From: "Ian K. Coolidge" <icoolidge@google.com>
To: netdev@vger.kernel.org
Cc: "Ian K. Coolidge" <icoolidge@google.com>
Subject: [PATCH] iproute2: ip addr: Accept 'optimistic' flag
Date: Sat, 23 May 2020 18:51:44 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20200524015144.44017-1-icoolidge@google.com> (raw)
This allows addresses added to use IPv6 optimistic DAD.
---
ip/ipaddress.c | 7 ++++++-
man/man8/ip-address.8.in | 7 ++++++-
2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/ip/ipaddress.c b/ip/ipaddress.c
index 80d27ce2..48cf5e41 100644
--- a/ip/ipaddress.c
+++ b/ip/ipaddress.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ static void usage(void)
" [-]tentative | [-]deprecated | [-]dadfailed | temporary |\n"
" CONFFLAG-LIST ]\n"
"CONFFLAG-LIST := [ CONFFLAG-LIST ] CONFFLAG\n"
- "CONFFLAG := [ home | nodad | mngtmpaddr | noprefixroute | autojoin ]\n"
+ "CONFFLAG := [ home | nodad | optimistic | mngtmpaddr | noprefixroute | autojoin ]\n"
"LIFETIME := [ valid_lft LFT ] [ preferred_lft LFT ]\n"
"LFT := forever | SECONDS\n"
"TYPE := { vlan | veth | vcan | vxcan | dummy | ifb | macvlan | macvtap |\n"
@@ -2335,6 +2335,11 @@ static int ipaddr_modify(int cmd, int flags, int argc, char **argv)
ifa_flags |= IFA_F_HOMEADDRESS;
else
fprintf(stderr, "Warning: home option can be set only for IPv6 addresses\n");
+ } else if (strcmp(*argv, "optimistic") == 0) {
+ if (req.ifa.ifa_family == AF_INET6)
+ ifa_flags |= IFA_F_OPTIMISTIC;
+ else
+ fprintf(stderr, "Warning: optimistic option can be set only for IPv6 addresses\n");
} else if (strcmp(*argv, "nodad") == 0) {
if (req.ifa.ifa_family == AF_INET6)
ifa_flags |= IFA_F_NODAD;
diff --git a/man/man8/ip-address.8.in b/man/man8/ip-address.8.in
index 2a553190..fe773c91 100644
--- a/man/man8/ip-address.8.in
+++ b/man/man8/ip-address.8.in
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ ip-address \- protocol address management
.ti -8
.IR CONFFLAG " := "
-.RB "[ " home " | " mngtmpaddr " | " nodad " | " noprefixroute " | " autojoin " ]"
+.RB "[ " home " | " mngtmpaddr " | " nodad " | " optimstic " | " noprefixroute " | " autojoin " ]"
.ti -8
.IR LIFETIME " := [ "
@@ -258,6 +258,11 @@ stateless auto-configuration was active.
(IPv6 only) do not perform Duplicate Address Detection (RFC 4862) when
adding this address.
+.TP
+.B optimistic
+(IPv6 only) When performing Duplicate Address Detection, use the RFC 4429
+optimistic variant.
+
.TP
.B noprefixroute
Do not automatically create a route for the network prefix of the added
--
2.27.0.rc0.183.gde8f92d652-goog
next reply other threads:[~2020-05-24 1:51 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-05-24 1:51 Ian K. Coolidge [this message]
2020-05-24 5:06 ` [PATCH] iproute2: ip addr: Accept 'optimistic' flag Erik Kline
2020-05-24 19:09 ` Stephen Hemminger
2020-05-27 18:03 ` [PATCH v2 1/2] iproute2: ip addr: Organize flag properties structurally Ian K. Coolidge
2020-05-27 18:03 ` [PATCH v2 2/2] iproute2: ip addr: Add support for setting 'optimistic' Ian K. Coolidge
2020-05-31 23:09 ` [PATCH v2 1/2] iproute2: ip addr: Organize flag properties structurally David Ahern
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