Re: [PATCH] IPv6: Implement RFC 4429 Optimistic Duplicate Address Detection

[Neil Horman <nhorman@tuxdriver.com>]

On Tue, Feb 13, 2007 at 08:27:59AM +0900, YOSHIFUJI Hideaki / 吉藤英明 wrote:
> In article <20070208130715.GA27267@hmsreliant.homelinux.net> (at Thu, 8 Feb 2007 08:07:15 -0500), Neil Horman <nhorman@tuxdriver.com> says:
> 
> > > I still have a question.  Now, who will install the kernel route for
> > > the incoming packet?  Can we get packet for our unicast address during
> > > optimistic DAD period?
> > > 
> > Not sure what you're getting at here.  RFC 4429 makes no distinction between
> > optimistic and non-optimistic packets for recevied frames, so routes for
> > received packets will be added by the same code that does it currently (which I
> > admittedly haven't looked into to closely).  Packets received for our unicast
> > address (even if it is optimistic) are handled just as any other packet is (same
> > as it is for TENTATIVE addresses, as I understand it). 
> 
> I think it is clear.
> 
> In tentative state, we do not receive any packet.
> After finishind DAD process, we install kernel route for that address
> in net/ipv6/addrconf.c:__ipv6_ifa_notify(), and we start receiving
> packet for that address.
> 
> On the other hand, optimistic addresses are like in deprecated state.
> So, we should be able to receive frames for those addresses.
> 
I'm sorry, you're right, it is clear now.  I hadn't considered the need for a
route to receive frames, and the point at which we insert it.  I'm puting
together a new patch for this right now and will post it as soon as I've built
and started testing it.

Thanks & Regards
Neil


> --yoshfuji
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