[v6ops] Re: [dhcwg] Re: Re: [IPv6]Re: Android now supports DHCPv6 PD

[Nick Hilliard <[e-mail]>]

Daryll Swer wrote on 19/09/2025 13:14:
>
>     Let’s not forget the basics: every route needs a next-hop address,
>     and in the IPv6-only world, that needs to be an IPv6 address.
>     Whether it’s a GUA or LLA, and whether it’s assigned from the
>     on-link prefix or something else, is irrelevant from the ND cache
>     perspective.
>
>     Let’s not forget the basics: every route needs a next-hop address,
>     and in the IPv6-only world, that needs to be an IPv6 address.
>     Whether it’s a GUA or LLA, and whether it’s assigned from the
>     on-link prefix or something else, is irrelevant from the ND cache
>     perspective.
>
>
> As long as we don't end up with mix-bag of ia_na + ia_pd + SLAAC — I 
> think it's a non-issue.
>
> ia_pd-only means routed /64s (or larger) in FIB - cool with most 
> modern gear
> NDP Table entries for link-local IPv6 /128 per device - perfectly 
> normal too.

Would it be useful for v6ops to create a state model for the different 
mechanisms for ipv6 autoconfiguration and how they work? I'd certainly 
find this helpful, given the endless discussion over the years about 
what exactly each flag / flag combo means and what downstream 
consequences they entail.

Nick