bridge: Prevent unicast ARP/NS packets from being suppressed by bridge
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Patches in v1 All 2 applied
| # | Subject and files | Size | Replies | Applied |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/2 | net: bridge: Prevent unicast ARP/NS packets from being suppressed by bridgenet/ | +7 | 1 reply | Applied |
| 2/2 | selftests: test_bridge_neigh_suppress: Test unicast ARP/NS with suppressiontools/ | +125 | 1 reply | Applied |
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All 2 patches have a Reviewed-by or Acked-by.
| Patch | Ido Schimmel | Nikolay Aleksandrov |
|---|---|---|
| 1/2 | R-b | A-b |
| 2/2 | R-b | A-b |
Trailers given in replies are filled; those carried in the patches from earlier versions are outlined with dashes.
Cover letter [PATCH net-next 0/2] bridge: Prevent unicast ARP/NS packets from being suppressed by bridge
From: Amit Cohen <[email protected]>
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
Amit Cohen (2):
net: bridge: Prevent unicast ARP/NS packets from being suppressed by
bridge
selftests: test_bridge_neigh_suppress: Test unicast ARP/NS with
suppression
net/bridge/br_arp_nd_proxy.c | 7 + .../net/test_bridge_neigh_suppress.sh | 125 ++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 132 insertions(+)
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