netdev - [ethtool PATCH v3 12/12] ethtool.c: use v6 socket when v4 is not available

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Date:	Fri,  4 Mar 2016 16:42:13 -0800
From:	David Decotigny <ddecotig@...il.com>
To:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@...ox.com>,
	Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk>,
	David Miller <davem@...hat.com>,
	Vidya Sagar Ravipati <vidya@...ulusnetworks.com>,
	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>,
	David Decotigny <decot@...glers.com>
Subject: [ethtool PATCH v3 12/12] ethtool.c: use v6 socket when v4 is not available

From: David Decotigny <decot@...glers.com>


Signed-off-by: David Decotigny <decot@...glers.com>
---
 ethtool.c | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/ethtool.c b/ethtool.c
index e1acf09..4daf538 100644
--- a/ethtool.c
+++ b/ethtool.c
@@ -4618,6 +4618,9 @@ opt_found:
 		/* Open control socket. */
 		ctx.fd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
 		if (ctx.fd < 0) {
+			ctx.fd = socket(AF_INET6, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
+		}
+		if (ctx.fd < 0) {
 			perror("Cannot get control socket");
 			return 70;
 		}
-- 
2.7.0.rc3.207.g0ac5344