netdev - Re: [PATCH] sit: 6to4: honour routing table

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Date:	Fri, 28 Aug 2009 23:55:32 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	remi@...lab.net
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] sit: 6to4: honour routing table

From: Rémi Denis-Courmont <remi@...lab.net>
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:02:51 +0200

> 
> 
> On Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:48:12 +0200, Sascha Hlusiak
> <contact@...chahlusiak.de> wrote:
>> Attached patch is a compromise though which implements both but tries the
> 
>> destination address first and then the next hop. What would it break?
> 
> I don't think it breaks anything per se. But userland will continue to use
> compatible addresses forever anyway, so that it works with current kernel
> versions.

This is reason enough for me to not apply this patch.
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