Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2023 22:43:30 +0000 (UTC) From: "Bjoern A. Zeeb" <bzeeb-lists@lists.zabbadoz.net> To: Pawel Biernacki <kaktus@FreeBSD.org> Cc: src-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-all@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-main@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: git: 3eaffc626589 - main - netinet6: allow disabling excess log messages Message-ID: <95n6o6q4-s916-nq21-op3o-2q925r91r13n@mnoonqbm.arg> In-Reply-To: <202303131649.32DGnNxn023755@gitrepo.freebsd.org> References: <202303131649.32DGnNxn023755@gitrepo.freebsd.org>
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On Mon, 13 Mar 2023, Pawel Biernacki wrote: > The branch main has been updated by kaktus: > > URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=3eaffc626589eb2fc20a3c9c87eb8ab0ee89e783 > > commit 3eaffc626589eb2fc20a3c9c87eb8ab0ee89e783 > Author: Pawel Biernacki <kaktus@FreeBSD.org> > AuthorDate: 2023-03-13 16:36:11 +0000 > Commit: Pawel Biernacki <kaktus@FreeBSD.org> > CommitDate: 2023-03-13 16:46:21 +0000 > > netinet6: allow disabling excess log messages > > RFC 4443 specifies cases where certain packets, like those originating from > local-scope addresses destined outside of the scope shouldn't be forwarded. > The current practice is to drop them, send ICMPv6 message where appropriate, > and log the message: > > cannot forward src fe80:10::426:82ff:fe36:1d8, dst 2001:db8:db8::10, nxt > 58, rcvif vlan5, outif vlan2 > > At times the volume of such messages cat get very high. Let's allow local > admins to disable such messages on per vnet basis, keeping the current > default (log). Thanks for the change. I find the commit message a "bit misleading" ;-) If that log amount gets high, the local admin should take care of some other hosts ... really ... to reduce the logging and not disable the messages. > Reported by: zarychtam@plan-b.pwste.edu.pl > Reviewed by: zlei (previous version), pauamma (docs) > Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D38644 -- Bjoern A. Zeeb r15:7
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