> The netlink notifiers used a lot of code that was more or less
> identical to each other. Extract the common code into separate module
> which allows the definition of listeners and their specific data.
> This should make it easier to add any new notifier, which will be the
> case in the future. It should also make it slightly easier to track
> individual updates and changes that could be processed incrementally
> instead of full recompute when there is any change.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ales Musil <[email protected]>

Acked-by: Lorenzo Bianconi <[email protected]>

> ---
>  controller/automake.mk                        |  13 +-
>  controller/neighbor-exchange.c                |   4 +-
>  controller/neighbor-exchange.h                |   4 +-
>  controller/neighbor-table-notify.c            | 244 -----------------
>  controller/neighbor-table-notify.h            |  45 ----
>  controller/ovn-controller.c                   | 169 ++++++++----
>  ...ify-stub.c => ovn-netlink-notifier-stub.c} |  35 ++-
>  controller/ovn-netlink-notifier.c             | 251 ++++++++++++++++++
>  controller/ovn-netlink-notifier.h             |  38 +++
>  controller/route-exchange-netlink.h           |   1 +
>  controller/route-exchange.c                   |   4 +-
>  controller/route-exchange.h                   |   2 +-
>  controller/route-table-notify-stub.c          |  55 ----
>  controller/route-table-notify.c               | 238 -----------------
>  controller/route-table-notify.h               |  44 ---
>  tests/automake.mk                             |   4 +-
>  tests/system-ovn-netlink.at                   |  59 ++--
>  tests/test-ovn-netlink.c                      |  55 ++--
>  18 files changed, 502 insertions(+), 763 deletions(-)
>  delete mode 100644 controller/neighbor-table-notify.c
>  delete mode 100644 controller/neighbor-table-notify.h
>  rename controller/{neighbor-table-notify-stub.c => 
> ovn-netlink-notifier-stub.c} (51%)
>  create mode 100644 controller/ovn-netlink-notifier.c
>  create mode 100644 controller/ovn-netlink-notifier.h
>  delete mode 100644 controller/route-table-notify-stub.c
>  delete mode 100644 controller/route-table-notify.c
>  delete mode 100644 controller/route-table-notify.h
> 
> diff --git a/controller/automake.mk b/controller/automake.mk
> index d6809df10..c37b89b6c 100644
> --- a/controller/automake.mk
> +++ b/controller/automake.mk
> @@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ controller_ovn_controller_SOURCES = \
>       controller/lport.h \
>       controller/ofctrl.c \
>       controller/ofctrl.h \
> +     controller/ovn-netlink-notifier.h \
>       controller/neighbor.c \
>       controller/neighbor.h \
>       controller/neighbor-of.c \
> @@ -63,33 +64,29 @@ controller_ovn_controller_SOURCES = \
>       controller/ecmp-next-hop-monitor.h \
>       controller/ecmp-next-hop-monitor.c \
>       controller/route-exchange.h \
> -     controller/route-table-notify.h \
>       controller/route.h \
>       controller/route.c \
>       controller/garp_rarp.h \
>       controller/garp_rarp.c \
>       controller/neighbor-exchange.h \
> -     controller/neighbor-table-notify.h \
>       controller/host-if-monitor.h
>  
>  if HAVE_NETLINK
>  controller_ovn_controller_SOURCES += \
>       controller/host-if-monitor.c \
> +     controller/ovn-netlink-notifier.c \
>       controller/neighbor-exchange-netlink.h \
>       controller/neighbor-exchange-netlink.c \
>       controller/neighbor-exchange.c \
> -     controller/neighbor-table-notify.c \
>       controller/route-exchange-netlink.h \
>       controller/route-exchange-netlink.c \
> -     controller/route-exchange.c \
> -     controller/route-table-notify.c
> +     controller/route-exchange.c
>  else
>  controller_ovn_controller_SOURCES += \
>       controller/host-if-monitor-stub.c \
> +     controller/ovn-netlink-notifier-stub.c \
>       controller/neighbor-exchange-stub.c \
> -     controller/neighbor-table-notify-stub.c \
> -     controller/route-exchange-stub.c \
> -     controller/route-table-notify-stub.c
> +     controller/route-exchange-stub.c
>  endif
>  
>  controller_ovn_controller_LDADD = lib/libovn.la 
> $(OVS_LIBDIR)/libopenvswitch.la
> diff --git a/controller/neighbor-exchange.c b/controller/neighbor-exchange.c
> index e40f39e24..47e757712 100644
> --- a/controller/neighbor-exchange.c
> +++ b/controller/neighbor-exchange.c
> @@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
>  #include "neighbor.h"
>  #include "neighbor-exchange.h"
>  #include "neighbor-exchange-netlink.h"
> -#include "neighbor-table-notify.h"
>  #include "openvswitch/poll-loop.h"
>  #include "openvswitch/vlog.h"
>  #include "ovn-util.h"
> @@ -136,8 +135,7 @@ neighbor_exchange_run(const struct 
> neighbor_exchange_ctx_in *n_ctx_in,
>              break;
>          }
>  
> -        neighbor_table_add_watch_request(&n_ctx_out->neighbor_table_watches,
> -                                         if_index, nim->if_name);
> +        vector_push(n_ctx_out->neighbor_table_watches, &if_index);
>          vector_destroy(&received_neighbors);
>      }
>  }
> diff --git a/controller/neighbor-exchange.h b/controller/neighbor-exchange.h
> index b4257f14c..32c87a8ab 100644
> --- a/controller/neighbor-exchange.h
> +++ b/controller/neighbor-exchange.h
> @@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ struct neighbor_exchange_ctx_in {
>  };
>  
>  struct neighbor_exchange_ctx_out {
> -    /* Contains struct neighbor_table_watch_request. */
> -    struct hmap neighbor_table_watches;
> +    /* Contains int32_t representing if_index. */
> +    struct vector *neighbor_table_watches;
>      /* Contains 'struct evpn_remote_vtep'. */
>      struct hmap *remote_vteps;
>      /* Contains 'struct evpn_static_entry', remote FDB entries learned 
> through
> diff --git a/controller/neighbor-table-notify.c 
> b/controller/neighbor-table-notify.c
> deleted file mode 100644
> index 04caa21df..000000000
> --- a/controller/neighbor-table-notify.c
> +++ /dev/null
> @@ -1,244 +0,0 @@
> -/* Copyright (c) 2025, Red Hat, Inc.
> - *
> - * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
> - * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
> - * You may obtain a copy of the License at:
> - *
> - *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
> - *
> - * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
> - * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
> - * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
> - * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
> - * limitations under the License.
> - */
> -
> -#include <config.h>
> -
> -#include <linux/rtnetlink.h>
> -#include <net/if.h>
> -
> -#include "hash.h"
> -#include "hmapx.h"
> -#include "lib/util.h"
> -#include "netlink-notifier.h"
> -#include "openvswitch/vlog.h"
> -
> -#include "neighbor-exchange-netlink.h"
> -#include "neighbor-table-notify.h"
> -
> -VLOG_DEFINE_THIS_MODULE(neighbor_table_notify);
> -
> -struct neighbor_table_watch_request {
> -    struct hmap_node node;
> -    int32_t if_index;
> -    char if_name[IFNAMSIZ + 1];
> -};
> -
> -struct neighbor_table_watch_entry {
> -    struct hmap_node node;
> -    int32_t if_index;
> -    char if_name[IFNAMSIZ + 1];
> -};
> -
> -static struct hmap watches = HMAP_INITIALIZER(&watches);
> -static bool any_neighbor_table_changed;
> -static struct ne_table_msg nln_nmsg_change;
> -
> -static struct nln *nl_neighbor_handle;
> -static struct nln_notifier *nl_neighbor_notifier;
> -
> -static void neighbor_table_change(const void *change_, void *aux);
> -
> -static void
> -neighbor_table_register_notifiers(void)
> -{
> -    VLOG_INFO("Adding neighbor table watchers.");
> -    ovs_assert(!nl_neighbor_handle);
> -
> -    nl_neighbor_handle = nln_create(NETLINK_ROUTE, ne_table_parse,
> -                                    &nln_nmsg_change);
> -    ovs_assert(nl_neighbor_handle);
> -
> -    nl_neighbor_notifier =
> -        nln_notifier_create(nl_neighbor_handle, RTNLGRP_NEIGH,
> -                            neighbor_table_change, NULL);
> -    if (!nl_neighbor_notifier) {
> -        static struct vlog_rate_limit rl = VLOG_RATE_LIMIT_INIT(5, 1);
> -        VLOG_WARN_RL(&rl, "Failed to create neighbor table watcher.");
> -    }
> -}
> -
> -static void
> -neighbor_table_deregister_notifiers(void)
> -{
> -    VLOG_INFO("Removing neighbor table watchers.");
> -    ovs_assert(nl_neighbor_handle);
> -
> -    nln_notifier_destroy(nl_neighbor_notifier);
> -    nln_destroy(nl_neighbor_handle);
> -    nl_neighbor_notifier = NULL;
> -    nl_neighbor_handle = NULL;
> -}
> -
> -static uint32_t
> -neighbor_table_notify_hash_watch(int32_t if_index)
> -{
> -    /* To allow lookups triggered by netlink messages, don't include the
> -     * if_name in the hash.  The netlink updates only include if_index. */
> -    return hash_int(if_index, 0);
> -}
> -
> -static void
> -add_watch_entry(int32_t if_index, const char *if_name)
> -{
> -   VLOG_DBG("Registering new neighbor table watcher "
> -            "for interface %s (%"PRId32").",
> -            if_name, if_index);
> -
> -    struct neighbor_table_watch_entry *we;
> -    uint32_t hash = neighbor_table_notify_hash_watch(if_index);
> -    we = xzalloc(sizeof *we);
> -    we->if_index = if_index;
> -    ovs_strzcpy(we->if_name, if_name, sizeof we->if_name);
> -    hmap_insert(&watches, &we->node, hash);
> -
> -    if (!nl_neighbor_handle) {
> -        neighbor_table_register_notifiers();
> -    }
> -}
> -
> -static void
> -remove_watch_entry(struct neighbor_table_watch_entry *we)
> -{
> -    VLOG_DBG("Removing neighbor table watcher for interface %s (%"PRId32").",
> -             we->if_name, we->if_index);
> -    hmap_remove(&watches, &we->node);
> -    free(we);
> -
> -    if (hmap_is_empty(&watches)) {
> -        neighbor_table_deregister_notifiers();
> -    }
> -}
> -
> -bool
> -neighbor_table_notify_run(void)
> -{
> -    any_neighbor_table_changed = false;
> -
> -    if (nl_neighbor_handle) {
> -        nln_run(nl_neighbor_handle);
> -    }
> -
> -    return any_neighbor_table_changed;
> -}
> -
> -void
> -neighbor_table_notify_wait(void)
> -{
> -    if (nl_neighbor_handle) {
> -        nln_wait(nl_neighbor_handle);
> -    }
> -}
> -
> -void
> -neighbor_table_add_watch_request(struct hmap *neighbor_table_watches,
> -                                 int32_t if_index, const char *if_name)
> -{
> -    struct neighbor_table_watch_request *wr = xzalloc(sizeof *wr);
> -
> -    wr->if_index = if_index;
> -    ovs_strzcpy(wr->if_name, if_name, sizeof wr->if_name);
> -    hmap_insert(neighbor_table_watches, &wr->node,
> -                neighbor_table_notify_hash_watch(wr->if_index));
> -}
> -
> -void
> -neighbor_table_watch_request_cleanup(struct hmap *neighbor_table_watches)
> -{
> -    struct neighbor_table_watch_request *wr;
> -    HMAP_FOR_EACH_POP (wr, node, neighbor_table_watches) {
> -        free(wr);
> -    }
> -}
> -
> -static struct neighbor_table_watch_entry *
> -find_watch_entry(int32_t if_index, const char *if_name)
> -{
> -    struct neighbor_table_watch_entry *we;
> -    uint32_t hash = neighbor_table_notify_hash_watch(if_index);
> -    HMAP_FOR_EACH_WITH_HASH (we, node, hash, &watches) {
> -        if (if_index == we->if_index && !strcmp(if_name, we->if_name)) {
> -            return we;
> -        }
> -    }
> -    return NULL;
> -}
> -
> -static struct neighbor_table_watch_entry *
> -find_watch_entry_by_if_index(int32_t if_index)
> -{
> -    struct neighbor_table_watch_entry *we;
> -    uint32_t hash = neighbor_table_notify_hash_watch(if_index);
> -    HMAP_FOR_EACH_WITH_HASH (we, node, hash, &watches) {
> -        if (if_index == we->if_index) {
> -            return we;
> -        }
> -    }
> -    return NULL;
> -}
> -
> -void
> -neighbor_table_notify_update_watches(const struct hmap 
> *neighbor_table_watches)
> -{
> -    struct hmapx sync_watches = HMAPX_INITIALIZER(&sync_watches);
> -    struct neighbor_table_watch_entry *we;
> -    HMAP_FOR_EACH (we, node, &watches) {
> -        hmapx_add(&sync_watches, we);
> -    }
> -
> -    struct neighbor_table_watch_request *wr;
> -    HMAP_FOR_EACH (wr, node, neighbor_table_watches) {
> -        we = find_watch_entry(wr->if_index, wr->if_name);
> -        if (we) {
> -            hmapx_find_and_delete(&sync_watches, we);
> -        } else {
> -            add_watch_entry(wr->if_index, wr->if_name);
> -        }
> -    }
> -
> -    struct hmapx_node *node;
> -    HMAPX_FOR_EACH (node, &sync_watches) {
> -        remove_watch_entry(node->data);
> -    }
> -
> -    hmapx_destroy(&sync_watches);
> -}
> -
> -void
> -neighbor_table_notify_destroy(void)
> -{
> -    struct neighbor_table_watch_entry *we;
> -    HMAP_FOR_EACH_SAFE (we, node, &watches) {
> -        remove_watch_entry(we);
> -    }
> -}
> -
> -static void
> -neighbor_table_change(const void *change_, void *aux OVS_UNUSED)
> -{
> -    /* We currently track whether at least one recent neighbor table change
> -     * was detected.  If that's the case already there's no need to
> -     * continue. */
> -    if (any_neighbor_table_changed) {
> -        return;
> -    }
> -
> -    const struct ne_table_msg *change = change_;
> -
> -    if (change && !ne_is_ovn_owned(&change->nd)) {
> -        if (find_watch_entry_by_if_index(change->nd.if_index)) {
> -            any_neighbor_table_changed = true;
> -        }
> -    }
> -}
> diff --git a/controller/neighbor-table-notify.h 
> b/controller/neighbor-table-notify.h
> deleted file mode 100644
> index 9f21271cc..000000000
> --- a/controller/neighbor-table-notify.h
> +++ /dev/null
> @@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
> -/* Copyright (c) 2025, Red Hat, Inc.
> - *
> - * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
> - * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
> - * You may obtain a copy of the License at:
> - *
> - *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
> - *
> - * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
> - * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
> - * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
> - * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
> - * limitations under the License.
> - */
> -
> -#ifndef NEIGHBOR_TABLE_NOTIFY_H
> -#define NEIGHBOR_TABLE_NOTIFY_H 1
> -
> -#include <stdbool.h>
> -#include "openvswitch/hmap.h"
> -
> -/* Returns true if any neighbor table has changed enough that we need
> - * to learn new neighbor entries. */
> -bool neighbor_table_notify_run(void);
> -void neighbor_table_notify_wait(void);
> -
> -/* Add a watch request to the hmap. The hmap should later be passed to
> - * neighbor_table_notify_update_watches*/
> -void neighbor_table_add_watch_request(struct hmap *neighbor_table_watches,
> -                                      int32_t if_index, const char *if_name);
> -
> -/* Cleanup all watch request in the provided hmap that where added using
> - * neighbor_table_add_watch_request. */
> -void neighbor_table_watch_request_cleanup(
> -    struct hmap *neighbor_table_watches);
> -
> -/* Updates the list of neighbor table watches that are currently active.
> - * hmap should contain struct neighbor_table_watch_request */
> -void neighbor_table_notify_update_watches(
> -    const struct hmap *neighbor_table_watches);
> -
> -/* Cleans up all neighbor table watches. */
> -void neighbor_table_notify_destroy(void);
> -
> -#endif /* NEIGHBOR_TABLE_NOTIFY_H */
> diff --git a/controller/ovn-controller.c b/controller/ovn-controller.c
> index 5b7eb3014..41abd3bae 100644
> --- a/controller/ovn-controller.c
> +++ b/controller/ovn-controller.c
> @@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
>  #include "openvswitch/vlog.h"
>  #include "ovn/actions.h"
>  #include "ovn/features.h"
> +#include "ovn-netlink-notifier.h"
>  #include "lib/chassis-index.h"
>  #include "lib/extend-table.h"
>  #include "lib/ip-mcast-index.h"
> @@ -92,12 +93,12 @@
>  #include "acl-ids.h"
>  #include "route.h"
>  #include "route-exchange.h"
> -#include "route-table-notify.h"
> +#include "route-table.h"
>  #include "garp_rarp.h"
>  #include "host-if-monitor.h"
>  #include "neighbor.h"
>  #include "neighbor-exchange.h"
> -#include "neighbor-table-notify.h"
> +#include "neighbor-exchange-netlink.h"
>  #include "evpn-arp.h"
>  #include "evpn-binding.h"
>  #include "evpn-fdb.h"
> @@ -5610,6 +5611,30 @@ route_sb_datapath_binding_handler(struct engine_node 
> *node,
>      return EN_HANDLED_UNCHANGED;
>  }
>  
> +static int
> +table_id_cmp(const void *a_, const void *b_)
> +{
> +    const uint32_t *a = a_;
> +    const uint32_t *b = b_;
> +
> +    return *a < *b ? -1 : *a > *b;
> +}
> +
> +static void
> +route_table_notify_update(struct vector *watches)
> +{
> +    vector_qsort(watches, table_id_cmp);
> +
> +    bool enabled = !vector_is_empty(watches);
> +    ovn_netlink_update_notifier(OVN_NL_NOTIFIER_ROUTE_V4, enabled);
> +    ovn_netlink_update_notifier(OVN_NL_NOTIFIER_ROUTE_V6, enabled);
> +}
> +
> +struct ed_type_route_table_notify {
> +    /* Vector of ordered 'uint32_t' representing table_ids. */
> +    struct vector watches;
> +};
> +
>  struct ed_type_route_exchange {
>      /* We need the idl to check if the Learned_Route table exists. */
>      struct ovsdb_idl *sb_idl;
> @@ -5635,6 +5660,8 @@ en_route_exchange_run(struct engine_node *node, void 
> *data)
>  
>      struct ed_type_route *route_data =
>          engine_get_input_data("route", node);
> +    struct ed_type_route_table_notify *rt_notify =
> +        engine_get_input_data("route_table_notify", node);
>  
>      /* There can not actually be any routes to advertise unless we also have
>       * the Learned_Route table, since they where introduced in the same
> @@ -5643,6 +5670,8 @@ en_route_exchange_run(struct engine_node *node, void 
> *data)
>          return EN_STALE;
>      }
>  
> +    vector_clear(&rt_notify->watches);
> +
>      struct route_exchange_ctx_in r_ctx_in = {
>          .ovnsb_idl_txn = engine_get_context()->ovnsb_idl_txn,
>          .sbrec_learned_route_by_datapath = sbrec_learned_route_by_datapath,
> @@ -5651,15 +5680,11 @@ en_route_exchange_run(struct engine_node *node, void 
> *data)
>      };
>      struct route_exchange_ctx_out r_ctx_out = {
>          .sb_changes_pending = false,
> +        .route_table_watches = &rt_notify->watches,
>      };
>  
> -    hmap_init(&r_ctx_out.route_table_watches);
> -
>      route_exchange_run(&r_ctx_in, &r_ctx_out);
> -    route_table_notify_update_watches(&r_ctx_out.route_table_watches);
> -
> -    route_table_watch_request_cleanup(&r_ctx_out.route_table_watches);
> -    hmap_destroy(&r_ctx_out.route_table_watches);
> +    route_table_notify_update(&rt_notify->watches);
>  
>      re->sb_changes_pending = r_ctx_out.sb_changes_pending;
>  
> @@ -5693,23 +5718,40 @@ en_route_exchange_cleanup(void *data OVS_UNUSED)
>  {
>  }
>  
> -struct ed_type_route_table_notify {
> -    /* For incremental processing this could be tracked per datapath in
> -     * the future. */
> -    bool changed;
> -};
> -
> +/* The route_table_notify node is an input node, but the watches are
> + * populated by route_exchange node. The reason being that engine
> + * periodically runs input nodes to check if there are updates, so it
> + * could process the other nodes, however the route_table_notify cannot
> + * be dependent on other node because it wouldn't be input node anymore. */
>  static enum engine_node_state
>  en_route_table_notify_run(struct engine_node *node OVS_UNUSED, void *data)
>  {
> +    enum engine_node_state state = EN_UNCHANGED;
>      struct ed_type_route_table_notify *rtn = data;
> -    enum engine_node_state state;
> -    if (rtn->changed) {
> -        state = EN_UPDATED;
> -    } else {
> -        state = EN_UNCHANGED;
> +    struct vector *msgs;
> +    uint32_t *table_id;
> +
> +    msgs = ovn_netlink_get_msgs(OVN_NL_NOTIFIER_ROUTE_V4);
> +    VECTOR_FOR_EACH_PTR (msgs, table_id) {
> +        if (vector_bsearch(&rtn->watches, table_id, table_id_cmp)) {
> +            state = EN_UPDATED;
> +            break;
> +        }
>      }
> -    rtn->changed = false;
> +
> +    if (state != EN_UPDATED) {
> +        msgs = ovn_netlink_get_msgs(OVN_NL_NOTIFIER_ROUTE_V6);
> +        VECTOR_FOR_EACH_PTR (msgs, table_id) {
> +            if (vector_bsearch(&rtn->watches, table_id, table_id_cmp)) {
> +                state = EN_UPDATED;
> +                break;
> +            }
> +        }
> +    }
> +
> +    ovn_netlink_notifier_flush(OVN_NL_NOTIFIER_ROUTE_V4);
> +    ovn_netlink_notifier_flush(OVN_NL_NOTIFIER_ROUTE_V6);
> +
>      return state;
>  }
>  
> @@ -5718,14 +5760,19 @@ static void *
>  en_route_table_notify_init(struct engine_node *node OVS_UNUSED,
>                             struct engine_arg *arg OVS_UNUSED)
>  {
> -    struct ed_type_route_table_notify *rtn = xzalloc(sizeof *rtn);
> -    rtn->changed = true;
> +    struct ed_type_route_table_notify *rtn = xmalloc(sizeof *rtn);
> +
> +    *rtn = (struct ed_type_route_table_notify) {
> +        .watches = VECTOR_EMPTY_INITIALIZER(uint32_t),
> +    };
>      return rtn;
>  }
>  
>  static void
>  en_route_table_notify_cleanup(void *data OVS_UNUSED)
>  {
> +    struct ed_type_route_table_notify *rtn = data;
> +    vector_destroy(&rtn->watches);
>  }
>  
>  struct ed_type_route_exchange_status {
> @@ -6226,10 +6273,32 @@ neighbor_sb_port_binding_handler(struct engine_node 
> *node, void *data)
>      return EN_HANDLED_UNCHANGED;
>  }
>  
> +static int
> +if_index_cmp(const void *a_, const void *b_)
> +{
> +    const int32_t *a = a_;
> +    const int32_t *b = b_;
> +
> +    return *a < *b ? -1 : *a > *b;
> +}
> +
> +static void
> +neighbor_table_notify_update(struct vector *watches)
> +{
> +    vector_qsort(watches, if_index_cmp);
> +
> +    bool enabled = !vector_is_empty(watches);
> +    ovn_netlink_update_notifier(OVN_NL_NOTIFIER_NEIGHBOR, enabled);
> +}
> +
> +/* The neighbor_table_notify node is an input node, but the watches are
> + * populated by en_neighbor_exchange node. The reason being that engine
> + * periodically runs input nodes to check if there are updates, so it
> + * could process the other nodes, however the neighbor_table_notify cannot
> + * be dependent on other node because it wouldn't be input node anymore. */
>  struct ed_type_neighbor_table_notify {
> -    /* For incremental processing this could be tracked per interface in
> -     * the future. */
> -    bool changed;
> +    /* Vector of ordered 'int32_t' representing if_indexes. */
> +    struct vector watches;
>  };
>  
>  static void *
> @@ -6239,7 +6308,7 @@ en_neighbor_table_notify_init(struct engine_node *node 
> OVS_UNUSED,
>      struct ed_type_neighbor_table_notify *ntn = xmalloc(sizeof *ntn);
>  
>      *ntn = (struct ed_type_neighbor_table_notify) {
> -        .changed = true,
> +        .watches = VECTOR_EMPTY_INITIALIZER(int32_t),
>      };
>      return ntn;
>  }
> @@ -6247,20 +6316,31 @@ en_neighbor_table_notify_init(struct engine_node 
> *node OVS_UNUSED,
>  static void
>  en_neighbor_table_notify_cleanup(void *data OVS_UNUSED)
>  {
> +    struct ed_type_neighbor_table_notify *ntn = data;
> +    vector_destroy(&ntn->watches);
>  }
>  
>  static enum engine_node_state
>  en_neighbor_table_notify_run(struct engine_node *node OVS_UNUSED,
>                               void *data)
>  {
> +    enum engine_node_state state = EN_UNCHANGED;
>      struct ed_type_neighbor_table_notify *ntn = data;
> -    enum engine_node_state state;
> -    if (ntn->changed) {
> -        state = EN_UPDATED;
> -    } else {
> -        state = EN_UNCHANGED;
> +    struct vector *msgs;
> +    struct ne_table_msg *ne_msg;
> +
> +    msgs = ovn_netlink_get_msgs(OVN_NL_NOTIFIER_NEIGHBOR);
> +    VECTOR_FOR_EACH_PTR (msgs, ne_msg) {
> +        if (vector_bsearch(&ntn->watches,
> +                           &ne_msg->nd.if_index,
> +                           if_index_cmp)) {
> +            state = EN_UPDATED;
> +            break;
> +        }
>      }
> -    ntn->changed = false;
> +
> +    ovn_netlink_notifier_flush(OVN_NL_NOTIFIER_NEIGHBOR);
> +
>      return state;
>  }
>  
> @@ -6307,27 +6387,26 @@ en_neighbor_exchange_run(struct engine_node *node, 
> void *data_)
>      struct ed_type_neighbor_exchange *data = data_;
>      const struct ed_type_neighbor *neighbor_data =
>          engine_get_input_data("neighbor", node);
> +    struct ed_type_neighbor_table_notify *nt_notify =
> +        engine_get_input_data("neighbor_table_notify", node);
>  
>      evpn_remote_vteps_clear(&data->remote_vteps);
>      evpn_static_entries_clear(&data->static_fdbs);
>      evpn_static_entries_clear(&data->static_arps);
> +    vector_clear(&nt_notify->watches);
>  
>      struct neighbor_exchange_ctx_in n_ctx_in = {
>          .monitored_interfaces = &neighbor_data->monitored_interfaces,
>      };
>      struct neighbor_exchange_ctx_out n_ctx_out = {
> -        .neighbor_table_watches =
> -            HMAP_INITIALIZER(&n_ctx_out.neighbor_table_watches),
> +        .neighbor_table_watches = &nt_notify->watches,
>          .remote_vteps = &data->remote_vteps,
>          .static_fdbs = &data->static_fdbs,
>          .static_arps = &data->static_arps,
>      };
>  
>      neighbor_exchange_run(&n_ctx_in, &n_ctx_out);
> -    neighbor_table_notify_update_watches(&n_ctx_out.neighbor_table_watches);
> -
> -    neighbor_table_watch_request_cleanup(&n_ctx_out.neighbor_table_watches);
> -    hmap_destroy(&n_ctx_out.neighbor_table_watches);
> +    neighbor_table_notify_update(&nt_notify->watches);
>  
>      return EN_UPDATED;
>  }
> @@ -7792,18 +7871,12 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
>                                 &transport_zones,
>                                 bridge_table);
>  
> -                    struct ed_type_route_table_notify *rtn =
> -                        engine_get_internal_data(&en_route_table_notify);
> -                    rtn->changed = route_table_notify_run();
> +                    ovn_netlink_notifiers_run();
>  
>                      struct ed_type_host_if_monitor *hifm =
>                          engine_get_internal_data(&en_host_if_monitor);
>                      hifm->changed = host_if_monitor_run();
>  
> -                    struct ed_type_neighbor_table_notify *ntn =
> -                        engine_get_internal_data(&en_neighbor_table_notify);
> -                    ntn->changed = neighbor_table_notify_run();
> -
>                      struct ed_type_route_exchange_status *rt_res =
>                          engine_get_internal_data(&en_route_exchange_status);
>                      rt_res->netlink_trigger_run =
> @@ -8131,9 +8204,8 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
>              }
>  
>              binding_wait();
> -            route_table_notify_wait();
>              host_if_monitor_wait();
> -            neighbor_table_notify_wait();
> +            ovn_netlink_notifiers_wait();
>          }
>  
>          unixctl_server_run(unixctl);
> @@ -8306,8 +8378,7 @@ loop_done:
>      ovsrcu_exit();
>      dns_resolve_destroy();
>      route_exchange_destroy();
> -    route_table_notify_destroy();
> -    neighbor_table_notify_destroy();
> +    ovn_netlink_notifiers_destroy();
>  
>      exit(retval);
>  }
> diff --git a/controller/neighbor-table-notify-stub.c 
> b/controller/ovn-netlink-notifier-stub.c
> similarity index 51%
> rename from controller/neighbor-table-notify-stub.c
> rename to controller/ovn-netlink-notifier-stub.c
> index bb4fe5991..a90aa6a4a 100644
> --- a/controller/neighbor-table-notify-stub.c
> +++ b/controller/ovn-netlink-notifier-stub.c
> @@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
> -/* Copyright (c) 2025, Red Hat, Inc.
> +/* Copyright (c) 2025, STACKIT GmbH & Co. KG
> + * Copyright (c) 2026, Red Hat, Inc.
>   *
>   * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
>   * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
> @@ -14,44 +15,42 @@
>   */
>  
>  #include <config.h>
> -
> -#include <stdbool.h>
> +#include <stddef.h>
>  
>  #include "openvswitch/compiler.h"
> -#include "neighbor-table-notify.h"
> +#include "ovn-netlink-notifier.h"
> +#include "vec.h"
> +
> +static struct vector empty = VECTOR_EMPTY_INITIALIZER(uint8_t);
>  
> -bool
> -neighbor_table_notify_run(void)
> +void
> +ovn_netlink_update_notifier(enum ovn_netlink_notifier_type type OVS_UNUSED,
> +                            bool enabled OVS_UNUSED)
>  {
> -    return false;
>  }
>  
> -void
> -neighbor_table_notify_wait(void)
> +struct vector *
> +ovn_netlink_get_msgs(enum ovn_netlink_notifier_type type OVS_UNUSED)
>  {
> +    return &empty;
>  }
>  
>  void
> -neighbor_table_add_watch_request(
> -    struct hmap *neighbor_table_watches OVS_UNUSED,
> -    int32_t if_index OVS_UNUSED,
> -    const char *if_name OVS_UNUSED)
> +ovn_netlink_notifier_flush(enum ovn_netlink_notifier_type type OVS_UNUSED)
>  {
>  }
>  
>  void
> -neighbor_table_watch_request_cleanup(
> -    struct hmap *neighbor_table_watches OVS_UNUSED)
> +ovn_netlink_notifiers_run(void)
>  {
>  }
>  
>  void
> -neighbor_table_notify_update_watches(
> -    const struct hmap *neighbor_table_watches OVS_UNUSED)
> +ovn_netlink_notifiers_wait(void)
>  {
>  }
>  
>  void
> -neighbor_table_notify_destroy(void)
> +ovn_netlink_notifiers_destroy(void)
>  {
>  }
> diff --git a/controller/ovn-netlink-notifier.c 
> b/controller/ovn-netlink-notifier.c
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000..defa1cd54
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/controller/ovn-netlink-notifier.c
> @@ -0,0 +1,251 @@
> +/* Copyright (c) 2026, Red Hat, Inc.
> + *
> + * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
> + * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
> + * You may obtain a copy of the License at:
> + *
> + *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
> + *
> + * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
> + * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
> + * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
> + * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
> + * limitations under the License.
> + */
> +
> +#include <config.h>
> +
> +#include <linux/rtnetlink.h>
> +#include <net/if.h>
> +
> +#include "neighbor-exchange-netlink.h"
> +#include "netlink-notifier.h"
> +#include "route-exchange-netlink.h"
> +#include "route-table.h"
> +#include "vec.h"
> +
> +#include "openvswitch/vlog.h"
> +
> +#include "ovn-netlink-notifier.h"
> +
> +VLOG_DEFINE_THIS_MODULE(ovn_netlink_notifier);
> +
> +#define NOTIFIER_MSGS_CAPACITY_THRESHOLD 1024
> +
> +struct ovn_netlink_notifier {
> +    /* Group for which we want to receive the notification. */
> +    int group;
> +    /* The notifier pointers. */
> +    struct nln_notifier *nln_notifier;
> +    /* Messages received by given notifier. */
> +    struct vector msgs;
> +    /* Notifier change handler. */
> +    nln_notify_func *change_handler;
> +    /* Name of the notifier. */
> +    const char *name;
> +};
> +
> +union ovn_notifier_msg_change {
> +    struct route_table_msg route;
> +    struct ne_table_msg neighbor;
> +};
> +
> +static void ovn_netlink_route_change_handler(const void *change_, void *aux);
> +static void ovn_netlink_neighbor_change_handler(const void *change_,
> +                                                void *aux);
> +
> +static struct ovn_netlink_notifier notifiers[OVN_NL_NOTIFIER_MAX] = {
> +    [OVN_NL_NOTIFIER_ROUTE_V4] = {
> +        .group = RTNLGRP_IPV4_ROUTE,
> +        .msgs = VECTOR_EMPTY_INITIALIZER(uint32_t),
> +        .change_handler = ovn_netlink_route_change_handler,
> +        .name = "route-ipv4",
> +    },
> +    [OVN_NL_NOTIFIER_ROUTE_V6] = {
> +        .group = RTNLGRP_IPV6_ROUTE,
> +        .msgs = VECTOR_EMPTY_INITIALIZER(uint32_t),
> +        .change_handler = ovn_netlink_route_change_handler,
> +        .name = "route-ipv6",
> +    },
> +    [OVN_NL_NOTIFIER_NEIGHBOR] = {
> +        .group = RTNLGRP_NEIGH,
> +        .msgs = VECTOR_EMPTY_INITIALIZER(struct ne_table_msg),
> +        .change_handler = ovn_netlink_neighbor_change_handler,
> +        .name = "neighbor",
> +    },
> +};
> +
> +static struct nln *nln_handle;
> +static union ovn_notifier_msg_change nln_msg_change;
> +
> +static int
> +ovn_netlink_notifier_parse(struct ofpbuf *buf, void *change_)
> +{
> +    struct nlmsghdr *nlmsg = ofpbuf_at(buf, 0, NLMSG_HDRLEN);
> +    if (!nlmsg) {
> +        return 0;
> +    }
> +
> +    union ovn_notifier_msg_change *change = change_;
> +    if (nlmsg->nlmsg_type == RTM_NEWROUTE ||
> +        nlmsg->nlmsg_type == RTM_DELROUTE) {
> +        return route_table_parse(buf, &change->route);
> +    }
> +
> +    if (nlmsg->nlmsg_type == RTM_NEWNEIGH ||
> +        nlmsg->nlmsg_type == RTM_DELNEIGH) {
> +        return ne_table_parse(buf, &change->neighbor);
> +    }
> +
> +    return 0;
> +}
> +
> +static void
> +ovn_netlink_route_change_handler(const void *change_, void *aux)
> +{
> +    if (!change_) {
> +        return;
> +    }
> +
> +    struct ovn_netlink_notifier *notifier = aux;
> +    union ovn_notifier_msg_change *change =
> +        CONST_CAST(union ovn_notifier_msg_change *, change_);
> +
> +    struct route_data *rd = &change->route.rd;
> +    if (rd->rtm_protocol != RTPROT_OVN) {
> +        /* We just cannot copy the whole route_data because it has reference
> +         * to self for the nexthop list. */
> +        vector_push(&notifier->msgs, &rd->rta_table_id);
> +    }
> +
> +    route_data_destroy(rd);
> +}
> +
> +static void
> +ovn_netlink_neighbor_change_handler(const void *change_, void *aux)
> +{
> +    if (!change_) {
> +        return;
> +    }
> +
> +    struct ovn_netlink_notifier *notifier = aux;
> +    const union ovn_notifier_msg_change *change = change_;
> +
> +    if (!ne_is_ovn_owned(&change->neighbor.nd)) {
> +        vector_push(&notifier->msgs, &change->neighbor);
> +    }
> +}
> +
> +static void
> +ovn_netlink_register_notifier(enum ovn_netlink_notifier_type type)
> +{
> +    ovs_assert(type < OVN_NL_NOTIFIER_MAX);
> +
> +    struct ovn_netlink_notifier *notifier = &notifiers[type];
> +    if (notifier->nln_notifier) {
> +        return;
> +    }
> +
> +    VLOG_INFO("Adding %s table watchers.", notifier->name);
> +    if (!nln_handle) {
> +        nln_handle = nln_create(NETLINK_ROUTE, ovn_netlink_notifier_parse,
> +                                &nln_msg_change);
> +        ovs_assert(nln_handle);
> +    }
> +
> +    notifier->nln_notifier = nln_notifier_create(nln_handle, notifier->group,
> +                                                 notifier->change_handler,
> +                                                 notifier);
> +
> +    if (!notifier->nln_notifier) {
> +        static struct vlog_rate_limit rl = VLOG_RATE_LIMIT_INIT(5, 1);
> +        VLOG_WARN_RL(&rl, "Failed to create %s table watcher.",
> +                     notifier->name);
> +    }
> +}
> +
> +static void
> +ovn_netlink_deregister_notifier(enum ovn_netlink_notifier_type type)
> +{
> +    ovs_assert(type < OVN_NL_NOTIFIER_MAX);
> +
> +    struct ovn_netlink_notifier *notifier = &notifiers[type];
> +    if (!notifier->nln_notifier) {
> +        return;
> +    }
> +
> +    VLOG_INFO("Removing %s table watchers.", notifier->name);
> +    nln_notifier_destroy(notifier->nln_notifier);
> +    notifier->nln_notifier = NULL;
> +
> +    size_t i;
> +    for (i = 0; i < OVN_NL_NOTIFIER_MAX; i++) {
> +        if (notifiers[i].nln_notifier) {
> +            break;
> +        }
> +    }
> +
> +    if (i == OVN_NL_NOTIFIER_MAX) {
> +        /* This was the last notifier, destroy the handle too. */
> +        nln_destroy(nln_handle);
> +        nln_handle = NULL;
> +    }
> +}
> +
> +void
> +ovn_netlink_update_notifier(enum ovn_netlink_notifier_type type, bool 
> enabled)
> +{
> +    if (enabled) {
> +        ovn_netlink_register_notifier(type);
> +    } else {
> +        ovn_netlink_deregister_notifier(type);
> +    }
> +}
> +
> +struct vector *
> +ovn_netlink_get_msgs(enum ovn_netlink_notifier_type type)
> +{
> +    ovs_assert(type < OVN_NL_NOTIFIER_MAX);
> +    return &notifiers[type].msgs;
> +}
> +
> +void
> +ovn_netlink_notifier_flush(enum ovn_netlink_notifier_type type)
> +{
> +    ovs_assert(type < OVN_NL_NOTIFIER_MAX);
> +    struct ovn_netlink_notifier *notifier = &notifiers[type];
> +    vector_clear(&notifier->msgs);
> +}
> +
> +void
> +ovn_netlink_notifiers_run(void)
> +{
> +    for (size_t i = 0; i < OVN_NL_NOTIFIER_MAX; i++) {
> +        if (vector_capacity(&notifiers[i].msgs) >
> +            NOTIFIER_MSGS_CAPACITY_THRESHOLD) {
> +            vector_shrink_to_fit(&notifiers[i].msgs);
> +        }
> +    }
> +
> +    if (nln_handle) {
> +        nln_run(nln_handle);
> +    }
> +}
> +
> +void
> +ovn_netlink_notifiers_wait(void)
> +{
> +    if (nln_handle) {
> +        nln_wait(nln_handle);
> +    }
> +}
> +
> +void
> +ovn_netlink_notifiers_destroy(void)
> +{
> +    for (size_t i = 0; i < OVN_NL_NOTIFIER_MAX; i++) {
> +        ovn_netlink_notifier_flush(i);
> +        ovn_netlink_deregister_notifier(i);
> +        vector_destroy(&notifiers[i].msgs);
> +    }
> +}
> diff --git a/controller/ovn-netlink-notifier.h 
> b/controller/ovn-netlink-notifier.h
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000..b78fe466b
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/controller/ovn-netlink-notifier.h
> @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
> +/* Copyright (c) 2026, Red Hat, Inc.
> + *
> + * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
> + * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
> + * You may obtain a copy of the License at:
> + *
> + *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
> + *
> + * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
> + * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
> + * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
> + * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
> + * limitations under the License.
> + */
> +
> +#ifndef OVN_NETLINK_NOTIFIER_H
> +#define OVN_NETLINK_NOTIFIER_H 1
> +
> +#include <stdbool.h>
> +
> +struct vector;
> +
> +enum ovn_netlink_notifier_type {
> +    OVN_NL_NOTIFIER_ROUTE_V4,
> +    OVN_NL_NOTIFIER_ROUTE_V6,
> +    OVN_NL_NOTIFIER_NEIGHBOR,
> +    OVN_NL_NOTIFIER_MAX,
> +};
> +
> +void ovn_netlink_update_notifier(enum ovn_netlink_notifier_type type,
> +                                 bool enabled);
> +struct vector *ovn_netlink_get_msgs(enum ovn_netlink_notifier_type type);
> +void ovn_netlink_notifier_flush(enum ovn_netlink_notifier_type type);
> +void ovn_netlink_notifiers_run(void);
> +void ovn_netlink_notifiers_wait(void);
> +void ovn_netlink_notifiers_destroy(void);
> +
> +#endif /* OVN_NETLINK_NOTIFIER_H */
> diff --git a/controller/route-exchange-netlink.h 
> b/controller/route-exchange-netlink.h
> index 3ebd4546f..8ba8a1039 100644
> --- a/controller/route-exchange-netlink.h
> +++ b/controller/route-exchange-netlink.h
> @@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
>  struct in6_addr;
>  struct hmap;
>  struct vector;
> +struct advertise_route_entry;
>  
>  struct re_nl_received_route_node {
>      const struct sbrec_datapath_binding *db;
> diff --git a/controller/route-exchange.c b/controller/route-exchange.c
> index ae44ffe69..82727f4e4 100644
> --- a/controller/route-exchange.c
> +++ b/controller/route-exchange.c
> @@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
>  #include "ha-chassis.h"
>  #include "local_data.h"
>  #include "route.h"
> -#include "route-table-notify.h"
>  #include "route-exchange.h"
>  #include "route-exchange-netlink.h"
>  
> @@ -306,8 +305,7 @@ route_exchange_run(const struct route_exchange_ctx_in 
> *r_ctx_in,
>                                 r_ctx_in->sbrec_learned_route_by_datapath,
>                                 &r_ctx_out->sb_changes_pending);
>  
> -        route_table_add_watch_request(&r_ctx_out->route_table_watches,
> -                                      table_id);
> +        vector_push(r_ctx_out->route_table_watches, &table_id);
>  
>          vector_destroy(&received_routes);
>      }
> diff --git a/controller/route-exchange.h b/controller/route-exchange.h
> index e3791c331..25db35568 100644
> --- a/controller/route-exchange.h
> +++ b/controller/route-exchange.h
> @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ struct route_exchange_ctx_in {
>  };
>  
>  struct route_exchange_ctx_out {
> -    struct hmap route_table_watches;
> +    struct vector *route_table_watches;
>      bool sb_changes_pending;
>  };
>  
> diff --git a/controller/route-table-notify-stub.c 
> b/controller/route-table-notify-stub.c
> deleted file mode 100644
> index 460c81dbe..000000000
> --- a/controller/route-table-notify-stub.c
> +++ /dev/null
> @@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
> -/*
> - * Copyright (c) 2025, STACKIT GmbH & Co. KG
> - *
> - * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
> - * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
> - * You may obtain a copy of the License at:
> - *
> - *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
> - *
> - * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
> - * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
> - * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
> - * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
> - * limitations under the License.
> - */
> -
> -#include <config.h>
> -
> -#include <stdbool.h>
> -
> -#include "openvswitch/compiler.h"
> -#include "route-table-notify.h"
> -
> -bool
> -route_table_notify_run(void)
> -{
> -    return false;
> -}
> -
> -void
> -route_table_notify_wait(void)
> -{
> -}
> -
> -void
> -route_table_add_watch_request(struct hmap *route_table_watches OVS_UNUSED,
> -                              uint32_t table_id OVS_UNUSED)
> -{
> -}
> -
> -void
> -route_table_watch_request_cleanup(struct hmap *route_table_watches 
> OVS_UNUSED)
> -{
> -}
> -
> -void
> -route_table_notify_update_watches(
> -    const struct hmap *route_table_watches OVS_UNUSED)
> -{
> -}
> -
> -void
> -route_table_notify_destroy(void)
> -{
> -}
> diff --git a/controller/route-table-notify.c b/controller/route-table-notify.c
> deleted file mode 100644
> index 9fa2e0ea6..000000000
> --- a/controller/route-table-notify.c
> +++ /dev/null
> @@ -1,238 +0,0 @@
> -/*
> - * Copyright (c) 2025, STACKIT GmbH & Co. KG
> - *
> - * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
> - * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
> - * You may obtain a copy of the License at:
> - *
> - *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
> - *
> - * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
> - * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
> - * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
> - * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
> - * limitations under the License.
> - */
> -
> -#include <config.h>
> -
> -#include <net/if.h>
> -#include <linux/rtnetlink.h>
> -
> -#include "netlink-notifier.h"
> -#include "openvswitch/vlog.h"
> -
> -#include "binding.h"
> -#include "hash.h"
> -#include "hmapx.h"
> -#include "route-table.h"
> -#include "route.h"
> -#include "route-table-notify.h"
> -#include "route-exchange-netlink.h"
> -
> -VLOG_DEFINE_THIS_MODULE(route_table_notify);
> -
> -struct route_table_watch_request {
> -    struct hmap_node node;
> -    uint32_t table_id;
> -};
> -
> -struct route_table_watch_entry {
> -    struct hmap_node node;
> -    uint32_t table_id;
> -};
> -
> -static struct hmap watches = HMAP_INITIALIZER(&watches);
> -static bool any_route_table_changed;
> -static struct route_table_msg nln_rtmsg_change;
> -
> -static struct nln *nl_route_handle;
> -static struct nln_notifier *nl_route_notifier_v4;
> -static struct nln_notifier *nl_route_notifier_v6;
> -
> -static void route_table_change(const void *change_, void *aux);
> -
> -static void
> -route_table_register_notifiers(void)
> -{
> -    VLOG_INFO("Adding route table watchers.");
> -    ovs_assert(!nl_route_handle);
> -
> -    nl_route_handle = nln_create(NETLINK_ROUTE, route_table_parse,
> -                                 &nln_rtmsg_change);
> -    ovs_assert(nl_route_handle);
> -
> -    nl_route_notifier_v4 =
> -        nln_notifier_create(nl_route_handle, RTNLGRP_IPV4_ROUTE,
> -                            route_table_change, NULL);
> -    if (!nl_route_notifier_v4) {
> -        static struct vlog_rate_limit rl = VLOG_RATE_LIMIT_INIT(5, 1);
> -        VLOG_WARN_RL(&rl, "Failed to create ipv4 route table watcher.");
> -    }
> -
> -    nl_route_notifier_v6 =
> -        nln_notifier_create(nl_route_handle, RTNLGRP_IPV6_ROUTE,
> -                            route_table_change, NULL);
> -    if (!nl_route_notifier_v6) {
> -        static struct vlog_rate_limit rl = VLOG_RATE_LIMIT_INIT(5, 1);
> -        VLOG_WARN_RL(&rl, "Failed to create ipv6 route table watcher.");
> -    }
> -}
> -
> -static void
> -route_table_deregister_notifiers(void)
> -{
> -    VLOG_INFO("Removing route table watchers.");
> -    ovs_assert(nl_route_handle);
> -
> -    nln_notifier_destroy(nl_route_notifier_v4);
> -    nln_notifier_destroy(nl_route_notifier_v6);
> -    nln_destroy(nl_route_handle);
> -    nl_route_notifier_v4 = NULL;
> -    nl_route_notifier_v6 = NULL;
> -    nl_route_handle = NULL;
> -}
> -
> -static uint32_t
> -route_table_notify_hash_watch(uint32_t table_id)
> -{
> -    return hash_int(table_id, 0);
> -}
> -
> -void
> -route_table_add_watch_request(struct hmap *route_table_watches,
> -                              uint32_t table_id)
> -{
> -    struct route_table_watch_request *wr = xzalloc(sizeof *wr);
> -    wr->table_id = table_id;
> -    hmap_insert(route_table_watches, &wr->node,
> -                route_table_notify_hash_watch(wr->table_id));
> -}
> -
> -void
> -route_table_watch_request_cleanup(struct hmap *route_table_watches)
> -{
> -    struct route_table_watch_request *wr;
> -    HMAP_FOR_EACH_POP (wr, node, route_table_watches) {
> -        free(wr);
> -    }
> -}
> -
> -static struct route_table_watch_entry *
> -find_watch_entry(uint32_t table_id)
> -{
> -    struct route_table_watch_entry *we;
> -    uint32_t hash = route_table_notify_hash_watch(table_id);
> -    HMAP_FOR_EACH_WITH_HASH (we, node, hash, &watches) {
> -        if (table_id == we->table_id) {
> -            return we;
> -        }
> -    }
> -    return NULL;
> -}
> -
> -static void
> -route_table_change(const void *change_, void *aux OVS_UNUSED)
> -{
> -    if (!change_) {
> -        return;
> -    }
> -
> -    /* We currently track whether at least one recent route table change
> -     * was detected.  If that's the case already there's no need to
> -     * continue. */
> -    struct route_table_msg *change =
> -        CONST_CAST(struct route_table_msg *, change_);
> -    if (!any_route_table_changed && change->rd.rtm_protocol != RTPROT_OVN) {
> -        if (find_watch_entry(change->rd.rta_table_id)) {
> -            any_route_table_changed = true;
> -        }
> -    }
> -
> -    route_data_destroy(&change->rd);
> -}
> -
> -static void
> -add_watch_entry(uint32_t table_id)
> -{
> -   VLOG_INFO("Registering new route table watcher for table %d.",
> -             table_id);
> -
> -    struct route_table_watch_entry *we;
> -    uint32_t hash = route_table_notify_hash_watch(table_id);
> -    we = xzalloc(sizeof *we);
> -    we->table_id = table_id;
> -    hmap_insert(&watches, &we->node, hash);
> -
> -    if (!nl_route_handle) {
> -        route_table_register_notifiers();
> -    }
> -}
> -
> -static void
> -remove_watch_entry(struct route_table_watch_entry *we)
> -{
> -    VLOG_INFO("Removing route table watcher for table %d.", we->table_id);
> -    hmap_remove(&watches, &we->node);
> -    free(we);
> -
> -    if (hmap_is_empty(&watches)) {
> -        route_table_deregister_notifiers();
> -    }
> -}
> -
> -bool
> -route_table_notify_run(void)
> -{
> -    any_route_table_changed = false;
> -
> -    if (nl_route_handle) {
> -        nln_run(nl_route_handle);
> -    }
> -
> -    return any_route_table_changed;
> -}
> -
> -void
> -route_table_notify_wait(void)
> -{
> -    if (nl_route_handle) {
> -        nln_wait(nl_route_handle);
> -    }
> -}
> -
> -void
> -route_table_notify_update_watches(const struct hmap *route_table_watches)
> -{
> -    struct hmapx sync_watches = HMAPX_INITIALIZER(&sync_watches);
> -    struct route_table_watch_entry *we;
> -    HMAP_FOR_EACH (we, node, &watches) {
> -        hmapx_add(&sync_watches, we);
> -    }
> -
> -    struct route_table_watch_request *wr;
> -    HMAP_FOR_EACH (wr, node, route_table_watches) {
> -        we = find_watch_entry(wr->table_id);
> -        if (we) {
> -            hmapx_find_and_delete(&sync_watches, we);
> -        } else {
> -            add_watch_entry(wr->table_id);
> -        }
> -    }
> -
> -    struct hmapx_node *node;
> -    HMAPX_FOR_EACH (node, &sync_watches) {
> -        remove_watch_entry(node->data);
> -    }
> -
> -    hmapx_destroy(&sync_watches);
> -}
> -
> -void
> -route_table_notify_destroy(void)
> -{
> -    struct route_table_watch_entry *we;
> -    HMAP_FOR_EACH_SAFE (we, node, &watches) {
> -        remove_watch_entry(we);
> -    }
> -}
> diff --git a/controller/route-table-notify.h b/controller/route-table-notify.h
> deleted file mode 100644
> index a2bc05a49..000000000
> --- a/controller/route-table-notify.h
> +++ /dev/null
> @@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
> -/*
> - * Copyright (c) 2025, STACKIT GmbH & Co. KG
> - *
> - * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
> - * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
> - * You may obtain a copy of the License at:
> - *
> - *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
> - *
> - * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
> - * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
> - * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
> - * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
> - * limitations under the License.
> - */
> -
> -#ifndef ROUTE_TABLE_NOTIFY_H
> -#define ROUTE_TABLE_NOTIFY_H 1
> -
> -#include <stdbool.h>
> -#include "openvswitch/hmap.h"
> -
> -/* Returns true if any route table has changed enough that we need
> - * to learn new routes. */
> -bool route_table_notify_run(void);
> -void route_table_notify_wait(void);
> -
> -/* Add a watch request to the hmap. The hmap should later be passed to
> - * route_table_notify_update_watches*/
> -void route_table_add_watch_request(struct hmap *route_table_watches,
> -                                   uint32_t table_id);
> -
> -/* Cleanup all watch request in the provided hmap that where added using
> - * route_table_add_watch_request. */
> -void route_table_watch_request_cleanup(struct hmap *route_table_watches);
> -
> -/* Updates the list of route table watches that are currently active.
> - * hmap should contain struct route_table_watch_request */
> -void route_table_notify_update_watches(const struct hmap 
> *route_table_watches);
> -
> -/* Cleans up all route table watches. */
> -void route_table_notify_destroy(void);
> -
> -#endif /* ROUTE_TABLE_NOTIFY_H */
> diff --git a/tests/automake.mk b/tests/automake.mk
> index 2dfc0bfa7..75a4b00d7 100644
> --- a/tests/automake.mk
> +++ b/tests/automake.mk
> @@ -303,10 +303,10 @@ tests_ovstest_SOURCES += \
>       controller/host-if-monitor.h \
>       controller/neighbor-exchange-netlink.c \
>       controller/neighbor-exchange-netlink.h \
> -     controller/neighbor-table-notify.c \
> -     controller/neighbor-table-notify.h \
>       controller/neighbor.c \
>       controller/neighbor.h \
> +     controller/ovn-netlink-notifier.c \
> +     controller/ovn-netlink-notifier.h \
>       controller/route-exchange-netlink.c \
>       controller/route-exchange-netlink.h \
>       tests/test-ovn-netlink.c
> diff --git a/tests/system-ovn-netlink.at b/tests/system-ovn-netlink.at
> index 4e581aa74..8bf1055d1 100644
> --- a/tests/system-ovn-netlink.at
> +++ b/tests/system-ovn-netlink.at
> @@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ on_exit 'ip link del br-test'
>  check ip link set br-test address 00:00:00:00:00:01
>  check ip address add dev br-test 10.10.10.1/24
>  check ip link set dev br-test up
> +br_if_index=$(netlink_if_index br-test)
>  
>  check ip link add lo-test type dummy
>  on_exit 'ip link del lo-test'
> @@ -237,43 +238,47 @@ check ip link set lo-test address 00:00:00:00:00:02
>  check ip link set dev lo-test up
>  lo_if_index=$(netlink_if_index lo-test)
>  
> -check ip link add br-test-unused type bridge
> -on_exit 'ip link del br-test-unused'
> -check ip link set br-test-unused address 00:00:00:00:00:03
> -check ip address add dev br-test-unused 20.20.20.1/24
> -check ip link set dev br-test-unused up
> -
> -check ip link add lo-test-unused type dummy
> -on_exit 'ip link del lo-test-unused'
> -check ip link set lo-test-unused master br-test-unused
> -check ip link set lo-test-unused address 00:00:00:00:00:04
> -check ip link set dev lo-test-unused up
> -
>  dnl Should notify if an entry is added to a bridge port monitored by OVN.
> -check ovstest test-ovn-netlink neighbor-table-notify lo-test $lo_if_index \
> -    'bridge fdb add 00:00:00:00:00:05 dev lo-test' \
> -    true
> +AT_CHECK_UNQUOTED([ovstest test-ovn-netlink neighbor-table-notify \
> +    'bridge fdb add 00:00:00:00:00:05 dev lo-test'], [0], [dnl
> +Add neighbor ifindex=$lo_if_index vlan=0 eth=00:00:00:00:00:05 dst=:: port=0
> +])
> +
> +dnl Should notify if an entry is removed from a bridge port monitored by OVN.
> +AT_CHECK_UNQUOTED([ovstest test-ovn-netlink neighbor-table-notify \
> +    'bridge fdb del 00:00:00:00:00:05 dev lo-test'], [0], [dnl
> +Delete neighbor ifindex=$lo_if_index vlan=0 eth=00:00:00:00:00:05 dst=:: 
> port=0
> +])
>  
> -dnl Should NOT notify if an entry is added to a bridge port that's not
> +dnl Should NOT notify if an static entry is added to a bridge port
>  dnl monitored by OVN.
> -check ovstest test-ovn-netlink neighbor-table-notify lo-test $lo_if_index \
> -    'bridge fdb add 00:00:00:00:00:05 dev lo-test-unused' \
> -    false
> +AT_CHECK_UNQUOTED([ovstest test-ovn-netlink neighbor-table-notify \
> +    'bridge fdb add 00:00:00:00:00:06 dev lo-test master static'], [0], [dnl
> +])
>  
> -br_if_index=$(netlink_if_index br-test)
>  dnl Should notify if an entry is added to a bridge that's monitored by
>  dnl OVN.
> -check ovstest test-ovn-netlink neighbor-table-notify br-test $br_if_index \
> +AT_CHECK_UNQUOTED([ovstest test-ovn-netlink neighbor-table-notify \
>      'ip neigh add 10.10.10.10 lladdr 00:00:00:00:10:00 \
> -        dev br-test extern_learn' \
> -    true
> +        dev br-test extern_learn'], [0], [dnl
> +Add neighbor ifindex=$br_if_index vlan=0 eth=00:00:00:00:10:00 
> dst=10.10.10.10 port=0
> +])
>  
> -dnl Should NOT notify if an entry is added to a bridge that's not monitored 
> by
> +dnl Should notify if an entry is removed from a bridge that's monitored by
>  dnl OVN.
> -check ovstest test-ovn-netlink neighbor-table-notify br-test $br_if_index \
> +AT_CHECK_UNQUOTED([ovstest test-ovn-netlink neighbor-table-notify \
> +    'ip neigh del 10.10.10.10 lladdr 00:00:00:00:10:00 \
> +        dev br-test' | sort], [0], [dnl
> +Add neighbor ifindex=$br_if_index vlan=0 eth=00:00:00:00:00:00 
> dst=10.10.10.10 port=0
> +Delete neighbor ifindex=$br_if_index vlan=0 eth=00:00:00:00:00:00 
> dst=10.10.10.10 port=0
> +])
> +
> +dnl Should NOT notify if an noarp entry is added to a bridge port
> +dnl monitored by OVN.
> +AT_CHECK_UNQUOTED([ovstest test-ovn-netlink neighbor-table-notify \
>      'ip neigh add 20.20.20.20 lladdr 00:00:00:00:20:00 \
> -        dev br-test-unused extern_learn' \
> -    false
> +        dev br-test nud noarp'], [0], [dnl
> +])
>  AT_CLEANUP
>  
>  AT_SETUP([netlink - host-if-monitor])
> diff --git a/tests/test-ovn-netlink.c b/tests/test-ovn-netlink.c
> index 6e9b46d04..efc3c9e5e 100644
> --- a/tests/test-ovn-netlink.c
> +++ b/tests/test-ovn-netlink.c
> @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
>  
>  #include "controller/host-if-monitor.h"
>  #include "controller/neighbor-exchange-netlink.h"
> -#include "controller/neighbor-table-notify.h"
> +#include "controller/ovn-netlink-notifier.h"
>  #include "controller/neighbor.h"
>  #include "controller/route.h"
>  #include "controller/route-exchange-netlink.h"
> @@ -109,41 +109,48 @@ done:
>  }
>  
>  static void
> -test_neighbor_table_notify(struct ovs_cmdl_context *ctx)
> +run_command_under_notifier(const char *cmd)
>  {
> -    unsigned int shift = 1;
> +    ovn_netlink_notifiers_run();
> +    ovn_netlink_notifiers_wait();
>  
> -    const char *if_name = test_read_value(ctx, shift++, "if_name");
> -    if (!if_name) {
> -        return;
> +    int rc = system(cmd);
> +    if (rc) {
> +        exit(rc);
>      }
>  
> -    unsigned int if_index;
> -    if (!test_read_uint_value(ctx, shift++, "if_index", &if_index)) {
> -        return;
> -    }
> +    ovn_netlink_notifiers_run();
> +}
> +
> +static void
> +test_neighbor_table_notify(struct ovs_cmdl_context *ctx)
> +{
> +    unsigned int shift = 1;
>  
>      const char *cmd = test_read_value(ctx, shift++, "shell_command");
>      if (!cmd) {
>          return;
>      }
>  
> -    const char *notify = test_read_value(ctx, shift++, "should_notify");
> -    bool expect_notify = notify && !strcmp(notify, "true");
> -
> -    struct hmap table_watches = HMAP_INITIALIZER(&table_watches);
> -    neighbor_table_add_watch_request(&table_watches, if_index, if_name);
> -    neighbor_table_notify_update_watches(&table_watches);
> +    ovn_netlink_update_notifier(OVN_NL_NOTIFIER_NEIGHBOR, true);
> +    run_command_under_notifier(cmd);
>  
> -    neighbor_table_notify_run();
> -    neighbor_table_notify_wait();
> +    struct vector *msgs = ovn_netlink_get_msgs(OVN_NL_NOTIFIER_NEIGHBOR);
>  
> -    int rc = system(cmd);
> -    if (rc) {
> -        exit(rc);
> +    struct ne_table_msg *msg;
> +    VECTOR_FOR_EACH_PTR (msgs, msg) {
> +        char addr_s[INET6_ADDRSTRLEN + 1];
> +        printf("%s neighbor ifindex=%"PRId32" vlan=%"PRIu16" "
> +               "eth=" ETH_ADDR_FMT " dst=%s port=%"PRIu16"\n",
> +               msg->nlmsg_type == RTM_NEWNEIGH ? "Add" : "Delete",
> +               msg->nd.if_index, msg->nd.vlan, ETH_ADDR_ARGS(msg->nd.lladdr),
> +               ipv6_string_mapped(addr_s, &msg->nd.addr)
> +                   ? addr_s
> +                   : "(invalid)",
> +               msg->nd.port);
>      }
> -    ovs_assert(neighbor_table_notify_run() == expect_notify);
> -    neighbor_table_watch_request_cleanup(&table_watches);
> +
> +    ovn_netlink_notifiers_destroy();
>  }
>  
>  static void
> @@ -249,7 +256,7 @@ test_ovn_netlink(int argc, char *argv[])
>      set_program_name(argv[0]);
>      static const struct ovs_cmdl_command commands[] = {
>          {"neighbor-sync", NULL, 2, INT_MAX, test_neighbor_sync, OVS_RO},
> -        {"neighbor-table-notify", NULL, 3, 4,
> +        {"neighbor-table-notify", NULL, 1, 1,
>           test_neighbor_table_notify, OVS_RO},
>          {"host-if-monitor", NULL, 2, 3, test_host_if_monitor, OVS_RO},
>          {"route-sync", NULL, 1, INT_MAX, test_route_sync, OVS_RO},
> -- 
> 2.53.0
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