netdev - Re: [PATCH] ipv6: Create module parameter for use

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Date:	Tue, 6 Sep 2011 16:56:36 -0700
From:	Paul Stewart <pstew@...omium.org>
To:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	roque@...fc.ul.pt, kuznet@....inr.ac.ru
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ipv6: Create module parameter for use_tempaddr

On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 11:03 PM, Paul Stewart <pstew@...omium.org> wrote:
> When ipv6 is used as a module, there is no good place to set
> the default value for use_tempaddr.  Using sysctl.conf will
> set this parameter too early -- before the module is loaded.
> To solve this, create a module parameter that will set the
> default value of use_tempaddr for all devices.
>
> Signed-off-by: Paul Stewart <pstew@...omium.org>
> ---
>  include/linux/ipv6.h |    1 +
>  net/ipv6/addrconf.c  |    3 +++
>  net/ipv6/af_inet6.c  |    8 ++++++++
>  3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/ipv6.h b/include/linux/ipv6.h
> index 0c99776..0d45a7c 100644
> --- a/include/linux/ipv6.h
> +++ b/include/linux/ipv6.h
> @@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ struct ipv6_devconf {
>  struct ipv6_params {
>        __s32 disable_ipv6;
>        __s32 autoconf;
> +       __s32 use_tempaddr;
>  };
>  extern struct ipv6_params ipv6_defaults;
>  #endif
> diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
> index f012ebd..27314a2 100644
> --- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
> +++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
> @@ -4609,6 +4609,9 @@ static int __net_init addrconf_init_net(struct net *net)
>                /* these will be inherited by all namespaces */
>                dflt->autoconf = ipv6_defaults.autoconf;
>                dflt->disable_ipv6 = ipv6_defaults.disable_ipv6;
> +#ifdef CONFIG_IPV6_PRIVACY
> +               dflt->use_tempaddr = ipv6_defaults.use_tempaddr;
> +#endif
>        }
>
>        net->ipv6.devconf_all = all;
> diff --git a/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c b/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
> index 3b5669a..5022950 100644
> --- a/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
> +++ b/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
> @@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(inetsw6_lock);
>  struct ipv6_params ipv6_defaults = {
>        .disable_ipv6 = 0,
>        .autoconf = 1,
> +#ifdef CONFIG_IPV6_PRIVACY
> +       .use_tempaddr = 0,
> +#endif
>  };
>
>  static int disable_ipv6_mod = 0;
> @@ -89,6 +92,11 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(disable_ipv6, "Disable IPv6 on all interfaces");
>  module_param_named(autoconf, ipv6_defaults.autoconf, int, 0444);
>  MODULE_PARM_DESC(autoconf, "Enable IPv6 address autoconfiguration on all interfaces");
>
> +#ifdef CONFIG_IPV6_PRIVACY
> +module_param_named(use_tempaddr, ipv6_defaults.use_tempaddr, int, 0444);
> +MODULE_PARM_DESC(use_tempaddr, "Enable IPv6 address privacy for autoconfiguration by default");
> +#endif
> +
>  static __inline__ struct ipv6_pinfo *inet6_sk_generic(struct sock *sk)
>  {
>        const int offset = sk->sk_prot->obj_size - sizeof(struct ipv6_pinfo);
> --
> 1.7.3.1
>
>
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