netdev - Re: [IPV6] addrconf: Fix IPv6 on tuntap tunnels

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Message-ID: <4673D88B.5000805@hartkopp.net>
Date:	Sat, 16 Jun 2007 14:33:15 +0200
From:	Oliver Hartkopp <socketcan@...tkopp.net>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:	vladislav.yasevich@...com, herbert@...dor.apana.org.au,
	yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	koster@...ian.org.tw, socketcan@...tkopp.net,
	urs@...ogud.escape.de, florz@...rz.de
Subject: Re: [IPV6] addrconf: Fix IPv6 on tuntap tunnels

David Miller wrote:
> From: Vlad Yasevich <vladislav.yasevich@...com>
> Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 16:42:22 -0400
>
>   
>> No, the questions should really be:
>>
>> 1.  Is IPV6 supported over this media type.
>> 	yes: got to 2
>> 	no:  stop
>>
>> 2.  Is the device MTU >= IPV6_MIN_MTU
>> 	yes: continue
>> 	no:  stop
>>
>> Autoconfiguration is a layer on top of IPv6.  Whether it's enabled
>> or not should not dictate whether IPv6 addressed may be configured or not.
>>     
>
> Sounds good to me, patches? :-)
>   

Yes, to me it sounds also very good.
I'm not that deep in IPv6 and i do not know about all the media types
that support IPv6, e.g. if a whitelist (as i suggested) is the better
way - or a blacklist.
So i would just support the request from David for patches :-)

Best regards,
Oliver


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