netdev - Re: [Patch net-next v6 4/5] vxlan: add ipv6 support

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Date:	Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:59:58 +0800
From:	Cong Wang <amwang@...hat.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, dlstevens@...ibm.com,
	stephen@...workplumber.org
Subject: Re: [Patch net-next v6 4/5] vxlan: add ipv6 support

On Mon, 2013-04-29 at 11:52 -0400, David Miller wrote:
> From: Cong Wang <amwang@...hat.com>
> Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:54:33 +0800
> 
> > +	rc = sock_create_kern(AF_INET6, SOCK_DGRAM, IPPROTO_UDP, &vn->sock);
> > +	if (rc < 0) {
> > +		pr_debug("UDP socket create failed\n");
> > +		return rc;
> > +	}
> 
> You have to fall back to creating and using an ipv4 socket if making
> the ipv6 one fails.
> 
> IPV6 being enabled does not mean it is guaranteed the one can
> successfully create ipv6 sockets.
> 
> You also must handle /proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/${DEV}/disable_ipv6
> correctly as far as this stuff goes as well.
> 

Right, we should detect the run-time IPv6 support too.


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