netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] netlink: add IPv6 anycast join/leave notifications

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Message-ID: <20241223102341.4d1fa5f2@kernel.org>
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:23:41 -0800
From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To: Yuyang Huang <yuyanghuang@...gle.com>
Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, Eric Dumazet
 <edumazet@...gle.com>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>, Simon Horman
 <horms@...nel.org>, David Ahern <dsahern@...nel.org>,
 roopa@...ulusnetworks.com, jiri@...nulli.us, stephen@...workplumber.org,
 jimictw@...gle.com, prohr@...gle.com, liuhangbin@...il.com,
 nicolas.dichtel@...nd.com, andrew@...n.ch, netdev@...r.kernel.org, "Maciej
 Żenczykowski" <maze@...gle.com>, Lorenzo Colitti
 <lorenzo@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] netlink: add IPv6 anycast join/leave
 notifications

On Sun, 22 Dec 2024 10:00:43 +0900 Yuyang Huang wrote:
> This change introduces a mechanism for notifying userspace
> applications about changes to IPv6 anycast addresses via netlink. It
> includes:
> 
> * Addition and deletion of IPv6 anycast addresses are reported using
>   RTM_NEWANYCAST and RTM_DELANYCAST.
> * A new netlink group (RTNLGRP_IPV6_ACADDR) for subscribing to these
>   notifications.
> 
> This enables user space applications(e.g. ip monitor) to efficiently
> track anycast addresses through netlink messages, improving metrics
> collection and system monitoring. It also unlocks the potential for
> advanced anycast management in user space, such as hardware offload
> control and fine grained network control.

## Form letter - winter-break

Networking development is suspended for winter holidays, until Jan 2nd.
We are currently accepting bug fixes only, see the announcements at:

https://lore.kernel.org/20241211164022.6a075d3a@kernel.org
https://lore.kernel.org/20241220182851.7acb6416@kernel.org

RFC patches sent for review only are welcome at any time.
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