feat(metallb): add option to limit MetalLB layer2 announcements to specific interfaces (#696)

- roles/k3s_server_post/templates/metallb.crs.j2: render spec.interfaces in the
  L2Advertisement when metal_lb_interfaces is a non-empty list, so MetalLB only
  announces on the configured interfaces. Empty list (default) keeps announcing
  on all interfaces, preserving existing behavior.
- roles/k3s_server_post/defaults/main.yml: add metal_lb_interfaces: [] default
- roles/k3s_server_post/meta/main.yml: add metal_lb_interfaces argument_spec
- inventory/sample/group_vars/all.yml: document the new sample variable
- .github/scripts/test-metallb-interfaces.py: regression test rendering the
  template for empty/single/multiple interfaces and confirming the BGP path is
  unaffected
- .pre-commit-config.yaml: wire the new test into pre-commit

Co-authored-by: Leo <leo@kuboschek.me>
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Techno Tim
2026-08-05 02:48:24 -05:00
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""Regression test for the MetalLB L2Advertisement interfaces.
`metal_lb_interfaces` restricts which network interfaces MetalLB announces
load balancer IPs on in layer2 mode. When the list is non-empty, the
L2Advertisement in roles/k3s_server_post/templates/metallb.crs.j2 must render
a `spec.interfaces` block; when it is empty (the default), no spec is rendered
so MetalLB announces on all interfaces.
This renders the template and asserts both cases plus the BGP path (which must
not be affected by the L2 interfaces variable).
"""
from __future__ import print_function
import os
import subprocess
from jinja2 import Environment, FileSystemLoader, StrictUndefined
def repo_root():
return subprocess.check_output(
["git", "rev-parse", "--show-toplevel"], text=True
).strip()
def fail(message):
raise SystemExit("MetalLB interfaces test failed: " + message)
def render(env, extra_vars):
base_vars = {
"metal_lb_mode": "layer2",
"metal_lb_ip_range": "192.168.30.80-192.168.30.90",
}
base_vars.update(extra_vars)
template = env.get_template("metallb.crs.j2")
return template.render(**base_vars)
def main():
root = repo_root()
template_dir = os.path.join(
root, "roles", "k3s_server_post", "templates"
)
env = Environment(
loader=FileSystemLoader(template_dir), undefined=StrictUndefined
)
# Empty list (default): no spec.interfaces in the L2Advertisement.
output = render(env, {"metal_lb_interfaces": []})
if "spec:\n interfaces:" in output:
fail("spec.interfaces rendered with an empty metal_lb_interfaces")
if "kind: L2Advertisement" not in output:
fail("L2Advertisement missing in layer2 mode")
# Single interface.
output = render(env, {"metal_lb_interfaces": ["eth1"]})
if "spec:\n interfaces:\n - eth1" not in output:
fail("single interface was not rendered in spec.interfaces")
# Multiple interfaces.
output = render(env, {"metal_lb_interfaces": ["eth1", "eth2"]})
if "spec:\n interfaces:\n - eth1\n - eth2" not in output:
fail("multiple interfaces were not rendered in spec.interfaces")
# BGP mode must not emit an L2Advertisement spec at all.
output = render(
env,
{
"metal_lb_mode": "bgp",
"metal_lb_interfaces": ["eth1"],
"metal_lb_bgp_my_asn": "64513",
"metal_lb_bgp_peer_asn": "64512",
"metal_lb_bgp_peer_address": "192.168.30.1",
},
)
if "kind: L2Advertisement" in output:
fail("L2Advertisement rendered in bgp mode")
if "interfaces:" in output:
fail("interfaces rendered in bgp mode")
print("MetalLB interfaces regression test passed")
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()
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@@ -93,6 +93,14 @@ repos:
language: system
pass_filenames: false
files: ^roles/k3s_server/tasks/metallb\.yml$|^\.github/scripts/test-metallb-remote-read\.sh$
- id: metallb-interfaces-test
name: MetalLB interfaces test
entry: python3 .github/scripts/test-metallb-interfaces.py
language: python
additional_dependencies:
- Jinja2>=3.1
pass_filenames: false
files: ^roles/k3s_server_post/templates/metallb\.crs\.j2$|^\.github/scripts/test-metallb-interfaces\.py$
- id: metallb-deploy-condition-test
name: MetalLB deploy condition test
entry: python3 .github/scripts/test-metallb-deploy-condition.py
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@@ -120,6 +120,12 @@ metal_lb_controller_tag_version: v0.16.0
# metallb ip range for load balancer
metal_lb_ip_range: 192.168.30.80-192.168.30.90
# (optional) limit MetalLB layer2 announcements to specific network interfaces.
# Leave empty (default) to announce on all interfaces.
# metal_lb_interfaces:
# - eth1
# - eth2
# Only enable if your nodes are proxmox LXC nodes, make sure to configure your proxmox nodes
# in your hosts.ini file.
# Please read https://gist.github.com/triangletodd/02f595cd4c0dc9aac5f7763ca2264185 before using this.
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@@ -39,4 +39,5 @@ group_name_master: master
metal_lb_mode: layer2
metal_lb_available_timeout: 240s
metal_lb_controller_tag_version: v0.16.0
metal_lb_interfaces: []
metal_lb_ip_range: 192.168.30.80-192.168.30.90
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@@ -141,6 +141,14 @@ argument_specs:
description: MetalLB ip range for load balancer
default: 192.168.30.80-192.168.30.90
metal_lb_interfaces:
description: >-
List of network interfaces on which MetalLB should announce the
load balancer IPs in layer2 mode. When empty (default), MetalLB
announces on all interfaces.
type: list
default: []
metal_lb_controller_tag_version:
description: Image tag for MetalLB
default: v0.16.0
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ kind: L2Advertisement
metadata:
name: default
namespace: metallb-system
{% if metal_lb_interfaces | default([]) | length > 0 %}
spec:
interfaces:{% for iface in metal_lb_interfaces %}
- {{ iface }}{% endfor %}
{% endif %}
{% endif %}
{% if metal_lb_mode == "bgp" %}
---