Re: [PATCH net-next v5] net/ipv6: Introduce accept_unsolicited_na knob to implement router-side changes for RFC9131

From: Bagas Sanjaya
Date: Fri Apr 15 2022 - 03:39:14 EST


On 4/15/22 12:42, 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
> + ==== ====== ====== ==============================================
> +

Hi,

Building htmldocs with this patch, there are no more warnings from v4, but
I don't see the table above generated in the output. I guess due to
whitespace-mangling issues on your mailer, because the table syntax alignment
(the =-s) don't match the contents/cells.

Thanks.

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