netdev - Re: [PATCH] ipv6: Set default hoplimit as zero.

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Message-Id: <20121024.231511.97424602338053960.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Wed, 24 Oct 2012 23:15:11 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	roy.qing.li@...il.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ipv6: Set default hoplimit as zero.

From: roy.qing.li@...il.com
Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2012 14:01:18 +0800

> From: Li RongQing <roy.qing.li@...il.com>
> 
> Commit a02e4b7dae4551(Demark default hoplimit as zero) only changes the
> hoplimit checking condition and default value in ip6_dst_hoplimit, not
> zeros all hoplimit default value.
> 
> Keep the zeroing ip6_template_metrics[RTAX_HOPLIMIT - 1] to force it as 
> const, cause as a37e6e344910(net: force dst_default_metrics to const 
> section)
> 
> Signed-off-by: Li RongQing <roy.qing.li@...il.com>

This bug has existed in various forms, thanks for fixing these
cases too.  (f.e. see e965c05dabdabb85af0187952ccd75e43995c4b3)

Applied and queued up for -stable.
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