netdev - Re: [patch net-next] ipv6: allow userspace to create address with IFLA_F

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Date:	Fri, 25 Oct 2013 19:05:34 -0400
From:	Vladislav Yasevich <vyasevich@...il.com>
To:	Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
Cc:	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, kuznet@....inr.ac.ru,
	jmorris@...ei.org, yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org, kaber@...sh.net,
	thaller@...hat.com, Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
Subject: Re: [patch net-next] ipv6: allow userspace to create address with
 IFLA_F_TEMPORARY flag

On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 9:45 AM, Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us> wrote:
> This is needed in order to implement userspace address configuration,
> namely ip6-privacy (rfc4941) in NetworkManager.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
> ---
>  net/ipv6/addrconf.c | 3 ++-
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
> index cd3fb30..962c7c9 100644
> --- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
> +++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
> @@ -3715,7 +3715,8 @@ inet6_rtm_newaddr(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
>                 return -ENODEV;
>
>         /* We ignore other flags so far. */
> -       ifa_flags = ifm->ifa_flags & (IFA_F_NODAD | IFA_F_HOMEADDRESS);
> +       ifa_flags = ifm->ifa_flags & (IFA_F_NODAD | IFA_F_HOMEADDRESS |
> +                                     IFA_F_TEMPORARY);
>
>         ifa = ipv6_get_ifaddr(net, pfx, dev, 1);
>         if (ifa == NULL) {
> --
> 1.8.3.1
>

Jiri

So, is the idea behind this is that all of temp address management
would be done in user space?  If so, then you
may have to verify that no-one sets the lifetime values on the prefix
in your other patch.   I am still trying to figure out
why this would be needed.

Thanks
-vlad
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