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Some DHCP6 servers send a unstable vltime even when configured to send a static one (hello Kea). We only really care if the address is going away or is new, so only set NEW for this. When binding addresses, ignore ones marked NEW+STALE+REQUEST when they are a Prefix Delegation as these are never added to an interface and as such we don't want to promote the log level to LOG_INFO when renewing. Fixes #558.
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WalkthroughThe DHCPv6 code changes address matching, zero-lifetime flag updates, requested-address state handling, and RENEW log-level selection. ChangesDHCPv6 renewal handling
Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes Merge Risk: 🟠 High · up to The DHCPv6 lifetime-handling changes can re-add expired addresses and preserve stale address state, causing incorrect address or route lifetimes on affected systems. These correctness and availability risks should be fixed before merging. 🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 2 | ❌ 3❌ Failed checks (3 warnings)
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I showed that the pltime and vltime were unchanged between consecutive DHCPv6 lease
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Don't consider vltime when searching for an address.
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In `@src/ipv6.c`:
- Line 973: In the prefix_vltime == 0 deletion branch, clear IPV6_AF_ADDED on ia
after ipv6_deleteaddr(ia) and before returning. Preserve the existing behavior
of returning 0 for requested addresses and -1 otherwise, while ensuring a later
ipv6_addaddr() performs the initial installation.
- Line 928: Update the shared address-matching condition in ipv6_findaddr so
entries with zero lifetime are excluded before they can reach ipv6_addaddr;
retain zero-lifetime matching only in the DHCPv6-specific path, while preserving
existing matching behavior for valid-lifetime entries.
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| } else if (addr->prefix_vltime && | ||
| IN6_ARE_ADDR_EQUAL(&addr->addr, match) && | ||
| } else if (IN6_ARE_ADDR_EQUAL(&addr->addr, match) && |
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Exclude zero-lifetime entries from shared matching. ipv6_freedrop_addrs can select an expired Router Advertisement entry through ipv6_findaddr and pass it to ipv6_addaddr, which can re-add the expired address. Keep zero-lifetime matching in the DHCPv6-specific path.
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In `@src/ipv6.c` at line 928, Update the shared address-matching condition in
ipv6_findaddr so entries with zero lifetime are excluded before they can reach
ipv6_addaddr; retain zero-lifetime matching only in the DHCPv6-specific path,
while preserving existing matching behavior for valid-lifetime entries.
| return 0; | ||
| } | ||
| return -1; | ||
| return ia->flags & IPV6_AF_REQUEST ? 0 : -1; |
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Clear IPV6_AF_ADDED after deleting the requested address.
When prefix_vltime == 0, this branch calls ipv6_deleteaddr(ia) but leaves IPV6_AF_ADDED set. If the same requested address receives a non-zero lifetime later, ipv6_addaddr() re-adds it with the stale flag. The BSD address sink then skips its initial infinite-lifetime installation, so the inherited prefix route can expire with the address lifetime on affected BSD kernels.
Keep the request entry by returning 0, but clear IPV6_AF_ADDED before returning.
Proposed fix
if (ia->flags & IPV6_AF_REQUEST) {
- return ia->flags & IPV6_AF_REQUEST ? 0 : -1;
+ ia->flags &= ~IPV6_AF_ADDED;
+ return 0;
}
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| return ia->flags & IPV6_AF_REQUEST ? 0 : -1; | |
| if (ia->flags & IPV6_AF_REQUEST) { | |
| ia->flags &= ~IPV6_AF_ADDED; | |
| return 0; | |
| } | |
| return -1; |
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In `@src/ipv6.c` at line 973, In the prefix_vltime == 0 deletion branch, clear
IPV6_AF_ADDED on ia after ipv6_deleteaddr(ia) and before returning. Preserve the
existing behavior of returning 0 for requested addresses and -1 otherwise, while
ensuring a later ipv6_addaddr() performs the initial installation.
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Some DHCP6 servers send a unstable vltime even when configured to send a static one (hello Kea).
We only really care if the address is going away or is new, so only set NEW for this.
When binding addresses, ignore ones marked NEW+STALE+REQUEST when they are a Prefix Delegation as these are never added to an interface and as such we don't want to promote the log level to LOG_INFO when renewing.
Fixes #558.