Some time ago I wrote: > On Mar 4, 2017, at 9:05 PM, Viktor Dukhovni <free...@dukhovni.org> wrote: > > In trying to set up a 6to4 node under 11.0-RELEASE-p8, and the stf0 > interface is constantly flipping in and out of "tentative" state, at > seemingly 1 second intervals. Is that to be expected? Am I missing > some non-obvious configuration setting?
Today, I looked closely at the kernel sources and found the issue. Patch below. Interfaces found to not have IFF_DRV_RUNNING in if_drv_flags by the periodic interface scan are marked tentative. Since the "stf" driver did not set that flag, the "stf" interface flaps. Index: sys/net/if_stf.c =================================================================== --- sys/net/if_stf.c (revision 325169) +++ sys/net/if_stf.c (working copy) @@ -722,6 +722,7 @@ } ifp->if_flags |= IFF_UP; + ifp->if_drv_flags |= IFF_DRV_RUNNING; break; case SIOCADDMULTI: While I was at it, I also changed the below because for "stf" the only effect of "break" was the misleading logging: stf0 is not multicast caple, IPv6 not enabled Perhaps there is some configuration I am not taking into account in which something more useful happens... Feeback appreciated. Index: sys/netinet6/in6_ifattach.c =================================================================== --- sys/netinet6/in6_ifattach.c (revision 325169) +++ sys/netinet6/in6_ifattach.c (working copy) @@ -696,25 +696,25 @@ /* * quirks based on interface type */ switch (ifp->if_type) { case IFT_STF: /* * 6to4 interface is a very special kind of beast. * no multicast, no linklocal. RFC2529 specifies how to make * linklocals for 6to4 interface, but there's no use and * it is rather harmful to have one. */ ND_IFINFO(ifp)->flags &= ~ND6_IFF_AUTO_LINKLOCAL; - break; + return; default: break; } /* * usually, we require multicast capability to the interface */ if ((ifp->if_flags & IFF_MULTICAST) == 0) { nd6log((LOG_INFO, "in6_ifattach: " "%s is not multicast capable, IPv6 not enabled\n", if_name(ifp))); return; -- Viktor. _______________________________________________ freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"