netdev - Re: [PATCH] ipv6: clear RTF_EXPIRES when call ip6_rt

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <CAJFZqHywaN4k64zd-fcw7=DD+6iNX_Psuwi2QKH_GX-_04TVSg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Wed, 18 Dec 2013 09:58:01 +0800
From:	RongQing Li <roy.qing.li@...il.com>
To:	Gao feng <gaofeng@...fujitsu.com>
Cc:	Hannes Frederic Sowa <hannes@...essinduktion.org>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ipv6: clear RTF_EXPIRES when call ip6_rt_copy

On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 8:48 AM, Gao feng <gaofeng@...fujitsu.com> wrote:
> On 12/17/2013 09:48 PM, Hannes Frederic Sowa wrote:
>> On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 03:46:24PM +0800, Gao feng wrote:
>>> The from of new cloned rt should not be set if it's impossible for the ort
>>> to be expired.
>>
>> Actually, why do you think so? What could go wrong?
>>
>
> I just don't want rt6_check_expired to check some impossible expired routes.
>

What is wrong if we set from for new cloned rt by checking if ort has
RTF_EXPIRES flag?

-Roy
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html