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-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst9
-rw-r--r--include/linux/ipv6.h1
-rw-r--r--include/uapi/linux/ipv6.h1
-rw-r--r--net/ipv6/addrconf.c12
-rw-r--r--net/ipv6/ndisc.c12
5 files changed, 34 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst
index 18fde4ed7a5e..c61cc0219f4c 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst
+++ b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst
@@ -2350,6 +2350,15 @@ ndisc_tclass - INTEGER
* 0 - (default)
+ndisc_evict_nocarrier - BOOLEAN
+ Clears the neighbor discovery table on NOCARRIER events. This option is
+ important for wireless devices where the neighbor discovery cache should
+ not be cleared when roaming between access points on the same network.
+ In most cases this should remain as the default (1).
+
+ - 1 - (default): Clear neighbor discover cache on NOCARRIER events.
+ - 0 - Do not clear neighbor discovery cache on NOCARRIER events.
+
mldv1_unsolicited_report_interval - INTEGER
The interval in milliseconds in which the next unsolicited
MLDv1 report retransmit will take place.
diff --git a/include/linux/ipv6.h b/include/linux/ipv6.h
index c383630d3f06..20c1f968da7c 100644
--- a/include/linux/ipv6.h
+++ b/include/linux/ipv6.h
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ struct ipv6_devconf {
__u32 ioam6_id;
__u32 ioam6_id_wide;
__u8 ioam6_enabled;
+ __u8 ndisc_evict_nocarrier;
struct ctl_table_header *sysctl_header;
};
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/ipv6.h b/include/uapi/linux/ipv6.h
index b243a53fa985..d4178dace0bf 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/ipv6.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/ipv6.h
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ enum {
DEVCONF_IOAM6_ENABLED,
DEVCONF_IOAM6_ID,
DEVCONF_IOAM6_ID_WIDE,
+ DEVCONF_NDISC_EVICT_NOCARRIER,
DEVCONF_MAX
};
diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
index 9e1463a2acae..3445f8017430 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ static struct ipv6_devconf ipv6_devconf __read_mostly = {
.ioam6_enabled = 0,
.ioam6_id = IOAM6_DEFAULT_IF_ID,
.ioam6_id_wide = IOAM6_DEFAULT_IF_ID_WIDE,
+ .ndisc_evict_nocarrier = 1,
};
static struct ipv6_devconf ipv6_devconf_dflt __read_mostly = {
@@ -300,6 +301,7 @@ static struct ipv6_devconf ipv6_devconf_dflt __read_mostly = {
.ioam6_enabled = 0,
.ioam6_id = IOAM6_DEFAULT_IF_ID,
.ioam6_id_wide = IOAM6_DEFAULT_IF_ID_WIDE,
+ .ndisc_evict_nocarrier = 1,
};
/* Check if link is ready: is it up and is a valid qdisc available */
@@ -5545,6 +5547,7 @@ static inline void ipv6_store_devconf(struct ipv6_devconf *cnf,
array[DEVCONF_IOAM6_ENABLED] = cnf->ioam6_enabled;
array[DEVCONF_IOAM6_ID] = cnf->ioam6_id;
array[DEVCONF_IOAM6_ID_WIDE] = cnf->ioam6_id_wide;
+ array[DEVCONF_NDISC_EVICT_NOCARRIER] = cnf->ndisc_evict_nocarrier;
}
static inline size_t inet6_ifla6_size(void)
@@ -6987,6 +6990,15 @@ static const struct ctl_table addrconf_sysctl[] = {
.proc_handler = proc_douintvec,
},
{
+ .procname = "ndisc_evict_nocarrier",
+ .data = &ipv6_devconf.ndisc_evict_nocarrier,
+ .maxlen = sizeof(u8),
+ .mode = 0644,
+ .proc_handler = proc_dou8vec_minmax,
+ .extra1 = (void *)SYSCTL_ZERO,
+ .extra2 = (void *)SYSCTL_ONE,
+ },
+ {
/* sentinel */
}
};
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ndisc.c b/net/ipv6/ndisc.c
index 184190b9ea25..f03b597e4121 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ndisc.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ndisc.c
@@ -1794,6 +1794,7 @@ static int ndisc_netdev_event(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long event,
struct netdev_notifier_change_info *change_info;
struct net *net = dev_net(dev);
struct inet6_dev *idev;
+ bool evict_nocarrier;
switch (event) {
case NETDEV_CHANGEADDR:
@@ -1810,10 +1811,19 @@ static int ndisc_netdev_event(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long event,
in6_dev_put(idev);
break;
case NETDEV_CHANGE:
+ idev = in6_dev_get(dev);
+ if (!idev)
+ evict_nocarrier = true;
+ else {
+ evict_nocarrier = idev->cnf.ndisc_evict_nocarrier &&
+ net->ipv6.devconf_all->ndisc_evict_nocarrier;
+ in6_dev_put(idev);
+ }
+
change_info = ptr;
if (change_info->flags_changed & IFF_NOARP)
neigh_changeaddr(&nd_tbl, dev);
- if (!netif_carrier_ok(dev))
+ if (evict_nocarrier && !netif_carrier_ok(dev))
neigh_carrier_down(&nd_tbl, dev);
break;
case NETDEV_DOWN: