Hangout 13 Dec 2018

• IPv6 RFC7112 Support: D16851.
  • Should be ready for review.
• D17521 (needs review)
• IPv6 Fragment reviews which need testing:
  • Eliminate KAME circular queues: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D16847.
  • Drop packets with overlapping fragments: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D16850.
• IPv6 modernization project: Wiki Page
  • Julius proposed importing OpenBSD fragmentation regression test cases (see https://reviews.freebsd.org/D17376). tjh will work on in next two weeks.
  • bz@ working on tests for UDP.
  • bz@ will look into IPv6 tests from New Hampshire (license and CI).
  • IP6 IDs (and IP IDs, maybe?): may use an insecure algorithm. Ideally, switch to some sort of per-host-pair hash?
• Discussion of TIME_WAIT inconsistency with RFC. tuexen@ to propose change.
• CWV: status
  • PR227303
  • There is code available if someone wants to test the patch
• Auto-window scaling: tuexen@ opened review: D18375
• Congestion window collapse: D17614 (needs review)
  • jtl@ to check if there is another patch floating around
• jtl@ to send patch to Richard for burst mitigation in the default stack

• Richard is trying to figure out if he can officially upstream patches.
• Richard asks if there is an implementation proportional rate reduction. An initial implementation was provided by Lars on the mailing list.
• Brooks has a patch: D18443. bz@ will look at it.

Scheduled for the 10th of January, 2019.