Messages in this thread | | | From | Rocco Yue <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] net: ipv6: don't generate link-local address in any addr_gen_mode | Date | Thu, 1 Jul 2021 11:39:20 +0800 |
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On Wed, 2021-06-30 at 21:03 -0600, David Ahern wrote: On 6/30/21 7:59 PM, Rocco Yue wrote: >> This patch provides an ipv6 proc file named >> "disable_gen_linklocal_addr", its absolute path is as follows: >> "/proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/<iface>/disable_gen_linklocal_addr". >> >> When the "disable_gen_linklocal_addr" value of a device is 1, >> it means that this device does not need the Linux kernel to >> automatically generate the ipv6 link-local address no matter >> which IN6_ADDR_GEN_MODE is used. >> > > doesn't this duplicate addr_gen_mode == 1 == IN6_ADDR_GEN_MODE_NONE? >
Hi David,
Thanks for your review.
This patch is different with IN6_ADDR_GEN_MODE_NONE.
When the addr_gen_mode == IN6_ADDR_GEN_MODE_NONE, the Linux kernel doesn't automatically generate the ipv6 link-local address.
But when the addr_gen_mode == IN6_ADDR_GEN_MODE_STABLE_PRIVACY, the Linux kernel will still automatically generate an ipv6 link-local address.
Among global mobile operators, some operators have already request MT (Mobile Terminal) to support RFC7217, such as AT&T. In this case, addr_gen_mode will be set to IN6_ADDR_GEN_MODE_STABLE_PRIVACY to support RFC7217. This means that the device not only needs the IID assigned by the GGSN to build the ipv6 link-local address to trigger the RS message, but also needs to use the stable privacy mode to build the ipv6 global address after receiving the RA.
After this patch, when the "disable_gen_linklocal_addr" value of a device is 1, no matter in which addr_gen_mode, the Linux kernel will not automatically generate an ipv6 link-local for this device.
Thanks, Rocco
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