Lorenzo, Xiao, David,

I see it now waiting for your approval to be published.  Please respond.

Bob


> On May 28, 2025, at 8:34 AM, Alanna Paloma <apal...@staff.rfc-editor.org> 
> wrote:
> 
> Hi Erik,
> 
> Thank you for your approval. We’ve noted it on the AUTH48 status page:
> https://www.rfc-editor.org/auth48/rfc9762
> 
> Best regards,
> RFC Editor/ap
> 
>> On May 27, 2025, at 8:54 PM, Erik Kline <ek.i...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> LGTM!
>> 
>> On Tue, May 27, 2025 at 2:53 PM Alanna Paloma <apal...@staff.rfc-editor.org> 
>> wrote:
>> Hi Authors and Erik (AD)*,
>> 
>> *Erik (AD) - This is a friendly reminder that we await your review and 
>> approval of the reorder list items under “NEW TEXT” in Section 9.2.
>> 
>> See this diff file:
>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9762-ad-diff.html
>> 
>> For context, here is Lorenzo’s rationale for this update:
>>> The issue is: according to this text, in step a), if the prefix is the 
>>> link-local prefix, then the host should use PD. But elsewhere in this 
>>> document (which will become RFC 9762) we say that the P flag is meaningless 
>>> for link-local prefixes, and should be ignored. Specifically, it says "The 
>>> P flag is meaningless for link-local prefixes, and any PIO containing the 
>>> link-local prefix MUST be ignored as specified in Section 5.5.3 of 
>>> [RFC4862]." which causes a reference cycle.
>>> 
>>> We could reorder the bullet points, like so, resulting in the following:
>> …
>>> Thoughts?I think we should fix this, but if this is difficult to fix in 
>>> AUTH48, I think it's OK not to change it because step a) says "as described 
>>> in RFC 9762" and RFC 9762 says that because the prefix is link-local it 
>>> should be ignored anyway. And implementers can probably just ignore the 
>>> reference cycle because from the text it's sort of clear what to do anyway.
>>> 
>>> +Erik Kline any thoughts on whether we can fix this in AUTH48?
>> 
>> Original:
>>  For each Prefix-Information option in the Router Advertisement:
>> 
>>  a) If the P flag is set, and the node implements draft-ietf-6man-pio-
>>  pflag, it SHOULD treat the Autonomous flag as if it was unset, and
>>  use prefix delegation to obtain addresses as described in draft-ietf-
>>  6man-pio-pflag.
>> 
>>  b) If the Autonomous flag is not set, silently ignore the Prefix
>>  Information option.
>> 
>>  c) If the prefix is the link-local prefix, silently ignore the Prefix
>>  Information option.
>> 
>> Current:
>>  For each Prefix Information Option in the Router Advertisement:
>> 
>>  a) If the prefix is the link-local prefix, silently ignore the
>>  Prefix Information Option.
>> 
>>  b) If the P flag is set and the node implements RFC 9762, it
>>  SHOULD treat the Autonomous flag as if it was unset and use
>>  prefix delegation to obtain addresses as described in RFC
>>  9762.
>> 
>>  c) If the Autonomous flag is not set, silently ignore the Prefix
>>  Information Option.
>> 
>> 
>> Authors - Please review the document carefully and contact us with any 
>> further updates you may have. We will await approvals from Lorenzo, Xiao, 
>> David, and *Erik prior to moving forward in the publication process.
>> 
>> The files have been posted here (please refresh):
>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9762.txt
>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9762.pdf
>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9762.html
>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9762.xml
>> 
>> The relevant diff files are posted here:
>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9762-diff.html (comprehensive diff)
>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9762-auth48diff.html (all AUTH48 
>> changes)
>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9762-lastdiff.html (htmlwdiff diff 
>> between last version and this)
>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9762-lastrfcdiff.html (rfcdiff between 
>> last version and this)
>> 
>> Please see the AUTH48 status page for this document here:
>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/auth48/rfc9762
>> 
>> Thank you,
>> RFC Editor/ap
>> 
>>> On May 20, 2025, at 2:16 PM, Alanna Paloma <apal...@staff.rfc-editor.org> 
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Erik (AD)*, Lorenzo, and other authors,
>>> 
>>> *Erik - As the AD, please review and approve of the reordered list items 
>>> under “NEW TEXT” in Section 9.2. 
>>> 
>>> See this diff file:
>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9762-ad-diff.html
>>> 
>>> For context, here is Lorenzo’s rationale for this update:
>>>> The issue is: according to this text, in step a), if the prefix is the 
>>>> link-local prefix, then the host should use PD. But elsewhere in this 
>>>> document (which will become RFC 9762) we say that the P flag is 
>>>> meaningless for link-local prefixes, and should be ignored. Specifically, 
>>>> it says "The P flag is meaningless for link-local prefixes, and any PIO 
>>>> containing the link-local prefix MUST be ignored as specified in Section 
>>>> 5.5.3 of [RFC4862]." which causes a reference cycle.
>>>> 
>>>> We could reorder the bullet points, like so, resulting in the following:
>>> …
>>>> Thoughts?I think we should fix this, but if this is difficult to fix in 
>>>> AUTH48, I think it's OK not to change it because step a) says "as 
>>>> described in RFC 9762" and RFC 9762 says that because the prefix is 
>>>> link-local it should be ignored anyway. And implementers can probably just 
>>>> ignore the reference cycle because from the text it's sort of clear what 
>>>> to do anyway.
>>>> 
>>>> +Erik Kline any thoughts on whether we can fix this in AUTH48?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Original:
>>>  For each Prefix-Information option in the Router Advertisement:
>>> 
>>>  a) If the P flag is set, and the node implements draft-ietf-6man-pio-
>>>  pflag, it SHOULD treat the Autonomous flag as if it was unset, and
>>>  use prefix delegation to obtain addresses as described in draft-ietf-
>>>  6man-pio-pflag.
>>> 
>>>  b) If the Autonomous flag is not set, silently ignore the Prefix
>>>  Information option.
>>> 
>>>  c) If the prefix is the link-local prefix, silently ignore the Prefix
>>>  Information option.
>>> 
>>> Current:
>>>  For each Prefix Information Option in the Router Advertisement:
>>> 
>>>  a) If the prefix is the link-local prefix, silently ignore the
>>>  Prefix Information Option.
>>> 
>>>  b) If the P flag is set and the node implements RFC 9762, it
>>>  SHOULD treat the Autonomous flag as if it was unset and use
>>>  prefix delegation to obtain addresses as described in RFC
>>>  9762.
>>> 
>>>  c) If the Autonomous flag is not set, silently ignore the Prefix
>>>  Information Option.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Authors - We have updated the files per the additional changes sent by 
>>> Lorenzo. We will await any further changes you may have and approvals from 
>>> Lorenzo, Xiao, David,
>>> and *Erik prior to moving forward in the publication process.
>>> 
>>> The files have been posted here (please refresh):
>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9762.txt
>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9762.pdf
>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9762.html
>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9762.xml
>>> 
>>> The relevant diff files are posted here:
>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9762-diff.html (comprehensive diff)
>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9762-auth48diff.html (all AUTH48 
>>> changes)
>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9762-lastdiff.html (htmlwdiff diff 
>>> between last version and this)
>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9762-lastrfcdiff.html (rfcdiff 
>>> between last version and this)
>>> 
>>> Please see the AUTH48 status page for this document here:
>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/auth48/rfc9762
>>> 
>>> Thank you,
>>> RFC Editor/ap
>>> 
>>>> On May 19, 2025, at 5:09 PM, Lorenzo Colitti <lore...@google.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Another potential issue I see is in the formal update text of the RFC 4861 
>>>> update. The issue is here:
>>>> 
>>>> =========
>>>> NEW TEXT:
>>>> 
>>>> For each Prefix Information Option in the Router Advertisement:
>>>> 
>>>> a) If the P flag is set and the node implements RFC 9762, it SHOULD treat 
>>>> the Autonomous flag as if it was unset and use prefix delegation to obtain 
>>>> addresses as described in RFC 9762.
>>>> b) If the Autonomous flag is not set, silently ignore the Prefix 
>>>> Information Option.
>>>> c) If the prefix is the link-local prefix, silently ignore the Prefix 
>>>> Information Option.
>>>> =========
>>>> 
>>>> The issue is: according to this text, in step a), if the prefix is the 
>>>> link-local prefix, then the host should use PD. But elsewhere in this 
>>>> document (which will become RFC 9762) we say that the P flag is 
>>>> meaningless for link-local prefixes, and should be ignored. Specifically, 
>>>> it says "The P flag is meaningless for link-local prefixes, and any PIO 
>>>> containing the link-local prefix MUST be ignored as specified in Section 
>>>> 5.5.3 of [RFC4862]." which causes a reference cycle.
>>>> 
>>>> We could reorder the bullet points, like so, resulting in the following:
>>>> 
>>>> =========
>>>> NEW TEXT:
>>>> For each Prefix Information Option in the Router Advertisement:
>>>> 
>>>> a) If the prefix is the link-local prefix, silently ignore the Prefix 
>>>> Information Option.
>>>> b) If the P flag is set and the node implements RFC 9762, it SHOULD treat 
>>>> the Autonomous flag as if it was unset and use prefix delegation to obtain 
>>>> addresses as described in RFC 9762.
>>>> c) If the Autonomous flag is not set, silently ignore the Prefix 
>>>> Information Option.
>>>> =========
>>>> 
>>>> Thoughts?I think we should fix this, but if this is difficult to fix in 
>>>> AUTH48, I think it's OK not to change it because step a) says "as 
>>>> described in RFC 9762" and RFC 9762 says that because the prefix is 
>>>> link-local it should be ignored anyway. And implementers can probably just 
>>>> ignore the reference cycle because from the text it's sort of clear what 
>>>> to do anyway.
>>>> 
>>>> +Erik Kline any thoughts on whether we can fix this in AUTH48?
>>>> 
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Lorenzo
>>>> 
>>>> On Tue, May 20, 2025 at 8:54 AM Lorenzo Colitti <lore...@google.com> wrote:
>>>> Hi Alanna,
>>>> 
>>>> I would like to suggest the following changes.
>>>> 
>>>> Section 7.1:
>>>> OLD:
>>>> any time a prefix is added to or removed from the list, the client MUST 
>>>> consider this to be a change in configuration information
>>>> NEW:
>>>> any time one or more prefix(es) are added to or removed from the list, the 
>>>> client MUST consider this to be a change in configuration information
>>>> 
>>>> Rationale: if the RA has more than one prefix in it, the client should 
>>>> only rebind once.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Section 7.4:
>>>> OLD:
>>>> When the network delegates unique prefixes to clients, each client will 
>>>> consider other client's destination addresses to be off-link
>>>> NEW:
>>>> When the network delegates unique prefixes to clients, each client will 
>>>> consider other clients's destination addresses to be off-link
>>>> 
>>>> Rationale: "clients" is plural and the apostrophe goes after the s.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Section 11:
>>>> OLD:
>>>> Implementing the P flag support on a host and receiving side enables 
>>>> DHCPv6 on that host.
>>>> NEW:
>>>> Implementing the P flag support on a host and receiving will enable DHCPv6 
>>>> on that host if the host receives an RA containing a PIO with the P bit 
>>>> set.
>>>> 
>>>> Rationale: the text doesn't really make sense. Previous versions of the 
>>>> draft (I checked -06) had "Implementing the P flag support on a host / 
>>>> receiving side" instead of "Implementing the P flag support on a host and 
>>>> receiving side". That was slightly better, but I think my new text is 
>>>> clearer.
>>>> 
>>>> Also, I would like to add Patrick Rohr to the acknowledgements section, 
>>>> since he pointed out one of these issues.
>>>> 
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Lorenzo
>>>> 
>>>> On Wed, May 14, 2025 at 3:16 AM Alanna Paloma 
>>>> <apal...@staff.rfc-editor.org> wrote:
>>>> Hi Jen,
>>>> 
>>>> Thank you for confirming. Additionally, we have noted your approval on the 
>>>> AUTH48 status page.
>>>> 
>>>> We will await approvals from Lorenzo, Xiao, and David prior to moving this 
>>>> document forward in the publication process.
>>>> 
>>>> The files have been posted here (please refresh):
>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9762.txt
>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9762.pdf
>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9762.html
>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9762.xml
>>>> 
>>>> The relevant diff files are posted here:
>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9762-diff.html (comprehensive diff)
>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9762-auth48diff.html (all AUTH48 
>>>> changes)
>>>> 
>>>> Please see the AUTH48 status page for this document here:
>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/auth48/rfc9762
>>>> 
>>>> Thank you,
>>>> RFC Editor/ap
>>>> 
>>>>> On May 13, 2025, at 9:30 AM, Jen Linkova <furr...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Wed, May 14, 2025 at 2:17 AM Alanna Paloma
>>>>> <apal...@staff.rfc-editor.org> wrote:
>>>>>> Thank you for your reply. Your approval regarding the BCP 14 key word 
>>>>>> update has been noted on the AUTH48 status page:
>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/auth48/rfc9762
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Please note that we are still awaiting the outcome of the discussion 
>>>>>> proposed by Jen:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 6) <!-- [rfced] *AD and authors - There is an open erratum report 
>>>>>>>> against RFC
>>>>>>>> 4861 regarding the text that is being updated in Section 9.1 of this
>>>>>>>> document. Are any updates needed?
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> See https://www.rfc-editor.org/errata/eid8055.
>>>>>>>> -->
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> There is no conflict in spirit between the filed erratum and this
>>>>>>> document. But if the erratum is approved then the text of this
>>>>>>> document should be updated to reflect the erratum, and say:
>>>>>>> “Note: If none of the M, O, or P (draft-ietf-6man-pio-pflag) flags are
>>>>>>> set, this indicates that no information is available via DHCPv6 from
>>>>>>> the router, or from other nodes that the router has been made aware
>>>>>>> of".
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> With my 6MAN chair hat on: let the chairs discuss it with the AD. I
>>>>>>> think it would be better if the decision for the erratum is made
>>>>>>> before this draft is published.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I believe Erik marked the erratum as 'Held for the document update'.
>>>>> So the text in RFC4861 is not going to change, and we can proceed with
>>>>> this draft.
>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On May 12, 2025, at 11:08 PM, Erik Kline <ek.i...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> LGTM; thank you!
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Tue, May 6, 2025 at 8:25 AM Alanna Paloma 
>>>>>>> <apal...@staff.rfc-editor.org> wrote:
>>>>>>> Hi Authors and Erik (AD)*,
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> *Erik (AD) - This is another friendly reminder that we are awaiting 
>>>>>>> your review and approval regarding the BCP 14 key word update from 
>>>>>>> “MUST not” to “MUST NOT” in the sentence below:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Original:
>>>>>>> In particular, enabling or disabling the P flag MUST not trigger
>>>>>>> automatic changes in the A flag value set by the router.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Current:
>>>>>>> In particular, enabling or disabling the P flag MUST NOT trigger
>>>>>>> automatic changes in the A flag value set by the router.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> See this diff file:
>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9762-auth48diff.html
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Additionally, we are still awaiting word regarding this query:
>>>>>>>>> 6) <!-- [rfced] *AD and authors - There is an open erratum report 
>>>>>>>>> against RFC
>>>>>>>>> 4861 regarding the text that is being updated in Section 9.1 of this
>>>>>>>>> document. Are any updates needed?
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> See https://www.rfc-editor.org/errata/eid8055.
>>>>>>>>> -->
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> There is no conflict in spirit between the filed erratum and this
>>>>>>>> document. But if the erratum is approved then the text of this
>>>>>>>> document should be updated to reflect the erratum, and say:
>>>>>>>> “Note: If none of the M, O, or P (draft-ietf-6man-pio-pflag) flags are
>>>>>>>> set, this indicates that no information is available via DHCPv6 from
>>>>>>>> the router, or from other nodes that the router has been made aware
>>>>>>>> of".
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> With my 6MAN chair hat on: let the chairs discuss it with the AD. I
>>>>>>>> think it would be better if the decision for the erratum is made
>>>>>>>> before this draft is published.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Authors - We will await any further updates you may have as well as 
>>>>>>> approvals from each party listed on the AUTH48 status page below prior 
>>>>>>> to moving this document forward in the publication process.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> The files have been posted here (please refresh):
>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9762.txt
>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9762.pdf
>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9762.html
>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9762.xml
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> The relevant diff files are posted here:
>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9762-diff.html (comprehensive 
>>>>>>> diff)
>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9762-auth48diff.html (all AUTH48 
>>>>>>> changes)
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Please see the AUTH48 status page for this document here:
>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/auth48/rfc9762
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Thank you,
>>>>>>> RFC Editor/ap
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> On Apr 25, 2025, at 9:54 AM, Alanna Paloma 
>>>>>>>> <apal...@staff.rfc-editor.org> wrote:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Hi Authors and Erik (AD)*,
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> *Erik (AD) - This is a friendly reminder that we are awaiting your 
>>>>>>>> review and approval regarding the BCP 14 key word update from “MUST 
>>>>>>>> not” to “MUST NOT” in the sentence below:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Original:
>>>>>>>> In particular, enabling or disabling the P flag MUST not trigger
>>>>>>>> automatic changes in the A flag value set by the router.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Current:
>>>>>>>> In particular, enabling or disabling the P flag MUST NOT trigger
>>>>>>>> automatic changes in the A flag value set by the router.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> See this diff file:
>>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9762-auth48diff.html
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Additionally, we are still awaiting word regarding this query:
>>>>>>>>>> 6) <!-- [rfced] *AD and authors - There is an open erratum report 
>>>>>>>>>> against RFC
>>>>>>>>>> 4861 regarding the text that is being updated in Section 9.1 of this
>>>>>>>>>> document. Are any updates needed?
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> See https://www.rfc-editor.org/errata/eid8055.
>>>>>>>>>> -->
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> There is no conflict in spirit between the filed erratum and this
>>>>>>>>> document. But if the erratum is approved then the text of this
>>>>>>>>> document should be updated to reflect the erratum, and say:
>>>>>>>>> “Note: If none of the M, O, or P (draft-ietf-6man-pio-pflag) flags are
>>>>>>>>> set, this indicates that no information is available via DHCPv6 from
>>>>>>>>> the router, or from other nodes that the router has been made aware
>>>>>>>>> of".
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> With my 6MAN chair hat on: let the chairs discuss it with the AD. I
>>>>>>>>> think it would be better if the decision for the erratum is made
>>>>>>>>> before this draft is published.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Authors - We will await any further changes you may have and approvals 
>>>>>>>> from each author and the *AD prior to moving forward in the 
>>>>>>>> publication process.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> The files have been posted here (please refresh):
>>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9762.txt
>>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9762.pdf
>>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9762.html
>>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9762.xml
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> The relevant diff files are posted here:
>>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9762-diff.html (comprehensive 
>>>>>>>> diff)
>>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/authors/rfc9762-auth48diff.html (all AUTH48 
>>>>>>>> changes)
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Please see the AUTH48 status page for this document here:
>>>>>>>> https://www.rfc-editor.org/auth48/rfc9762
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Thank you,
>>>>>>>> RFC Editor/ap
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> -- 
>>>>> Cheers, Jen Linkova
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>> 
> 

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