netdev - Re: [RFD] First draft of RDNSS-in-RA support for IPv6 DNS autoconfiguration

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Message-ID: <467C74BA.9060809@simon.arlott.org.uk>
Date:	Sat, 23 Jun 2007 02:17:46 +0100
From:	Simon Arlott <simon@...e.lp0.eu>
To:	David Stevens <dlstevens@...ibm.com>
CC:	"C. Scott Ananian" <cscott@...top.org>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFD] First draft of RDNSS-in-RA support for IPv6 DNS autoconfiguration

On 23/06/07 02:04, David Stevens wrote:
>         Why not make the application that writes resolv.conf
> also listen on a raw ICMPv6 socket? I don't believe you'd need
> any kernel changes, then, and it seems pretty simple and
> straightforward.

Because then it requires yet another network daemon, RA in 
the kernel means there's no need for one to manage adding 
auto-configured IP addresses... what's wrong with doing the 
same for DNS?

I don't think it should be in resolv.conf format though. Can't 
you make a change to glibc too to have it use it properly?

Something like "hosts: files rdnss dns" or an option that can 
be added to resolv.conf?

-- 
Simon Arlott
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