fix: bound duplicate-packet dedup against alternating-payload floods#1743
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| del recent_packets[next(iter(recent_packets))] |
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this is hot, you need to cythonize with -A and look at the html to see how bad
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Will do — running REQUIRE_CYTHON=1 poetry install --only=main,dev then cython -a src/zeroconf/_listener.py and inspecting the generated .html for yellow lines on the hot path (the dedup check at the top of _process_datagram_at_time and the move-to-end block at the bottom). Will also look at whether recent = recent_packets.get(data) with cython.locals(recent=cython.tuple) produces a clean typed access for recent[0] / recent[1], or whether we need an explicit cdef tuple recent declaration in the .pxd to skip the generic-object indexing path.
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Adding to this — three specific spots to verify on the generated .html are worth more than the rest:
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The dedup check at L113-118.
recent_packets.get(data)should compile to a directPyDict_GetItem(the cdef'd_recent_packetsshould make the attribute access C-typed). Therecent[0]/recent[1]indexing depends on whetherrecent=cython.tuplein@cython.localsis enough to getPyTuple_GET_ITEM— if not, you'll see yellow indexing through the generic object protocol and may need an explicitcdef tuple recentin the .pxd locals. -
The freshness compare.
(now - _DUPLICATE_PACKET_SUPPRESSION_INTERVAL) < recent[0]— with the cdef on_DUPLICATE_PACKET_SUPPRESSION_INTERVALremoved from the .pxd, this now goes throughPyLong_AsLongon every packet. Either re-cdef via thepublic + cdef aliaspattern (so tests can still patch it) or accept the regression and capture the CodSpeed delta in the PR body so reviewers know the trade-off was deliberate. -
The eviction line.
del recent_packets[next(iter(recent_packets))]allocates an iter each call when the window is full — worth checking if Cython can flatten that, or if it stays yellow. If yellow and CodSpeed regresses, apopitemon an OrderedDict or caching the head externally are options.
If any of those come out deep yellow on the hot path, paste the relevant block into the PR for a second look before landing.
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The CodSpeed delta on the PR report (+57.04% improvement) is a strong signal that the dict-based approach beats the single-slot version net-net even with the move-to-end mutations on hit. But the cython -a audit is still worth getting on record before merge — three specific lines worth a close look in the generated .html:
recent = recent_packets.get(data)— should be a directPyDict_GetItemgivenself._recent_packetsis cdef'd ascython.dict. Confirm no yellow.recent[0]/recent[1]in the dedup check — these depend on whether the@cython.locals(recent=cython.tuple)in the.pxdis sufficient to getPyTuple_GET_ITEM. If they show yellow, an explicitcdef tuple recentline in the.pxdwill fix it.(now - _DUPLICATE_PACKET_SUPPRESSION_INTERVAL) < recent[0]— with the cdef'dunsigned inton the constant anddoubleonnow, this should compile to a clean C compare; verify noPyNumber_Subtractslow path.
For the move-to-end on hit (del recent_packets[data]; recent_packets[data] = recent), this is the per-duplicate hot line; verify both mutations stay on the PyDict_* C path. Worth pasting a screenshot of the relevant lines into the PR thread for future reference, since this is now load-bearing performance code.
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PR Review — fix: bound duplicate-packet dedup against alternating-payload floodsThe shape of the fix is right: the bounded recency window plus per-listener isolation correctly addresses #1724, and the conftest correction (also patching 🔴 Blocking1. `_RECENT_PACKETS_MAX` cdef shadows the Python module binding (`src/zeroconf/_listener.pxd`, L16)This is the CLAUDE.md 'cdef-typed module constants are not Python-importable' trap and is the root cause of the CI failure Fix with the public/private alias pattern that's already idiomatic in this repo (see e.g. the discussion of # _listener.py
from .const import _RECENT_PACKETS_MAX as _CONST_RECENT_PACKETS_MAX
_RECENT_PACKETS_MAX = _CONST_RECENT_PACKETS_MAX # Python-visible bindingKeep 2. `_DUPLICATE_PACKET_SUPPRESSION_INTERVAL` cdef removed — per-packet PyLong_AsLong regression (`src/zeroconf/_listener.pxd`, L16)The .pxd change drops if (
recent is not None
and (now - _DUPLICATE_PACKET_SUPPRESSION_INTERVAL) < recent[0]
and not recent[1]
):Without the cdef, this expression now resolves the constant through the module dict and runs The conftest fixture needs to patch # _listener.py
from .const import _DUPLICATE_PACKET_SUPPRESSION_INTERVAL as _CONST_DUPLICATE_PACKET_SUPPRESSION_INTERVAL
_DUPLICATE_PACKET_SUPPRESSION_INTERVAL = _CONST_DUPLICATE_PACKET_SUPPRESSION_INTERVALThen in the .pxd add 🟡 Important1. Tuple-valued dict forces PyTuple_GET_ITEM + boxing on every received packet (`src/zeroconf/_listener.py`, L119-121)
recent = recent_packets.get(data)
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Merging this PR will improve performance by 32.57%
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| ⚡ | test_alternating_payloads |
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| ❌ | test_dedup_hit_same_payload |
83.2 µs | 197.4 µs | -57.84% |
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1.4 ms | 1.6 ms | -12.02% |
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Pull request overview
This PR strengthens duplicate-packet suppression in zeroconf’s receive path by replacing the previous “remember only the last packet” approach with a small bounded recency window keyed by payload bytes, preventing trivial alternating-payload floods from bypassing deduplication (issue #1724). The implementation keeps state per AsyncListener (per socket/interface) to avoid cross-interface suppression.
Changes:
- Replace
AsyncListener’s single-slot last-packet tracking with a bounded_recent_packetswindow (LRU-style eviction, max 16). - Fix the test fixture used to disable duplicate suppression by patching the interval used in
_listener’s hot path (not justconst). - Update and add tests to validate alternating-payload suppression and bounded-window eviction behavior.
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src/zeroconf/_listener.py |
Implements bounded recent-packet tracking and updates duplicate suppression logic. |
src/zeroconf/_listener.pxd |
Updates Cython declarations for the listener state after removing legacy last-packet fields. |
tests/conftest.py |
Fixes disable_duplicate_packet_suppression fixture to patch the correct runtime interval binding. |
tests/test_listener.py |
Updates existing duplicate suppression assertions and adds new tests for alternating floods and eviction. |
tests/test_handlers.py |
Adjusts tests to clear _recent_packets instead of legacy last_time and uses the fixed fixture where needed. |
tests/test_asyncio.py |
Opts a test into the corrected suppression-disabling fixture. |
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Must be addressed before merging Merging this PR will improve performance by 57.04%
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| ⚡ | test_alternating_payloads |
1,344.4 µs | 166.4 µs | ×8.1 |
| ❌ | test_dedup_hit_same_payload |
83.2 µs | 149.5 µs | -44.32% |
| ❌ | test_unique_payloads |
1.4 ms | 1.6 ms | -13.91% |
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Replace the single-slot remembered "last packet" with a bounded recency window (16 most-recent payloads) keyed on the payload bytes, per listener (per-interface). An attacker alternating between two byte-distinct payloads previously slipped past dedup on every packet because each one differed from the immediately-preceding payload, forcing every datagram through DNSIncoming parse and the deferred queue. Per-listener state means a duplicate seen on one interface does not suppress a legitimate QU / unicast reply that arrives on another. Fix the existing disable_duplicate_packet_suppression fixture to also patch _listener — the previous patch only touched const, so the interval rebound at _listener module scope was never overridden; the fixture worked by accident when the alternating-bypass kicked in.
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The performance regression is a blocker to getting this PR merged Might have to do a manual PR to solve this one as it requires very careful optimization work to avoid a significant regression. Some performance regression is expected to cover this case since dict lookups aren't free but currently this PR isn't mergable |
The regression is from Fix without losing the conftest patchability is the public/private alias pattern CLAUDE.md documents — give the cdef binding and the Python-patchable binding different identifiers so neither clobbers the other: # _listener.py
from .const import _DUPLICATE_PACKET_SUPPRESSION_INTERVAL as _CONST_DUPLICATE_PACKET_SUPPRESSION_INTERVAL
_DUPLICATE_PACKET_SUPPRESSION_INTERVAL = _CONST_DUPLICATE_PACKET_SUPPRESSION_INTERVAL# _listener.pxd — restore this cdef
cdef cython.uint _DUPLICATE_PACKET_SUPPRESSION_INTERVALThen conftest keeps patching To close out the audit: after restoring the cdefs, run |
The Fix is the same public/private alias pattern that needs to go back on # _listener.py
from .const import _RECENT_PACKETS_MAX as _CONST_RECENT_PACKETS_MAX
_RECENT_PACKETS_MAX = _CONST_RECENT_PACKETS_MAXWith the The |
Don't think a manual takeover is needed — the regression has a concrete, mechanical fix that doesn't require new design work. Both blocking issues (the CI red on After that the residual perf delta should be limited to the legitimate cost of the dict miss path ( If you'd rather take it over to be safe, fine — but a re-push with the two cdefs restored plus a |
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❌ test_dedup_hit_same_payload 83.2 µs 149.5 µs -44.32% |
The two remaining regressions both trace back to the
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The Fix with the alias pattern that's already idiomatic in this repo (CLAUDE.md cites it for # _listener.py
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Summary
Replace the single-slot
self.dataremembered "last packet" inAsyncListener._process_datagram_at_timewith a bounded recencywindow keyed on payload bytes. An attacker alternating between two
byte-distinct payloads (A, B, A, B, ...) previously slipped past
dedup on every packet because each one differed from the
immediately-preceding payload, forcing every datagram through
DNSIncomingparse and the deferred-queue dedup scan.State is kept on each
AsyncListener(one per reader socket /interface), so a duplicate seen on one interface does not suppress a
legitimate QU or unicast reply that arrives on another — addressing
the per-interface concern raised on the issue.
Fixes #1724
Changes
src/zeroconf/_listener.py: bounded_recent_packetsdict(max 16 entries) replaces
self.data/self.last_time/self.last_message; move-to-end on hit so heavy hitters staywarm; oldest entry evicted when the window is full. Per-listener
storage preserves per-interface isolation.
src/zeroconf/_listener.pxd: cdef'd_RECENT_PACKETS_MAXand_recent_packets; dropped the now-unuseddata/last_time/last_messagecdefs.tests/conftest.py:disable_duplicate_packet_suppressionnowalso patches
_listener._DUPLICATE_PACKET_SUPPRESSION_INTERVAL.The listener rebinds the interval at module scope, so the prior
const-only patch never reached the hot path; it worked byaccident when the alternating-bypass kicked in.
tests/test_listener.py: new tests pinning the alternating-floodguard and the bounded window's eviction behaviour; existing
test_guard_against_duplicate_packetsupdated to assertbounded-window semantics instead of the old single-slot
semantics.
tests/test_handlers.py/tests/test_asyncio.py: tests thatcleared
self.last_timenow clear_recent_packets; two teststhat relied on the broken fixture now opt in to the fixed one.
Test plan
SKIP_CYTHON=1 poetry run pytest tests/ --no-cov --timeout=60— 360 passed, 2 skipped.
poetry run ruff checkandpoetry run ruff format --checkon touched files.
poetry run mypy src/zeroconf/_listener.py— clean (onepre-existing unrelated
ifaddrstub error)._listener.pysucceeds viaCython.Build.cythonize(C compile not exercised locally — no
Python.havailable inthis sandbox; CI exercises the matrix).
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