netdev - Re: [PATCH v2] ipv6: don't count addrconf generated routes against gc limit

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Message-Id: <20131209.210117.1956125698162907886.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Mon, 09 Dec 2013 21:01:17 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	hannes@...essinduktion.org
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, brett.ciphery@...driver.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] ipv6: don't count addrconf generated routes against
 gc limit

From: Hannes Frederic Sowa <hannes@...essinduktion.org>
Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2013 03:33:45 +0100

> Brett Ciphery reported that new ipv6 addresses failed to get installed
> because the addrconf generated dsts where counted against the dst gc
> limit. We don't need to count those routes like we currently don't count
> administratively added routes.
> 
> Because the max_addresses check enforces a limit on unbounded address
> generation first in case someone plays with router advertisments, we
> are still safe here.
> 
> Reported-by: Brett Ciphery <brett.ciphery@...driver.com>
> Signed-off-by: Hannes Frederic Sowa <hannes@...essinduktion.org>

Applied and queued up for -stable, thanks!
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