Nexthop/nexthop groups question

[Alexander V. Chernikov]

Hi folks,

Cumulus people implemented nexthop objects/nexthop groups [1] in Linux kernel some time ago. These changes allow for more efficient communications between kernel and userspace w/ wide multipath & large amount of routes.

Initial support landed [2] in FRR in 2019 and has notably improved since then.
Are there any plans to support this functionality in bird?


[1]: https://linuxplumbersconf.org/event/4/contributions/434/attachments/251/436/nexthop-objects-talk.pdf
[2]: https://github.com/FRRouting/frr/commit/50d8965075cf59744dde685ae01400d9b7ee08a2#diff-33257ed1c568e6554134d48dc13332d1

/Alexander