Add netlink handlers for the port-level neigh_forward_grat option via IFLA_BRPORT_NEIGH_FORWARD_GRAT attribute.
The default value of OFF preserves existing behavior, i.e. gratuitous ARP and unsolicited NA are suppressed when neigh_suppress is enabled. Users can explicitly set it to ON to allow these packets through. Example for enabling control via 'bridge link' command: # bridge link set dev eth0 neigh_suppress on # bridge link set dev eth0 neigh_forward_grat on Signed-off-by: Danielle Ratson <[email protected]> Reviewed-by: Ido Schimmel <[email protected]> Reviewed-by: Petr Machata <[email protected]> --- net/bridge/br_netlink.c | 8 +++++++- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/net/bridge/br_netlink.c b/net/bridge/br_netlink.c index 6fd5386a1d64..898326c201ef 100644 --- a/net/bridge/br_netlink.c +++ b/net/bridge/br_netlink.c @@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ static inline size_t br_port_info_size(void) + nla_total_size(1) /* IFLA_BRPORT_LOCKED */ + nla_total_size(1) /* IFLA_BRPORT_MAB */ + nla_total_size(1) /* IFLA_BRPORT_NEIGH_VLAN_SUPPRESS */ + + nla_total_size(1) /* IFLA_BRPORT_NEIGH_FORWARD_GRAT */ + nla_total_size(sizeof(struct ifla_bridge_id)) /* IFLA_BRPORT_ROOT_ID */ + nla_total_size(sizeof(struct ifla_bridge_id)) /* IFLA_BRPORT_BRIDGE_ID */ + nla_total_size(sizeof(u16)) /* IFLA_BRPORT_DESIGNATED_PORT */ @@ -282,7 +283,9 @@ static int br_port_fill_attrs(struct sk_buff *skb, nla_put_u8(skb, IFLA_BRPORT_LOCKED, !!(p->flags & BR_PORT_LOCKED)) || nla_put_u8(skb, IFLA_BRPORT_MAB, !!(p->flags & BR_PORT_MAB)) || nla_put_u8(skb, IFLA_BRPORT_NEIGH_VLAN_SUPPRESS, - !!(p->flags & BR_NEIGH_VLAN_SUPPRESS))) + !!(p->flags & BR_NEIGH_VLAN_SUPPRESS)) || + nla_put_u8(skb, IFLA_BRPORT_NEIGH_FORWARD_GRAT, + !!(p->flags & BR_NEIGH_FORWARD_GRAT))) return -EMSGSIZE; timerval = br_timer_value(&p->message_age_timer); @@ -902,6 +905,7 @@ static const struct nla_policy br_port_policy[IFLA_BRPORT_MAX + 1] = { [IFLA_BRPORT_MCAST_MAX_GROUPS] = { .type = NLA_U32 }, [IFLA_BRPORT_NEIGH_VLAN_SUPPRESS] = NLA_POLICY_MAX(NLA_U8, 1), [IFLA_BRPORT_BACKUP_NHID] = { .type = NLA_U32 }, + [IFLA_BRPORT_NEIGH_FORWARD_GRAT] = NLA_POLICY_MAX(NLA_U8, 1), }; /* Change the state of the port and notify spanning tree */ @@ -970,6 +974,8 @@ static int br_setport(struct net_bridge_port *p, struct nlattr *tb[], br_set_port_flag(p, tb, IFLA_BRPORT_MAB, BR_PORT_MAB); br_set_port_flag(p, tb, IFLA_BRPORT_NEIGH_VLAN_SUPPRESS, BR_NEIGH_VLAN_SUPPRESS); + br_set_port_flag(p, tb, IFLA_BRPORT_NEIGH_FORWARD_GRAT, + BR_NEIGH_FORWARD_GRAT); if ((p->flags & BR_PORT_MAB) && (!(p->flags & BR_PORT_LOCKED) || !(p->flags & BR_LEARNING))) { -- 2.51.0

