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WalkthroughThe changes update IPv6 Privacy Extensions references from RFC 4941 to RFC 8981. They revise SLAAC option parsing and change temporary-address generation, timing, reuse, and failure handling. ChangesRFC 8981 temporary IPv6 addresses
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Check name Status Explanation Description check The description states that the change obsoletes RFC 4941, which directly relates to the RFC 8981 implementation updates. Title check The title clearly identifies the primary change: implementing IPv6 RFC 8981. Linked Issues check Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request. Out of Scope Changes check Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
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Review comments at @src/if-options.c:
- Line 2553: Update the SLAAC mode parsing around the temp/temporary check to
inspect np after a non-token mode, so forms such as private temp and hwaddr
temporary set DHCPCD_SLAACTEMP. Preserve the existing token handling for token
<token> temp.
Review comments at @src/ipv6.c:
- Around line 1941-1944: Update the DAD retry-exhaustion handling around
ipv6nd_iffindprefix to mark every RA prefix entry matching ia->iface,
ia->prefix, and ia->prefix_len with IPV6_AF_TEMPFAILED, rather than marking only
the first match. Ensure duplicate advertisements for the same prefix cannot
restart temporary-address generation.
- Line 1636: Guard the condition using IPV6_AF_TEMPORARY so the reference is
compiled only when temporary-address management is enabled; preserve equivalent
behavior in builds both with and without that flag defined.
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| ia->prefix = *addr; | ||
| iaf = ipv6nd_iffindprefix(ifp, addr, prefix_len); | ||
| if (iaf != NULL) | ||
| if (iaf != NULL && !(ia->flags & IPV6_AF_TEMPORARY)) |
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔴 Critical | ⚡ Quick win
Keep this flag reference inside the temporary-address build guard.
IPV6_AF_TEMPORARY is not defined in builds without temporary-address management. This unconditional reference stops the Ubuntu builds at Line 1636, as the pipeline reports. Guard the condition with #ifdef IPV6_AF_TEMPORARY, or provide an equivalent condition that compiles in both build configurations.
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🪛 GitHub Actions: Build / 14_ubuntu (ubuntu-latest).txt
[error] 1636-1636: The make build failed because clang reported IPV6_AF_TEMPORARY as an undeclared identifier.
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[error] 1636-1636: The make build failed: clang reports use of undeclared identifier IPV6_AF_TEMPORARY.
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[error] 1636-1636: The make build failed: Clang reports use of undeclared identifier IPV6_AF_TEMPORARY.
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[error] 1636-1636: The make build failed: Clang reported use of undeclared identifier IPV6_AF_TEMPORARY.
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Review comment at @src/ipv6.c at line 1636:
Guard the condition using IPV6_AF_TEMPORARY so the reference is compiled only
when temporary-address management is enabled; preserve equivalent behavior in
builds both with and without that flag defined.
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| iapfx = ipv6nd_iffindprefix(ia->iface, &ia->prefix, | ||
| ia->prefix_len); | ||
| if (iapfx != NULL) | ||
| iapfx->flags |= IPV6_AF_TEMPFAILED; |
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Mark every matching RA prefix after DAD retry exhaustion.
ipv6nd_iffindprefix returns the first matching prefix. If two routers advertise the same prefix, this code marks only one RA entry. The other entry passes the new IPV6_AF_TEMPFAILED check in src/ipv6nd.c and can start temporary-address generation again on its next advertisement. Mark all entries for this interface and prefix so repeated collisions do not restart generation. RFC 8981 recommends stopping attempts for that prefix after retry exhaustion. (rfc-editor.org)
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Review comment at @src/ipv6.c around lines 1941 - 1944:
Update the DAD retry-exhaustion handling around ipv6nd_iffindprefix to mark
every RA prefix entry matching ia->iface, ia->prefix, and ia->prefix_len with
IPV6_AF_TEMPFAILED, rather than marking only the first match. Ensure duplicate
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🟡 Minor · Reject an RA Retrans Timer that removes the temporary-lifetime window. · ipv6.c:1978-1982
src/ipv6.c:1978-1982
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick winReject an RA Retrans Timer that removes the temporary-lifetime window.
RFC 4861 defines no upper bound for the 32-bit RA Retrans Timer. When it makes
ipv6_regen_advance(ifp)at leastTEMP_PREFERRED_LIFETIME, the subtraction formax_desyncwraps before the later guard rejects the address. Temporary-address creation therefore fails. Checkregen_advancebefore calculatingmax_desync.Suggested fix
regen_advance = ipv6_regen_advance(ifp); + if (regen_advance >= TEMP_PREFERRED_LIFETIME) { + errno = EINVAL; + free(ia); + return NULL; + } max_desync = TEMP_PREFERRED_LIFETIME - regen_advance - 1;🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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🟡 Minor · Initialize desync_factor for imported temporary addresses. · ipv6.c:2033-2043
src/ipv6.c:2033-2043
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick winInitialize
desync_factorfor imported temporary addresses.
ipv6_handleifaimports a temporary address without callingipv6_createtempaddr, socallocleaves itsdesync_factoras zero. The constructor still derives the address prefix through itsmakepfxpath, so the address matchesipv6_settemptimeand reaches the changed calculation during an RA update. The calculation then allows the fullTEMP_PREFERRED_LIFETIMEinstead of the address-specific desynchronized limit. Initialize imported temporary addresses with the same bounded per-address factor used during temporary-address creation.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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Review comments at @src/ipv6.c:
- Around line 1978-1982: Validate the result of ipv6_regen_advance(ifp) before
calculating max_desync; when it is at least TEMP_PREFERRED_LIFETIME, reject
temporary-address creation and release the allocated ia. This prevents the
lifetime-window subtraction from wrapping.
- Around line 2033-2043: Update ipv6_handleifa to initialize desync_factor for
imported temporary addresses using the same bounded per-address calculation as
ipv6_createtempaddr, so the RA lifetime calculation applies the address-specific
limit.
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Obsoletes RFC 4941.