Re: [PATCH v2] hv_netvsc: Add IFF_NO_ADDRCONF to VF priv_flags before

[Stephen Hemminger]

On Fri, 11 Jul 2025 11:39:58 +0800
Li Tian <litian@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Add an additional flag IFF_NO_ADDRCONF to prevent ipv6 addrconf.
> 
> Commit 8a321cf7becc6c065ae595b837b826a2a81036b9
> ("net: add IFF_NO_ADDRCONF and use it in bonding to prevent ipv6 addrconf")
> 
> This new flag change was not made to hv_netvsc resulting in the VF being
> assinged an IPv6.
> 
> Suggested-by: Cathy Avery <cavery@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Signed-off-by: Li Tian <litian@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c | 5 ++++-
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
> index c41a025c66f0..8be9bce66a4e 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
> @@ -2317,8 +2317,11 @@ static int netvsc_prepare_bonding(struct net_device *vf_netdev)
>  	if (!ndev)
>  		return NOTIFY_DONE;
>  
> -	/* set slave flag before open to prevent IPv6 addrconf */
> +	/* Set slave flag and no addrconf flag before open
> +	 * to prevent IPv6 addrconf.
> +	 */
>  	vf_netdev->flags |= IFF_SLAVE;
> +	vf_netdev->priv_flags |= IFF_NO_ADDRCONF;
>  	return NOTIFY_DONE;
>  }
>  


Thanks this worked originally but got broken, please add:

Fixes: 8a321cf7becc ("net: add IFF_NO_ADDRCONF and use it in bonding to prevent ipv6 addrconf")
Cc: lucien.xin@xxxxxxxxx

Looks like team and failover have the same problem.