Re: [PATCH net] ipv6: Add NETCONFA_FORCE_FORWARDING to netconf messages

[Hangbin Liu]

On Tue, Oct 27, 2026 at 02:38:14PM -0700, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> On Mon, 26 Oct 2026 11:31:13 +0800 Hangbin Liu wrote:
> > > This seems to fall under the "Not a regression, not critical" category
> > > [1], so can wait for net-next.  
> 
> Agreed.
> 
> I think this is more of a "missing functionality is not a bug", even.
> 
> > One question about this rule. For "not critical" fixes, should I make that
> > judgment myself and post to net-next? Or should I send them to net and let
> > the maintainers decide whether the fix should go into net or net-next?
> 
> Post fixes for net, let maintainers decide.

Good to know this. Thanks for your reply.

Regards
Hangbin