Apologies for the late response. The note got filtered into a an unsuspected 
folder.

There is an IESG statement about processing errata:
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/statement-iesg-iesg-processing-of-rfc-errata-for-the-ietf-stream-20210507/

This statement advises that the rules are strong guidelines, not immutable 
rules.

The first rule says:
"

  *   Errata are items that were errors at the time the document was published 
-- things that were missed during the last call, approval, and publication 
process. If new information, new capabilities, or new thinking has come up 
since publication, or if you disagree with the content of the RFC, that is not 
material for an errata report. Such items are better brought to relevant 
working groups, technical area discussions, or the IESG.

"

Looking at this rule, it appears that the observation (SID not always 128 bits 
after RFC 9800) is not really an errata, but rather a consequence of the 
updated SID size flexibility introduced by RFC 9800.

The errata rule is not immutable, and the changes required to correct rfc9352 
are obvious. Hence, if the WG agrees to resolve this via an errata, I’ll 
process it as a technical erratum. If not, it should be handled in a -bis 
document. Let’s make sure the WG have clear consensus on the list first.

G/


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From: Joel Halpern <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2025 11:05 PM
To: Gunter van de Velde (Nokia) <[email protected]>
Cc: Adrian Farrel <[email protected]>; lsr <[email protected]>; Tony Li 
<[email protected]>; Ketan Talaulikar <[email protected]>; James Guichard 
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Subject: Re: [Lsr] Re: Where to clarify RFC 9352 relative to SID containers


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As far as I can tell, Gunther is the responsible AD.  As such, Gunther, do you 
agree that this should be handled as a pair of errata?  And if so, do you want 
me to file them?

Yours,

Joel

On 12/2/2025 9:09 AM, Joel Halpern wrote:

Those changes are the clarification I am asking for.

Yours,

Joel

On 12/2/2025 6:51 AM, Ketan Talaulikar wrote:
< only as co-author of RFC9513 and contributor to RFC9352 >

Hi All,

I believe a technical errata on these documents is appropriate and a bis is not 
necessary.

As Adrian notes, "number of SIDs in SRH" and "number of segments in SRH" were 
used interchangeably in some places in documents that were published before 
CSID RFC9800. I see a technical error with this mix up in the MSD context since 
RFC8754 that specified the SRH talks about Segments in the SRH and Segment List 
in the SRH.

Now, the MSD types in question are all referring to SRH (refer 
https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9352.html#section-4 and 
https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9513.html#section-4) and so the errata would 
be something like below:
- Maximum Segments Left MSD Type (no errata needed)
- Maximum End Pop MSD Type : s/number of SIDs in the SRH/number of Segments in 
the SRH
- Maximum H.Encaps MSD Type: s/number of SIDs that can be added to the segment 
list of an SRH/number of Segments that can be added to the segment list of an 
SRH .... and also s/SRH up to the advertised number of SIDs/SRH up to the 
advertised number of Segments
- Maximum End D MSD Type: s/number of SIDs present in an SRH/number of Segments 
present in an SRH

The actual "update" and clarifications to "Segments Left" and "Segment List" 
are already being done in draft-ietf-6man-sidlist-clarification and applied to 
RFC8754 which is the base that these OSPF and ISIS specs are referencing. 
Therefore, I don't see the need for a bis for the LSR specs.

Joel, have I understood your point correctly?

Just my view ...

Thanks,
Ketan


On Mon, Dec 1, 2025 at 12:29 PM Tony Li 
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:

Hi all,

IMHO, this is not an appropriate use of the Errata mechanism.  The intent of 
that mechanism is to report technical and editorial errors in the document.

In this case, we’re talking about extending the text (albeit in an obvious way) 
to cover the case of a compressed segment list.  This deserves to be in a 
separate document and have WG scrutiny.  It would not be inappropriate to 
consider a 9352bis.

Regards,
T


On Nov 30, 2025, at 7:11 PM, Zafar Ali (zali) - 
zali=40cisco.com<http://40cisco.com/> at dmarc.ietf.org<http://dmarc.ietf.org/> 
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:

Hi Adrian, Joel, WG,

I agree with Adrain, "that in 9352, MSD should be interpreted to mean the 
maximum number of 128-bit entries in the Segment list, and not the number of 
SIDs represented". Depending on AD/ chairs preference, a clarification along 
these lines can be made in draft-ietf-6man-sidlist-clarification or as an 
RFC9352 Errata.

Thanks

Regards … Zafar


On 11/30/25, 5:54 AM, "Adrian Farrel" 
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]>> 
wrote:


Hi,


Coming to this thread late a wilfully jumping in half way through.


Can I point you to draft-ietf-6man-sidlist-clarification?


The problem identified there is that there was originally some "wooliness" with 
regard to terminology in 8754.
- Both "SID list" and "Segment list" are used.
- There is an implication (which, certainly, no longer applies) that entries in 
the Segment list are 128 bit IPv6 addresses.
This is no attack on the authors (we were all in the room when the text was 
agreed) and the clarification doesn't change the technology one iota.


I think that 9352 carried on this slight fuzziness. Again, no attack on the 
authors or the technology - we all reviewed the text.
I would agree that in 9352, MSD should be interpreted to mean the maximum 
number of 128-bit entries in the Segment list, and not the number of SIDs 
represented.


Cheers,
Adrian



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To: LUIS MIGUEL CONTRERAS MURILLO 
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
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 Bruno Decraene <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> 
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Subject: [Lsr] Re: Where to clarify RFC 9352 relative to SID containers


Hi all,
Pay attention that RFC 9532 is the normative document, all documents in BMWG 
are informative.


I am not sure I have understood the context. I do not see the problem.
Compressed SID is the "SID" too.
128bit entry inside the SRH is called "Segment List" in the RFC 8754.
Hence, no problems because names are different.
Eduard
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Subject: RE: [Lsr] Where to clarify RFC 9352 relative to SID containers

Hi Joel,

Not sure if this would be what you are looking for (especially because is an
outcome of BMWG and not LSR), but draft-ietf-bmwg-sr-bench-meth includes
proposal of segment list scale testing that could serve for the purpose you
comment (that is, adding maximum number of 128 bit pieces as an aspect to
be considered during the benchmarking process). So maybe the point that you
raise can be included here.

I copy my co-authors in case they want to complement with additional
comments.

Best regards

Luis

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First, to be clear, what I am describing is NOT an error in RFC 9352.
Thus, I don't think an erratum is the appropriate way to document for future
readers this additional aspect of the intent of certain maximum segment depth
advertisements for SRv6.

RFC 9352 talks about the maximum number of SIDs. However, when SIDs are
carried in compressed SID containers, the number that matters for some
(maybe all?) of the maximum segment depths is the number of 128 bit
pieces, not the number of SIDs. Apparently, several implementations
are consistent with that. It seems a bit odd to write another RFC just to say
that. Is there some document in process that could sensibly capture this.

(As RFC 9352 predates the Compressed SID RFC it makes sense that this case is
not disucssed there.)

Yours,

Joel

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