conntrack refactor, no behavior changes

- Split connTrackForPacket into 2 functions instead of switching on flag
- Replace hash with struct keys.
- Remove prefixes where possible
- Remove unused connStatus, timeout
- Flatten ConnTrack struct a bit - some intermediate structs had no meaning
  outside of the context of their parent.
- Protect conn.tcb with a mutex
- Remove redundant error checking (e.g. when is pkt.NetworkHeader valid)
- Clarify that HandlePacket and CreateConnFor are the expected entrypoints for
  ConnTrack

PiperOrigin-RevId: 318407168

5 files changed, 168 insertions, 273 deletions

diff --git a/pkg/sentry/socket/netfilter/targets.go b/pkg/sentry/socket/netfilter/targets.go
index 84abe8d29..b91ba3ab3 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/socket/netfilter/targets.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/socket/netfilter/targets.go
@@ -30,6 +30,6 @@ type JumpTarget struct {
 }
 
 // Action implements stack.Target.Action.
-func (jt JumpTarget) Action(*stack.PacketBuffer, *stack.ConnTrackTable, stack.Hook, *stack.GSO, *stack.Route, tcpip.Address) (stack.RuleVerdict, int) {
+func (jt JumpTarget) Action(*stack.PacketBuffer, *stack.ConnTrack, stack.Hook, *stack.GSO, *stack.Route, tcpip.Address) (stack.RuleVerdict, int) {
 	return stack.RuleJump, jt.RuleNum
 }
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/stack/conntrack.go b/pkg/tcpip/stack/conntrack.go
index 05bf62788..af9c325ca 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/stack/conntrack.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/stack/conntrack.go
@@ -15,39 +15,29 @@
 package stack
 
 import (
-	"encoding/binary"
 	"sync"
-	"time"
 
 	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/tcpip"
-	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/tcpip/hash/jenkins"
 	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/tcpip/header"
 	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/tcpip/transport/tcpconntrack"
 )
 
 // Connection tracking is used to track and manipulate packets for NAT rules.
-// The connection is created for a packet if it does not exist. Every connection
-// contains two tuples (original and reply). The tuples are manipulated if there
-// is a matching NAT rule. The packet is modified by looking at the tuples in the
-// Prerouting and Output hooks.
+// The connection is created for a packet if it does not exist. Every
+// connection contains two tuples (original and reply). The tuples are
+// manipulated if there is a matching NAT rule. The packet is modified by
+// looking at the tuples in the Prerouting and Output hooks.
+//
+// Currently, only TCP tracking is supported.
 
 // Direction of the tuple.
-type ctDirection int
+type direction int
 
 const (
-	dirOriginal ctDirection = iota
+	dirOriginal direction = iota
 	dirReply
 )
 
-// Status of connection.
-// TODO(gvisor.dev/issue/170): Add other states of connection.
-type connStatus int
-
-const (
-	connNew connStatus = iota
-	connEstablished
-)
-
 // Manipulation type for the connection.
 type manipType int
 
@@ -56,250 +46,171 @@ const (
 	manipDstOutput
 )
 
-// connTrackMutable is the manipulatable part of the tuple.
-type connTrackMutable struct {
-	// addr is source address of the tuple.
-	addr tcpip.Address
+// tuple holds a connection's identifying and manipulating data in one
+// direction. It is immutable.
+type tuple struct {
+	tupleID
 
-	// port is source port of the tuple.
-	port uint16
+	// conn is the connection tracking entry this tuple belongs to.
+	conn *conn
 
-	// protocol is network layer protocol.
-	protocol tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber
+	// direction is the direction of the tuple.
+	direction direction
 }
 
-// connTrackImmutable is the non-manipulatable part of the tuple.
-type connTrackImmutable struct {
-	// addr is destination address of the tuple.
-	addr tcpip.Address
-
-	// direction is direction (original or reply) of the tuple.
-	direction ctDirection
-
-	// port is destination port of the tuple.
-	port uint16
-
-	// protocol is transport layer protocol.
-	protocol tcpip.TransportProtocolNumber
+// tupleID uniquely identifies a connection in one direction. It currently
+// contains enough information to distinguish between any TCP or UDP
+// connection, and will need to be extended to support other protocols.
+type tupleID struct {
+	srcAddr    tcpip.Address
+	srcPort    uint16
+	dstAddr    tcpip.Address
+	dstPort    uint16
+	transProto tcpip.TransportProtocolNumber
+	netProto   tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber
 }
 
-// connTrackTuple represents the tuple which is created from the
-// packet.
-type connTrackTuple struct {
-	// dst is non-manipulatable part of the tuple.
-	dst connTrackImmutable
-
-	// src is manipulatable part of the tuple.
-	src connTrackMutable
+// reply creates the reply tupleID.
+func (ti tupleID) reply() tupleID {
+	return tupleID{
+		srcAddr:    ti.dstAddr,
+		srcPort:    ti.dstPort,
+		dstAddr:    ti.srcAddr,
+		dstPort:    ti.srcPort,
+		transProto: ti.transProto,
+		netProto:   ti.netProto,
+	}
 }
 
-// connTrackTupleHolder is the container of tuple and connection.
-type ConnTrackTupleHolder struct {
-	// conn is pointer to the connection tracking entry.
-	conn *connTrack
-
-	// tuple is original or reply tuple.
-	tuple connTrackTuple
-}
+// conn is a tracked connection.
+type conn struct {
+	// original is the tuple in original direction. It is immutable.
+	original tuple
 
-// connTrack is the connection.
-type connTrack struct {
-	// originalTupleHolder contains tuple in original direction.
-	originalTupleHolder ConnTrackTupleHolder
+	// reply is the tuple in reply direction. It is immutable.
+	reply tuple
 
-	// replyTupleHolder contains tuple in reply direction.
-	replyTupleHolder ConnTrackTupleHolder
+	// manip indicates if the packet should be manipulated. It is immutable.
+	manip manipType
 
-	// status indicates connection is new or established.
-	status connStatus
+	// tcbHook indicates if the packet is inbound or outbound to
+	// update the state of tcb. It is immutable.
+	tcbHook Hook
 
-	// timeout indicates the time connection should be active.
-	timeout time.Duration
-
-	// manip indicates if the packet should be manipulated.
-	manip manipType
+	// mu protects tcb.
+	mu sync.Mutex
 
 	// tcb is TCB control block. It is used to keep track of states
-	// of tcp connection.
+	// of tcp connection and is protected by mu.
 	tcb tcpconntrack.TCB
-
-	// tcbHook indicates if the packet is inbound or outbound to
-	// update the state of tcb.
-	tcbHook Hook
 }
 
-// ConnTrackTable contains a map of all existing connections created for
-// NAT rules.
-type ConnTrackTable struct {
-	// connMu protects connTrackTable.
-	connMu sync.RWMutex
-
-	// connTrackTable maintains a map of tuples needed for connection tracking
-	// for iptables NAT rules. The key for the map is an integer calculated
-	// using seed, source address, destination address, source port and
-	// destination port.
-	CtMap map[uint32]ConnTrackTupleHolder
-
-	// seed is a one-time random value initialized at stack startup
-	// and is used in calculation of hash key for connection tracking
-	// table.
-	Seed uint32
-}
+// ConnTrack tracks all connections created for NAT rules. Most users are
+// expected to only call handlePacket and createConnFor.
+type ConnTrack struct {
+	// mu protects conns.
+	mu sync.RWMutex
 
-// packetToTuple converts packet to a tuple in original direction.
-func packetToTuple(pkt *PacketBuffer, hook Hook) (connTrackTuple, *tcpip.Error) {
-	var tuple connTrackTuple
+	// conns maintains a map of tuples needed for connection tracking for
+	// iptables NAT rules. It is protected by mu.
+	conns map[tupleID]tuple
+}
 
-	netHeader := header.IPv4(pkt.NetworkHeader)
+// packetToTupleID converts packet to a tuple ID. It fails when pkt lacks a valid
+// TCP header.
+func packetToTupleID(pkt *PacketBuffer) (tupleID, *tcpip.Error) {
 	// TODO(gvisor.dev/issue/170): Need to support for other
 	// protocols as well.
+	netHeader := header.IPv4(pkt.NetworkHeader)
 	if netHeader == nil || netHeader.TransportProtocol() != header.TCPProtocolNumber {
-		return tuple, tcpip.ErrUnknownProtocol
+		return tupleID{}, tcpip.ErrUnknownProtocol
 	}
 	tcpHeader := header.TCP(pkt.TransportHeader)
 	if tcpHeader == nil {
-		return tuple, tcpip.ErrUnknownProtocol
+		return tupleID{}, tcpip.ErrUnknownProtocol
 	}
 
-	tuple.src.addr = netHeader.SourceAddress()
-	tuple.src.port = tcpHeader.SourcePort()
-	tuple.src.protocol = header.IPv4ProtocolNumber
-
-	tuple.dst.addr = netHeader.DestinationAddress()
-	tuple.dst.port = tcpHeader.DestinationPort()
-	tuple.dst.protocol = netHeader.TransportProtocol()
-
-	return tuple, nil
-}
-
-// getReplyTuple creates reply tuple for the given tuple.
-func getReplyTuple(tuple connTrackTuple) connTrackTuple {
-	var replyTuple connTrackTuple
-	replyTuple.src.addr = tuple.dst.addr
-	replyTuple.src.port = tuple.dst.port
-	replyTuple.src.protocol = tuple.src.protocol
-	replyTuple.dst.addr = tuple.src.addr
-	replyTuple.dst.port = tuple.src.port
-	replyTuple.dst.protocol = tuple.dst.protocol
-	replyTuple.dst.direction = dirReply
-
-	return replyTuple
+	return tupleID{
+		srcAddr:    netHeader.SourceAddress(),
+		srcPort:    tcpHeader.SourcePort(),
+		dstAddr:    netHeader.DestinationAddress(),
+		dstPort:    tcpHeader.DestinationPort(),
+		transProto: netHeader.TransportProtocol(),
+		netProto:   header.IPv4ProtocolNumber,
+	}, nil
 }
 
-// makeNewConn creates new connection.
-func makeNewConn(tuple, replyTuple connTrackTuple) connTrack {
-	var conn connTrack
-	conn.status = connNew
-	conn.originalTupleHolder.tuple = tuple
-	conn.originalTupleHolder.conn = &conn
-	conn.replyTupleHolder.tuple = replyTuple
-	conn.replyTupleHolder.conn = &conn
-
-	return conn
-}
-
-// getTupleHash returns hash of the tuple. The fields used for
-// generating hash are seed (generated once for stack), source address,
-// destination address, source port and destination ports.
-func (ct *ConnTrackTable) getTupleHash(tuple connTrackTuple) uint32 {
-	h := jenkins.Sum32(ct.Seed)
-	h.Write([]byte(tuple.src.addr))
-	h.Write([]byte(tuple.dst.addr))
-	portBuf := make([]byte, 2)
-	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint16(portBuf, tuple.src.port)
-	h.Write([]byte(portBuf))
-	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint16(portBuf, tuple.dst.port)
-	h.Write([]byte(portBuf))
-
-	return h.Sum32()
+// newConn creates new connection.
+func newConn(orig, reply tupleID, manip manipType, hook Hook) *conn {
+	conn := conn{
+		manip:   manip,
+		tcbHook: hook,
+	}
+	conn.original = tuple{conn: &conn, tupleID: orig}
+	conn.reply = tuple{conn: &conn, tupleID: reply, direction: dirReply}
+	return &conn
 }
 
-// connTrackForPacket returns connTrack for packet.
-// TODO(gvisor.dev/issue/170): Only TCP packets are supported. Need to support other
-// transport protocols.
-func (ct *ConnTrackTable) connTrackForPacket(pkt *PacketBuffer, hook Hook, createConn bool) (*connTrack, ctDirection) {
-	var dir ctDirection
-	tuple, err := packetToTuple(pkt, hook)
+// connFor gets the conn for pkt if it exists, or returns nil
+// if it does not. It returns an error when pkt does not contain a valid TCP
+// header.
+// TODO(gvisor.dev/issue/170): Only TCP packets are supported. Need to support
+// other transport protocols.
+func (ct *ConnTrack) connFor(pkt *PacketBuffer) (*conn, direction) {
+	tid, err := packetToTupleID(pkt)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, dir
+		return nil, dirOriginal
 	}
 
-	ct.connMu.Lock()
-	defer ct.connMu.Unlock()
-
-	connTrackTable := ct.CtMap
-	hash := ct.getTupleHash(tuple)
-
-	var conn *connTrack
-	switch createConn {
-	case true:
-		// If connection does not exist for the hash, create a new
-		// connection.
-		replyTuple := getReplyTuple(tuple)
-		replyHash := ct.getTupleHash(replyTuple)
-		newConn := makeNewConn(tuple, replyTuple)
-		conn = &newConn
-
-		// Add tupleHolders to the map.
-		// TODO(gvisor.dev/issue/170): Need to support collisions using linked list.
-		ct.CtMap[hash] = conn.originalTupleHolder
-		ct.CtMap[replyHash] = conn.replyTupleHolder
-	default:
-		tupleHolder, ok := connTrackTable[hash]
-		if !ok {
-			return nil, dir
-		}
-
-		// If this is the reply of new connection, set the connection
-		// status as ESTABLISHED.
-		conn = tupleHolder.conn
-		if conn.status == connNew && tupleHolder.tuple.dst.direction == dirReply {
-			conn.status = connEstablished
-		}
-		if tupleHolder.conn == nil {
-			panic("tupleHolder has null connection tracking entry")
-		}
+	ct.mu.Lock()
+	defer ct.mu.Unlock()
 
-		dir = tupleHolder.tuple.dst.direction
+	tuple, ok := ct.conns[tid]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, dirOriginal
 	}
-	return conn, dir
+	return tuple.conn, tuple.direction
 }
 
-// SetNatInfo will manipulate the tuples according to iptables NAT rules.
-func (ct *ConnTrackTable) SetNatInfo(pkt *PacketBuffer, rt RedirectTarget, hook Hook) {
-	// Get the connection. Connection is always created before this
-	// function is called.
-	conn, _ := ct.connTrackForPacket(pkt, hook, false)
-	if conn == nil {
-		panic("connection should be created to manipulate tuples.")
+// createConnFor creates a new conn for pkt.
+func (ct *ConnTrack) createConnFor(pkt *PacketBuffer, hook Hook, rt RedirectTarget) *conn {
+	tid, err := packetToTupleID(pkt)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if hook != Prerouting && hook != Output {
+		return nil
 	}
-	replyTuple := conn.replyTupleHolder.tuple
-	replyHash := ct.getTupleHash(replyTuple)
-
-	// TODO(gvisor.dev/issue/170): Support only redirect of ports. Need to
-	// support changing of address for Prerouting.
 
-	// Change the port as per the iptables rule. This tuple will be used
-	// to manipulate the packet in HandlePacket.
-	conn.replyTupleHolder.tuple.src.addr = rt.MinIP
-	conn.replyTupleHolder.tuple.src.port = rt.MinPort
-	newHash := ct.getTupleHash(conn.replyTupleHolder.tuple)
+	// Create a new connection and change the port as per the iptables
+	// rule. This tuple will be used to manipulate the packet in
+	// handlePacket.
+	replyTID := tid.reply()
+	replyTID.srcAddr = rt.MinIP
+	replyTID.srcPort = rt.MinPort
+	var manip manipType
+	switch hook {
+	case Prerouting:
+		manip = manipDstPrerouting
+	case Output:
+		manip = manipDstOutput
+	}
+	conn := newConn(tid, replyTID, manip, hook)
 
 	// Add the changed tuple to the map.
-	ct.connMu.Lock()
-	defer ct.connMu.Unlock()
-	ct.CtMap[newHash] = conn.replyTupleHolder
-	if hook == Output {
-		conn.replyTupleHolder.conn.manip = manipDstOutput
-	}
+	// TODO(gvisor.dev/issue/170): Need to support collisions using linked
+	// list.
+	ct.mu.Lock()
+	defer ct.mu.Unlock()
+	ct.conns[tid] = conn.original
+	ct.conns[replyTID] = conn.reply
 
-	// Delete the old tuple.
-	delete(ct.CtMap, replyHash)
+	return conn
 }
 
 // handlePacketPrerouting manipulates ports for packets in Prerouting hook.
-// TODO(gvisor.dev/issue/170): Change address for Prerouting hook..
-func handlePacketPrerouting(pkt *PacketBuffer, conn *connTrack, dir ctDirection) {
+// TODO(gvisor.dev/issue/170): Change address for Prerouting hook.
+func handlePacketPrerouting(pkt *PacketBuffer, conn *conn, dir direction) {
 	netHeader := header.IPv4(pkt.NetworkHeader)
 	tcpHeader := header.TCP(pkt.TransportHeader)
 
@@ -308,13 +219,13 @@ func handlePacketPrerouting(pkt *PacketBuffer, conn *connTrack, dir ctDirection)
 	// modified.
 	switch dir {
 	case dirOriginal:
-		port := conn.replyTupleHolder.tuple.src.port
+		port := conn.reply.srcPort
 		tcpHeader.SetDestinationPort(port)
-		netHeader.SetDestinationAddress(conn.replyTupleHolder.tuple.src.addr)
+		netHeader.SetDestinationAddress(conn.reply.srcAddr)
 	case dirReply:
-		port := conn.originalTupleHolder.tuple.dst.port
+		port := conn.original.dstPort
 		tcpHeader.SetSourcePort(port)
-		netHeader.SetSourceAddress(conn.originalTupleHolder.tuple.dst.addr)
+		netHeader.SetSourceAddress(conn.original.dstAddr)
 	}
 
 	netHeader.SetChecksum(0)
@@ -322,7 +233,7 @@ func handlePacketPrerouting(pkt *PacketBuffer, conn *connTrack, dir ctDirection)
 }
 
 // handlePacketOutput manipulates ports for packets in Output hook.
-func handlePacketOutput(pkt *PacketBuffer, conn *connTrack, gso *GSO, r *Route, dir ctDirection) {
+func handlePacketOutput(pkt *PacketBuffer, conn *conn, gso *GSO, r *Route, dir direction) {
 	netHeader := header.IPv4(pkt.NetworkHeader)
 	tcpHeader := header.TCP(pkt.TransportHeader)
 
@@ -331,13 +242,13 @@ func handlePacketOutput(pkt *PacketBuffer, conn *connTrack, gso *GSO, r *Route,
 	// modified. For prerouting redirection, we only reach this point
 	// when replying, so packet sources are modified.
 	if conn.manip == manipDstOutput && dir == dirOriginal {
-		port := conn.replyTupleHolder.tuple.src.port
+		port := conn.reply.srcPort
 		tcpHeader.SetDestinationPort(port)
-		netHeader.SetDestinationAddress(conn.replyTupleHolder.tuple.src.addr)
+		netHeader.SetDestinationAddress(conn.reply.srcAddr)
 	} else {
-		port := conn.originalTupleHolder.tuple.dst.port
+		port := conn.original.dstPort
 		tcpHeader.SetSourcePort(port)
-		netHeader.SetSourceAddress(conn.originalTupleHolder.tuple.dst.addr)
+		netHeader.SetSourceAddress(conn.original.dstAddr)
 	}
 
 	// Calculate the TCP checksum and set it.
@@ -356,9 +267,9 @@ func handlePacketOutput(pkt *PacketBuffer, conn *connTrack, gso *GSO, r *Route,
 	netHeader.SetChecksum(^netHeader.CalculateChecksum())
 }
 
-// HandlePacket will manipulate the port and address of the packet if the
+// handlePacket will manipulate the port and address of the packet if the
 // connection exists.
-func (ct *ConnTrackTable) HandlePacket(pkt *PacketBuffer, hook Hook, gso *GSO, r *Route) {
+func (ct *ConnTrack) handlePacket(pkt *PacketBuffer, hook Hook, gso *GSO, r *Route) {
 	if pkt.NatDone {
 		return
 	}
@@ -367,21 +278,9 @@ func (ct *ConnTrackTable) HandlePacket(pkt *PacketBuffer, hook Hook, gso *GSO, r
 		return
 	}
 
-	conn, dir := ct.connTrackForPacket(pkt, hook, false)
-	// Connection or Rule not found for the packet.
+	conn, dir := ct.connFor(pkt)
 	if conn == nil {
-		return
-	}
-
-	netHeader := header.IPv4(pkt.NetworkHeader)
-	// TODO(gvisor.dev/issue/170): Need to support for other transport
-	// protocols as well.
-	if netHeader == nil || netHeader.TransportProtocol() != header.TCPProtocolNumber {
-		return
-	}
-
-	tcpHeader := header.TCP(pkt.TransportHeader)
-	if tcpHeader == nil {
+		// Connection not found for the packet or the packet is invalid.
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -396,7 +295,10 @@ func (ct *ConnTrackTable) HandlePacket(pkt *PacketBuffer, hook Hook, gso *GSO, r
 	// Update the state of tcb.
 	// TODO(gvisor.dev/issue/170): Add support in tcpcontrack to handle
 	// other tcp states.
+	conn.mu.Lock()
+	defer conn.mu.Unlock()
 	var st tcpconntrack.Result
+	tcpHeader := header.TCP(pkt.TransportHeader)
 	if conn.tcb.IsEmpty() {
 		conn.tcb.Init(tcpHeader)
 		conn.tcbHook = hook
@@ -409,26 +311,21 @@ func (ct *ConnTrackTable) HandlePacket(pkt *PacketBuffer, hook Hook, gso *GSO, r
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Delete conntrack if tcp connection is closed.
+	// Delete conn if tcp connection is closed.
 	if st == tcpconntrack.ResultClosedByPeer || st == tcpconntrack.ResultClosedBySelf || st == tcpconntrack.ResultReset {
-		ct.deleteConnTrack(conn)
+		ct.deleteConn(conn)
 	}
 }
 
-// deleteConnTrack deletes the connection.
-func (ct *ConnTrackTable) deleteConnTrack(conn *connTrack) {
+// deleteConn deletes the connection.
+func (ct *ConnTrack) deleteConn(conn *conn) {
 	if conn == nil {
 		return
 	}
 
-	tuple := conn.originalTupleHolder.tuple
-	hash := ct.getTupleHash(tuple)
-	replyTuple := conn.replyTupleHolder.tuple
-	replyHash := ct.getTupleHash(replyTuple)
-
-	ct.connMu.Lock()
-	defer ct.connMu.Unlock()
+	ct.mu.Lock()
+	defer ct.mu.Unlock()
 
-	delete(ct.CtMap, hash)
-	delete(ct.CtMap, replyHash)
+	delete(ct.conns, conn.original.tupleID)
+	delete(ct.conns, conn.reply.tupleID)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/stack/iptables.go b/pkg/tcpip/stack/iptables.go
index 62d4eb1b6..974d77c36 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/stack/iptables.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/stack/iptables.go
@@ -111,9 +111,8 @@ func DefaultTables() *IPTables {
 			Prerouting: []string{TablenameMangle, TablenameNat},
 			Output:     []string{TablenameMangle, TablenameNat, TablenameFilter},
 		},
-		connections: ConnTrackTable{
-			CtMap: make(map[uint32]ConnTrackTupleHolder),
-			Seed:  generateRandUint32(),
+		connections: ConnTrack{
+			conns: make(map[tupleID]tuple),
 		},
 	}
 }
@@ -213,7 +212,7 @@ func (it *IPTables) Check(hook Hook, pkt *PacketBuffer, gso *GSO, r *Route, addr
 
 	// Packets are manipulated only if connection and matching
 	// NAT rule exists.
-	it.connections.HandlePacket(pkt, hook, gso, r)
+	it.connections.handlePacket(pkt, hook, gso, r)
 
 	// Go through each table containing the hook.
 	for _, tablename := range it.GetPriorities(hook) {
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/stack/iptables_targets.go b/pkg/tcpip/stack/iptables_targets.go
index 92e31643e..d43f60c67 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/stack/iptables_targets.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/stack/iptables_targets.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import (
 type AcceptTarget struct{}
 
 // Action implements Target.Action.
-func (AcceptTarget) Action(*PacketBuffer, *ConnTrackTable, Hook, *GSO, *Route, tcpip.Address) (RuleVerdict, int) {
+func (AcceptTarget) Action(*PacketBuffer, *ConnTrack, Hook, *GSO, *Route, tcpip.Address) (RuleVerdict, int) {
 	return RuleAccept, 0
 }
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func (AcceptTarget) Action(*PacketBuffer, *ConnTrackTable, Hook, *GSO, *Route, t
 type DropTarget struct{}
 
 // Action implements Target.Action.
-func (DropTarget) Action(*PacketBuffer, *ConnTrackTable, Hook, *GSO, *Route, tcpip.Address) (RuleVerdict, int) {
+func (DropTarget) Action(*PacketBuffer, *ConnTrack, Hook, *GSO, *Route, tcpip.Address) (RuleVerdict, int) {
 	return RuleDrop, 0
 }
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func (DropTarget) Action(*PacketBuffer, *ConnTrackTable, Hook, *GSO, *Route, tcp
 type ErrorTarget struct{}
 
 // Action implements Target.Action.
-func (ErrorTarget) Action(*PacketBuffer, *ConnTrackTable, Hook, *GSO, *Route, tcpip.Address) (RuleVerdict, int) {
+func (ErrorTarget) Action(*PacketBuffer, *ConnTrack, Hook, *GSO, *Route, tcpip.Address) (RuleVerdict, int) {
 	log.Debugf("ErrorTarget triggered.")
 	return RuleDrop, 0
 }
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ type UserChainTarget struct {
 }
 
 // Action implements Target.Action.
-func (UserChainTarget) Action(*PacketBuffer, *ConnTrackTable, Hook, *GSO, *Route, tcpip.Address) (RuleVerdict, int) {
+func (UserChainTarget) Action(*PacketBuffer, *ConnTrack, Hook, *GSO, *Route, tcpip.Address) (RuleVerdict, int) {
 	panic("UserChainTarget should never be called.")
 }
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func (UserChainTarget) Action(*PacketBuffer, *ConnTrackTable, Hook, *GSO, *Route
 type ReturnTarget struct{}
 
 // Action implements Target.Action.
-func (ReturnTarget) Action(*PacketBuffer, *ConnTrackTable, Hook, *GSO, *Route, tcpip.Address) (RuleVerdict, int) {
+func (ReturnTarget) Action(*PacketBuffer, *ConnTrack, Hook, *GSO, *Route, tcpip.Address) (RuleVerdict, int) {
 	return RuleReturn, 0
 }
 
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ type RedirectTarget struct {
 // TODO(gvisor.dev/issue/170): Parse headers without copying. The current
 // implementation only works for PREROUTING and calls pkt.Clone(), neither
 // of which should be the case.
-func (rt RedirectTarget) Action(pkt *PacketBuffer, ct *ConnTrackTable, hook Hook, gso *GSO, r *Route, address tcpip.Address) (RuleVerdict, int) {
+func (rt RedirectTarget) Action(pkt *PacketBuffer, ct *ConnTrack, hook Hook, gso *GSO, r *Route, address tcpip.Address) (RuleVerdict, int) {
 	// Packet is already manipulated.
 	if pkt.NatDone {
 		return RuleAccept, 0
@@ -150,12 +150,11 @@ func (rt RedirectTarget) Action(pkt *PacketBuffer, ct *ConnTrackTable, hook Hook
 			return RuleAccept, 0
 		}
 
-		// Set up conection for matching NAT rule.
-		// Only the first packet of the connection comes here.
-		// Other packets will be manipulated in connection tracking.
-		if conn, _ := ct.connTrackForPacket(pkt, hook, true); conn != nil {
-			ct.SetNatInfo(pkt, rt, hook)
-			ct.HandlePacket(pkt, hook, gso, r)
+		// Set up conection for matching NAT rule. Only the first
+		// packet of the connection comes here. Other packets will be
+		// manipulated in connection tracking.
+		if conn := ct.createConnFor(pkt, hook, rt); conn != nil {
+			ct.handlePacket(pkt, hook, gso, r)
 		}
 	default:
 		return RuleDrop, 0
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/stack/iptables_types.go b/pkg/tcpip/stack/iptables_types.go
index 7026990c4..c528ec381 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/stack/iptables_types.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/stack/iptables_types.go
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ type IPTables struct {
 	// don't utilize iptables.
 	modified bool
 
-	connections ConnTrackTable
+	connections ConnTrack
 }
 
 // A Table defines a set of chains and hooks into the network stack. It is
@@ -249,5 +249,5 @@ type Target interface {
 	// Action takes an action on the packet and returns a verdict on how
 	// traversal should (or should not) continue. If the return value is
 	// Jump, it also returns the index of the rule to jump to.
-	Action(packet *PacketBuffer, connections *ConnTrackTable, hook Hook, gso *GSO, r *Route, address tcpip.Address) (RuleVerdict, int)
+	Action(packet *PacketBuffer, connections *ConnTrack, hook Hook, gso *GSO, r *Route, address tcpip.Address) (RuleVerdict, int)
 }