james woodyatt writes:
> > into ManagedFlag. If the value of ManagedFlag changes from FALSE to
> > TRUE, and the host is not already running the stateful address
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > autoconfiguration protocol, the host should invoke the stateful
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > address autoconfiguration protocol, requesting both address
> > information and other information. If the value of the ManagedFlag
[...]
> ManagedFlag to FALSE upon receiving RA with M=0. When the next RA
> arrives with M=1, the node will then be free to restart DHCP
> discovery because the above requirement will no longer apply.
No, it won't be free to do so. The text quoted above makes it fairly
clear that if you're already running the stateful address protocol,
you don't restart it. Even if the flag changes from FALSE to TRUE.
It's a one-shot event on a given interface. If you time out waiting
to hear from routers, or if any router anywhere ever tells you to run
DHCPv6 on that interface, then that's what you do. The only time you
_don't_ run DHCPv6 is when you (A) consistently hear from routers and
(B) those routers all tell you M=0 and O=0.
(Reserve a special place for naming a bit 'O'. ;-})
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