[PATCH net-next v2 4/6] bridge: Add port-level netlink handling for neigh_forward_grat

Danielle Ratson <[email protected]> Mon, 11 May 2026 09:59:34 +0300
Newsgroups dev.linux.lists.bridge,org.kernel.vger.linux-kernel,org.kernel.vger.linux-kselftest,org.kernel.vger.netdev
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Add netlink handlers for the port-level neigh_forward_grat option via
IFLA_BRPORT_NEIGH_FORWARD_GRAT attribute.

The default value of OFF preserves existing behavior, i.e. gratuitous ARP
and unsolicited NA are suppressed when neigh_suppress is enabled. Users can
explicitly set it to ON to allow these packets through.

Example for enabling control via 'bridge link' command:
 # bridge link set dev eth0 neigh_suppress on
 # bridge link set dev eth0 neigh_forward_grat on

Reviewed-by: Ido Schimmel <[email protected]>
Reviewed-by: Petr Machata <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Danielle Ratson <[email protected]>
Acked-by: Nikolay Aleksandrov <[email protected]>
---
 net/bridge/br_netlink.c | 8 +++++++-
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/net/bridge/br_netlink.c b/net/bridge/br_netlink.c
index 6fd5386a1d64..898326c201ef 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_netlink.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_netlink.c
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ static inline size_t br_port_info_size(void)
 		+ nla_total_size(1)	/* IFLA_BRPORT_LOCKED */
 		+ nla_total_size(1)	/* IFLA_BRPORT_MAB */
 		+ nla_total_size(1)	/* IFLA_BRPORT_NEIGH_VLAN_SUPPRESS */
+		+ nla_total_size(1)	/* IFLA_BRPORT_NEIGH_FORWARD_GRAT */
 		+ nla_total_size(sizeof(struct ifla_bridge_id))	/* IFLA_BRPORT_ROOT_ID */
 		+ nla_total_size(sizeof(struct ifla_bridge_id))	/* IFLA_BRPORT_BRIDGE_ID */
 		+ nla_total_size(sizeof(u16))	/* IFLA_BRPORT_DESIGNATED_PORT */
@@ -282,7 +283,9 @@ static int br_port_fill_attrs(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	    nla_put_u8(skb, IFLA_BRPORT_LOCKED, !!(p->flags & BR_PORT_LOCKED)) ||
 	    nla_put_u8(skb, IFLA_BRPORT_MAB, !!(p->flags & BR_PORT_MAB)) ||
 	    nla_put_u8(skb, IFLA_BRPORT_NEIGH_VLAN_SUPPRESS,
-		       !!(p->flags & BR_NEIGH_VLAN_SUPPRESS)))
+		       !!(p->flags & BR_NEIGH_VLAN_SUPPRESS)) ||
+	    nla_put_u8(skb, IFLA_BRPORT_NEIGH_FORWARD_GRAT,
+		       !!(p->flags & BR_NEIGH_FORWARD_GRAT)))
 		return -EMSGSIZE;
 
 	timerval = br_timer_value(&p->message_age_timer);
@@ -902,6 +905,7 @@ static const struct nla_policy br_port_policy[IFLA_BRPORT_MAX + 1] = {
 	[IFLA_BRPORT_MCAST_MAX_GROUPS] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
 	[IFLA_BRPORT_NEIGH_VLAN_SUPPRESS] = NLA_POLICY_MAX(NLA_U8, 1),
 	[IFLA_BRPORT_BACKUP_NHID] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
+	[IFLA_BRPORT_NEIGH_FORWARD_GRAT] = NLA_POLICY_MAX(NLA_U8, 1),
 };
 
 /* Change the state of the port and notify spanning tree */
@@ -970,6 +974,8 @@ static int br_setport(struct net_bridge_port *p, struct nlattr *tb[],
 	br_set_port_flag(p, tb, IFLA_BRPORT_MAB, BR_PORT_MAB);
 	br_set_port_flag(p, tb, IFLA_BRPORT_NEIGH_VLAN_SUPPRESS,
 			 BR_NEIGH_VLAN_SUPPRESS);
+	br_set_port_flag(p, tb, IFLA_BRPORT_NEIGH_FORWARD_GRAT,
+			 BR_NEIGH_FORWARD_GRAT);
 
 	if ((p->flags & BR_PORT_MAB) &&
 	    (!(p->flags & BR_PORT_LOCKED) || !(p->flags & BR_LEARNING))) {
-- 
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