netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] ipv6: recreate ipv6 link-local addresses when increasing MTU over IPV6_MIN

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Date:	Mon, 26 Oct 2015 17:33:56 +0100
From:	Hannes Frederic Sowa <hannes@...essinduktion.org>
To:	Alexander Duyck <alexander.duyck@...il.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] ipv6: recreate ipv6 link-local addresses when
 increasing MTU over IPV6_MIN_MTU

Hello Alex,

On Mon, Oct 26, 2015, at 16:52, Alexander Duyck wrote:
> Seems like this code isn't quite correct.  You are calling ipv6_add_dev 
> for slave devices, and if I understand things correctly I don't believe 
> that was happening before and may be an unintended side effect.

Ah, btw., autoconf and ipv6 operation on IFF_SLAVE devices is actually
desired nowadays and don't think we can change this. See also:
<https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/531196/>

Bye,
Hannes
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