Re: [PATCH net-next v2 05/14] net: bridge: mcast: track active state, foreign IGMP/MLD querier disappearance

[Ido Schimmel]

On Fri, Feb 06, 2026 at 03:52:11AM +0100, Linus Lüssing wrote:
> This change ensures that the new multicast active state variable is unset
> again after a foreign IGMP/MLD querier has disappeared (default: 255
> seconds). If no new, other IGMP/MLD querier took over then we can't
> reliably receive IGMP/MLD reports anymore and in turn can't ensure the
> completeness of our MDB anymore either.
> 
> No functional change for the fast/data path yet.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Linus Lüssing <linus.luessing@xxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Ido Schimmel <idosch@xxxxxxxxxx>