netdev - Re: ipv6: default route for link local address is not added while assigning a address

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Date:	Fri, 10 Jan 2014 17:33:08 +0100
From:	Nicolas Dichtel <nicolas.dichtel@...nd.com>
To:	sohny thomas <sohny.kernel@...il.com>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org,
	davem@...emloft.net, kumuda <kumuda@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: ipv6: default route for link local address is not added while
 assigning a address

CC: netdev

Le 10/01/2014 13:20, sohny thomas a écrit :
> Default route for link local address is configured automatically if
> NETWORKING_IPV6=yes is in ifcfg-eth*.
> When the route table for the interface is flushed and a new address is added to
> the same device with out removing linklocal addr, default route for link local
> address has to added by default.
I would say that removing the link local route but not the link local address
is a configuration problem.
If you remove a connected route but not the associated address, you will have
the same problem.

>
> I have found the issue to be caused by this checkin
>
> http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/net/ipv6?id=62b54dd91567686a1cb118f76a72d5f4764a86dd
>
>
> According to this change :
> He removes adding a link local route if any other address is added , applicable
> across all interfaces though there's mentioned only lo interface
> So below patch fixes for other devices
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