eBPF proc fallback

integration/313_container_to_container_edge_with_ebpf_proc_fallback_test.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#! /bin/bash
+
+# shellcheck disable=SC1091
+. ./config.sh
+
+start_suite "Test short lived connections between containers, with ebpf proc fallback"
+
+weave_on "$HOST1" launch
+# Manually start scope in order to set
+#    `WEAVESCOPE_DOCKER_ARGS="-v /tmp:/sys/kernel/debug/tracing:ro"`
+# to make ebpf fail and test the proc fallback.
+DOCKER_HOST=tcp://${HOST1}:${DOCKER_PORT} CHECKPOINT_DISABLE=true \
+    WEAVESCOPE_DOCKER_ARGS="-v /tmp:/sys/kernel/debug/tracing:ro" \
+    "${SCOPE}" launch --probe.ebpf.connections=true
+weave_on "$HOST1" run -d --name nginx nginx
+weave_on "$HOST1" run -d --name client alpine /bin/sh -c "while true; do \
+	wget http://nginx.weave.local:80/ -O - >/dev/null || true; \
+	sleep 1; \
+done"
+
+wait_for_containers "$HOST1" 60 nginx client
+
+has_container "$HOST1" nginx
+has_container "$HOST1" client
+has_connection containers "$HOST1" client nginx
+
+# Save stdout for debugging output
+exec 3>&1
+assert_raises "docker_on $HOST1 logs weavescope 2>&1 | grep 'Error setting up the eBPF tracker, falling back to proc scanning' || (docker_on $HOST1 logs weavescope 2>&3 ; false)"
+
+scope_end_suite

probe/endpoint/connection_tracker.go

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ type connectionTrackerConfig struct {
 	UseEbpfConn  bool
 	ProcRoot     string
 	BufferSize   int
+	ProcessCache *process.CachingWalker
 	Scanner      procspy.ConnectionScanner
 	DNSSnooper   *DNSSnooper
 }
@@ -28,43 +29,36 @@ type connectionTracker struct {
 	flowWalker      flowWalker // Interface
 	ebpfTracker     eventTracker
 	reverseResolver *reverseResolver
-	processCache    *process.CachingWalker
+}
+
+func newProcfsConnectionTracker(conf connectionTrackerConfig) connectionTracker {
+	if conf.WalkProc && conf.Scanner == nil {
+		conf.Scanner = procspy.NewConnectionScanner(conf.ProcessCache)
+	}
+	return connectionTracker{
+		conf:            conf,
+		flowWalker:      newConntrackFlowWalker(conf.UseConntrack, conf.ProcRoot, conf.BufferSize, "--any-nat"),
+		ebpfTracker:     nil,
+		reverseResolver: newReverseResolver(),
+	}
 }
 
 func newConnectionTracker(conf connectionTrackerConfig) connectionTracker {
 	if !conf.UseEbpfConn {
-		// ebpf OFF, use flowWalker
-		return connectionTracker{
-			conf:            conf,
-			flowWalker:      newConntrackFlowWalker(conf.UseConntrack, conf.ProcRoot, conf.BufferSize, "--any-nat"),
-			ebpfTracker:     nil,
-			reverseResolver: newReverseResolver(),
-		}
+		// ebpf off, use proc scanning for connection tracking
+		return newProcfsConnectionTracker(conf)
 	}
-	// When ebpf will be active by default, check if it starts correctly otherwise fallback to flowWalk
-	et, err := newEbpfTracker(conf.UseEbpfConn)
+	et, err := newEbpfTracker()
 	if err != nil {
-		// TODO: fallback to flowWalker, when ebpf is enabled by default
-		log.Errorf("Error setting up the ebpfTracker, connections will not be reported: %s", err)
-		noopConnectionTracker := connectionTracker{
-			conf:            conf,
-			flowWalker:      nil,
-			ebpfTracker:     nil,
-			reverseResolver: nil,
-		}
-		return noopConnectionTracker
+		// ebpf failed, fallback to proc scanning for connection tracking
+		log.Warnf("Error setting up the eBPF tracker, falling back to proc scanning: %v", err)
+		return newProcfsConnectionTracker(conf)
 	}
-
-	var processCache *process.CachingWalker
-	processCache = process.NewCachingWalker(process.NewWalker(conf.ProcRoot))
-	processCache.Tick()
-
 	ct := connectionTracker{
 		conf:            conf,
 		flowWalker:      nil,
 		ebpfTracker:     et,
 		reverseResolver: newReverseResolver(),
-		processCache:    processCache,
 	}
 	go ct.getInitialState()
 	return ct
@@ -89,8 +83,7 @@ func flowToTuple(f flow) (ft fourTuple) {
 	return ft
 }
 
-// ReportConnections calls trackers accordingly to the configuration.
-// When ebpf is enabled, only performEbpfTrack() is called
+// ReportConnections calls trackers according to the configuration.
 func (t *connectionTracker) ReportConnections(rpt *report.Report) {
 	hostNodeID := report.MakeHostNodeID(t.conf.HostID)
 
@@ -164,9 +157,14 @@ func (t *connectionTracker) performWalkProc(rpt *report.Report, hostNodeID strin
 	return nil
 }
 
+// getInitialState runs conntrack and proc parsing synchronously only
+// once to initialize ebpfTracker
 func (t *connectionTracker) getInitialState() {
-	scanner := procspy.NewSyncConnectionScanner(t.processCache)
-	// Run conntrack and proc parsing synchronously only once to initialize ebpfTracker
+	var processCache *process.CachingWalker
+	processCache = process.NewCachingWalker(process.NewWalker(t.conf.ProcRoot))
+	processCache.Tick()
+
+	scanner := procspy.NewSyncConnectionScanner(processCache)
 	seenTuples := map[string]fourTuple{}
 	// Consult the flowWalker to get the initial state
 	if err := IsConntrackSupported(t.conf.ProcRoot); t.conf.UseConntrack && err != nil {

probe/endpoint/ebpf.go

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package endpoint
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
@@ -77,11 +76,7 @@ func isKernelSupported() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func newEbpfTracker(useEbpfConn bool) (eventTracker, error) {
-	if !useEbpfConn {
-		return nil, errors.New("ebpf tracker not enabled")
-	}
-
+func newEbpfTracker() (eventTracker, error) {
 	if err := isKernelSupported(); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("kernel not supported: %v", err)
 	}

probe/endpoint/reporter.go

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	"github.com/weaveworks/scope/probe/endpoint/procspy"
+	"github.com/weaveworks/scope/probe/process"
 	"github.com/weaveworks/scope/report"
 )
 
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ type ReporterConfig struct {
 	UseEbpfConn  bool
 	ProcRoot     string
 	BufferSize   int
+	ProcessCache *process.CachingWalker
 	Scanner      procspy.ConnectionScanner
 	DNSSnooper   *DNSSnooper
 }
@@ -69,6 +71,7 @@ func NewReporter(conf ReporterConfig) *Reporter {
 			UseEbpfConn:  conf.UseEbpfConn,
 			ProcRoot:     conf.ProcRoot,
 			BufferSize:   conf.BufferSize,
+			ProcessCache: conf.ProcessCache,
 			Scanner:      conf.Scanner,
 			DNSSnooper:   conf.DNSSnooper,
 		}),
@@ -83,7 +86,9 @@ func (Reporter) Name() string { return "Endpoint" }
 func (r *Reporter) Stop() {
 	r.connectionTracker.Stop()
 	r.natMapper.stop()
-	r.conf.Scanner.Stop()
+	if r.conf.Scanner != nil {
+		r.conf.Scanner.Stop()
+	}
 }
 
 // Report implements Reporter.

prog/probe.go

@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/weaveworks/scope/probe/controls"
 	"github.com/weaveworks/scope/probe/docker"
 	"github.com/weaveworks/scope/probe/endpoint"
-	"github.com/weaveworks/scope/probe/endpoint/procspy"
 	"github.com/weaveworks/scope/probe/host"
 	"github.com/weaveworks/scope/probe/kubernetes"
 	"github.com/weaveworks/scope/probe/overlay"
@@ -158,13 +157,8 @@ func probeMain(flags probeFlags, targets []appclient.Target) {
 	p.AddTagger(probe.NewTopologyTagger(), host.NewTagger(hostID))
 
 	var processCache *process.CachingWalker
-	var scanner procspy.ConnectionScanner
 	if flags.procEnabled {
 		processCache = process.NewCachingWalker(process.NewWalker(flags.procRoot))
-		// The eBPF tracker finds connections itself and does not need the connection scanner
-		if !flags.useEbpfConn {
-			scanner = procspy.NewConnectionScanner(processCache)
-		}
 		p.AddTicker(processCache)
 		p.AddReporter(process.NewReporter(processCache, hostID, process.GetDeltaTotalJiffies, flags.noCommandLineArguments))
 	}
@@ -185,7 +179,7 @@ func probeMain(flags probeFlags, targets []appclient.Target) {
 		UseEbpfConn:  flags.useEbpfConn,
 		ProcRoot:     flags.procRoot,
 		BufferSize:   flags.conntrackBufferSize,
-		Scanner:      scanner,
+		ProcessCache: processCache,
 		DNSSnooper:   dnsSnooper,
 	})
 	defer endpointReporter.Stop()