netdev - Re: [RFC PATCH] net: ipv6: Make address flushing on ifdown optional

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Date:	Fri, 23 Jan 2015 11:47:08 -0700
From:	David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
To:	Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
CC:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, hannes@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] net: ipv6: Make address flushing on ifdown optional

On 1/22/15 11:40 PM, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> Would this break existing application expecting a particular semantic
> by listening to netlink?  What happens to packets received with the static
> address when interface is down? With IPv4 Linux is mostly a weak host
> model, and IPv6 somewhere in between.
>
> For vendors that control the application stack or have limited number
> of services this would work fine, but what about RHEL?
>
>

The intent of making it a sysctl option is to maintain backwards 
compatibility and allow users to take the new functionality if desired - 
which includes accepting changes in behavior.

David
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