netdev - Re: [PATCH v4 1/2] ipv6 addrconf: add IFA_F_NOPREFIXROUTE flag to suppress creation of IP6 routes

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Message-ID: <20140110035603.GA1012@order.stressinduktion.org>
Date:	Fri, 10 Jan 2014 04:56:03 +0100
From:	Hannes Frederic Sowa <hannes@...essinduktion.org>
To:	Thomas Haller <thaller@...hat.com>
Cc:	Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	stephen@...workplumber.org, dcbw@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 1/2] ipv6 addrconf: add IFA_F_NOPREFIXROUTE flag to suppress creation of IP6 routes

On Thu, Jan 09, 2014 at 01:30:03AM +0100, Thomas Haller wrote:
> When adding/modifying an IPv6 address, the userspace application needs
> a way to suppress adding a prefix route. This is for example relevant
> together with IFA_F_MANAGERTEMPADDR, where userspace creates autoconf
> generated addresses, but depending on on-link, no route for the
> prefix should be added.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Haller <thaller@...hat.com>

Looks good!

Acked-by: Hannes Frederic Sowa <hannes@...essinduktion.org>

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