netdev - Re: ip route show shows the routes in the inverse order?

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Date:	Mon, 12 Mar 2012 19:32:04 -0700
From:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>
To:	Diego Woitasen <diego@...tasen.com.ar>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: ip route show shows the routes in the inverse order?

On Mon, 12 Mar 2012 22:18:48 -0300
Diego Woitasen <diego@...tasen.com.ar> wrote:

> Hi,
>  I've noticed that iproute and the old route command show the routes
> in the inverse order. This new behavior looks related to the removal
> of fib_hash (replaceed by fib_trie). I think that the old behavior
> should be recovered. More specific routes in the first place looks
> more natural for me and it's been the behavior for years. It doesn't
> make any sense to change it.
> 
>  Sorry if this was already discussed, I couldn't find anything in the archives.
> 
> Regards,
>  Diego
> 

The kerne never guaranteed any order in returned values. If you want a given
order than you need to sort them your self.
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