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Martijn van Duren <openbsd+tech@list.imperialat.at>
Subject:
Re: snmpd: move smi_getticks to appl_sysuptime
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tech@openbsd.org
Date:
Wed, 08 Oct 2025 12:27:00 +0200

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On Mon, 2024-03-18 at 18:22 +0100, Martijn van Duren wrote:
> smi_getticks is snmpd's current way of supplying the sysUpTime. SMI
> doesn't define the sysUpTime (that would be SNMPv2-MIB), so this
> placing is wrong. Another issue with it is that it uses gettimeofday,
> where CLOCK_MONOTONIC would be a better fit.
> 
> The definition of sysUpTime is:
>                "The time (in hundredths of a second) since the
>                network management portion of the system was last
>                re-initialized."
> Where I wasn't able to find a clear definition of "network management
> portion". However, the AgentX RFC2741 states in section 6.2.16:
>        res.sysUpTime
> 
>             This field contains the current value of sysUpTime for the
>             context indicated within the PDU to which this PDU is a
>             response.
> Implying that the sysUpTime is at the very least on a per context basis.
> For this reason I went with placing the information in appl_context.
> 
> Because of this the start time should be set when the context is
> created, implying that the context should be created during appl_init,
> instead of relying on a random query creating it (either AgentX setup,
> or an SNMP packet).
> 
> As for the 'struct appl_context *' vs 'const char *', I've stuck
> with 'const char *' for consistency and keep things a bit more in
> line with the SNMP/AgentX protocol point of view.
> 
> While here fix the types of sysORLastChange and sysORUpTime.
> 
> OK?
> 
> martijn@
> 

Index: application.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/usr.sbin/snmpd/application.c,v
diff -u -r1.43 application.c
--- application.c	8 Feb 2024 17:34:09 -0000	1.43
+++ application.c	8 Oct 2025 10:26:04 -0000
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <time.h>
 
 #include "application.h"
 #include "log.h"
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@
 	uint32_t aa_index;
 	struct ber_oid aa_oid;
 	char aa_descr[256];
-	int aa_uptime;
+	uint32_t aa_uptime;
 
 	TAILQ_ENTRY(appl_agentcap) aa_entry;
 };
@@ -57,9 +58,12 @@
 	char ac_name[APPL_CONTEXTNAME_MAX + 1];
 
 	RB_HEAD(appl_regions, appl_region) ac_regions;
+
 	TAILQ_HEAD(, appl_agentcap) ac_agentcaps;
 	int ac_agentcap_lastid;
-	int ac_agentcap_lastchange;
+	uint32_t ac_agentcap_lastchange;
+
+	struct timespec ac_starttime;
 
 	TAILQ_ENTRY(appl_context) ac_entries;
 };
@@ -179,6 +183,8 @@
 void
 appl_init(void)
 {
+	if (appl_context(NULL, 1) == NULL)
+		fatal("Failed to create default context");
 	appl_blocklist_init();
 	appl_internal_init();
 	appl_agentx_init();
@@ -220,7 +226,7 @@
 	}
 
 	/* Always allow the default namespace */
-	if (!create && name[0] != '\0') {
+	if (!create) {
 		errno = ENOENT;
 		return NULL;
 	}
@@ -235,6 +241,9 @@
 	ctx->ac_agentcap_lastchange = 0;
 
 	TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&contexts, ctx, ac_entries);
+
+	if (clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &ctx->ac_starttime) == -1)
+		fatal("clock_gettime");
 	return ctx;
 }
 
@@ -271,7 +280,7 @@
 	cap->aa_context = ctx;
 	cap->aa_index = ++ctx->ac_agentcap_lastid;
 	cap->aa_oid = *oid;
-	cap->aa_uptime = smi_getticks();
+	cap->aa_uptime = appl_sysuptime(ctxname);
 	if (strlcpy(cap->aa_descr, descr,
 	    sizeof(cap->aa_descr)) >= sizeof(cap->aa_descr)) {
 		log_info("%s: Can't add agent capabilities %s: "
@@ -331,8 +340,25 @@
 appl_agentcap_free(struct appl_agentcap *cap)
 {
 	TAILQ_REMOVE(&(cap->aa_context->ac_agentcaps), cap, aa_entry);
-	cap->aa_context->ac_agentcap_lastchange = smi_getticks();
+	cap->aa_context->ac_agentcap_lastchange =
+	    appl_sysuptime(cap->aa_context->ac_name);
 	free(cap);
+}
+
+uint32_t
+appl_sysuptime(const char *ctxname)
+{
+	struct appl_context *ctx;
+	struct timespec now, uptime;
+
+	if ((ctx = appl_context(ctxname, 0)) == NULL)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &now) == -1)
+		fatal("clock_gettime");
+
+	timespecsub(&now, &ctx->ac_starttime, &uptime);
+	return uptime.tv_sec * 100 + uptime.tv_nsec / 10000000;
 }
 
 struct ber_element *
Index: application.h
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/usr.sbin/snmpd/application.h,v
diff -u -r1.13 application.h
--- application.h	12 Nov 2023 16:07:34 -0000	1.13
+++ application.h	8 Oct 2025 10:26:04 -0000
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@
 void appl_init(void);
 void appl_shutdown(void);
 struct appl_context *appl_context(const char *, int);
+uint32_t appl_sysuptime(const char *);
 enum appl_error appl_addagentcaps(const char *, struct ber_oid *, const char *,
     struct appl_backend *);
 enum appl_error appl_removeagentcaps(const char *, struct ber_oid *,
Index: application_agentx.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/usr.sbin/snmpd/application_agentx.c,v
diff -u -r1.16 application_agentx.c
--- application_agentx.c	6 Feb 2024 12:44:27 -0000	1.16
+++ application_agentx.c	8 Oct 2025 10:26:04 -0000
@@ -423,7 +423,8 @@
 	case AX_PDU_TYPE_PING:
 		ax_response(conn->conn_ax, pdu->ap_header.aph_sessionid,
 		    pdu->ap_header.aph_transactionid,
-		    pdu->ap_header.aph_packetid, smi_getticks(),
+		    pdu->ap_header.aph_packetid,
+		    appl_sysuptime(pdu->ap_context.aos_string),
 		    APPL_ERROR_NOERROR, 0, NULL, 0);
 		event_add(&(conn->conn_wev), NULL);
 		break;
@@ -433,7 +434,8 @@
 		    ax_pdutype2string(pdu->ap_header.aph_type));
 		ax_response(conn->conn_ax, pdu->ap_header.aph_sessionid,
 		    pdu->ap_header.aph_transactionid,
-		    pdu->ap_header.aph_packetid, smi_getticks(),
+		    pdu->ap_header.aph_packetid,
+		    appl_sysuptime(pdu->ap_context.aos_string),
 		    APPL_ERROR_PROCESSINGERROR, 1,
 		    pdu->ap_payload.ap_vbl.ap_varbind,
 		    pdu->ap_payload.ap_vbl.ap_nvarbind);
@@ -455,8 +457,8 @@
  fail:
 	ax_response(conn->conn_ax, pdu->ap_header.aph_sessionid,
 	    pdu->ap_header.aph_transactionid,
-	    pdu->ap_header.aph_packetid, smi_getticks(),
-	    error, 0, NULL, 0);
+	    pdu->ap_header.aph_packetid,
+	    appl_sysuptime(pdu->ap_context.aos_string), error, 0, NULL, 0);
 	event_add(&(conn->conn_wev), NULL);
 	ax_pdu_free(pdu);
 
@@ -565,13 +567,14 @@
 
 	ax_response(conn->conn_ax, session->sess_id,
 	    pdu->ap_header.aph_transactionid, pdu->ap_header.aph_packetid,
-	    smi_getticks(), APPL_ERROR_NOERROR, 0, NULL, 0);
+	    appl_sysuptime(NULL), APPL_ERROR_NOERROR, 0, NULL, 0);
 	event_add(&(conn->conn_wev), NULL);
 
 	return;
  fail:
 	ax_response(conn->conn_ax, 0, pdu->ap_header.aph_transactionid,
-	    pdu->ap_header.aph_packetid, 0, error, 0, NULL, 0);
+	    pdu->ap_header.aph_packetid, appl_sysuptime(NULL),
+	    error, 0, NULL, 0);
 	event_add(&(conn->conn_wev), NULL);
 	if (session != NULL)
 		free(session->sess_descr.aos_string);
@@ -597,7 +600,7 @@
 
 	ax_response(conn->conn_ax, pdu->ap_header.aph_sessionid,
 	    pdu->ap_header.aph_transactionid, pdu->ap_header.aph_packetid,
-	    smi_getticks(), error, 0, NULL, 0);
+	    appl_sysuptime(NULL), error, 0, NULL, 0);
 	event_add(&(conn->conn_wev), NULL);
 	if (error == APPL_ERROR_NOERROR)
 		return;
@@ -676,7 +679,7 @@
  fail:
 	ax_response(session->sess_conn->conn_ax, session->sess_id,
 	    pdu->ap_header.aph_transactionid, pdu->ap_header.aph_packetid,
-	    smi_getticks(), error, 0, NULL, 0);
+	    appl_sysuptime(pdu->ap_context.aos_string), error, 0, NULL, 0);
 	event_add(&(session->sess_conn->conn_wev), NULL);
 }
 
@@ -703,7 +706,7 @@
  fail:
 	ax_response(session->sess_conn->conn_ax, session->sess_id,
 	    pdu->ap_header.aph_transactionid, pdu->ap_header.aph_packetid,
-	    smi_getticks(), error, 0, NULL, 0);
+	    appl_sysuptime(pdu->ap_context.aos_string), error, 0, NULL, 0);
 	event_add(&(session->sess_conn->conn_wev), NULL);
 }
 
@@ -835,7 +838,7 @@
  fail:
 	ax_response(session->sess_conn->conn_ax, session->sess_id,
 	    pdu->ap_header.aph_transactionid, pdu->ap_header.aph_packetid,
-	    smi_getticks(), error, 0, NULL, 0);
+	    appl_sysuptime(pdu->ap_context.aos_string), error, 0, NULL, 0);
 	event_add(&(session->sess_conn->conn_wev), NULL);
 }
 
@@ -860,7 +863,7 @@
  fail:
 	ax_response(session->sess_conn->conn_ax, session->sess_id,
 	    pdu->ap_header.aph_transactionid, pdu->ap_header.aph_packetid,
-	    smi_getticks(), error, 0, NULL, 0);
+	    appl_sysuptime(pdu->ap_context.aos_string), error, 0, NULL, 0);
 	event_add(&(session->sess_conn->conn_wev), NULL);
 }
 
Index: application_internal.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/usr.sbin/snmpd/application_internal.c,v
diff -u -r1.12 application_internal.c
--- application_internal.c	6 Feb 2024 12:44:27 -0000	1.12
+++ application_internal.c	8 Oct 2025 10:26:04 -0000
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@
 	else if (ober_oid_cmp(&OID(MIB_sysOID, 0), oid) == 0)
 		return ober_add_oid(NULL, &s->sys_oid);
 	else if (ober_oid_cmp(&OID(MIB_sysUpTime, 0), oid) == 0) {
-		value = ober_add_integer(NULL, smi_getticks());
+		value = ober_add_integer(NULL, appl_sysuptime(NULL));
 		ober_set_header(value, BER_CLASS_APPLICATION, SNMP_T_TIMETICKS);
 	} else if (ober_oid_cmp(&OID(MIB_sysContact, 0), oid) == 0)
 		return ober_add_string(NULL, s->sys_contact);
Index: smi.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/usr.sbin/snmpd/smi.c,v
diff -u -r1.40 smi.c
--- smi.c	6 Feb 2024 12:44:27 -0000	1.40
+++ smi.c	8 Oct 2025 10:26:04 -0000
@@ -62,23 +62,6 @@
 RB_PROTOTYPE(keytree, oid, o_keyword, smi_key_cmp);
 struct keytree smi_keytree;
 
-u_long
-smi_getticks(void)
-{
-	struct timeval	 now, run;
-	u_long		 ticks;
-
-	gettimeofday(&now, NULL);
-	if (timercmp(&now, &snmpd_env->sc_starttime, <=))
-		return (0);
-	timersub(&now, &snmpd_env->sc_starttime, &run);
-	ticks = run.tv_sec * 100;
-	if (run.tv_usec)
-		ticks += run.tv_usec / 10000;
-
-	return (ticks);
-}
-
 char *
 smi_oid2string(struct ber_oid *o, char *buf, size_t len, size_t skip)
 {
Index: smi.h
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/usr.sbin/snmpd/smi.h,v
diff -u -r1.4 smi.h
--- smi.h	21 Dec 2023 12:43:31 -0000	1.4
+++ smi.h	8 Oct 2025 10:26:04 -0000
@@ -22,6 +22,5 @@
 struct ber_oid;
 
 char	*smi_oid2string(struct ber_oid *, char *, size_t, size_t);
-u_long	 smi_getticks(void);
 char	*smi_print_element(struct ber_element *);
 char	*smi_print_element_legacy(struct ber_element *);
Index: snmpd.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/usr.sbin/snmpd/snmpd.c,v
diff -u -r1.52 snmpd.c
--- snmpd.c	12 Apr 2024 14:17:42 -0000	1.52
+++ snmpd.c	8 Oct 2025 10:26:04 -0000
@@ -218,7 +218,6 @@
 	log_init(debug, LOG_DAEMON);
 	log_setverbose(verbose);
 
-	gettimeofday(&env->sc_starttime, NULL);
 	env->sc_engine_boots = 0;
 
 	proc_init(ps, procs, nitems(procs), debug, argc0, argv0, proc_id);
Index: snmpd.h
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/usr.sbin/snmpd/snmpd.h,v
diff -u -r1.120 snmpd.h
--- snmpd.h	21 May 2024 05:00:48 -0000	1.120
+++ snmpd.h	8 Oct 2025 10:26:04 -0000
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 
 #include <sys/queue.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
-#include <sys/time.h>
 #include <sys/tree.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/un.h>
@@ -402,7 +401,6 @@
 	const char		*sc_confpath;
 	struct addresslist	 sc_addresses;
 	struct axmasterlist	 sc_agentx_masters;
-	struct timeval		 sc_starttime;
 	u_int32_t		 sc_engine_boots;
 
 	char			 sc_rdcommunity[SNMPD_MAXCOMMUNITYLEN];
Index: trap.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/usr.sbin/snmpd/trap.c,v
diff -u -r1.43 trap.c
--- trap.c	6 Feb 2024 15:36:11 -0000	1.43
+++ trap.c	8 Oct 2025 10:26:04 -0000
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
+#include "application.h"
 #include "log.h"
 #include "mib.h"
-#include "smi.h"
 #include "snmp.h"
 #include "snmpd.h"
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 	/* Add mandatory varbind elements */
 	trap = ober_add_sequence(NULL);
 	vblist = ober_printf_elements(trap, "{Odt}{OO}",
-	    &uptime, smi_getticks(),
+	    &uptime, appl_sysuptime(NULL),
 	    BER_CLASS_APPLICATION, SNMP_T_TIMETICKS,
 	    &trapoid, oid);
 	if (elm != NULL)