Re: ospf6d: configured "type p2p" is lost on RTM_IFINFO (interface flap)

Atanas Vladimirov <[email protected]> Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:33:20 +0300
Newsgroups gmane.os.openbsd.bugs
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 2026-07-22 09:47, Atanas Vladimirov wrote:
> On 2026-07-22 08:13, Bjorn Ketelaars wrote:
>> On Tue 21/07/2026 19:14, Atanas Vladimirov wrote:
>>> > Synopsis:	ospf6d forgets configured "type p2p" when the interface
>>> 		generates an RTM_IFINFO message (e.g. ifconfig down/up)
>>> > Category:	user
>>> > Environment:
>>> 	System      : OpenBSD -current (8.0-beta)
>>>         Details     : OpenBSD 8.0-beta (GENERIC.MP) #45: Sat Jul 18 
>>> 11:29:43
>>> MDT 2026
>>> [email protected]:/usr/src/sys/arch/amd64/compile/GENERIC.MP
>>> 
>>> 	Architecture: OpenBSD.amd64
>>> 	Machine     : amd64
>>> 
>>> > Description:
>>> 	An interface configured with "type p2p" in ospf6d.conf silently
>>> 	reverts to network type BROADCAST as soon as any RTM_IFINFO
>>> 	message arrives for that interface (for example after
>>> 	"ifconfig <if> down" / "ifconfig <if> up", or any other flags
>>> 	change). The daemon then starts DR election on the link. If the
>>> 	remote router keeps running the link as point-to-point, both
>>> 	sides can still reach neighbor state FULL, but SPF discards the
>>> 	link because the router-LSAs describe it inconsistently
>>> 	(p2p link on one side, transit network plus network-LSA on the
>>> 	other), so no routes are computed across it.
>>> 
>>> 	This is particularly easy to hit with wg(4) interfaces, which
>>> 	advertise IFF_BROADCAST|IFF_MULTICAST (sys/net/if_wg.c):
>>> 
>>> 		ifp->if_flags = IFF_BROADCAST | IFF_MULTICAST | IFF_NOARP;
>>> 
>>> 	Root cause: if_update() in usr.sbin/ospf6d/interface.c
>>> 	unconditionally re-derives iface->type from the kernel interface
>>> 	flags every time it is called:
>>> 
>>> 		/* set type */
>>> 		if (flags & IFF_POINTOPOINT)
>>> 			iface->type = IF_TYPE_POINTOPOINT;
>>> 		if (flags & IFF_BROADCAST && flags & IFF_MULTICAST)
>>> 			iface->type = IF_TYPE_BROADCAST;
>>> 
>>> 	At startup this is masked: ospf6d.c calls if_init() first and
>>> 	parse_config() afterwards, so the "type p2p" override from
>>> 	parse.y wins. But the configured value is not remembered
>>> 	anywhere. When an RTM_IFINFO arrives, the dispatch chain
>>> 	kroute.c:if_change() -> kif_update() -> if_update() resets the
>>> 	type to BROADCAST in the parent process, and the IMSG_IFINFO
>>> 	handlers in ospfe.c and rde.c call if_update() again on their
>>> 	own copies, resetting it there too. From that point on the
>>> 	interface runs as broadcast until the daemon is restarted and
>>> 	the config is re-applied.
>>> 
>>> 	ospfd (IPv4) does not have this problem, which makes the
>>> 	asymmetry very visible when both daemons run over the same
>>> 	tunnel: ospfd keeps kernel interface state in a separate
>>> 	struct kif, derives iface->type only once when the iface is
>>> 	created from config (interface.c:if_new()), and its IMSG_IFINFO
>>> 	handler only copies flags/linkstate/mtu, never the type.
>>> 
>>> > How-To-Repeat:
>>> 	1. Configure an interface with "type p2p" in ospf6d.conf.
>>> 	   A wg(4) interface makes the bug visible because its flags
>>> 	   include IFF_BROADCAST|IFF_MULTICAST, but any interface whose
>>> 	   flags would not derive to POINTOPOINT works.
>>> 
>>> 		area 0.0.0.0 {
>>> 			interface wg0 { type p2p }
>>> 		}
>>> 
>>> 	2. Start ospf6d and verify:
>>> 		# ospf6ctl show interface wg0 | grep 'network type'
>>> 		-> network type POINTOPOINT
>>> 	3. Generate an RTM_IFINFO for the interface:
>>> 		# ifconfig wg0 down; ifconfig wg0 up
>>> 	4. Check again:
>>> 		# ospf6ctl show interface wg0 | grep 'network type'
>>> 		-> network type BROADCAST, DR election in progress.
>>> 	5. rcctl restart ospf6d restores POINTOPOINT (until the next
>>> 	   flap).
>>> 
>>> > Fix:
>>> 	I don't know.
>>> 
>>> OpenBSD 8.0-beta (GENERIC.MP) #45: Sat Jul 18 11:29:43 MDT 2026
>>>     
>>> [email protected]:/usr/src/sys/arch/amd64/compile/GENERIC.MP
>>> real mem = 34154913792 (32572MB)
>>> avail mem = 33093713920 (31560MB)
>>> random: good seed from bootblocks
>>> mpath0 at root
>>> scsibus0 at mpath0: 256 targets
>>> mainbus0 at root
>>> bios0 at mainbus0: SMBIOS rev. 3.0 @ 0x7fb76000 (62 entries)
>>> bios0: vendor American Megatrends Inc. version "3.6" date 04/25/2025
>>> bios0: Supermicro Super Server
>>> efi0 at bios0: UEFI 2.4
>>> efi0: American Megatrends rev 0x5000b
>>> acpi0 at bios0: ACPI 5.0
>>> acpi0: sleep states S0 S4 S5
>>> acpi0: tables DSDT FACP APIC FPDT FIDT SPMI SLIC MCFG HPET LPIT SSDT 
>>> SSDT
>>> SSDT DBGP DBG2 SSDT SSDT UEFI SSDT DMAR BGRT EINJ ERST BERT HEST
>>> acpi0: wakeup devices PEG0(S4) PEGP(S4) PEG1(S4) PEGP(S4) PEG2(S4) 
>>> PEGP(S4)
>>> RP09(S4) PXSX(S4) RP10(S4) PXSX(S4) RP11(S4) PXSX(S4) RP12(S4) 
>>> PXSX(S4)
>>> RP13(S4) PXSX(S4) [...]
>>> acpitimer0 at acpi0: 3579545 Hz, 24 bits
>>> acpimadt0 at acpi0 addr 0xfee00000: PC-AT compat
>>> cpu0 at mainbus0: apid 0 (boot processor)
>>> cpu0: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1220 v6 @ 3.00GHz, 3000.00 MHz, 
>>> 06-9e-09,
>>> patch 000000fa
>>> cpu0: cpuid 1 
>>> edx=bfebfbff<FPU,VME,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,PAE,MCE,CX8,APIC,SEP,MTRR,PGE,MCA,CMOV,PAT,PSE36,CFLUSH,DS,ACPI,MMX,FXSR,SSE,SSE2,SS,HTT,TM,PBE> 
>>> ecx=77fafbff<SSE3,PCLMUL,DTES64,MWAIT,DS-CPL,VMX,SMX,EST,TM2,SSSE3,SDBG,FMA3,CX16,xTPR,PDCM,PCID,SSE4.1,SSE4.2,x2APIC,MOVBE,POPCNT,DEADLINE,AES,XSAVE,AVX,F16C,RDRAND>
>>> cpu0: cpuid 6 eax=27f7<SENSOR,ARAT,PTS> ecx=9<EFFFREQ>
>>> cpu0: cpuid 7.0 
>>> ebx=29c6fbf<FSGSBASE,TSC_ADJUST,SGX,BMI1,HLE,AVX2,SMEP,BMI2,ERMS,INVPCID,RTM,MPX,RDSEED,ADX,SMAP,CLFLUSHOPT,PT>
>>> edx=bc002e00<SRBDS_CTRL,MD_CLEAR,TSXFA,IBRS,IBPB,STIBP,L1DF,SSBD>
>>> cpu0: cpuid a vers=4, gp=8, gpwidth=48, ff=3, ffwidth=48
>>> cpu0: cpuid d.1 eax=f<XSAVEOPT,XSAVEC,XGETBV1,XSAVES>
>>> cpu0: cpuid 80000001 edx=2c100800<NXE,PAGE1GB,RDTSCP,LONG>
>>> ecx=121<LAHF,ABM,3DNOWP>
>>> cpu0: cpuid 80000007 edx=100<ITSC>
>>> cpu0: msr 10a=a000c04<RSBA,MISC_PKG_CT,ENERGY_FILT,GDS_CTRL,RFDS_NO>
>>> cpu0: MELTDOWN
>>> cpu0: 32KB 64b/line 8-way D-cache, 32KB 64b/line 8-way I-cache, 256KB
>>> 64b/line 4-way L2 cache, 8MB 64b/line 16-way L3 cache
>>> cpu0: smt 0, core 0, package 0, type P
>>> mtrr: Pentium Pro MTRR support, 10 var ranges, 88 fixed ranges
>>> cpu0: apic clock running at 24MHz
>>> cpu0: mwait min=64, max=64, C-substates=0.2.1.2.4.1, IBE
>>> cpu1 at mainbus0: apid 2 (application processor)
>>> cpu1: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1220 v6 @ 3.00GHz, 3000.00 MHz, 
>>> 06-9e-09,
>>> patch 000000fa
>>> cpu1: smt 0, core 1, package 0, type P
>>> cpu2 at mainbus0: apid 4 (application processor)
>>> cpu2: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1220 v6 @ 3.00GHz, 3000.00 MHz, 
>>> 06-9e-09,
>>> patch 000000fa
>>> cpu2: smt 0, core 2, package 0, type P
>>> cpu3 at mainbus0: apid 6 (application processor)
>>> cpu3: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1220 v6 @ 3.00GHz, 3000.00 MHz, 
>>> 06-9e-09,
>>> patch 000000fa
>>> cpu3: smt 0, core 3, package 0, type P
>>> ioapic0 at mainbus0: apid 2 pa 0xfec00000, version 20, 24 pins
>>> acpimcfg0 at acpi0
>>> acpimcfg0: addr 0xe0000000, bus 0-255
>>> acpihpet0 at acpi0: 23999999 Hz
>>> acpiprt0 at acpi0: bus 0 (PCI0)
>>> acpiprt1 at acpi0: bus 1 (PEG0)
>>> acpiprt2 at acpi0: bus 2 (PEG1)
>>> acpiprt3 at acpi0: bus -1 (PEG2)
>>> acpiprt4 at acpi0: bus 6 (RP09)
>>> acpiprt5 at acpi0: bus 7 (RP10)
>>> acpiprt6 at acpi0: bus 8 (RP11)
>>> acpiprt7 at acpi0: bus 9 (BR51)
>>> acpiprt8 at acpi0: bus -1 (RP12)
>>> acpiprt9 at acpi0: bus -1 (RP13)
>>> acpiprt10 at acpi0: bus -1 (RP01)
>>> acpiprt11 at acpi0: bus -1 (RP05)
>>> acpiprt12 at acpi0: bus -1 (RP17)
>>> acpiprt13 at acpi0: bus -1 (RP18)
>>> acpiprt14 at acpi0: bus -1 (RP19)
>>> acpiprt15 at acpi0: bus -1 (RP20)
>>> acpiprt16 at acpi0: bus -1 (RP14)
>>> acpiprt17 at acpi0: bus -1 (RP15)
>>> acpiprt18 at acpi0: bus -1 (RP16)
>>> acpiec0 at acpi0: not present
>>> acpipci0 at acpi0 PCI0: 0x00000000 0x00000011 0x00000001
>>> com0 at acpi0 UAR1 addr 0x3f8/0x8 irq 4: ns16550a, 16 byte fifo
>>> com1 at acpi0 UAR2 addr 0x2f8/0x8 irq 3: ns16550a, 16 byte fifo
>>> com1: console
>>> acpicmos0 at acpi0
>>> "IPI0001" at acpi0 not configured
>>> "INT0E0C" at acpi0 not configured
>>> acpibtn0 at acpi0: SLPB
>>> intelpmc0 at acpi0: PEPD
>>> state 0: 0x7f:1:2:0x00:0x0000000000000060
>>> counter: 0x7f:64:0:0x00:0x0000000000000632
>>> frequency: 0
>>> state 1: 0x7f:1:2:0x00:0x0000000000000060
>>> counter: 0x7f:64:0:0x00:0x0000000000000632
>>> frequency: 0
>>> acpibtn1 at acpi0: PWRB
>>> "PNP0C0B" at acpi0 not configured
>>> "PNP0C0B" at acpi0 not configured
>>> "PNP0C0B" at acpi0 not configured
>>> "PNP0C0B" at acpi0 not configured
>>> "PNP0C0B" at acpi0 not configured
>>> acpicpu0 at acpi0: C3(200@256 mwait.1@0x40), C2(200@151 
>>> mwait.1@0x33),
>>> C1(1000@1 mwait.1), PSS
>>> acpicpu1 at acpi0: C3(200@256 mwait.1@0x40), C2(200@151 
>>> mwait.1@0x33),
>>> C1(1000@1 mwait.1), PSS
>>> acpicpu2 at acpi0: C3(200@256 mwait.1@0x40), C2(200@151 
>>> mwait.1@0x33),
>>> C1(1000@1 mwait.1), PSS
>>> acpicpu3 at acpi0: C3(200@256 mwait.1@0x40), C2(200@151 
>>> mwait.1@0x33),
>>> C1(1000@1 mwait.1), PSS
>>> acpipwrres0 at acpi0: PG00, resource for PEG0
>>> acpipwrres1 at acpi0: PG01, resource for PEG1
>>> acpipwrres2 at acpi0: PG02, resource for PEG2
>>> acpipwrres3 at acpi0: WRST
>>> acpipwrres4 at acpi0: WRST
>>> acpipwrres5 at acpi0: WRST
>>> acpipwrres6 at acpi0: WRST
>>> acpipwrres7 at acpi0: WRST
>>> acpipwrres8 at acpi0: WRST
>>> acpipwrres9 at acpi0: WRST
>>> acpipwrres10 at acpi0: WRST
>>> acpipwrres11 at acpi0: WRST
>>> acpipwrres12 at acpi0: WRST
>>> acpipwrres13 at acpi0: WRST
>>> acpipwrres14 at acpi0: WRST
>>> acpipwrres15 at acpi0: WRST
>>> acpipwrres16 at acpi0: WRST
>>> acpipwrres17 at acpi0: WRST
>>> acpipwrres18 at acpi0: WRST
>>> acpipwrres19 at acpi0: WRST
>>> acpipwrres20 at acpi0: WRST
>>> acpipwrres21 at acpi0: WRST
>>> acpipwrres22 at acpi0: WRST
>>> acpipwrres23 at acpi0: FN00, resource for FAN0
>>> acpipwrres24 at acpi0: FN01, resource for FAN1
>>> acpipwrres25 at acpi0: FN02, resource for FAN2
>>> acpipwrres26 at acpi0: FN03, resource for FAN3
>>> acpipwrres27 at acpi0: FN04, resource for FAN4
>>> acpitz0 at acpi0
>>> acpitz0: critical temperature is 119 degC
>>> acpitz1 at acpi0
>>> acpitz1: critical temperature is 119 degC
>>> acpivideo0 at acpi0: GFX0
>>> acpivout0 at acpivideo0: DD1F
>>> ipmi at mainbus0 not configured
>>> cpu0: using VERW MDS workaround (except on vmm entry)
>>> cpu0: Enhanced SpeedStep 3000 MHz: speeds: 3001, 3000, 2800, 2700, 
>>> 2500,
>>> 2400, 2200, 2100, 1900, 1700, 1600, 1400, 1300, 1100, 1000, 800 MHz
>>> pci0 at mainbus0 bus 0
>>> pchb0 at pci0 dev 0 function 0 "Intel Xeon E3-1200 v6/7 Host" rev 
>>> 0x05
>>> ppb0 at pci0 dev 1 function 0 "Intel Core 6G PCIE" rev 0x05: msi
>>> pci1 at ppb0 bus 1
>>> ix0 at pci1 dev 0 function 0 "Intel 82599" rev 0x01, msix, 4 queues, 
>>> address
>>> 90:e2:ba:f3:2e:1c
>>> ix1 at pci1 dev 0 function 1 "Intel 82599" rev 0x01, msix, 4 queues, 
>>> address
>>> 90:e2:ba:f3:2e:1d
>>> ppb1 at pci0 dev 1 function 1 "Intel Core 6G PCIE" rev 0x05: msi
>>> pci2 at ppb1 bus 2
>>> ppb2 at pci2 dev 0 function 0 "IDT 89HPES12N3A" rev 0x0e
>>> pci3 at ppb2 bus 3
>>> ppb3 at pci3 dev 2 function 0 "IDT 89HPES12N3A" rev 0x0e
>>> pci4 at ppb3 bus 4
>>> em0 at pci4 dev 0 function 0 "Intel 82571EB" rev 0x06: apic 2 int 16,
>>> address 00:15:17:bc:a9:65
>>> em1 at pci4 dev 0 function 1 "Intel 82571EB" rev 0x06: apic 2 int 19,
>>> address 00:15:17:bc:a9:64
>>> ppb4 at pci3 dev 4 function 0 "IDT 89HPES12N3A" rev 0x0e
>>> pci5 at ppb4 bus 5
>>> em2 at pci5 dev 0 function 0 "Intel 82571EB" rev 0x06: apic 2 int 18,
>>> address 00:15:17:bc:a9:67
>>> em3 at pci5 dev 0 function 1 "Intel 82571EB" rev 0x06: apic 2 int 17,
>>> address 00:15:17:bc:a9:66
>>> "Intel 100 Series ISH" rev 0x31 at pci0 dev 19 function 0 not 
>>> configured
>>> xhci0 at pci0 dev 20 function 0 "Intel 100 Series xHCI" rev 0x31: 
>>> msi, xHCI
>>> 1.0
>>> usb0 at xhci0: USB revision 3.0
>>> uhub0 at usb0 configuration 1 interface 0 "Intel xHCI root hub" rev
>>> 3.00/1.00 addr 1
>>> pchtemp0 at pci0 dev 20 function 2 "Intel 100 Series Thermal" rev 
>>> 0x31
>>> "Intel 100 Series MEI" rev 0x31 at pci0 dev 22 function 0 not 
>>> configured
>>> ahci0 at pci0 dev 23 function 0 "Intel 100 Series AHCI" rev 0x31: 
>>> msi, AHCI
>>> 1.3.1
>>> ahci0: port 0: 6.0Gb/s
>>> ahci0: port 1: 6.0Gb/s
>>> scsibus1 at ahci0: 32 targets
>>> sd0 at scsibus1 targ 0 lun 0: <ATA, SAMSUNG MZ7L33T8, JXTC>
>>> naa.5002538f02212827
>>> sd0: 3662830MB, 512 bytes/sector, 7501476528 sectors, thin
>>> sd1 at scsibus1 targ 1 lun 0: <ATA, SAMSUNG MZ7LM3T8, GXT5>
>>> naa.5002538c407c5ab3
>>> sd1: 3662830MB, 512 bytes/sector, 7501476528 sectors, thin
>>> ppb5 at pci0 dev 29 function 0 "Intel 100 Series PCIE" rev 0xf1: msi
>>> pci6 at ppb5 bus 6
>>> em4 at pci6 dev 0 function 0 "Intel I210" rev 0x03: msi, address
>>> ac:1f:6b:96:83:30
>>> ppb6 at pci0 dev 29 function 1 "Intel 100 Series PCIE" rev 0xf1: msi
>>> pci7 at ppb6 bus 7
>>> em5 at pci7 dev 0 function 0 "Intel I210" rev 0x03: msi, address
>>> ac:1f:6b:96:83:31
>>> ppb7 at pci0 dev 29 function 2 "Intel 100 Series PCIE" rev 0xf1: msi
>>> pci8 at ppb7 bus 8
>>> ppb8 at pci8 dev 0 function 0 "ASPEED Technology AST1150 PCI" rev 
>>> 0x03
>>> pci9 at ppb8 bus 9
>>> "ASPEED Technology AST2000" rev 0x30 at pci9 dev 0 function 0 not 
>>> configured
>>> pcib0 at pci0 dev 31 function 0 "Intel C232 LPC" rev 0x31
>>> "Intel 100 Series PMC" rev 0x31 at pci0 dev 31 function 2 not 
>>> configured
>>> ichiic0 at pci0 dev 31 function 4 "Intel 100 Series SMBus" rev 0x31: 
>>> apic 2
>>> int 16
>>> iic0 at ichiic0
>>> iic0: addr 0x19 00=00 01=00 02=04 03=00 04=06 05=02 06=1c 07=22 08=00 
>>> words
>>> 00=00ef 01=000d 02=04b0 03=0000 04=0610 05=026c 06=1c85 07=2221
>>> iic0: addr 0x1b 00=00 01=00 02=04 03=00 04=06 05=02 06=1c 07=22 08=00 
>>> words
>>> 00=00ef 01=000d 02=04b0 03=0000 04=0610 05=0268 06=1c85 07=2221
>>> spdmem0 at iic0 addr 0x51: 16GB DDR4 SDRAM ECC PC4-25600 with thermal 
>>> sensor
>>> spdmem1 at iic0 addr 0x53: 16GB DDR4 SDRAM ECC PC4-25600 with thermal 
>>> sensor
>>> isa0 at pcib0
>>> isadma0 at isa0
>>> pcppi0 at isa0 port 0x61
>>> spkr0 at pcppi0
>>> vmm0 at mainbus0: VMX/EPT
>>> efifb0 at mainbus0: 1024x768, 32bpp
>>> wsdisplay0 at efifb0 mux 1
>>> wsdisplay0: screen 0-5 added (std, vt100 emulation)
>>> enable mbufs in high memory
>>> uplcom0 at uhub0 port 6 configuration 1 interface 0 "Prolific 
>>> Technology
>>> Inc. USB-Serial Controller" rev 1.10/3.00 addr 2
>>> ucom0 at uplcom0: usb0.0.00006.0
>>> uhidev0 at uhub0 port 8 configuration 1 interface 0 "Logitech USB 
>>> Receiver"
>>> rev 2.00/29.00 addr 3
>>> uhidev0: iclass 3/1
>>> ukbd0 at uhidev0: 8 variable keys, 6 key codes
>>> wskbd0 at ukbd0 mux 1
>>> wskbd0: connecting to wsdisplay0
>>> uhidev1 at uhub0 port 8 configuration 1 interface 1 "Logitech USB 
>>> Receiver"
>>> rev 2.00/29.00 addr 3
>>> uhidev1: iclass 3/1, 17 report ids
>>> uhidpp0 at uhidev1 device 1 keyboard " ", device 2 mouse ""
>>> ums0 at uhidev1 reportid 2: 16 buttons, Z and W dir
>>> wsmouse0 at ums0 mux 0
>>> ucc0 at uhidev1 reportid 3: 652 usages, 20 keys, array
>>> wskbd1 at ucc0 mux 1
>>> wskbd1: connecting to wsdisplay0
>>> uhid0 at uhidev1 reportid 4: input=1, output=0, feature=0
>>> uhub1 at uhub0 port 9 configuration 1 interface 0 "ATEN International
>>> product 0x7000" rev 2.00/0.00 addr 4
>>> uhidev2 at uhub1 port 1 configuration 1 interface 0 "ATEN 
>>> International
>>> product 0x2419" rev 1.10/1.00 addr 5
>>> uhidev2: iclass 3/1
>>> ukbd1 at uhidev2: 8 variable keys, 6 key codes
>>> wskbd2 at ukbd1 mux 1
>>> wskbd2: connecting to wsdisplay0
>>> uhidev3 at uhub1 port 1 configuration 1 interface 1 "ATEN 
>>> International
>>> product 0x2419" rev 1.10/1.00 addr 5
>>> uhidev3: iclass 3/1
>>> ums1 at uhidev3: 3 buttons, Z dir
>>> wsmouse1 at ums1 mux 0
>>> vscsi0 at root
>>> scsibus2 at vscsi0: 256 targets
>>> softraid0 at root
>>> scsibus3 at softraid0: 256 targets
>>> sd2 at scsibus3 targ 1 lun 0: <OPENBSD, SR RAID 1, 006>
>>> sd2: 953869MB, 512 bytes/sector, 1953524576 sectors
>>> sd3 at scsibus3 targ 2 lun 0: <OPENBSD, SR RAID 1, 006>
>>> sd3: 953869MB, 512 bytes/sector, 1953524576 sectors
>>> sd4 at scsibus3 targ 3 lun 0: <OPENBSD, SR RAID 1, 006>
>>> sd4: 915714MB, 512 bytes/sector, 1875383423 sectors
>>> root on sd4a (22c9e9d08ea8ad79.a) swap on sd4b dump on sd4b
>>> 
>> 
>> I could reproduce where an interface configured with type p2p in
>> ospf6d.conf reverts back to BROADCAST after a link bounce.
>> 
>> When an interface receives a link update (RTM_IFINFO), if_update()
>> unconditionally re-derives iface->type from interface flags
>> (IFF_POINTOPOINT, IFF_BROADCAST), overwriting the explicit 
>> configuration
>> set during parsing.
>> 
>> Diff below introduces F_IFACE_TYPE in cflags to track when an 
>> interface
>> type was set by configuration, and only auto-derive the type from
>> interface flags when F_IFACE_TYPE is not set.
>> 
>> I am far from an expert here, so any feedback is appreciated.
>> 
> 
> Thanks for your reply and for the patch.
> I just tested it and can confirm that it works as it should :)

JFTR, it was merged in 
https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-cvs&m=178473820339781&w=2

Thanks!