netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v6] net/ipv6: Introduce accept_unsolicited_na knob to implement router-side changes for RFC9131

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Message-ID: <642672cb-8b11-c78f-8975-f287ece9e89e@gmail.com>
Date:   Sat, 16 Apr 2022 12:43:14 +0700
From:   Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@...il.com>
To:     Arun Ajith S <aajith@...sta.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, dsahern@...nel.org,
        yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org, kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com,
        corbet@....net, prestwoj@...il.com, gilligan@...sta.com,
        noureddine@...sta.com, gk@...sta.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v6] net/ipv6: Introduce accept_unsolicited_na
 knob to implement router-side changes for RFC9131

On 4/15/22 15:34, Arun Ajith S wrote:
> +accept_unsolicited_na - BOOLEAN
> +	Add a new neighbour cache entry in STALE state for routers on receiving an
> +	unsolicited neighbour advertisement with target link-layer address option
> +	specified. This is as per router-side behavior documented in RFC9131.
> +	This has lower precedence than drop_unsolicited_na.
> +
> +	 ====   ======  ======  ==============================================
> +	 drop   accept  fwding                   behaviour
> +	 ----   ------  ------  ----------------------------------------------
> +	    1        X       X  Drop NA packet and don't pass up the stack
> +	    0        0       X  Pass NA packet up the stack, don't update NC
> +	    0        1       0  Pass NA packet up the stack, don't update NC
> +	    0        1       1  Pass NA packet up the stack, and add a STALE
> +	                        NC entry
> +	 ====   ======  ======  ==============================================
> +
> +	This will optimize the return path for the initial off-link communication
> +	that is initiated by a directly connected host, by ensuring that
> +	the first-hop router which turns on this setting doesn't have to
> +	buffer the initial return packets to do neighbour-solicitation.
> +	The prerequisite is that the host is configured to send
> +	unsolicited neighbour advertisements on interface bringup.
> +	This setting should be used in conjunction with the ndisc_notify setting
> +	on the host to satisfy this prerequisite.
> +
> +	By default this is turned off.
> +

Looks good. htmldocs builds successfully and the table displayed properly.

Reviewed-by: Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@...il.com>

However, I remind you the following:

- The patch changelogs should be put between the dashes (---) and diffstat.
  I don't see the changelogs when I hit reply-all because you put them as
  message signature (at very bottom of patch message).
- DON'T DO top-posting, DO configure your MUA to make reply text below
  the quoted text instead.

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