implement ifindex translation by Fredi-raspall · Pull Request #1859 · githedgehog/dataplane

Fredi-raspall · 2026-09-28T13:18:50Z

Fixes: https://github.com/githedgehog/internal/issues/512
This is on top of #1827

We want to see interface names in next-hops and fibgroups, at least in cli outputs and maybe in logs. The problem with logs is that they may be emitted by any thread; whereas the cli is fully handled by a single thread; and using Display impls in logs may not be possible since the signature of the trait methods does not allow adding extra parameters (e.g. a translation table).

One option is to keep a simple Ifindex->Ifname table. This has two problems: 1) we need to keep that table in sync with the IfTable 2) we need to replace/augment display methods to admit a translation table. This is tedious since, to resolve the ifindex of a next-hop, we need to propagate a reference to the table throughout from vrf->prefixtree->route->next-hop ->next-hop key.

Fix that by defining a thread local accessor to the IfTable:

Threads that have a reader to the IfTable can access it and their Display impls will manage to do the translation.
Threads that don't, will get the objects formatted without the interface name.
Currently, the thread-local accessor is only enabled for the cli, but the approach would allow any dataplane worker to have its own.

Also, make the wrapper types used exclusively to display state in the CLI private and provide converters from the main inner type.

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The routing CLI now uses shared display helpers and data-object views for routing output. The display code can resolve interface names from indices. Views accept optional borrowed filters and use defaults when none are supplied.

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Routing CLI display

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Interface-name lookup setup `routing/src/interfaces/iftablerw.rs`, `routing/src/router/rio.rs`, `routing/src/cli/display.rs`	`IfTableWriter` exposes a reader, and routing database setup initializes the interface-name lookup used by CLI formatting.
Routing display helpers and views `routing/src/cli/display.rs`, `routing/src/rib/vrf.rs`, `routing/src/fib/fibtype.rs`, `routing/src/evpn/rmac.rs`, `routing/src/rib/nexthop.rs`	Shared helpers format routes, next hops, and FIB data. Route, FIB, and RMAC views accept optional borrowed filters and use defaults when filters are absent. FIB groups combine VRF and FIB identifiers on one line.
CLI handler integration and validation `routing/src/cli/handler.rs`, `routing/src/config/mod.rs`, `routing/src/router/rio.rs`	Handlers render output through data-object views. CLI tests check interface names. VRF and Ethernet test fixtures change, and VRF verification no longer logs the applied VRF on mismatch.

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The interface-name display change is mergeable with awareness that the CLI still rejects the single maximum valid VNI value; this change does not introduce that limitation.

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Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly summarizes the main change: translating interface indexes to interface names.
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The CLI display changes include a compile-blocking macro syntax error and missing interface/VRF output handling.

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Add missing semicolon to thread-local declaration · New
Preserve cross-VRF next-hop markers in CLI output · New
Resolve interface names for local-delivery FIB entries · New
Restrict VrfViewV6 visibility to pub(crate) · New

What changed in this PR

Adds thread-local interface-name translation for CLI next-hop and FIB displays, while refactoring CLI display wrappers and filters.

Changes:

Adds interface-name lookup through the RIO thread.
Updates route, next-hop, and FIB formatting.
Restricts CLI wrappers and makes filters clonable.

File	Summary
`routing/src/router/rio.rs`	Initializes thread-local interface translation.
`routing/src/rib/vrf.rs`	Makes route filters clonable.
`routing/src/rib/nexthop.rs`	Adjusts unused-code handling.
`routing/src/interfaces/iftablerw.rs`	Adds interface-table reader access.
`routing/src/interfaces/iftable.rs`	Updates imports.
`routing/src/fib/fibtype.rs`	Makes FIB filters clonable.
`routing/src/evpn/rmac.rs`	Makes RMAC filters clonable.
`routing/src/config/mod.rs`	Removes obsolete VRF formatting.
`routing/src/cli/handler.rs`	Uses the new CLI display APIs.
`routing/src/cli/display.rs`	Implements translated interface display formatting.

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cli/bin/cmdtree_dp.rs
cli/bin/completions.rs
cli/bin/main.rs
cli/bin/prefetch.rs
cli/bin/terminal.rs
cli/src/cliproto.rs
config/src/internal/routing/vrf.rs
k8s-intf/Cargo.toml
k8s-intf/src/client.rs
k8s-less/Cargo.toml
k8s-less/src/local.rs
mgmt/Cargo.toml
mgmt/src/processor/confbuild/internal.rs
mgmt/src/processor/confbuild/router.rs
mgmt/src/processor/k8s_client.rs
mgmt/src/processor/k8s_less_client.rs
mgmt/src/processor/launch.rs
mgmt/tests/reconcile.rs
npins/sources.json
routing/src/atable/resolver.rs
routing/src/bmp/bmp_render.rs
routing/src/cli/display.rs
routing/src/cli/handler.rs
routing/src/config/mod.rs
routing/src/config/vrf.rs
routing/src/evpn/mod.rs
routing/src/evpn/rmac.rs
routing/src/fib/fibtype.rs
routing/src/fib/test.rs
routing/src/frr/frrmi.rs
routing/src/frr/mod.rs
routing/src/frr/renderer/bgp.rs
routing/src/frr/test.rs
routing/src/interfaces/interface.rs
routing/src/interfaces/mod.rs
routing/src/rib/vrf.rs
routing/src/rib/vrftable.rs
routing/src/router/rio.rs
routing/src/testing.rs

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+        .parse::<u32>()
+        .map_err(|_| ArgsError::BadValue(value.to_owned()))?;
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+    if vni != 0 && vni < 0x00FF_FFFF {


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Fix the upper bound check in parse_vni.

The condition vni < 0x00FF_FFFF rejects 16777215 (0xFFFFFF). This value is the largest 24-bit VNI. The dataplane also accepts values up to Vni::MAX, so the CLI and the dataplane disagree on the valid range. A user who enters vni=16777215 gets BadValue even though that VRF can exist.

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- if vni != 0 && vni < 0x00FF_FFFF { + if vni != 0 && vni <= 0x00FF_FFFF {

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We want to see interface names in next-hops and fibgroups, at least in cli outputs and maybe in logs. The problem with logs is that they may be emitted by any thread; whereas the cli is fully handled by a single thread; and using Display impls in logs may not be possible since the signature of the trait methods does not allow adding extra parameters (e.g. a translation table). One option is to keep a simple Ifindex->Ifname table. This has two problems: 1) we need to keep that table in sync with the IfTable 2) we need to replace/augment display methods to admit a translation table. This is tedious since, to resolve the ifindex of a next-hop, we need to propagate a reference to the table throughout from vrf->prefixtree->route->next-hop ->next-hop key. Fix that by defining a thread local accessor to the IfTable: - Threads that have a reader to the IfTable can access it and their Display impls will manage to do the translation. - Threads that don't, will get the objects formatted without the interface name. - Currently, the thread-local accessor is only enabled for the cli, but the approach would allow any dataplane worker to have its own. Also, make the wrapper types used exclusively to display state in the CLI private and provide converters from the main inner type. Signed-off-by: Fredi Raspall <fredi@githedgehog.com>

Augment the tests of the cli handler, requiring that interface names be shown in next-hops, egress objects, etc. Signed-off-by: Fredi Raspall <fredi@githedgehog.com>

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