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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/net.rst | 52 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst | 7 |
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diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/net.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/net.rst index 19408da2390b..c10530624f1e 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/net.rst +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/net.rst @@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ Table : Subdirectories in /proc/sys/net bridge Bridging rose X.25 PLP layer core General parameter tipc TIPC ethernet Ethernet protocol unix Unix domain sockets - ipv4 IP version 4 x25 X.25 protocol - ipv6 IP version 6 + ipv4 IP version 4 vsock VSOCK sockets + ipv6 IP version 6 x25 X.25 protocol ========= =================== = ========== =================== 1. /proc/sys/net/core - Network core options @@ -551,3 +551,51 @@ originally may have been issued in the correct sequential order. If named_timeout is nonzero, failed topology updates will be placed on a defer queue until another event arrives that clears the error, or until the timeout expires. Value is in milliseconds. + +6. /proc/sys/net/vsock - VSOCK sockets +-------------------------------------- + +VSOCK sockets (AF_VSOCK) provide communication between virtual machines and +their hosts. The behavior of VSOCK sockets in a network namespace is determined +by the namespace's mode (``global`` or ``local``), which controls how CIDs +(Context IDs) are allocated and how sockets interact across namespaces. + +ns_mode +------- + +Read-only. Reports the current namespace's mode, set at namespace creation +and immutable thereafter. + +Values: + + - ``global`` - the namespace shares system-wide CID allocation and + its sockets can reach any VM or socket in any global namespace. + Sockets in this namespace cannot reach sockets in local + namespaces. + - ``local`` - the namespace has private CID allocation and its + sockets can only connect to VMs or sockets within the same + namespace. + +The init_net mode is always ``global``. + +child_ns_mode +------------- + +Controls what mode newly created child namespaces will inherit. At namespace +creation, ``ns_mode`` is inherited from the parent's ``child_ns_mode``. The +initial value matches the namespace's own ``ns_mode``. + +Values: + + - ``global`` - child namespaces will share system-wide CID allocation + and their sockets will be able to reach any VM or socket in any + global namespace. + - ``local`` - child namespaces will have private CID allocation and + their sockets will only be able to connect within their own + namespace. + +Changing ``child_ns_mode`` only affects namespaces created after the change; +it does not modify the current namespace or any existing children. + +A namespace with ``ns_mode`` set to ``local`` cannot change +``child_ns_mode`` to ``global`` (returns ``-EPERM``). diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst index 28c7e4f5ecf9..6921d8594b84 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst @@ -3234,12 +3234,13 @@ enhanced_dad - BOOLEAN =========== ratelimit - INTEGER - Limit the maximal rates for sending ICMPv6 messages. + Limit the maximal rates for sending ICMPv6 messages to a particular + peer. 0 to disable any limiting, - otherwise the minimal space between responses in milliseconds. + otherwise the space between responses in milliseconds. - Default: 1000 + Default: 100 ratemask - list of comma separated ranges For ICMPv6 message types matching the ranges in the ratemask, limit |