Re: [PATCH net-next v7] ipv6: add `force_forwarding` sysctl to enable per-interface forwarding

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Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@xxxxxxxxxx>:

On Tue, 22 Jul 2025 10:18:45 +0200 you wrote:
> It is currently impossible to enable ipv6 forwarding on a per-interface
> basis like in ipv4. To enable forwarding on an ipv6 interface we need to
> enable it on all interfaces and disable it on the other interfaces using
> a netfilter rule. This is especially cumbersome if you have lots of
> interfaces and only want to enable forwarding on a few. According to the
> sysctl docs [0] the `net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding` enables forwarding
> for all interfaces, while the interface-specific
> `net.ipv6.conf.<interface>.forwarding` configures the interface
> Host/Router configuration.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next,v7] ipv6: add `force_forwarding` sysctl to enable per-interface forwarding
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/f24987ef6959

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