Lukasz Duda <lukasz.duda@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> There is a need for parsing the 6CO option in ndisc.c which parses Router
> Advertisement messages. Today the function calls to IPHC (6lowpan module) are
> quite hard to implement in ndisc.c, as there is no guarantee that the 6lowpan
> module will be loaded or not. It would make sense to build 6lowpan module
> as in-build part of IPv6. The features could be compiled in by using #defines.
> What do you think about moving 6lowpan as a component of IPv6 and modify ndisc.c
> to handled 6LoWPAN specific options? Do you see any other solution to make sure
> that 6CO is parsed and acted upon and still keep 6lowpan as a stand-alone module?
What about if ndisc.c accepted non-exclusive registrations for ND type codes?
Then 6lowpan could register itself as handler for RAs, and could process the
6CO options, ABROs, etc.
(BTW: 6tisch contemplates extending ABROs as well: there is more to come)
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