DaLaw2 80bea35010 perf(soar,audit,suricata): unblock tokio worker on hot paths
Three sources of executor stall under load:

* `audit_logger::handle_audit_event` did synchronous `insert_audit_log`
  inside the broadcast subscriber loop. Every fused-threat emission lands
  here, so the rusqlite WAL write blocks the worker thread that drains
  the channel and cascades back-pressure into broadcast Lagged drops.
  Both AuditEvent and DriftDetectedEvent paths now offload the insert
  via `spawn_blocking`.

* `soar::actions::action_block_ip` made 3-4 synchronous DB calls
  (`get_setting` x2, `commit_soar_block_to_db`, optional
  `insert_pending_unblock`) directly inside the SOAR async task body.
  With r2d2 pool max_size=6 and tokio::spawn-per-event in the SOAR loop,
  a burst of fused detections starves every other async task. The two
  setting reads now batch into a single `spawn_blocking` hop, and the
  commit/pending-unblock writes each run on the blocking pool.

* `soar::rate_limit_owner` ran the synchronous `adjust` /
  `restore_if_expired` bodies (rusqlite + eBPF map writes) directly
  inside the owner async task. The owner's serialization guarantee is
  preserved — only one command runs at a time — but each command body
  now executes on the blocking pool so it can't block the runtime
  thread that's also draining the command channel.

* `suricata_monitor::handle_line` parsed every eve.json line into
  `serde_json::Value` just to test event_type=="alert", but flow / stats
  / dns / http / fileinfo lines vastly outnumber alerts on a busy
  Suricata. Added a cheap substring pre-filter that drops non-alerts
  before the full parse — the strict event_type check still runs after
  the parse, so false positives go through without misclassification.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-04-19 14:09:39 +08:00

NetGuardia

Project Overview

NetGuardia is a high-performance network security solution that combines eBPF XDP technology with deep learning models to provide advanced network protection. The system operates as a standalone network appliance that can run on any Ubuntu-based system with compatible network hardware.

Core Technologies

  • eBPF XDP Technology - Provides high-performance packet processing directly at the data link layer
  • Deep Learning Models - Identifies and predicts potential network attacks with intelligent threat detection
  • Hardware Integration - Designed to work with Intel i350 T2 and similar enterprise-grade network interface cards

Functional Modules

Resource Overview

Home

  • Real-time control system occupancy rate

Dashboard Overview

Dashboard

  • Real-time network traffic monitoring and visualization
  • Recent traffic statistics and trend analysis

Detailed Traffic Statistics

Statistics

  • Detailed traffic usage information per IP address

Network Access Control

accessControl

  • IPv4/IPv6 whitelist and blacklist management
  • Precise port-level access control

System Features

  • High Performance - Low-latency packet processing with minimal network performance impact
  • User-Friendly - Cross-platform web management interface with intuitive operation
  • Reliability - Hardware-accelerated processing ensures stable operation
  • Scalability - Modular design supports functional expansion

System Requirements

NetGuardia requires the combination of a kernel with eBPF support and a NIC driver that implements AF_XDP on that kernel. There is no single "minimum kernel version" — it depends on which NIC driver you use.

  • Linux with eBPF + AF_XDP support for your NIC driver. Any modern distribution (Ubuntu 22.04+, Debian 12+, RHEL 9+, Fedora recent) is fine as long as the driver matrix below lines up.
  • Dual-port NIC with an AF_XDP-capable driver (see matrix).
  • Root / sudo access for eBPF program loading.

NIC driver / kernel matrix (AF_XDP)

Driver NIC family (examples) Min kernel for AF_XDP
mlx5 Mellanox ConnectX-4/5/6/7 5.x (early)
ixgbe Intel 82599, X520, X540, X550 5.x
i40e Intel X710, XL710, XXV710 5.x
ice Intel E810 5.5+
igb Intel i350 T2 (reference hardware) 6.17
igc Intel I225/I226 6.x
virtio_net QEMU/KVM virtual NICs varies; AF_XDP is limited

If you are using the reference Intel i350 T2, you need Linux 6.17 or newer because igb AF_XDP support landed in that release. On a kernel older than 6.17 the system will still build, but ingress/egress setup will fail at runtime when AF_XDP binding is attempted — check driver support with ethtool -i <iface> and confirm against the matrix above before deploying.

Hardware Compatibility

  • Network Interface: dual-port NIC with an AF_XDP-capable driver on your kernel (see matrix above). Intel i350 T2 is the reference hardware.
  • CPU: multi-core recommended; XDP scales with RX queue count.
  • Memory: 8 GB minimum, 16 GB+ for high-traffic environments.

NetGuardia is not limited to embedded platforms — it runs on standard server hardware, virtual machines, or dedicated appliances as long as the driver/kernel requirement above is met.

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