This reports the actual, currently-running graceful restart mode or state, as distinct from the administratively-configured graceful-restart admin status. A gap between an enabled admin status and a not-actually-active operational mode shortly after a config change is expected during negotiation with neighbors, but a persistent gap means graceful restart capability negotiation with neighbors failed, leaving LSPs vulnerable to teardown during any future control-plane restart despite the feature appearing enabled administratively. For example, if the admin status shows enabled but this operational mode never transitions to an active graceful-restart mode because a key neighbor router doesn't support the feature, an admin should not assume LSPs toward that neighbor are protected.