network: wifi: check SSID when AP interfaces go up

When an AP goes up, the kernel may emit a netlink event indicating that
the interface has gained carrier. In that event, we should check if the
SSID has changed before attempting to reconfigure. Not doing so means
that the link->ssid member is not updated, leading to a potential
mismatch if some of the .network configurations match on SSID=.

There are however scenarios where the above heuristic is not enough.
Specifically, if the interface carrier state flip-flops within a short
enough interval, the internal throttling of netlink events inside the
kernel may suppress intermediate linkdown+linkup events (cf. Linux
net/core/link_watch.c). So there is no linkup event to react on.

To improve on the latter scenario, it is proposed to make newer kernels
emit an NL80211_CMD_START_AP multicast event when an AP goes up. This
event will not be dropped by link_watch. systemd-networkd can then react
to such events as well, and optionally reconfigure the link if the SSID
has changed. This will only work with newer kernels though.

3 files changed, 45 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/network/networkd-link.c b/src/network/networkd-link.c
index c46b8f5b2e..95a7d75e53 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-link.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-link.c
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
 #include "networkd-sriov.h"
 #include "networkd-state-file.h"
 #include "networkd-sysctl.h"
+#include "networkd-wifi.h"
 #include "set.h"
 #include "socket-util.h"
 #include "stdio-util.h"
@@ -1498,6 +1499,15 @@ static int link_carrier_gained(Link *link) {
         force_reconfigure = link->previous_ssid && !streq_ptr(link->previous_ssid, link->ssid);
         link->previous_ssid = mfree(link->previous_ssid);
 
+        /* AP and P2P-GO interfaces may have a new SSID - update the link properties in case a new .network
+         * profile wants to match on it with SSID= in its [Match] section.
+         */
+        if (IN_SET(link->wlan_iftype, NL80211_IFTYPE_AP, NL80211_IFTYPE_P2P_GO)) {
+                r = link_get_wlan_interface(link);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        return r;
+        }
+
         /* At this stage, both wlan and link information should be up-to-date. Hence, it is not necessary to
          * call RTM_GETLINK, NL80211_CMD_GET_INTERFACE, or NL80211_CMD_GET_STATION commands, and simply call
          * link_reconfigure_impl(). Note, link_reconfigure_impl() returns 1 when the link is reconfigured. */
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-wifi.c b/src/network/networkd-wifi.c
index 62cbca0cf9..e35857261e 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-wifi.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-wifi.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #include "string-util.h"
 #include "wifi-util.h"
 
-static int link_get_wlan_interface(Link *link) {
+int link_get_wlan_interface(Link *link) {
         _cleanup_(sd_netlink_message_unrefp) sd_netlink_message *req = NULL, *reply = NULL;
         int r;
 
@@ -291,6 +291,38 @@ int manager_genl_process_nl80211_mlme(sd_netlink *genl, sd_netlink_message *mess
                 free_and_replace(link->previous_ssid, link->ssid);
                 break;
 
+        case NL80211_CMD_START_AP: {
+                log_link_debug(link, "nl80211: received %s(%u) message.",
+                               strna(nl80211_cmd_to_string(cmd)), cmd);
+
+                /* No need to reconfigure during enumeration */
+                if (manager->enumerating)
+                        break;
+
+                /* If there is no carrier, let the link get configured on
+                 * carrier gain instead */
+                if (!link_has_carrier(link))
+                        break;
+
+                /* AP start event may indicate different properties (e.g. SSID)  */
+                r = link_get_wlan_interface(link);
+                if (r < 0) {
+                        log_link_warning_errno(link, r, "Failed to update wireless LAN interface: %m");
+                        link_enter_failed(link);
+                        return 0;
+                }
+
+                /* If necessary, reconfigure based on those new properties */
+                r = link_reconfigure_impl(link, /* force = */ false);
+                if (r < 0) {
+                        log_link_warning_errno(link, r, "Failed to reconfigure interface: %m");
+                        link_enter_failed(link);
+                        return 0;
+                }
+
+                break;
+        }
+
         default:
                 log_link_debug(link, "nl80211: received %s(%u) message.",
                                strna(nl80211_cmd_to_string(cmd)), cmd);
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-wifi.h b/src/network/networkd-wifi.h
index a4ca21e42d..2ef0d302e7 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-wifi.h
+++ b/src/network/networkd-wifi.h
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 
 #include "sd-netlink.h"
 
+typedef struct Link Link;
 typedef struct Manager Manager;
 
 int manager_genl_process_nl80211_config(sd_netlink *genl, sd_netlink_message *message, Manager *manager);
 int manager_genl_process_nl80211_mlme(sd_netlink *genl, sd_netlink_message *message, Manager *manager);
+int link_get_wlan_interface(Link *link);