netdev - Re: [iproute PATCH] route: ignore RTAX

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Date:	Thu, 10 Dec 2015 08:48:46 -0800
From:	Stephen Hemminger <shemming@...cade.com>
To:	Phil Sutter <phil@....cc>
CC:	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [iproute PATCH] route: ignore RTAX_HOPLIMIT of value -1

On Wed, 2 Dec 2015 12:50:22 +0000
Phil Sutter <phil@....cc> wrote:

> Older kernels use -1 internally as indicator to use the sysctl default,
> but they still export the setting. Newer kernels use 0 to indicate that
> (which is why the conversion from -1 to 0 was done here), but they also
> stopped exporting the value. Since the meaning of -1 is clear, treat it
> equally like default on newer kernels (which is to not print anything).
> 
> Signed-off-by: Phil Sutter <phil@....cc>
> ---
>  ip/iproute.c | 17 ++++++++---------
>  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

Applied, thanks
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