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Date:	Tue, 13 Feb 2007 14:45:38 -0500
From:	Neil Horman <nhorman@...driver.com>
To:	Hugo Santos <hugosantos@...il.com>
Cc:	Hasso Tepper <hasso@...pak.ee>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: /proc/sys/net/ipv[46]/conf/ issue unsolved

On Tue, Feb 13, 2007 at 07:24:32PM +0000, Hugo Santos wrote:
> Neil,
> 
> On 2/13/07, Neil Horman <nhorman@...driver.com> wrote:
> >Can't this simply be fixed by adding a custom udev rule?  Correct me if I'm
> >wrong, but the only reason that interfaces come up automatically after 
> >their
> >appropriate module is inserted is because most distos udev rules issue an 
> >ifup
> >$DEVICE when they get a creation event for $DEVICE.  Why not add a custom 
> >rule
> >in for net device creation events to set appropriate sysctl values before 
> >the
> >ifup is issued.
> 
>  The issue is not as much with automatic auto-configuration but with
> not being able to disable auto-configuration (and others) before
> setting the interface up.
> 
Yes, I understand that, but until the IFF_UP flag is set on the interface, it
doesn't really have any effect on the system as a whole.  You should be able to
undo any default setting that you want before you call ifup on the interface, or
am I missing something?

Neil

>  Hugo
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