oxidecomputer / oxidecomputer/maghemite
BGP should set DSCP bits
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- Rust
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Description
RFC 4271 Appendix E:
If a local system TCP user interface supports setting the DSCP field
[RFC2474] for TCP connections, then the TCP connection used by BGP
SHOULD be opened with bits 0-2 of the DSCP field set to 110 (binary).
This seems simple enough to do via setsockopt, so we should consider adding support for this (default value w/ ability to override).
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Research direction
No file or test is named. Locate the BGP TCP connection setup and inspect how socket options are handled in this Rust routing stack; start with the setsockopt support referenced by the issue. Done means BGP connections use the RFC 4271 DSCP default while allowing that value to be overridden, with relevant coverage added where the existing project tests socket behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- networking
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100