Thread (2 messages) 2 messages, 2 authors, 2025-07-25

Re: [PATCH net-next v7] ipv6: add `force_forwarding` sysctl to enable per-interface forwarding

From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@kernel.org
Date: 2025-07-25 22:17:27
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Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski [off-list ref]:

On Tue, 22 Jul 2025 10:18:45 +0200 you wrote:
It is currently impossible to enable ipv6 forwarding on a per-interface
basis like in ipv4. To enable forwarding on an ipv6 interface we need to
enable it on all interfaces and disable it on the other interfaces using
a netfilter rule. This is especially cumbersome if you have lots of
interfaces and only want to enable forwarding on a few. According to the
sysctl docs [0] the `net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding` enables forwarding
for all interfaces, while the interface-specific
`net.ipv6.conf.<interface>.forwarding` configures the interface
Host/Router configuration.

[...]
Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next,v7] ipv6: add `force_forwarding` sysctl to enable per-interface forwarding
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/f24987ef6959

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