netdev - Re: [PATCH 01/01] ipv6: RFC4214 Support (v2.4)

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Date:	Tue, 20 Nov 2007 17:34:59 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	Fred.L.Templin@...ing.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org,
	vladislav.yasevich@...com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/01] ipv6: RFC4214 Support (v2.4)

From: "Templin, Fred L" <Fred.L.Templin@...ing.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 09:36:26 -0800

> From: Fred L. Templin <fred.l.templin@...ing.com>
> 
> This patch includes support for the Intra-Site Automatic Tunnel
> Addressing Protocol (ISATAP) per RFC4214. It uses the SIT
> module, and is configured using extensions to the "iproute2"
> utility. The diffs are specific to the Linux 2.6.24-rc2 kernel
> distribution.
> 
> This version reflects changes based on netdev list discussions
> on 11/14/07 thru 11/15/07. It does away with in-the-kernel RS/RA
> pinging and now asks that the task be performed by an application.
> The application will essentially entail a port of the FreeBSD 'rtsold'
> daemon, and will use the standard socket API.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Fred L. Templin <fred.l.templin@...ing.com>

I think we've made Fred jump through enough hoops :-)
I've added this to net-2.6.25, any fixups should be
sent relative to this, thanks.

Although that default router lookup on every packet doesn't
look so cheap, I wonder if there is a less expensive way to
implement that bit.
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