From: Kuniyuki Iwashima <kuniyu@google.com>
To: Andrew Lunn <andrew+netdev@lunn.ch>,
"David S . Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>,
Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>,
Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>,
David Ahern <dsahern@kernel.org>,
Ido Schimmel <idosch@nvidia.com>
Cc: Simon Horman <horms@kernel.org>,
Kuniyuki Iwashima <kuniyu@google.com>,
Kuniyuki Iwashima <kuni1840@gmail.com>,
netdev@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v4 net-next 00/15] neighbour: Namespacify arp_tbl and nd_tbl.
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2026 08:02:14 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260813080248.407680-1-kuniyu@google.com> (raw)
The neighbour subsystem is almost ready to drop RTNL.
However, the control paths are serialised by the global
per-table lock.
This series converts arp_tbl and nd_tbl to per-netns table.
With the series, /proc/sys/net/ipv{4,6}/neigh/default/ can
be configured per netns, which was only configurable in
init_net.
To avoid potential regression, all the settings are inherited
from init_net by default, and this behaviour is controlled by
a new sysctl knob, net.core.neigh_inherit_init_net:
# sysctl net.core.neigh_inherit_init_net
net.core.neigh_inherit_init_net = 1
# sysctl net.ipv4.neigh.default.gc_thresh1
net.ipv4.neigh.default.gc_thresh1 = 128
# sysctl net.ipv4.neigh.default.gc_thresh1=129
net.ipv4.neigh.default.gc_thresh1 = 129
# unshare -n sysctl net.ipv4.neigh.default.gc_thresh1
net.ipv4.neigh.default.gc_thresh1 = 129
If it is turned off, all settings are reset in the new netns:
# sysctl net.core.neigh_inherit_init_net=0
net.core.neigh_inherit_init_net = 0
# unshare -n sysctl net.ipv4.neigh.default.gc_thresh1
net.ipv4.neigh.default.gc_thresh1 = 128
Series overview:
Patch 1 deflakes test_neigh.sh.
Patch 2 ~ 3 are misc cleanup.
Patch 4 ~ 7 store arp_tbl/nd_tbl to net->neigh_tables[] and
remove the global neigh_tables[].
Patch 8 ~ 9 replace the direct access to arp_tbl/nd_tbl to
net->neigh_tables[] using new helpers.
Patch 10 ~ 12 finally replace the global table with per-netns
table.
Patch 13 ~ 14 clean up unnecessary net_eq().
Patch 15 updates test_neigh.sh.
Note that some buggy drivers access nd_tbl without checking
disable_ipv6_mod, so nd_tbl's extern definition is still left.
Changes:
v4:
* Patch 12
* Add sysctl knob, net.core.neigh_inherit_init_net
* Inherit all neigh parms by default
v3: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20260811022448.116235-1-kuniyu@google.com/
* Add Patch 1 & 11
* Patch 12
* Remove timer_shutdown_sync() in neigh_flush_one() and
rely on tbl->entries (Patch 11) to free it in neigh_table_free().
* Patch 15
* Remove stale comments
v2: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20260807232932.3986667-1-kuniyu@google.com/
* Add Patch 11 & 13
* Patch 7
* Add note about mlx5e_tc_update_neigh_used_value()
* Patch 9
* Add __maybe_unused to net in neigh_table_clear()
* Patch 10
* panic() when register_pernet_subsys(&arp_net_ops) fails
* Add timer_shutdown_sync() in neigh_flush_one()
* Patch 11
* Split from the next patch
* Remove net comparison in pneigh_dump_table()
* Remove net arg of pneigh_create(), pneigh_delete(), and
pneigh_lookup()
v1: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20260806011152.1170012-1-kuniyu@google.com/
Kuniyuki Iwashima (15):
selftest: net: Deflake Periodic GC test in test_neigh.sh.
neighbour: Remove __neigh_for_each_release().
neighbour: Remove lock dance for neigh_update_{gc,managed}_list().
neighbour: Remove unnecessary EXPORT_SYMBOL().
neighbour: Remove __rcu from neigh_tables[].
neighbour: Store arp_tbl and nd_tbl in net->neigh_tables[].
neighbour: Remove neigh_tables[].
ipv4: Replace &arp_tbl with arp_table(net).
ipv6: Replace &nd_tbl with nd_table(net).
neighbour: Clean up neigh_table_init() and neigh_table_clear().
neighbour: Convert neigh_table.entries to refcount_t.
neighbour: Namespacify neigh_tables.
neighbour: Don't store net in struct pneigh_entry.
neighbour: Remove unnecessary net_eq().
selftest: net: Specify netns for ip ntable in test_neigh.sh.
Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/net.rst | 14 +
drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_main.c | 27 +-
.../marvell/prestera/prestera_router.c | 10 +-
.../mellanox/mlx5/core/en/rep/neigh.c | 29 +-
.../mellanox/mlx5/core/en/tc_tun_encap.c | 23 +-
.../mellanox/mlx5/core/en_accel/ipsec.c | 6 +-
.../ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_router.c | 31 +-
.../ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_span.c | 10 +-
.../netronome/nfp/flower/tunnel_conf.c | 14 +-
drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/rocker_main.c | 2 +-
drivers/net/ethernet/rocker/rocker_ofdpa.c | 2 +-
drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/tc_counters.c | 8 +-
drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/tc_encap_actions.c | 4 +-
drivers/net/vrf.c | 2 +-
drivers/net/vxlan/vxlan_core.c | 16 +-
include/net/arp.h | 10 +-
include/net/ndisc.h | 20 +-
include/net/neighbour.h | 22 +-
include/net/net_namespace.h | 4 +
include/net/route.h | 7 +-
net/bridge/br_arp_nd_proxy.c | 4 +-
net/core/neighbour.c | 400 +++++++++---------
net/core/sysctl_net_core.c | 12 +
net/ieee802154/6lowpan/tx.c | 3 +-
net/ipv4/arp.c | 131 ++++--
net/ipv4/devinet.c | 18 +-
net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c | 7 +-
net/ipv4/route.c | 2 +-
net/ipv6/addrconf.c | 17 +-
net/ipv6/ip6_output.c | 4 +-
net/ipv6/ndisc.c | 146 ++++---
net/ipv6/route.c | 18 +-
tools/testing/selftests/net/test_neigh.sh | 66 +--
33 files changed, 620 insertions(+), 469 deletions(-)
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2.55.0.691.gc56d675ccc-goog
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2026-08-13 8:02 Kuniyuki Iwashima [this message]
2026-08-13 8:02 ` [PATCH v4 net-next 01/15] selftest: net: Deflake Periodic GC test in test_neigh.sh Kuniyuki Iwashima
2026-08-13 8:02 ` [PATCH v4 net-next 02/15] neighbour: Remove __neigh_for_each_release() Kuniyuki Iwashima
2026-08-13 8:02 ` [PATCH v4 net-next 03/15] neighbour: Remove lock dance for neigh_update_{gc,managed}_list() Kuniyuki Iwashima
2026-08-13 8:02 ` [PATCH v4 net-next 04/15] neighbour: Remove unnecessary EXPORT_SYMBOL() Kuniyuki Iwashima
2026-08-13 8:02 ` [PATCH v4 net-next 05/15] neighbour: Remove __rcu from neigh_tables[] Kuniyuki Iwashima
2026-08-13 8:02 ` [PATCH v4 net-next 06/15] neighbour: Store arp_tbl and nd_tbl in net->neigh_tables[] Kuniyuki Iwashima
2026-08-13 8:02 ` [PATCH v4 net-next 07/15] neighbour: Remove neigh_tables[] Kuniyuki Iwashima
2026-08-13 8:02 ` [PATCH v4 net-next 08/15] ipv4: Replace &arp_tbl with arp_table(net) Kuniyuki Iwashima
2026-08-13 8:02 ` [PATCH v4 net-next 09/15] ipv6: Replace &nd_tbl with nd_table(net) Kuniyuki Iwashima
2026-08-13 8:02 ` [PATCH v4 net-next 10/15] neighbour: Clean up neigh_table_init() and neigh_table_clear() Kuniyuki Iwashima
2026-08-13 8:02 ` [PATCH v4 net-next 11/15] neighbour: Convert neigh_table.entries to refcount_t Kuniyuki Iwashima
2026-08-13 8:02 ` [PATCH v4 net-next 12/15] neighbour: Namespacify neigh_tables Kuniyuki Iwashima
2026-08-13 8:02 ` [PATCH v4 net-next 13/15] neighbour: Don't store net in struct pneigh_entry Kuniyuki Iwashima
2026-08-13 8:02 ` [PATCH v4 net-next 14/15] neighbour: Remove unnecessary net_eq() Kuniyuki Iwashima
2026-08-13 8:02 ` [PATCH v4 net-next 15/15] selftest: net: Specify netns for ip ntable in test_neigh.sh Kuniyuki Iwashima
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