netdev - Re: [PATCH] IPv6: better document max

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Message-Id: <20100223.012533.00483943.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Tue, 23 Feb 2010 01:25:33 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	brian.haley@...com
Cc:	nedyalkor@...il.com, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, bugzilla-daemon@...zilla.kernel.org,
	bugme-daemon@...zilla.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] IPv6: better document max_addresses parameter

From: Brian Haley <brian.haley@...com>
Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:27:21 -0500

> Andrew Morton wrote:
>>> >From ip-sysctl.txt file in kernel documentation I can see following description
>>> for max_addresses:
>>> max_addresses - INTEGER
>>>         Number of maximum addresses per interface.  0 disables limitation.
>>>         It is recommended not set too large value (or 0) because it would
>>>         be too easy way to crash kernel to allow to create too much of
>>>         autoconfigured addresses.
>            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> 
>>> If this parameter applies only for auto-configured IP addressed, please state
>>> it more clearly in docs or rename the parameter to show that it refers to
>>> auto-configuration.
> 
> It did mention autoconfigured in the text, but the below makes it more obvious.
> 
> 
> More clearly document IPv6 max_addresses parameter.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Brian Haley <brian.haley@...com>

Applied.
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