Re: [PATCH net-next 0/2] bridge: Do not suppress ARP probes and DAD NS unconditionally

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2026-05-01T01:10:55Z

Hello:

This series was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>:

On Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:24:03 +0300 you wrote:
> When using bridge neighbor suppression in EVPN deployments, Duplicate
> Address Detection (DAD) is currently broken for both IPv4 (ARP probes)
> and IPv6 (DAD Neighbor Solicitations). This prevents proper address
> conflict detection across the VXLAN fabric.
>
> The neighbor suppression feature allows the bridge to reply to ARP/NS
> messages on behalf of remote hosts when FDB and neighbor entries exist,
> suppressing unnecessary flooding over the VXLAN overlay. However, the
> current implementation unconditionally suppresses ARP probes and DAD NS,
> which breaks DAD.
>
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
- [net-next,1/2] bridge: Do not suppress ARP probes and DAD NS unconditionally
https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/fee1fc1d5a54
- [net-next,2/2] selftests: net: Add tests for ARP probe and DAD NS handling
https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/a3f88d89f698

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