netdev - Re: [IPv6] interface-local multicast escapes the local node

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Date:	Thu, 7 Feb 2013 02:00:10 +0100
From:	Hannes Frederic Sowa <hannes@...essinduktion.org>
To:	YOSHIFUJI Hideaki <yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org>
Cc:	Erik Hugne <erik.hugne@...csson.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [IPv6] interface-local multicast escapes the local node

On Thu, Feb 07, 2013 at 01:49:09AM +0900, YOSHIFUJI Hideaki wrote:
> >>
> >> NAK.
> >>
> >> Well, do you have relevant RFC?
> >> RFC4291 says that we should drop ff00::/16, but not ff01::/16.
> > 
> > I know what you mean, the RFC does not state it directly. Hm, the BSDs seem to
> > drop such destination addresses, too, if they don't originate from a loopback
> > interface. Or did you mean that there is a flaw in the skb->pkt_type !=
> > PACKET_LOOPBACK condition?
> 
> We do not drop ff01::/16, because RFC is silent about it.

I just did a little bit of research on this topic and found this:

RFC4541 3. IPv6 Considerations:

   MLD messages are also not sent regarding groups with addresses in the
   range FF00::/15 (which encompasses both the reserved FF00::/16 and
   node-local FF01::/16 IPv6 address spaces).  These addresses should
   never appear in packets on the link.

It gives a strong indication that we should drop these packets. What do you
think?

Thanks,

  Hannes

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