This function was only used by TCP actions and was private to tcp_act.c
file. However, it make sense to make it public to be used by any action
relying on an int-or-expression argument.
Many actions take arguments after a parenthesis. When this happens, they
have to be tagged in the parser with KWF_MATCH_PREFIX so that a sub-word
is sufficient (since by default the whole block including the parenthesis
is taken).
The problem with this is that the parser stops on the first match. This
was OK years ago when there were very few actions, but over time new ones
were added and many actions are the prefix of another one (e.g. "set-var"
is the prefix of "set-var-fmt"). And what happens in this case is that the
first word is picked. Most often that doesn't cause trouble because such
similar-looking actions involve the same custom parser so actually the
wrong selection of the first entry results in the correct parser to be
used anyway and the error to be silently hidden.
But it's getting worse when accidentally declaring prefixes in multiple
files, because in this case it will solely depend on the object file link
order: if the longest name appears first, it will be properly detected,
but if it appears last, its other prefix will be detected and might very
well not be related at all and use a distinct parser. And this is random
enough to make some actions succeed or fail depending on the build options
that affect the linkage order. Worse: what if a keyword is the prefix of
another one, with a different parser but a compatible syntax ? It could
seem to work by accident but not do the expected operations.
The correct solution is to always look for the longest matching name.
This way the correct keyword will always be matched and used and there
will be no risk to randomly pick the wrong anymore.
This fix must be backported to the relevant stable releases.
Added set-timeout for frontend side of session, so it can be used to set
custom per-client timeouts if needed. Added cur_client_timeout to fetch
client timeout samples.
The new function dump_act_rules() now dumps the list of actions supported
by a ruleset. These actions are alphanumerically sorted first so that the
produced output is easy to compare.
There was free_act_rules() that frees all rules from a head but nothing
to free a single rule. Currently some rulesets partially free their own
rules on parsing error, and we're seeing some regtests emit errors under
ASAN because of this.
Let's first extract the code to free a rule into its own function so
that it becomes possible to use it on a single rule.
Rules are currently allocated using calloc() by their caller, which does
not make it very convenient to pass more information such as the file
name and line number.
This patch introduces new_act_rule() which performs the malloc() and
already takes in argument the ruleset (ACT_F_*), the file name and the
line number. This saves the caller from having to assing ->from, and
will allow to improve the internal storage with more info.
Some structures are inherited via intermediary includes (e.g. dns_counters
comes from a long path). Let's define the missing ones and includes vars-t
that is needed in the structure.
Define a new keyword flag KWF_MATCH_PREFIX. This is used to replace the
match_pfx field of action struct.
This has the benefit to have more explicit action declaration, and now
it is possible to quickly implement experimental actions.
The check_action_rules() function is now used to check the validity of an
action rule list. It is used from check_config_validity() function to check
L5/6/7 rulesets.
Move deinit_acl_cond and deinit_act_rules from haproxy.c respectively in
acl.c and action.c. The name of the functions has been slightly altered,
replacing the prefix deinit_* by free_* to reflect their purpose more
clearly.
This change has been made in preparation to the implementation of a free
proxy function. As a side-effect, it helps to clean up haproxy.c.
action_suggest() will return a pointer to an action whose keyword more or
less ressembles the passed argument. It also accepts to be more tolerant
against prefixes (since actions taking arguments are handled as prefixes).
This will be used to suggest approaching words.
Resolv callbacks are also updated to rely on counters and not on
nameservers.
"show stat domain dns" will now show the parent id (i.e. resolvers
section name).
Add a new http-request action 'set-timeout [server/tunnel]'. This action
can be used to update the server or tunnel timeout of a stream. It takes
two parameters, the timeout name to update and the new timeout value.
This rule is only valid for a proxy with backend capabilities. The
timeout value cannot be null. A sample expression can also be used
instead of a plain value.
List.h was missing for LIST_ADDQ(). A few unneeded includes of action.h
were removed from certain files.
This one still relies on applet.h and stick-table.h.
