed_on_date set, and have confirmed_idx greater than
- * any earlier member of the list.
+ * have confirmed_on_date set.
+ * The ordering of the list should be by sampled idx. The reasoning behind
+ * it is linked to Proposal 310.
*
* This list is persistent. It is a subset of the elements in
* sampled_entry_guards, and its pointers point to elements of
@@ -271,6 +279,12 @@ struct guard_selection_t {
* confirmed_entry_guards receive? */
int next_confirmed_idx;
+ /** What sampled_idx value should the next-added member of
+ * sampled_entry_guards receive? This should follow the size of the sampled
+ * list until sampled relays get pruned for some reason
+ */
+ int next_sampled_idx;
+
};
struct entry_guard_handle_t;
@@ -523,7 +537,7 @@ STATIC void entry_guard_free_(entry_guard_t *e);
STATIC void entry_guards_update_filtered_sets(guard_selection_t *gs);
STATIC int entry_guards_all_primary_guards_are_down(guard_selection_t *gs);
/**
- * @name Flags for sample_reachable_filtered_entry_guards()
+ * @name Flags for first_reachable_filtered_entry_guard()
*/
/**@{*/
#define SAMPLE_EXCLUDE_CONFIRMED (1u<<0)
@@ -532,7 +546,7 @@ STATIC int entry_guards_all_primary_guards_are_down(guard_selection_t *gs);
#define SAMPLE_NO_UPDATE_PRIMARY (1u<<3)
#define SAMPLE_EXCLUDE_NO_DESCRIPTOR (1u<<4)
/**@}*/
-STATIC entry_guard_t *sample_reachable_filtered_entry_guards(
+STATIC entry_guard_t *first_reachable_filtered_entry_guard(
guard_selection_t *gs,
const entry_guard_restriction_t *rst,
unsigned flags);
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