Merge branch 'master' into pr_lazy_fpsimd_2

5 files changed, 589 insertions, 47 deletions

diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/link/channel/BUILD b/pkg/tcpip/link/channel/BUILD
index 3974c464e..b8b93e78e 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/link/channel/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/link/channel/BUILD
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ go_library(
     srcs = ["channel.go"],
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
+        "//pkg/sync",
         "//pkg/tcpip",
         "//pkg/tcpip/buffer",
         "//pkg/tcpip/stack",
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/link/channel/channel.go b/pkg/tcpip/link/channel/channel.go
index 71b9da797..5944ba190 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/link/channel/channel.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/link/channel/channel.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ package channel
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/sync"
 	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/tcpip"
 	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/tcpip/buffer"
 	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/tcpip/stack"
@@ -30,24 +31,139 @@ type PacketInfo struct {
 	Pkt   tcpip.PacketBuffer
 	Proto tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber
 	GSO   *stack.GSO
+	Route stack.Route
+}
+
+// Notification is the interface for receiving notification from the packet
+// queue.
+type Notification interface {
+	// WriteNotify will be called when a write happens to the queue.
+	WriteNotify()
+}
+
+// NotificationHandle is an opaque handle to the registered notification target.
+// It can be used to unregister the notification when no longer interested.
+//
+// +stateify savable
+type NotificationHandle struct {
+	n Notification
+}
+
+type queue struct {
+	// mu protects fields below.
+	mu sync.RWMutex
+	// c is the outbound packet channel. Sending to c should hold mu.
+	c        chan PacketInfo
+	numWrite int
+	numRead  int
+	notify   []*NotificationHandle
+}
+
+func (q *queue) Close() {
+	close(q.c)
+}
+
+func (q *queue) Read() (PacketInfo, bool) {
+	q.mu.Lock()
+	defer q.mu.Unlock()
+	select {
+	case p := <-q.c:
+		q.numRead++
+		return p, true
+	default:
+		return PacketInfo{}, false
+	}
+}
+
+func (q *queue) ReadContext(ctx context.Context) (PacketInfo, bool) {
+	// We have to receive from channel without holding the lock, since it can
+	// block indefinitely. This will cause a window that numWrite - numRead
+	// produces a larger number, but won't go to negative. numWrite >= numRead
+	// still holds.
+	select {
+	case pkt := <-q.c:
+		q.mu.Lock()
+		defer q.mu.Unlock()
+		q.numRead++
+		return pkt, true
+	case <-ctx.Done():
+		return PacketInfo{}, false
+	}
+}
+
+func (q *queue) Write(p PacketInfo) bool {
+	wrote := false
+
+	// It's important to make sure nobody can see numWrite until we increment it,
+	// so numWrite >= numRead holds.
+	q.mu.Lock()
+	select {
+	case q.c <- p:
+		wrote = true
+		q.numWrite++
+	default:
+	}
+	notify := q.notify
+	q.mu.Unlock()
+
+	if wrote {
+		// Send notification outside of lock.
+		for _, h := range notify {
+			h.n.WriteNotify()
+		}
+	}
+	return wrote
+}
+
+func (q *queue) Num() int {
+	q.mu.RLock()
+	defer q.mu.RUnlock()
+	n := q.numWrite - q.numRead
+	if n < 0 {
+		panic("numWrite < numRead")
+	}
+	return n
+}
+
+func (q *queue) AddNotify(notify Notification) *NotificationHandle {
+	q.mu.Lock()
+	defer q.mu.Unlock()
+	h := &NotificationHandle{n: notify}
+	q.notify = append(q.notify, h)
+	return h
+}
+
+func (q *queue) RemoveNotify(handle *NotificationHandle) {
+	q.mu.Lock()
+	defer q.mu.Unlock()
+	// Make a copy, since we reads the array outside of lock when notifying.
+	notify := make([]*NotificationHandle, 0, len(q.notify))
+	for _, h := range q.notify {
+		if h != handle {
+			notify = append(notify, h)
+		}
+	}
+	q.notify = notify
 }
 
 // Endpoint is link layer endpoint that stores outbound packets in a channel
 // and allows injection of inbound packets.
 type Endpoint struct {
-	dispatcher stack.NetworkDispatcher
-	mtu        uint32
-	linkAddr   tcpip.LinkAddress
-	GSO        bool
+	dispatcher         stack.NetworkDispatcher
+	mtu                uint32
+	linkAddr           tcpip.LinkAddress
+	LinkEPCapabilities stack.LinkEndpointCapabilities
 
-	// c is where outbound packets are queued.
-	c chan PacketInfo
+	// Outbound packet queue.
+	q *queue
 }
 
 // New creates a new channel endpoint.
 func New(size int, mtu uint32, linkAddr tcpip.LinkAddress) *Endpoint {
 	return &Endpoint{
-		c:        make(chan PacketInfo, size),
+		q: &queue{
+			c: make(chan PacketInfo, size),
+		},
 		mtu:      mtu,
 		linkAddr: linkAddr,
 	}
@@ -56,43 +172,36 @@ func New(size int, mtu uint32, linkAddr tcpip.LinkAddress) *Endpoint {
 // Close closes e. Further packet injections will panic. Reads continue to
 // succeed until all packets are read.
 func (e *Endpoint) Close() {
-	close(e.c)
+	e.q.Close()
 }
 
-// Read does non-blocking read for one packet from the outbound packet queue.
+// Read does non-blocking read one packet from the outbound packet queue.
 func (e *Endpoint) Read() (PacketInfo, bool) {
-	select {
-	case pkt := <-e.c:
-		return pkt, true
-	default:
-		return PacketInfo{}, false
-	}
+	return e.q.Read()
 }
 
 // ReadContext does blocking read for one packet from the outbound packet queue.
 // It can be cancelled by ctx, and in this case, it returns false.
 func (e *Endpoint) ReadContext(ctx context.Context) (PacketInfo, bool) {
-	select {
-	case pkt := <-e.c:
-		return pkt, true
-	case <-ctx.Done():
-		return PacketInfo{}, false
-	}
+	return e.q.ReadContext(ctx)
 }
 
 // Drain removes all outbound packets from the channel and counts them.
 func (e *Endpoint) Drain() int {
 	c := 0
 	for {
-		select {
-		case <-e.c:
-			c++
-		default:
+		if _, ok := e.Read(); !ok {
 			return c
 		}
+		c++
 	}
 }
 
+// NumQueued returns the number of packet queued for outbound.
+func (e *Endpoint) NumQueued() int {
+	return e.q.Num()
+}
+
 // InjectInbound injects an inbound packet.
 func (e *Endpoint) InjectInbound(protocol tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber, pkt tcpip.PacketBuffer) {
 	e.InjectLinkAddr(protocol, "", pkt)
@@ -122,11 +231,7 @@ func (e *Endpoint) MTU() uint32 {
 
 // Capabilities implements stack.LinkEndpoint.Capabilities.
 func (e *Endpoint) Capabilities() stack.LinkEndpointCapabilities {
-	caps := stack.LinkEndpointCapabilities(0)
-	if e.GSO {
-		caps |= stack.CapabilityHardwareGSO
-	}
-	return caps
+	return e.LinkEPCapabilities
 }
 
 // GSOMaxSize returns the maximum GSO packet size.
@@ -146,26 +251,31 @@ func (e *Endpoint) LinkAddress() tcpip.LinkAddress {
 }
 
 // WritePacket stores outbound packets into the channel.
-func (e *Endpoint) WritePacket(_ *stack.Route, gso *stack.GSO, protocol tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber, pkt tcpip.PacketBuffer) *tcpip.Error {
+func (e *Endpoint) WritePacket(r *stack.Route, gso *stack.GSO, protocol tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber, pkt tcpip.PacketBuffer) *tcpip.Error {
+	// Clone r then release its resource so we only get the relevant fields from
+	// stack.Route without holding a reference to a NIC's endpoint.
+	route := r.Clone()
+	route.Release()
 	p := PacketInfo{
 		Pkt:   pkt,
 		Proto: protocol,
 		GSO:   gso,
+		Route: route,
 	}
 
-	select {
-	case e.c <- p:
-	default:
-	}
+	e.q.Write(p)
 
 	return nil
 }
 
 // WritePackets stores outbound packets into the channel.
-func (e *Endpoint) WritePackets(_ *stack.Route, gso *stack.GSO, pkts []tcpip.PacketBuffer, protocol tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber) (int, *tcpip.Error) {
+func (e *Endpoint) WritePackets(r *stack.Route, gso *stack.GSO, pkts []tcpip.PacketBuffer, protocol tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber) (int, *tcpip.Error) {
+	// Clone r then release its resource so we only get the relevant fields from
+	// stack.Route without holding a reference to a NIC's endpoint.
+	route := r.Clone()
+	route.Release()
 	payloadView := pkts[0].Data.ToView()
 	n := 0
-packetLoop:
 	for _, pkt := range pkts {
 		off := pkt.DataOffset
 		size := pkt.DataSize
@@ -176,14 +286,13 @@ packetLoop:
 			},
 			Proto: protocol,
 			GSO:   gso,
+			Route: route,
 		}
 
-		select {
-		case e.c <- p:
-			n++
-		default:
-			break packetLoop
+		if !e.q.Write(p) {
+			break
 		}
+		n++
 	}
 
 	return n, nil
@@ -197,13 +306,21 @@ func (e *Endpoint) WriteRawPacket(vv buffer.VectorisedView) *tcpip.Error {
 		GSO:   nil,
 	}
 
-	select {
-	case e.c <- p:
-	default:
-	}
+	e.q.Write(p)
 
 	return nil
 }
 
 // Wait implements stack.LinkEndpoint.Wait.
 func (*Endpoint) Wait() {}
+
+// AddNotify adds a notification target for receiving event about outgoing
+// packets.
+func (e *Endpoint) AddNotify(notify Notification) *NotificationHandle {
+	return e.q.AddNotify(notify)
+}
+
+// RemoveNotify removes handle from the list of notification targets.
+func (e *Endpoint) RemoveNotify(handle *NotificationHandle) {
+	e.q.RemoveNotify(handle)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/link/tun/BUILD b/pkg/tcpip/link/tun/BUILD
index e5096ea38..e0db6cf54 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/link/tun/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/link/tun/BUILD
@@ -4,6 +4,22 @@ package(licenses = ["notice"])
 
 go_library(
     name = "tun",
-    srcs = ["tun_unsafe.go"],
+    srcs = [
+        "device.go",
+        "protocol.go",
+        "tun_unsafe.go",
+    ],
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+    deps = [
+        "//pkg/abi/linux",
+        "//pkg/refs",
+        "//pkg/sync",
+        "//pkg/syserror",
+        "//pkg/tcpip",
+        "//pkg/tcpip/buffer",
+        "//pkg/tcpip/header",
+        "//pkg/tcpip/link/channel",
+        "//pkg/tcpip/stack",
+        "//pkg/waiter",
+    ],
 )
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/link/tun/device.go b/pkg/tcpip/link/tun/device.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6ff47a742
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/link/tun/device.go
@@ -0,0 +1,352 @@
+// Copyright 2020 The gVisor Authors.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package tun
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/abi/linux"
+	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/refs"
+	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/sync"
+	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/syserror"
+	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/tcpip"
+	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/tcpip/buffer"
+	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/tcpip/header"
+	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/tcpip/link/channel"
+	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/tcpip/stack"
+	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/waiter"
+)
+
+const (
+	// drivers/net/tun.c:tun_net_init()
+	defaultDevMtu = 1500
+
+	// Queue length for outbound packet, arriving at fd side for read. Overflow
+	// causes packet drops. gVisor implementation-specific.
+	defaultDevOutQueueLen = 1024
+)
+
+var zeroMAC [6]byte
+
+// Device is an opened /dev/net/tun device.
+//
+// +stateify savable
+type Device struct {
+	waiter.Queue
+
+	mu           sync.RWMutex `state:"nosave"`
+	endpoint     *tunEndpoint
+	notifyHandle *channel.NotificationHandle
+	flags        uint16
+}
+
+// beforeSave is invoked by stateify.
+func (d *Device) beforeSave() {
+	d.mu.Lock()
+	defer d.mu.Unlock()
+	// TODO(b/110961832): Restore the device to stack. At this moment, the stack
+	// is not savable.
+	if d.endpoint != nil {
+		panic("/dev/net/tun does not support save/restore when a device is associated with it.")
+	}
+}
+
+// Release implements fs.FileOperations.Release.
+func (d *Device) Release() {
+	d.mu.Lock()
+	defer d.mu.Unlock()
+
+	// Decrease refcount if there is an endpoint associated with this file.
+	if d.endpoint != nil {
+		d.endpoint.RemoveNotify(d.notifyHandle)
+		d.endpoint.DecRef()
+		d.endpoint = nil
+	}
+}
+
+// SetIff services TUNSETIFF ioctl(2) request.
+func (d *Device) SetIff(s *stack.Stack, name string, flags uint16) error {
+	d.mu.Lock()
+	defer d.mu.Unlock()
+
+	if d.endpoint != nil {
+		return syserror.EINVAL
+	}
+
+	// Input validations.
+	isTun := flags&linux.IFF_TUN != 0
+	isTap := flags&linux.IFF_TAP != 0
+	supportedFlags := uint16(linux.IFF_TUN | linux.IFF_TAP | linux.IFF_NO_PI)
+	if isTap && isTun || !isTap && !isTun || flags&^supportedFlags != 0 {
+		return syserror.EINVAL
+	}
+
+	prefix := "tun"
+	if isTap {
+		prefix = "tap"
+	}
+
+	endpoint, err := attachOrCreateNIC(s, name, prefix)
+	if err != nil {
+		return syserror.EINVAL
+	}
+
+	d.endpoint = endpoint
+	d.notifyHandle = d.endpoint.AddNotify(d)
+	d.flags = flags
+	return nil
+}
+
+func attachOrCreateNIC(s *stack.Stack, name, prefix string) (*tunEndpoint, error) {
+	for {
+		// 1. Try to attach to an existing NIC.
+		if name != "" {
+			if nic, found := s.GetNICByName(name); found {
+				endpoint, ok := nic.LinkEndpoint().(*tunEndpoint)
+				if !ok {
+					// Not a NIC created by tun device.
+					return nil, syserror.EOPNOTSUPP
+				}
+				if !endpoint.TryIncRef() {
+					// Race detected: NIC got deleted in between.
+					continue
+				}
+				return endpoint, nil
+			}
+		}
+
+		// 2. Creating a new NIC.
+		id := tcpip.NICID(s.UniqueID())
+		endpoint := &tunEndpoint{
+			Endpoint: channel.New(defaultDevOutQueueLen, defaultDevMtu, ""),
+			stack:    s,
+			nicID:    id,
+			name:     name,
+		}
+		if endpoint.name == "" {
+			endpoint.name = fmt.Sprintf("%s%d", prefix, id)
+		}
+		err := s.CreateNICWithOptions(endpoint.nicID, endpoint, stack.NICOptions{
+			Name: endpoint.name,
+		})
+		switch err {
+		case nil:
+			return endpoint, nil
+		case tcpip.ErrDuplicateNICID:
+			// Race detected: A NIC has been created in between.
+			continue
+		default:
+			return nil, syserror.EINVAL
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// Write inject one inbound packet to the network interface.
+func (d *Device) Write(data []byte) (int64, error) {
+	d.mu.RLock()
+	endpoint := d.endpoint
+	d.mu.RUnlock()
+	if endpoint == nil {
+		return 0, syserror.EBADFD
+	}
+	if !endpoint.IsAttached() {
+		return 0, syserror.EIO
+	}
+
+	dataLen := int64(len(data))
+
+	// Packet information.
+	var pktInfoHdr PacketInfoHeader
+	if !d.hasFlags(linux.IFF_NO_PI) {
+		if len(data) < PacketInfoHeaderSize {
+			// Ignore bad packet.
+			return dataLen, nil
+		}
+		pktInfoHdr = PacketInfoHeader(data[:PacketInfoHeaderSize])
+		data = data[PacketInfoHeaderSize:]
+	}
+
+	// Ethernet header (TAP only).
+	var ethHdr header.Ethernet
+	if d.hasFlags(linux.IFF_TAP) {
+		if len(data) < header.EthernetMinimumSize {
+			// Ignore bad packet.
+			return dataLen, nil
+		}
+		ethHdr = header.Ethernet(data[:header.EthernetMinimumSize])
+		data = data[header.EthernetMinimumSize:]
+	}
+
+	// Try to determine network protocol number, default zero.
+	var protocol tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber
+	switch {
+	case pktInfoHdr != nil:
+		protocol = pktInfoHdr.Protocol()
+	case ethHdr != nil:
+		protocol = ethHdr.Type()
+	}
+
+	// Try to determine remote link address, default zero.
+	var remote tcpip.LinkAddress
+	switch {
+	case ethHdr != nil:
+		remote = ethHdr.SourceAddress()
+	default:
+		remote = tcpip.LinkAddress(zeroMAC[:])
+	}
+
+	pkt := tcpip.PacketBuffer{
+		Data: buffer.View(data).ToVectorisedView(),
+	}
+	if ethHdr != nil {
+		pkt.LinkHeader = buffer.View(ethHdr)
+	}
+	endpoint.InjectLinkAddr(protocol, remote, pkt)
+	return dataLen, nil
+}
+
+// Read reads one outgoing packet from the network interface.
+func (d *Device) Read() ([]byte, error) {
+	d.mu.RLock()
+	endpoint := d.endpoint
+	d.mu.RUnlock()
+	if endpoint == nil {
+		return nil, syserror.EBADFD
+	}
+
+	for {
+		info, ok := endpoint.Read()
+		if !ok {
+			return nil, syserror.ErrWouldBlock
+		}
+
+		v, ok := d.encodePkt(&info)
+		if !ok {
+			// Ignore unsupported packet.
+			continue
+		}
+		return v, nil
+	}
+}
+
+// encodePkt encodes packet for fd side.
+func (d *Device) encodePkt(info *channel.PacketInfo) (buffer.View, bool) {
+	var vv buffer.VectorisedView
+
+	// Packet information.
+	if !d.hasFlags(linux.IFF_NO_PI) {
+		hdr := make(PacketInfoHeader, PacketInfoHeaderSize)
+		hdr.Encode(&PacketInfoFields{
+			Protocol: info.Proto,
+		})
+		vv.AppendView(buffer.View(hdr))
+	}
+
+	// If the packet does not already have link layer header, and the route
+	// does not exist, we can't compute it. This is possibly a raw packet, tun
+	// device doesn't support this at the moment.
+	if info.Pkt.LinkHeader == nil && info.Route.RemoteLinkAddress == "" {
+		return nil, false
+	}
+
+	// Ethernet header (TAP only).
+	if d.hasFlags(linux.IFF_TAP) {
+		// Add ethernet header if not provided.
+		if info.Pkt.LinkHeader == nil {
+			hdr := &header.EthernetFields{
+				SrcAddr: info.Route.LocalLinkAddress,
+				DstAddr: info.Route.RemoteLinkAddress,
+				Type:    info.Proto,
+			}
+			if hdr.SrcAddr == "" {
+				hdr.SrcAddr = d.endpoint.LinkAddress()
+			}
+
+			eth := make(header.Ethernet, header.EthernetMinimumSize)
+			eth.Encode(hdr)
+			vv.AppendView(buffer.View(eth))
+		} else {
+			vv.AppendView(info.Pkt.LinkHeader)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Append upper headers.
+	vv.AppendView(buffer.View(info.Pkt.Header.View()[len(info.Pkt.LinkHeader):]))
+	// Append data payload.
+	vv.Append(info.Pkt.Data)
+
+	return vv.ToView(), true
+}
+
+// Name returns the name of the attached network interface. Empty string if
+// unattached.
+func (d *Device) Name() string {
+	d.mu.RLock()
+	defer d.mu.RUnlock()
+	if d.endpoint != nil {
+		return d.endpoint.name
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+// Flags returns the flags set for d. Zero value if unset.
+func (d *Device) Flags() uint16 {
+	d.mu.RLock()
+	defer d.mu.RUnlock()
+	return d.flags
+}
+
+func (d *Device) hasFlags(flags uint16) bool {
+	return d.flags&flags == flags
+}
+
+// Readiness implements watier.Waitable.Readiness.
+func (d *Device) Readiness(mask waiter.EventMask) waiter.EventMask {
+	if mask&waiter.EventIn != 0 {
+		d.mu.RLock()
+		endpoint := d.endpoint
+		d.mu.RUnlock()
+		if endpoint != nil && endpoint.NumQueued() == 0 {
+			mask &= ^waiter.EventIn
+		}
+	}
+	return mask & (waiter.EventIn | waiter.EventOut)
+}
+
+// WriteNotify implements channel.Notification.WriteNotify.
+func (d *Device) WriteNotify() {
+	d.Notify(waiter.EventIn)
+}
+
+// tunEndpoint is the link endpoint for the NIC created by the tun device.
+//
+// It is ref-counted as multiple opening files can attach to the same NIC.
+// The last owner is responsible for deleting the NIC.
+type tunEndpoint struct {
+	*channel.Endpoint
+
+	refs.AtomicRefCount
+
+	stack *stack.Stack
+	nicID tcpip.NICID
+	name  string
+}
+
+// DecRef decrements refcount of e, removes NIC if refcount goes to 0.
+func (e *tunEndpoint) DecRef() {
+	e.DecRefWithDestructor(func() {
+		e.stack.RemoveNIC(e.nicID)
+	})
+}
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/link/tun/protocol.go b/pkg/tcpip/link/tun/protocol.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..89d9d91a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/link/tun/protocol.go
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+// Copyright 2020 The gVisor Authors.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package tun
+
+import (
+	"encoding/binary"
+
+	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/tcpip"
+)
+
+const (
+	// PacketInfoHeaderSize is the size of the packet information header.
+	PacketInfoHeaderSize = 4
+
+	offsetFlags    = 0
+	offsetProtocol = 2
+)
+
+// PacketInfoFields contains fields sent through the wire if IFF_NO_PI flag is
+// not set.
+type PacketInfoFields struct {
+	Flags    uint16
+	Protocol tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber
+}
+
+// PacketInfoHeader is the wire representation of the packet information sent if
+// IFF_NO_PI flag is not set.
+type PacketInfoHeader []byte
+
+// Encode encodes f into h.
+func (h PacketInfoHeader) Encode(f *PacketInfoFields) {
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(h[offsetFlags:][:2], f.Flags)
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(h[offsetProtocol:][:2], uint16(f.Protocol))
+}
+
+// Flags returns the flag field in h.
+func (h PacketInfoHeader) Flags() uint16 {
+	return binary.BigEndian.Uint16(h[offsetFlags:])
+}
+
+// Protocol returns the protocol field in h.
+func (h PacketInfoHeader) Protocol() tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber {
+	return tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber(binary.BigEndian.Uint16(h[offsetProtocol:]))
+}