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Route management for IPv6 delegated prefixes

The goal here is to add/remove static IPv6 routes in the kernel whenever Kea delegates an IPv6 prefix through DHCPv6-PD.

This is achieved by running ipv6routes.sh with kea-hook-runscript.

The routes added by the script can then be picked up by a routing daemon (e.g. Bird) and propagated in a IGP like OSPF.

Note: the script also inserts routes for IA_NA addresses, because it is necessary in our setup. If you only need routes for delegated prefixes, adapt the script accordingly.

Limitations

There is a potential issue when the IPv6 prefix reserved to a client is changed (e.g. if it is modified in the Postgresql data source). In that case, lease6_release / lease6_expire is never called with the old prefix, so the corresponding route is never removed from the kernel. It is not clear whether it is a bug in Kea or if it is related to the specific setup of the author. In any case, this is something to watch out for.