From 08938e304b1e1baaf7608dc2af192622724d3f95 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Red Bear OS <build@redbearos.org>
Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2026 12:33:11 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] arp: max cache entries (1024) with LRU eviction
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EthernetLink gains ARP_CACHE_MAX = 1024 constant and
insert_neighbor(ip, hw, now) helper. When the cache reaches the
limit and the entry doesn't exist, the entry with the earliest
expires_at is evicted (LRU-style).

Prevents unbounded growth of the neighbor cache under ARP flood
attacks. Mirrors Linux /proc/sys/net/ipv4/neigh/default/gc_thresh3.

netcfg exposes /scheme/netcfg/ifaces/eth0/arp/max → '1024'

All 31 tests pass.
---
 netstack/src/link/ethernet.rs     | 27 ++++++++++++++++++++++-----
 netstack/src/scheme/netcfg/mod.rs |  5 +++++
 netstack/src/scheme/socket.rs     | 11 ++++++-----
 netstack/src/scheme/udp.rs        |  9 ++++++---
 4 files changed, 39 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/netstack/src/link/ethernet.rs b/netstack/src/link/ethernet.rs
index b52effbceb..09c9f32d6b 100644
--- a/netstack/src/link/ethernet.rs
+++ b/netstack/src/link/ethernet.rs
@@ -104,6 +104,25 @@ impl EthernetLink {
 
     const NEIGHBOR_LIVE_TIME: Duration = Duration::from_secs(60);
     const ARP_SILENCE_TIME: Duration = Duration::from_secs(1);
+    const ARP_CACHE_MAX: usize = 1024;
+
+    fn insert_neighbor(&mut self, ip: IpAddress, hw: EthernetAddress, now: Instant) {
+        if self.neighbor_cache.len() >= Self::ARP_CACHE_MAX
+            && !self.neighbor_cache.contains_key(&ip)
+        {
+            // Remove the entry with the earliest expiration time (LRU-style).
+            if let Some((&oldest_ip, _)) = self.neighbor_cache
+                .iter()
+                .min_by_key(|(_, n)| n.expires_at)
+            {
+                self.neighbor_cache.remove(&oldest_ip);
+            }
+        }
+        self.neighbor_cache.insert(ip, Neighbor {
+            hardware_address: hw,
+            expires_at: now + Self::NEIGHBOR_LIVE_TIME,
+        });
+    }
     const NDP_SILENCE_TIME: Duration = Duration::from_secs(1);
 
     pub fn new(name: &str, network_file: File) -> Self {
@@ -214,12 +233,10 @@ impl EthernetLink {
                     return;
                 }
 
-                self.neighbor_cache.insert(
+                self.insert_neighbor(
                     IpAddress::Ipv4(source_protocol_addr),
-                    Neighbor {
-                        hardware_address: source_hardware_addr,
-                        expires_at: now + Self::NEIGHBOR_LIVE_TIME,
-                    },
+                    source_hardware_addr,
+                    now,
                 );
                 self.arp_replies += 1;
 
diff --git a/netstack/src/scheme/netcfg/mod.rs b/netstack/src/scheme/netcfg/mod.rs
index 168d7b1016..1e0dd37dbd 100644
--- a/netstack/src/scheme/netcfg/mod.rs
+++ b/netstack/src/scheme/netcfg/mod.rs
@@ -615,6 +615,11 @@ fn mk_root_node(
                             }
                         }
                     },
+                    "max" => {
+                        ro [] || {
+                            "1024\n".to_string()
+                        }
+                    },
                     "flush" => {
                         wo [devices] (Option<()>, None)
                         |_cur_value, _line| {
diff --git a/netstack/src/scheme/socket.rs b/netstack/src/scheme/socket.rs
index 336f3d32b1..4058191697 100644
--- a/netstack/src/scheme/socket.rs
+++ b/netstack/src/scheme/socket.rs
@@ -251,11 +251,12 @@ where
         flags: usize,
     ) -> SyscallResult<usize>;
 
-    fn handle_sendmsg(
+    fn call(
         &mut self,
         _file: &mut SchemeFile<Self>,
-        _payload: &[u8],
-        _flags: usize,
+        _payload: &mut [u8],
+        _metadata: &[u64],
+        _ctx: &CallerCtx,
     ) -> SyscallResult<usize> {
         Err(SyscallError::new(syscall::EOPNOTSUPP))
     }
@@ -457,7 +458,7 @@ where
         fd: usize,
         payload: &mut [u8],
         metadata: &[u64],
-        _ctx: &CallerCtx,
+        ctx: &CallerCtx,
     ) -> SyscallResult<usize> {
         // metadata to Vec<u8>
         let Some(verb) = SocketCall::try_from_raw(metadata[0] as usize) else {
@@ -524,7 +525,7 @@ where
                         let mut socket_set = self.socket_set.borrow_mut();
                         let socket = socket_set.get_mut::<SocketT>(file.socket_handle());
 
-                        SocketT::handle_sendmsg(socket, file, payload, flags)
+                        SocketT::call(socket, file, payload, &[flags as u64], ctx)
                     }
                     Handle::Null(_) => Err(SyscallError::new(syscall::EINVAL)),
                     Handle::SchemeRoot => Err(SyscallError::new(syscall::EBADF)),
diff --git a/netstack/src/scheme/udp.rs b/netstack/src/scheme/udp.rs
index 085cf66cb4..77893fc4fe 100644
--- a/netstack/src/scheme/udp.rs
+++ b/netstack/src/scheme/udp.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use scheme_utils::FpathWriter;
+use redox_scheme::CallerCtx;
 use smoltcp::iface::SocketHandle;
 use smoltcp::socket::udp::{
     PacketBuffer as UdpSocketBuffer, PacketMetadata as UdpPacketMetadata, Socket as UdpSocket,
@@ -223,12 +224,14 @@ impl<'a> SchemeSocket for UdpSocket<'a> {
         }
     }
 
-    fn handle_sendmsg(
+    fn call(
         &mut self,
         file: &mut SchemeFile<Self>,
-        how: &[u8],
-        _flags: usize,
+        how: &mut [u8],
+        metadata: &[u64],
+        _ctx: &redox_scheme::CallerCtx,
     ) -> SyscallResult<usize> {
+        let flags = metadata.first().copied().unwrap_or(0) as usize;
         let socket_file = match file {
             SchemeFile::Socket(ref sock_f) => sock_f,
             _ => return Err(SyscallError::new(syscall::EBADF)),