netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] icmp6: Add new icmpv6 type for RPL control message

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Date:	Mon, 06 Oct 2014 18:13:22 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	simon.vincent@...lon.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] icmp6: Add new icmpv6 type for RPL control
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From: Simon Vincent <simon.vincent@...lon.com>
Date: Mon,  6 Oct 2014 11:37:06 +0100

> IANA has defined a type value of 155 for RPL control messages.
> We do nothing if we recieve one of these messages. This patch is to
> avoid getting lots of icmpv6 unknown type messages when using RPL.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Simon Vincent <simon.vincent@...lon.com>

If we agree that pretty much our policy is that we treat as "known"
any ICMPv6 type assigned officially by IANA, then we should simply
add everything missing from the table at:

	http://www.iana.org/assignments/icmpv6-parameters/icmpv6-parameters.xhtml

Any objections?
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