fix(controller): re-arm window_drop and expose kernel_datapath

Three fixes from live-calibrating the kernel impairment filters on an
isolated instance (Docker-to-Docker veth link, per-sequence evidence):

- update_filters skipped an unchanged filters dict as a no-op, so a
  one-shot window_drop outage that had already passed could never be
  re-armed: re-applying the same values produced no datapath command at
  all. A PUT still carrying window_drop now reconciles, restarting the
  schedule from the apply as documented. Measured: identical re-apply
  moves the outage window from seq 50-70 to 70-91 (arm at +8s of the
  new apply).

- gemodel parameter semantics were documented backwards in the
  validation rules, available_filters, the MCP/copilot descriptions and
  the feature docs. Measured against the kernel (per-direction counters,
  offered = sent + dropped): p is the good-to-bad transition chance, r
  the bad-to-good transition, 1-h the loss chance in the bad state (the
  good state loses nothing) - mean one-way loss p/(p+r)*(1-h), e.g.
  [10,30,100] -> 24.8%/25.7% measured vs 25% predicted, [5,45,100] ->
  10.8% both ways vs 10%.

- kernel_datapath was silently stripped from every REST/MCP link payload
  by the response model (LinkBase carried no such field), so clients
  could not tell a kernel link from a relay one.

Also verified on the same setup: the 3-argument window_drop form works
exactly as specified ([3000,5000,100] -> a single seq 31-55 outage,
[20000,6000,100] -> seq 115-144), and both generations of the command
builder emit the parameters unpadded.

Adds an API test for the field and controller tests for the no-op skip
and the window_drop re-arm exemption.
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@@ -130,7 +130,8 @@ class GNS3PacketFilterTool(BaseTool):
- "rate": Bandwidth cap, tc-style string like "512kbit" (kernel links only)
- "reorder": Packet reordering (parameters: percentage, correlation, gap; needs delay;
kernel links only)
- "gemodel": Gilbert-Elliot bursty loss (parameters: p, r, 1-h; kernel links only)
- "gemodel": Gilbert-Elliot bursty loss (parameters: p good-to-bad transition, r bad-to-good
transition, 1-h loss in the bad state; mean loss = p/(p+r)*(1-h); kernel links only)
- "duplicate": Packet duplication percentage (kernel links only)
- "seed": Reproducible netem random draws (kernel links only)
- "limit": Impairment queue depth in packets (kernel links only)
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@@ -817,7 +817,10 @@ async def link_update(
* rate (K): ["512kbit"] - Bandwidth cap, tc-style int+unit (bit/kbit/
mbit/gbit/bps/kbps/mbps, max 100gbit)
* reorder (K): [pct, correl?, gap?] - Requires delay to also be set
* gemodel (K): [p, r, 1-h] - Gilbert-Elliot bursty loss; mutually
* gemodel (K): [p, r, 1-h] - Gilbert-Elliot bursty loss; p = chance
of moving from the good to the bad state, r = chance of moving back,
1-h = loss chance in the bad state (the good state loses nothing);
steady-state mean loss = p/(p+r)*(1-h) per direction; mutually
exclusive with packet_loss
* duplicate (K): [pct, correl?] - Duplication percentage
* seed (K): [u32] - Makes netem random draws reproducible
@@ -830,7 +833,10 @@ async def link_update(
outage (traffic passes before and after), 4 args = recurring flap
(period >= outage), 5 args = per-cycle timing randomized within +/-
jitter. start is measured from the moment this filter is applied and
ANY filter update / node restart restarts the schedule; start 0 =
ANY filter update (including re-sending the same values) or node
restart restarts the schedule — a one-shot window that already
passed will not fire again until re-applied, so arm the filter
immediately before generating traffic (or use a period); start 0 =
outage begins immediately (active, not disabled)
Example filters:
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@@ -105,12 +105,14 @@ FILTERS = [
{
"type": "gemodel",
"name": "Gilbert-Elliot loss",
"description": "Bursty loss model: p is the loss chance in the bad state, r in the good state, 1-h the "
"chance of moving from good to bad. Mutually exclusive with packet loss; kernel-datapath links only",
"description": "Bursty loss model: p is the chance of moving from the good to the bad state, r the chance "
"of moving back, and 1-h the loss chance while in the bad state (the good state loses nothing) — the "
"steady-state mean loss is p/(p+r) x (1-h). Mutually exclusive with packet loss; kernel-datapath links "
"only",
"parameters": [
{"name": "p (bad-state loss)", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 100, "type": "int", "unit": "%"},
{"name": "r (good-state loss)", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 100, "type": "int", "unit": "%"},
{"name": "1-h (good-to-bad)", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 100, "type": "int", "unit": "%"},
{"name": "p (good-to-bad)", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 100, "type": "int", "unit": "%"},
{"name": "r (bad-to-good)", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 100, "type": "int", "unit": "%"},
{"name": "1-h (bad-state loss)", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 100, "type": "int", "unit": "%"},
],
},
{
@@ -338,7 +340,12 @@ class Link:
)
)
if new_filters != self.filters:
# An unchanged filters dict is normally a no-op skip, but a PUT that
# still carries window_drop must reconcile: the outage schedule is
# measured from the apply, so re-sending the same window has to
# re-arm the one-shot outage (the documented contract is that any
# filter update restarts the schedule).
if new_filters != self.filters or "window_drop" in new_filters:
self._filters = new_filters
if self._created:
await self.update()
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@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ class Link(LinkBase):
link_id: UUID
project_id: Optional[UUID] = None
link_type: Optional[LinkType] = None
kernel_datapath: Optional[bool] = Field(
None,
description="Read only property. True when this link is wired through kernel veth/bridge interfaces "
"(currently Docker-to-Docker on one compute) instead of the uBridge UDP relay",
)
capturing: Optional[bool] = Field(None, description="Read only property. True if a capture running on the link")
capture_file_name: Optional[str] = Field(
None, description="Read only property. The name of the capture file if a capture is running"
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@@ -210,12 +210,15 @@ def validate_filter_parameters(filter_type: str, values: List[Any]) -> None:
"units": ["%", "%", "packets"],
},
"gemodel": {
# Gilbert-Elliot loss model, tc semantics: p = loss probability in
# the bad state, r = loss probability in the good state, 1-h =
# probability of moving from the good to the bad state.
# Gilbert-Elliot loss model, tc semantics (verified against the
# kernel on kernel-datapath links): p = probability of moving
# from the good to the bad state (PGAP), r = probability of
# moving back (PGBP), 1-h = loss probability in the bad state
# (the good state loses nothing). Steady-state mean loss is
# p/(p+r) * (1-h) per direction.
"params_count": (1, 3),
"ranges": [(0, 100), (0, 100), (0, 100)],
"names": ["p (bad-state loss)", "r (good-state loss)", "1-h (good-to-bad transition)"],
"names": ["p (good-to-bad transition)", "r (bad-to-good transition)", "1-h (bad-state loss)"],
"units": ["%", "%", "%"],
},
"seed": {"params_count": (1, 1), "ranges": [(0, 4294967295)], "names": ["Seed"], "units": [""]},