netdev - Re: [RFC PATCH] xfrm: Accept XFRM_STATE_AF_UNSPEC SAs on IPv4/IPv6 only hosts

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Date:	Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:38:49 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	martin@...ongswan.org
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] xfrm: Accept XFRM_STATE_AF_UNSPEC SAs on IPv4/IPv6
 only hosts

From: Martin Willi <martin@...ongswan.org>
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:10:06 +0100

> Installing SAs using the XFRM_STATE_AF_UNSPEC fails on hosts with
> support for one address family only. This patch accepts such SAs, even
> if the processing of not supported packets will fail.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Martin Willi <martin@...ongswan.org>
> 
> ---
> For me the meaning of that flag is not really clear. If it means
> "I-want-to-run-v6-in-v4-or-vice-versa" then the current behavior
> (reject SA) is probably ok.
> However, in my understanding ("accept-any-inner-address-family"), the
> kernel should accept such SAs. Otherwise userspace has to query the
> supported address families.

Ok, your interpretation works for me, I've applied this to
net-next-2.6, thanks.
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