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veb(4): "lock" mac addresses on ports
Janne Johansson <icepic.dz@gmail.com> wrote: > Den tors 16 okt. 2025 kl 05:34 skrev David Gwynne <david@gwynne.id.au>: > > > > this adds a "locked" flags to ports in veb(4), which is modelled on the > > "locked" keyword and the associated behaviour in vm.conf. it requires > > the source mac address in frames received by a port have an address > > entry on the veb(4) that points to that same port. > > > > there's similar functionality in vmware vswitches (and probably other > > hypervisors too) when you configure MAC address changes and forged > > transmits to be rejected. > > This might warrant a note somewhere that it "breaks" carp, since those > packets/interfaces will have a different mac. Or that you need to add > the carp mac(s) to this list, whichever is more convenient. I think people using carp can figure that out themselves, because it is first principles.
veb(4): "lock" mac addresses on ports