Re: [PATCH net-next v2 0/5] net: bridge: mcast: add multicast exponential field encoding

From: Ujjal Roy

Date: Sat Apr 04 2026 - 13:26:01 EST


On Tue, Mar 31, 2026, 7:47 PM Ido Schimmel <idosch@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Mon, Mar 30, 2026 at 07:16:06PM +0000, Ujjal Roy wrote:
> > Description:
> > This series addresses a mismatch in how multicast query
> > intervals and response codes are handled across IPv4 (IGMPv3)
> > and IPv6 (MLDv2). While decoding logic currently exists,
> > the corresponding encoding logic is missing during query
> > packet generation. This leads to incorrect intervals being
> > transmitted when values exceed their linear thresholds.
>
> Thanks for the patches. I will take a look, but please read:
>
> https://docs.kernel.org/process/maintainer-netdev.html
>
> In particular:
>
> "The new version of patches should be posted as a separate thread, not
> as a reply to the previous posting."

I have updated the cover letter title and sent the new version as a
separate thread. The same can be found here in this link:
https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260403150050.1235-1-royujjal@xxxxxxxxx/