Hi Bernie,
Thank you very much for your thorough review and comments.
Please see my comments in-line.

B.R.
Weiqiang

From: Bernie Volz
Date: 2025-09-03 23:01
To: Alvaro Retana
CC: draft-ietf-spring-dhc-distribute-srv6-locator-dhcp; spring-chairs; 
buraglio; spring; dhcwg; dhc-chairs
Subject: [spring] Re: WG Last Call: 
draft-ietf-spring-dhc-distribute-srv6-locator-dhcp-09 (Ends 2025-09-11)
Hi:

While I am not a SRv6 expert, I think I understand the essentials. And I am 
writing this with dhc wg co-chair hat off.

In terms of DHCPv6 aspects, I do have two issues to point out:

1. In section 4.2,

“When the sum LB-len, LN-len, Fun-len, and Arg-len exceeds 128 bits, the packet 
is deemed erroneous and must be discarded.”

This kind of goes against the norm for DHCPv6. And is different for T1 greater 
than T2 and preferred vs valid lifetime handling in the document.

Instead, this should just invalidate that particular option and processing 
should continue. A “minor” configuration or implementation issue should not 
prevent other DHCPv6 data in the packet from not being used and can cause a 
packet storm as clients keep sending messages without making (at least some) 
progress.

[WQ] Thank you for highlighting the DHCPv6 design principle. In fact, we did 
debate the "discard" approach ourselves when we design it. Now we totally agree 
with you and will align the text with your comments in the next revision.

2. For Prefix Delegation, which seems to be the model for SRv6 locators, 
Confirm messages are not used. Hence, it should be removed from section 5.2?

[WQ] agree, we will remove it in the new version.


And a couple of minor nits …

1. In section 4.2 there is a reference to 8415bis section 10.2.10.1. The “The 
details about use of these values…” is a bit underclear as to whether it is 
referring to infinity values (which are never mentioned in 10.2.10.1) or just 
the lifetime values in general. Perhaps replace “these” with “lifetime”?

[WQ] Got it.

2. In section 5.1, first paragraph it might be better to use Solicit, Request, 
Advertise, and Reply instead of lowercase?

[WQ] Will modify them.


Thanks.

- Bernie Volz

On Aug 28, 2025, at 4:22 PM, Alvaro Retana <[email protected]> wrote:

 
[cc’iing the dhc WG.  Sorry for the extra message, but the datatracker doesn’t 
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On August 28, 2025 at 4:20:21 PM, Alvaro Retana via Datatracker 
([email protected]) wrote:

Subject: WG Last Call: draft-ietf-spring-dhc-distribute-srv6-locator-dhcp-09 
(Ends 2025-09-11) 

This message starts a 2-week WG Last Call for this document. 

Abstract: 
In an SRv6 network, each SRv6 Segment Endpoint Node must be assigned 
an SRv6 locator, and segment IDs are generated within the address 
space of this SRv6 locator. This document describes a method for 
assigning SRv6 locators to SRv6 Segment Endpoint Nodes through 
DHCPv6. 

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