Re: [PATCH net-next v4 07/14] net: bridge: mcast: track active state, own MLD querier disappearance

Ido Schimmel
2026-03-09T13:19:13Z

On Sat, Mar 07, 2026 at 05:45:41AM +0100, Linus Lüssing wrote:
> This change ensures that the new multicast active state variable is
> immediately unset if our internal IGMP/MLD querier was elected and
> now disabled.
>
> If no IGMP/MLD querier exists on the link then we can't reliably receive
> IGMP/MLD reports and in turn can't ensure the completeness of our MDB
> anymore either.
>
> No functional change for the fast/data path yet.
>
> Signed-off-by: Linus Lüssing <linus.luessing@c0d3.blue>
> Reviewed-by: Ido Schimmel <idosch@nvidia.com>

Please take care of the comment I left last time regarding the subject: