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-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt12
-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/vrf.txt13
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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
index 32b21571adfe..aa9e6a331679 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
@@ -370,6 +370,7 @@ tcp_l3mdev_accept - BOOLEAN
derived from the listen socket to be bound to the L3 domain in
which the packets originated. Only valid when the kernel was
compiled with CONFIG_NET_L3_MASTER_DEV.
+ Default: 0 (disabled)
tcp_low_latency - BOOLEAN
This is a legacy option, it has no effect anymore.
@@ -773,6 +774,7 @@ udp_l3mdev_accept - BOOLEAN
being received regardless of the L3 domain in which they
originated. Only valid when the kernel was compiled with
CONFIG_NET_L3_MASTER_DEV.
+ Default: 0 (disabled)
udp_mem - vector of 3 INTEGERs: min, pressure, max
Number of pages allowed for queueing by all UDP sockets.
@@ -799,6 +801,16 @@ udp_wmem_min - INTEGER
total pages of UDP sockets exceed udp_mem pressure. The unit is byte.
Default: 4K
+RAW variables:
+
+raw_l3mdev_accept - BOOLEAN
+ Enabling this option allows a "global" bound socket to work
+ across L3 master domains (e.g., VRFs) with packets capable of
+ being received regardless of the L3 domain in which they
+ originated. Only valid when the kernel was compiled with
+ CONFIG_NET_L3_MASTER_DEV.
+ Default: 1 (enabled)
+
CIPSOv4 Variables:
cipso_cache_enable - BOOLEAN
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/vrf.txt b/Documentation/networking/vrf.txt
index d4b129402d57..a5f103b083a0 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/vrf.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/vrf.txt
@@ -111,9 +111,22 @@ the same port if they bind to an l3mdev.
TCP & UDP services running in the default VRF context (ie., not bound
to any VRF device) can work across all VRF domains by enabling the
tcp_l3mdev_accept and udp_l3mdev_accept sysctl options:
+
sysctl -w net.ipv4.tcp_l3mdev_accept=1
sysctl -w net.ipv4.udp_l3mdev_accept=1
+These options are disabled by default so that a socket in a VRF is only
+selected for packets in that VRF. There is a similar option for RAW
+sockets, which is enabled by default for reasons of backwards compatibility.
+This is so as to specify the output device with cmsg and IP_PKTINFO, but
+using a socket not bound to the corresponding VRF. This allows e.g. older ping
+implementations to be run with specifying the device but without executing it
+in the VRF. This option can be disabled so that packets received in a VRF
+context are only handled by a raw socket bound to the VRF, and packets in the
+default VRF are only handled by a socket not bound to any VRF:
+
+ sysctl -w net.ipv4.raw_l3mdev_accept=0
+
netfilter rules on the VRF device can be used to limit access to services
running in the default VRF context as well.