Minxi Hou b74e71b6a9 tools: ynl: add unicast notification receive support ...

Add ntf_bind() method to YnlFamily for binding the netlink
socket without joining a multicast group. This enables receiving
unicast notifications through the existing poll_ntf/check_ntf
path.

The OVS packet family sends MISS and ACTION upcalls via
genlmsg_unicast() to a per-vport PID rather than through a
multicast group. The existing ntf_subscribe() couples bind()
with setsockopt(ADD_MEMBERSHIP), which does not fit the unicast
case. ntf_bind() provides the bind-only alternative, with the
address defaulting to (0, 0) but exposed as an explicit argument.

Signed-off-by: Minxi Hou <houminxi@gmail.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260522174154.720293-3-houminxi@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>

2026-05-26 17:17:42 -07:00

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tools: ynl: add unicast notification receive support

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