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Diffstat (limited to 'include/uapi/linux/neighbour.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | include/uapi/linux/neighbour.h | 35 |
1 files changed, 24 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/neighbour.h b/include/uapi/linux/neighbour.h index 00a60695fa53..db05fb55055e 100644 --- a/include/uapi/linux/neighbour.h +++ b/include/uapi/linux/neighbour.h @@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ enum { NDA_PROTOCOL, /* Originator of entry */ NDA_NH_ID, NDA_FDB_EXT_ATTRS, + NDA_FLAGS_EXT, __NDA_MAX }; @@ -40,14 +41,16 @@ enum { * Neighbor Cache Entry Flags */ -#define NTF_USE 0x01 -#define NTF_SELF 0x02 -#define NTF_MASTER 0x04 -#define NTF_PROXY 0x08 /* == ATF_PUBL */ -#define NTF_EXT_LEARNED 0x10 -#define NTF_OFFLOADED 0x20 -#define NTF_STICKY 0x40 -#define NTF_ROUTER 0x80 +#define NTF_USE (1 << 0) +#define NTF_SELF (1 << 1) +#define NTF_MASTER (1 << 2) +#define NTF_PROXY (1 << 3) /* == ATF_PUBL */ +#define NTF_EXT_LEARNED (1 << 4) +#define NTF_OFFLOADED (1 << 5) +#define NTF_STICKY (1 << 6) +#define NTF_ROUTER (1 << 7) +/* Extended flags under NDA_FLAGS_EXT: */ +#define NTF_EXT_MANAGED (1 << 0) /* * Neighbor Cache Entry States. @@ -65,12 +68,22 @@ enum { #define NUD_PERMANENT 0x80 #define NUD_NONE 0x00 -/* NUD_NOARP & NUD_PERMANENT are pseudostates, they never change - * and make no address resolution or NUD. - * NUD_PERMANENT also cannot be deleted by garbage collectors. +/* NUD_NOARP & NUD_PERMANENT are pseudostates, they never change and make no + * address resolution or NUD. + * + * NUD_PERMANENT also cannot be deleted by garbage collectors. This holds true + * for dynamic entries with NTF_EXT_LEARNED flag as well. However, upon carrier + * down event, NUD_PERMANENT entries are not flushed whereas NTF_EXT_LEARNED + * flagged entries explicitly are (which is also consistent with the routing + * subsystem). + * * When NTF_EXT_LEARNED is set for a bridge fdb entry the different cache entry * states don't make sense and thus are ignored. Such entries don't age and * can roam. + * + * NTF_EXT_MANAGED flagged neigbor entries are managed by the kernel on behalf + * of a user space control plane, and automatically refreshed so that (if + * possible) they remain in NUD_REACHABLE state. */ struct nda_cacheinfo { |