Re: [PATCH net-next 5/6] bridge: Add per-VLAN netlink handling for neigh_forward_grat
From: Nikolay Aleksandrov
Date: Mon May 04 2026 - 03:44:54 EST
On 03/05/2026 10:35, Danielle Ratson wrote:
Add netlink handlers for the per-VLAN neigh_forward_grat option via
BRIDGE_VLANDB_ENTRY_NEIGH_FORWARD_GRAT attribute.
The per-VLAN option provides fine-grained control, allowing different
VLANs on the same port to have different gratuitous ARP/unsolicited NA
forwarding behavior.
This enables control via 'bridge' commands:
# bridge vlan set dev eth0 vid 10 neigh_suppress on
# bridge vlan set dev eth0 vid 10 neigh_forward_grat on
Signed-off-by: Danielle Ratson <danieller@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Ido Schimmel <idosch@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Petr Machata <petrm@xxxxxxxxxx>
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net/bridge/br_vlan.c | 1 +
net/bridge/br_vlan_options.c | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++--
2 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
Acked-by: Nikolay Aleksandrov <razor@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>