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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(-)

-- 
2.55.0.691.gc56d675ccc-goog


             reply	other threads:[~2026-08-13  8:02 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
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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