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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst | 9 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | include/linux/inetdevice.h | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | include/uapi/linux/ip.h | 1 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | include/uapi/linux/sysctl.h | 1 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | net/ipv4/arp.c | 11 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | net/ipv4/devinet.c | 4 |
6 files changed, 27 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst index 16b8bf72feaf..18fde4ed7a5e 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst @@ -1611,6 +1611,15 @@ arp_accept - BOOLEAN gratuitous arp frame, the arp table will be updated regardless if this setting is on or off. +arp_evict_nocarrier - BOOLEAN + Clears the ARP cache on NOCARRIER events. This option is important for + wireless devices where the ARP cache should not be cleared when roaming + between access points on the same network. In most cases this should + remain as the default (1). + + - 1 - (default): Clear the ARP cache on NOCARRIER events + - 0 - Do not clear ARP cache on NOCARRIER events + mcast_solicit - INTEGER The maximum number of multicast probes in INCOMPLETE state, when the associated hardware address is unknown. Defaults diff --git a/include/linux/inetdevice.h b/include/linux/inetdevice.h index a038feb63f23..518b484a7f07 100644 --- a/include/linux/inetdevice.h +++ b/include/linux/inetdevice.h @@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ static inline void ipv4_devconf_setall(struct in_device *in_dev) #define IN_DEV_ARP_ANNOUNCE(in_dev) IN_DEV_MAXCONF((in_dev), ARP_ANNOUNCE) #define IN_DEV_ARP_IGNORE(in_dev) IN_DEV_MAXCONF((in_dev), ARP_IGNORE) #define IN_DEV_ARP_NOTIFY(in_dev) IN_DEV_MAXCONF((in_dev), ARP_NOTIFY) +#define IN_DEV_ARP_EVICT_NOCARRIER(in_dev) IN_DEV_ANDCONF((in_dev), \ + ARP_EVICT_NOCARRIER) struct in_ifaddr { struct hlist_node hash; diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/ip.h b/include/uapi/linux/ip.h index e42d13b55cf3..e00bbb9c47bb 100644 --- a/include/uapi/linux/ip.h +++ b/include/uapi/linux/ip.h @@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ enum IPV4_DEVCONF_DROP_UNICAST_IN_L2_MULTICAST, IPV4_DEVCONF_DROP_GRATUITOUS_ARP, IPV4_DEVCONF_BC_FORWARDING, + IPV4_DEVCONF_ARP_EVICT_NOCARRIER, __IPV4_DEVCONF_MAX }; diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/sysctl.h b/include/uapi/linux/sysctl.h index 1e05d3caa712..6a3b194c50fe 100644 --- a/include/uapi/linux/sysctl.h +++ b/include/uapi/linux/sysctl.h @@ -482,6 +482,7 @@ enum NET_IPV4_CONF_PROMOTE_SECONDARIES=20, NET_IPV4_CONF_ARP_ACCEPT=21, NET_IPV4_CONF_ARP_NOTIFY=22, + NET_IPV4_CONF_ARP_EVICT_NOCARRIER=23, }; /* /proc/sys/net/ipv4/netfilter */ diff --git a/net/ipv4/arp.c b/net/ipv4/arp.c index 922dd73e5740..857a144b1ea9 100644 --- a/net/ipv4/arp.c +++ b/net/ipv4/arp.c @@ -1247,6 +1247,8 @@ static int arp_netdev_event(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long event, { struct net_device *dev = netdev_notifier_info_to_dev(ptr); struct netdev_notifier_change_info *change_info; + struct in_device *in_dev; + bool evict_nocarrier; switch (event) { case NETDEV_CHANGEADDR: @@ -1257,7 +1259,14 @@ static int arp_netdev_event(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long event, change_info = ptr; if (change_info->flags_changed & IFF_NOARP) neigh_changeaddr(&arp_tbl, dev); - if (!netif_carrier_ok(dev)) + + in_dev = __in_dev_get_rtnl(dev); + if (!in_dev) + evict_nocarrier = true; + else + evict_nocarrier = IN_DEV_ARP_EVICT_NOCARRIER(in_dev); + + if (evict_nocarrier && !netif_carrier_ok(dev)) neigh_carrier_down(&arp_tbl, dev); break; default: diff --git a/net/ipv4/devinet.c b/net/ipv4/devinet.c index f4468980b675..ec73a0d52d3e 100644 --- a/net/ipv4/devinet.c +++ b/net/ipv4/devinet.c @@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ static struct ipv4_devconf ipv4_devconf = { [IPV4_DEVCONF_SHARED_MEDIA - 1] = 1, [IPV4_DEVCONF_IGMPV2_UNSOLICITED_REPORT_INTERVAL - 1] = 10000 /*ms*/, [IPV4_DEVCONF_IGMPV3_UNSOLICITED_REPORT_INTERVAL - 1] = 1000 /*ms*/, + [IPV4_DEVCONF_ARP_EVICT_NOCARRIER - 1] = 1, }, }; @@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ static struct ipv4_devconf ipv4_devconf_dflt = { [IPV4_DEVCONF_ACCEPT_SOURCE_ROUTE - 1] = 1, [IPV4_DEVCONF_IGMPV2_UNSOLICITED_REPORT_INTERVAL - 1] = 10000 /*ms*/, [IPV4_DEVCONF_IGMPV3_UNSOLICITED_REPORT_INTERVAL - 1] = 1000 /*ms*/, + [IPV4_DEVCONF_ARP_EVICT_NOCARRIER - 1] = 1, }, }; @@ -2532,6 +2534,8 @@ static struct devinet_sysctl_table { DEVINET_SYSCTL_RW_ENTRY(ARP_IGNORE, "arp_ignore"), DEVINET_SYSCTL_RW_ENTRY(ARP_ACCEPT, "arp_accept"), DEVINET_SYSCTL_RW_ENTRY(ARP_NOTIFY, "arp_notify"), + DEVINET_SYSCTL_RW_ENTRY(ARP_EVICT_NOCARRIER, + "arp_evict_nocarrier"), DEVINET_SYSCTL_RW_ENTRY(PROXY_ARP_PVLAN, "proxy_arp_pvlan"), DEVINET_SYSCTL_RW_ENTRY(FORCE_IGMP_VERSION, "force_igmp_version"), |