ipv6: add sysctl_mld_qrv to configure query robustness variable
This patch adds a new sysctl_mld_qrv knob to configure the mldv1/v2 query
robustness variable. It specifies how many retransmit of unsolicited mld
retransmit should happen. Admins might want to tune this on lossy links.
Also reset mld state on interface down/up, so we pick up new sysctl
settings during interface up event.
IPv6 certification requests this knob to be available.
I didn't make this knob netns specific, as it is mostly a setting in a
physical environment and should be per host.
Cc: Flavio Leitner <fbl@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Hannes Frederic Sowa <hannes@stressinduktion.org>
Acked-by: Flavio Leitner <fbl@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
diff --git a/net/ipv6/sysctl_net_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/sysctl_net_ipv6.c
index 0c56c93..c5c10fa 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/sysctl_net_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/sysctl_net_ipv6.c
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
#include <net/addrconf.h>
#include <net/inet_frag.h>
+static int one = 1;
+
static struct ctl_table ipv6_table_template[] = {
{
.procname = "bindv6only",
@@ -63,6 +65,14 @@
.mode = 0644,
.proc_handler = proc_dointvec
},
+ {
+ .procname = "mld_qrv",
+ .data = &sysctl_mld_qrv,
+ .maxlen = sizeof(int),
+ .mode = 0644,
+ .proc_handler = proc_dointvec_minmax,
+ .extra1 = &one
+ },
{ }
};