Support IPv6 for nerdctl network

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -104,6 +104,50 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Run integration tests"
         run: docker run -t --rm --privileged test-integration
 
+  test-integration-ipv6:
+    runs-on: "ubuntu-${{ matrix.ubuntu }}"
+    timeout-minutes: 40
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        # ubuntu-20.04: cgroup v1, ubuntu-22.04: cgroup v2
+        include:
+          - ubuntu: 22.04
+            containerd: v1.7.7
+    env:
+      UBUNTU_VERSION: "${{ matrix.ubuntu }}"
+      CONTAINERD_VERSION: "${{ matrix.containerd }}"
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 1
+      - name: Enable ipv4 and ipv6 forwarding
+        run: |
+          sudo sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding=1
+          sudo sysctl -w net.ipv4.ip_forward=1
+      - name: Enable IPv6 for Docker
+        run: |
+          sudo mkdir -p /etc/docker
+          echo '{"ipv6": true, "fixed-cidr-v6": "2001:db8:1::/64", "experimental": true, "ip6tables": true}' | sudo tee /etc/docker/daemon.json
+          sudo systemctl restart docker
+      - name: "Prepare integration test environment"
+        run: DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 docker build -t test-integration-ipv6 --target test-integration-ipv6 --build-arg UBUNTU_VERSION=${UBUNTU_VERSION} --build-arg CONTAINERD_VERSION=${CONTAINERD_VERSION} .
+      - name: "Remove snap loopback devices (conflicts with our loopback devices in TestRunDevice)"
+        run: |
+          sudo systemctl disable --now snapd.service snapd.socket
+          sudo apt-get purge -y snapd
+          sudo losetup -Dv
+          sudo losetup -lv
+      - name: "Register QEMU (tonistiigi/binfmt)"
+        run: docker run --privileged --rm tonistiigi/binfmt --install all
+      - name: "Run integration tests"
+        # The nested IPv6 network inside docker and qemu is complex and needs a bunch of sysctl config.
+        # Therefore it's hard to debug why the IPv6 tests fail in such an isolation layer.
+        # On the other side, using the host network is easier at configuration.
+        # Besides, each job is running on a different instance, which means using host network here
+        # is safe and has no side effects on others.
+        run: docker run --network host -t --rm --privileged test-integration-ipv6
+
   test-integration-rootless:
     runs-on: "ubuntu-${{ matrix.ubuntu }}"
     timeout-minutes: 60
@@ -200,6 +244,8 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt-get install -y expect
       - name: "Ensure that the integration test suite is compatible with Docker"
         run: go test -timeout 20m -v -exec sudo ./cmd/nerdctl/... -args -test.target=docker -test.kill-daemon
+      - name: "Ensure that the IPv6 integration test suite is compatible with Docker"
+        run: go test -timeout 20m -v -exec sudo ./cmd/nerdctl/... -args -test.target=docker -test.kill-daemon -test.ipv6
 
   test-integration-windows:
     # A "larger" runner is used for enabling Hyper-V containers

Dockerfile

@@ -341,4 +341,8 @@ FROM test-integration-rootless AS test-integration-rootless-port-slirp4netns
 COPY ./Dockerfile.d/home_rootless_.config_systemd_user_containerd.service.d_port-slirp4netns.conf /home/rootless/.config/systemd/user/containerd.service.d/port-slirp4netns.conf
 RUN chown -R rootless:rootless /home/rootless/.config
 
+FROM test-integration AS test-integration-ipv6
+CMD ["gotestsum", "--format=testname", "--rerun-fails=2", "--packages=github.com/containerd/nerdctl/cmd/nerdctl/...", \
+  "--", "-timeout=30m", "-args", "-test.kill-daemon", "-test.ipv6"]
+
 FROM base AS demo

cmd/nerdctl/container_run.go

@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@ func setCreateFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	cmd.Flags().StringSlice("dns-option", nil, "Set DNS options")
 	// publish is defined as StringSlice, not StringArray, to allow specifying "--publish=80:80,443:443" (compatible with Podman)
 	cmd.Flags().StringSliceP("publish", "p", nil, "Publish a container's port(s) to the host")
-	// FIXME: not support IPV6 yet
 	cmd.Flags().String("ip", "", "IPv4 address to assign to the container")
+	cmd.Flags().String("ip6", "", "IPv6 address to assign to the container")
 	cmd.Flags().StringP("hostname", "h", "", "Container host name")
 	cmd.Flags().String("mac-address", "", "MAC address to assign to the container")
 	// #endregion

cmd/nerdctl/container_run_network.go

@@ -77,6 +77,13 @@ func loadNetworkFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) (types.NetworkOptions, error) {
 	}
 	netOpts.IPAddress = ipAddress
 
+	// --ip6=<container static IP6>
+	ip6Address, err := cmd.Flags().GetString("ip6")
+	if err != nil {
+		return netOpts, err
+	}
+	netOpts.IP6Address = ip6Address
+
 	// -h/--hostname=<container hostname>
 	hostName, err := cmd.Flags().GetString("hostname")
 	if err != nil {

cmd/nerdctl/container_run_network_linux_test.go

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"net"
 	"regexp"
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
@@ -491,3 +492,73 @@ func TestRunContainerWithMACAddress(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestRunContainerWithStaticIP6(t *testing.T) {
+	if rootlessutil.IsRootless() {
+		t.Skip("Static IP6 assignment is not supported rootless mode yet.")
+	}
+	networkName := "test-network"
+	networkSubnet := "2001:db8:5::/64"
+	_, subnet, err := net.ParseCIDR(networkSubnet)
+	assert.Assert(t, err == nil)
+	base := testutil.NewBaseWithIPv6Compatible(t)
+	base.Cmd("network", "create", networkName, "--subnet", networkSubnet, "--ipv6").AssertOK()
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		base.Cmd("network", "rm", networkName).Run()
+	})
+	testCases := []struct {
+		ip                string
+		shouldSuccess     bool
+		checkTheIPAddress bool
+	}{
+		{
+			ip:                "",
+			shouldSuccess:     true,
+			checkTheIPAddress: false,
+		},
+		{
+			ip:                "2001:db8:5::6",
+			shouldSuccess:     true,
+			checkTheIPAddress: true,
+		},
+		{
+			ip:                "2001:db8:4::6",
+			shouldSuccess:     false,
+			checkTheIPAddress: false,
+		},
+	}
+	tID := testutil.Identifier(t)
+	for i, tc := range testCases {
+		i := i
+		tc := tc
+		tcName := fmt.Sprintf("%+v", tc)
+		t.Run(tcName, func(t *testing.T) {
+			testContainerName := fmt.Sprintf("%s-%d", tID, i)
+			base := testutil.NewBaseWithIPv6Compatible(t)
+			args := []string{
+				"run", "--rm", "--name", testContainerName, "--network", networkName,
+			}
+			if tc.ip != "" {
+				args = append(args, "--ip6", tc.ip)
+			}
+			args = append(args, []string{testutil.NginxAlpineImage, "ip", "addr", "show", "dev", "eth0"}...)
+			cmd := base.Cmd(args...)
+			if !tc.shouldSuccess {
+				cmd.AssertFail()
+				return
+			}
+			cmd.AssertOutWithFunc(func(stdout string) error {
+				ip := findIPv6(stdout)
+				if !subnet.Contains(ip) {
+					return fmt.Errorf("expected subnet %s include ip %s", subnet, ip)
+				}
+				if tc.checkTheIPAddress {
+					if ip.String() != tc.ip {
+						return fmt.Errorf("expected ip %s, got %s", tc.ip, ip)
+					}
+				}
+				return nil
+			})
+		})
+	}
+}

cmd/nerdctl/network_create.go

@@ -44,10 +44,11 @@ func newNetworkCreateCommand() *cobra.Command {
 	networkCreateCommand.Flags().String("ipam-driver", "default", "IP Address Management Driver")
 	networkCreateCommand.RegisterFlagCompletionFunc("ipam-driver", shellCompleteIPAMDrivers)
 	networkCreateCommand.Flags().StringArray("ipam-opt", nil, "Set IPAM driver specific options")
-	networkCreateCommand.Flags().String("subnet", "", `Subnet in CIDR format that represents a network segment, e.g. "10.5.0.0/16"`)
+	networkCreateCommand.Flags().StringArray("subnet", nil, `Subnet in CIDR format that represents a network segment, e.g. "10.5.0.0/16"`)
 	networkCreateCommand.Flags().String("gateway", "", `Gateway for the master subnet`)
 	networkCreateCommand.Flags().String("ip-range", "", `Allocate container ip from a sub-range`)
 	networkCreateCommand.Flags().StringArray("label", nil, "Set metadata for a network")
+	networkCreateCommand.Flags().Bool("ipv6", false, "Enable IPv6 networking")
 	return networkCreateCommand
 }
 
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ func networkCreateAction(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	subnetStr, err := cmd.Flags().GetString("subnet")
+	subnets, err := cmd.Flags().GetStringArray("subnet")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -96,6 +97,10 @@ func networkCreateAction(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 	labels = strutil.DedupeStrSlice(labels)
+	ipv6, err := cmd.Flags().GetBool("ipv6")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 
 	return network.Create(types.NetworkCreateOptions{
 		GOptions: globalOptions,
@@ -105,10 +110,11 @@ func networkCreateAction(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			Options:     strutil.ConvertKVStringsToMap(opts),
 			IPAMDriver:  ipamDriver,
 			IPAMOptions: strutil.ConvertKVStringsToMap(ipamOpts),
-			Subnet:      subnetStr,
+			Subnets:     subnets,
 			Gateway:     gatewayStr,
 			IPRange:     ipRangeStr,
 			Labels:      labels,
+			IPv6:        ipv6,
 		},
 	}, cmd.OutOrStdout())
 }

cmd/nerdctl/network_create_linux_test.go

@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/containerd/nerdctl/pkg/testutil"
@@ -54,3 +57,40 @@ func TestNetworkCreate(t *testing.T) {
 
 	base.Cmd("run", "--rm", "--net", testNetwork+"-1", testutil.CommonImage, "ip", "route").AssertNoOut(net.IPAM.Config[0].Subnet)
 }
+
+func TestNetworkCreateIPv6(t *testing.T) {
+	base := testutil.NewBaseWithIPv6Compatible(t)
+	testNetwork := testutil.Identifier(t)
+
+	subnetStr := "2001:db8:8::/64"
+	_, subnet, err := net.ParseCIDR(subnetStr)
+	assert.Assert(t, err == nil)
+
+	base.Cmd("network", "create", "--ipv6", "--subnet", subnetStr, testNetwork).AssertOK()
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		base.Cmd("network", "rm", testNetwork).Run()
+	})
+
+	base.Cmd("run", "--rm", "--net", testNetwork, testutil.CommonImage, "ip", "addr", "show", "dev", "eth0").AssertOutWithFunc(func(stdout string) error {
+		ip := findIPv6(stdout)
+		if subnet.Contains(ip) {
+			return nil
+		}
+		return fmt.Errorf("expected subnet %s include ip %s", subnet, ip)
+	})
+}
+
+func findIPv6(output string) net.IP {
+	var ipv6 string
+	lines := strings.Split(output, "\n")
+	for _, line := range lines {
+		if strings.Contains(line, "inet6") {
+			fields := strings.Fields(line)
+			if len(fields) > 1 {
+				ipv6 = strings.Split(fields[1], "/")[0]
+				break
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return net.ParseIP(ipv6)
+}

docs/command-reference.md

@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ Network flags:
 - :whale: `--add-host`: Add a custom host-to-IP mapping (host:ip). `ip` could be a special string `host-gateway`,
 - which will be resolved to the `host-gateway-ip` in nerdctl.toml or global flag.
 - :whale: `--ip`: Specific static IP address(es) to use
+- :whale: `--ip6`: Specific static IP6 address(es) to use. Should be used with user networks
 - :whale: `--mac-address`: Specific MAC address to use. Be aware that it does not
   check if manually specified MAC addresses are unique. Supports network
   type `bridge` and `macvlan`
@@ -375,7 +376,7 @@ IPFS flags:
 
 Unimplemented `docker run` flags:
     `--attach`, `--blkio-weight-device`, `--cpu-rt-*`, `--device-*`,
-    `--disable-content-trust`, `--domainname`, `--expose`, `--health-*`, `--ip6`, `--isolation`, `--no-healthcheck`,
+    `--disable-content-trust`, `--domainname`, `--expose`, `--health-*`, `--isolation`, `--no-healthcheck`,
     `--link*`, `--mac-address`, `--publish-all`, `--sig-proxy`, `--storage-opt`,
     `--userns`, `--volume-driver`
 
@@ -992,8 +993,9 @@ Flags:
 - :whale: `--gateway`: Gateway for the master subnet
 - :whale: `--ip-range`: Allocate container ip from a sub-range
 - :whale: `--label`: Set metadata on a network
+- :whale: `--ipv6`: Enable IPv6. Should be used with a valid subnet.
 
-Unimplemented `docker network create` flags: `--attachable`, `--aux-address`, `--config-from`, `--config-only`, `--ingress`, `--internal`, `--ipv6`, `--scope`
+Unimplemented `docker network create` flags: `--attachable`, `--aux-address`, `--config-from`, `--config-only`, `--ingress`, `--internal`, `--scope`
 
 ### :whale: nerdctl network ls
 

pkg/api/types/container_network_types.go

@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ type NetworkOptions struct {
 	MACAddress string
 	// IPAddress set specific static IP address(es) to use
 	IPAddress string
+	// IP6Address set specific static IP6 address(es) to use
+	IP6Address string
 	// Hostname set container host name
 	Hostname string
 	// DNSServers set custom DNS servers

pkg/cmd/container/create.go

@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ func Create(ctx context.Context, client *containerd.Client, args []string, netMa
 	internalLabels.hostname = netLabelOpts.Hostname
 	internalLabels.ports = netLabelOpts.PortMappings
 	internalLabels.ipAddress = netLabelOpts.IPAddress
+	internalLabels.ip6Address = netLabelOpts.IP6Address
 	internalLabels.networks = netLabelOpts.NetworkSlice
 	internalLabels.macAddress = netLabelOpts.MACAddress
 
@@ -505,6 +506,7 @@ type internalLabels struct {
 	// network
 	networks   []string
 	ipAddress  string
+	ip6Address string
 	ports      []gocni.PortMapping
 	macAddress string
 	// volume
@@ -561,6 +563,10 @@ func withInternalLabels(internalLabels internalLabels) (containerd.NewContainerO
 		m[labels.IPAddress] = internalLabels.ipAddress
 	}
 
+	if internalLabels.ip6Address != "" {
+		m[labels.IP6Address] = internalLabels.ip6Address
+	}
+
 	m[labels.Platform], err = platformutil.NormalizeString(internalLabels.platform)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err

pkg/cmd/network/create.go

@@ -26,10 +26,11 @@ import (
 )
 
 func Create(options types.NetworkCreateOptions, stdout io.Writer) error {
-	if options.CreateOptions.Subnet == "" {
+	if len(options.CreateOptions.Subnets) == 0 {
 		if options.CreateOptions.Gateway != "" || options.CreateOptions.IPRange != "" {
 			return fmt.Errorf("cannot set gateway or ip-range without subnet, specify --subnet manually")
 		}
+		options.CreateOptions.Subnets = []string{""}
 	}
 
 	e, err := netutil.NewCNIEnv(options.GOptions.CNIPath, options.GOptions.CNINetConfPath)

pkg/labels/labels.go

@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ const (
 	// IPAddress is the static IP address of the container assigned by the user
 	IPAddress = Prefix + "ip"
 
+	// IP6Address is the static IP6 address of the container assigned by the user
+	IP6Address = Prefix + "ip6"
+
 	// LogURI is the log URI
 	LogURI = Prefix + "log-uri"