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author | Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> | 2025-04-09 19:13:46 -0700 |
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committer | Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> | 2025-04-09 19:13:46 -0700 |
commit | 330689f757a7b31794b9887788da679be2d03248 (patch) | |
tree | a0f4c231521833a366aeb012c1553fa7ea1991d6 /net/lapb/lapb_timer.c | |
parent | 229671ac60e298b85c2644f52d7e487e9f487d06 (diff) | |
parent | 0ffb594212a0175259084b6bdaf62181d42c0491 (diff) |
Merge branch 'bridge-prevent-unicast-arp-ns-packets-from-being-suppressed-by-bridge'
Amit Cohen says:
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bridge: Prevent unicast ARP/NS packets from being suppressed by bridge
Currently, unicast ARP requests/NS packets are replied by bridge when
suppression is enabled, then they are also forwarded, which results two
replicas of ARP reply/NA - one from the bridge and second from the target.
The purpose of ARP/ND suppression is to reduce flooding in the broadcast
domain, which is not relevant for unicast packets. In addition, the use
case of unicast ARP/NS is to poll a specific host, so it does not make
sense to have the switch answer on behalf of the host.
Forward ARP requests/NS packets and prevent the bridge from replying to
them.
Patch set overview:
Patch #1 prevents unicast ARP/NS packets from being suppressed by bridge
Patch #2 adds test cases for unicast ARP/NS with suppression enabled
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Link: https://patch.msgid.link/cover.1744123493.git.petrm@nvidia.com
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
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