netdev - Re: [RFC PATCH ipsec] xfrm: use the right dev to fill xdst

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Date:	Tue, 9 Apr 2013 21:18:33 +0300
From:	Daniel Baluta <dbaluta@...acom.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	steffen.klassert@...unet.com, nicolas.dichtel@...nd.com,
	herbert@...dor.apana.org.au, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH ipsec] xfrm: use the right dev to fill xdst

On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 8:33 PM, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net> wrote:
> From: Daniel Baluta <daniel.baluta@...il.com>
> Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2013 20:31:30 +0300
>
>> As I mentioned earlier in this thread we are using some custom
>> kernel modules that create the interfaces.
>>
>> It's likely that these interfaces, for memory saving purposes, to
>> skip attaching ipv6 device information.
>
> So this is not an upstream bug.

Correct.

With conditions mentioned by Steffen, in upstream, each net_device
has an in6_device assigned so we won't hit the problem.

Daniel.
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