// Package netns allows ultra-simple network namespace handling. NsHandles // can be retrieved and set. Note that the current namespace is thread // local so actions that set and reset namespaces should use LockOSThread // to make sure the namespace doesn't change due to a goroutine switch. // It is best to close NsHandles when you are done with them. This can be // accomplished via a `defer ns.Close()` on the handle. Changing namespaces // requires elevated privileges, so in most cases this code needs to be run // as root. package netns import ( "fmt" "syscall" ) // NsHandle is a handle to a network namespace. It can be cast directly // to an int and used as a file descriptor. type NsHandle int // Equal determines if two network handles refer to the same network // namespace. This is done by comparing the device and inode that the // file descriptors point to. func (ns NsHandle) Equal(other NsHandle) bool { if ns == other { return true } var s1, s2 syscall.Stat_t if err := syscall.Fstat(int(ns), &s1); err != nil { return false } if err := syscall.Fstat(int(other), &s2); err != nil { return false } return (s1.Dev == s2.Dev) && (s1.Ino == s2.Ino) } // String shows the file descriptor number and its dev and inode. func (ns NsHandle) String() string { var s syscall.Stat_t if ns == -1 { return "NS(None)" } if err := syscall.Fstat(int(ns), &s); err != nil { return fmt.Sprintf("NS(%d: unknown)", ns) } return fmt.Sprintf("NS(%d: %d, %d)", ns, s.Dev, s.Ino) } // UniqueId returns a string which uniquely identifies the namespace // associated with the network handle. func (ns NsHandle) UniqueId() string { var s syscall.Stat_t if ns == -1 { return "NS(none)" } if err := syscall.Fstat(int(ns), &s); err != nil { return "NS(unknown)" } return fmt.Sprintf("NS(%d:%d)", s.Dev, s.Ino) } // IsOpen returns true if Close() has not been called. func (ns NsHandle) IsOpen() bool { return ns != -1 } // Close closes the NsHandle and resets its file descriptor to -1. // It is not safe to use an NsHandle after Close() is called. func (ns *NsHandle) Close() error { if err := syscall.Close(int(*ns)); err != nil { return err } (*ns) = -1 return nil } // None gets an empty (closed) NsHandle. func None() NsHandle { return NsHandle(-1) }