netdev - Re: [PATCH] IPv6: ipv6_addr_type() doesn't know about RFC4193 addresses

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Message-Id: <200707262106.49131.rdenis@simphalempin.com>
Date:	Thu, 26 Jul 2007 21:06:48 +0300
From:	Rémi Denis-Courmont <rdenis@...phalempin.com>
To:	Simon Arlott <simon@...e.lp0.eu>
Cc:	Dave Johnson <djohnson+linux-kernel@...starentnetworks.com>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	lksctp-developers@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	Srinivas Akkipeddi <sakkiped@...rentnetworks.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] IPv6: ipv6_addr_type() doesn't know about RFC4193 addresses

On Thursday 26 July 2007 20:21:59 Simon Arlott wrote:
> On 26/07/07 00:49, Dave Johnson wrote:
> > ipv6_addr_type() doesn't check for 'Unique Local IPv6 Unicast
> > Addresses' (RFC4193) and returns IPV6_ADDR_RESERVED for that range.
> >
> > +	if ((st & htonl(0xFE000000)) == htonl(0xFC000000))
> > +		return (IPV6_ADDR_UNICAST |
> > +			IPV6_ADDR_SCOPE_TYPE(IPV6_ADDR_SCOPE_GLOBAL));			/* RFC 4193 */
>
> But ULA's scope isn't global, shouldn't it be IPV6_ADDR_SCOPE_ORGLOCAL ?

Yes it is - global.

-- 
Rémi Denis-Courmont
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