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Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2014 12:32:10 +0530 From: Sohny Thomas <sthomas@...ux.vnet.ibm.com> To: nicolas.dichtel@...nd.com, netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org, davem@...emloft.net, kumuda <kumuda@...ux.vnet.ibm.com> Subject: Re: [PATCH] ipv6: default route for link local address is not added while assigning a address On Wednesday 29 January 2014 04:08 PM, Nicolas Dichtel wrote: > Le 29/01/2014 07:41, Sohny Thomas a écrit : >> Resending this on netdev mailing list: >> Default route for link local address is configured automatically if >> NETWORKING_IPV6=yes is in ifcfg-eth*. >> When the route table for the interface is flushed and a new address is >> added to >> the same device with out removing linklocal addr, default route for >> link local >> address has to added by default. >> >> I have found the issue to be caused by this checkin >> >> http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/net/ipv6?id=62b54dd91567686a1cb118f76a72d5f4764a86dd >> >> >> >> According to this change : >> He removes adding a link local route if any other address is added , >> applicable >> across all interfaces though there's mentioned only lo interface >> So below patch fixes for other devices >> >> Signed-off-by: Sohny THomas <sohthoma@...ux.vnet.ibm.com> > Your email client has corrupted the patch, it cannot be applied. > Please read Documentation/email-clients.txt Sorry about that. Will resend again > > About the patch, I still think that the flush is too agressive. Link local > routes are marked as 'proto kernel', removing them without the link local > address is wrong. > > With this patch, you will add a link local route even if you don't have > a link local address. I think it wouldn't hurt to have a Link local route for NDP in case a the routes become unreachable -Regards, Sohny > > > -- 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
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