Re: RFC: Implementation of RFC 7217 [A Method for Generating Semantically Opaque Interface Identifiers, with IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration (SLAAC)]

From: Marek Zarychta <zarychtam_at_plan-b.pwste.edu.pl>
Date: Sun, 06 Apr 2025 21:38:51 UTC
W dniu 6.04.2025 o 16:49, Guido Falsi pisze:
> Hi!
>
> I have recently implemented and tested the patch at [1], which 
> implements RFC 7217, about generating IPv6 addresses that are constant 
> through reboots, but do not expose the MAC address of the machine, not 
> being in any way derived by those.
>
> I'd like to get comments, testing and review for this patch, with the 
> objective of getting approval to commit it to head once it is 
> streamlined enough.
>
> BTW I'd like to thank cognet for his suggestions and help with the 
> patch, in particular his help in finding the correct way to implement 
> the dad_failures counter.
>
>
> And thanks in advance to anyone willing to give feedback!
>
>
> [1] https://reviews.freebsd.org/D49681
>
This is great news for the community !

I've already started testing it on both a desktop and a laptop - which 
is probably even more valuable, especially since the laptop will be 
connecting to various networks. If I encounter any issues, I will post 
comments in the review.


Best regards

-- 
Marek Zarychta