netdev - Re: "src" attribute ignored for IPv6 (preferred source address selection)

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Date:	Fri, 29 Oct 2010 13:11:06 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	dr@...enet.de
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: "src" attribute ignored for IPv6 (preferred source address
 selection)

From: Daniel Roesen <dr@...enet.de>
Date: Sun, 17 Oct 2010 03:12:08 +0200

> http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0409.0/1768.html
> 
> Unfortunately I don't have the time (and most probably not the necessary
> kernel knowhow) to hack this up myself, but I'm still interested. :-)

The routing table in ipv6 can very much handle routing by source
address now, if the ip commands mention do not work it's some
bug in the tool or the routing table rule adding code in the
kernel.

It's not a fundamental limitation any more.
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