netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] ipv6: support IFA_F_MANAGETEMPADDR for address deletion too

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Message-ID: <20140422150543.GB1960@order.stressinduktion.org>
Date:	Tue, 22 Apr 2014 17:05:43 +0200
From:	Hannes Frederic Sowa <hannes@...essinduktion.org>
To:	Heiner Kallweit <heiner.kallweit@....de>
Cc:	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] ipv6: support IFA_F_MANAGETEMPADDR for address deletion too

On Sun, Apr 20, 2014 at 09:29:36PM +0200, Heiner Kallweit wrote:
> Userspace applications can use IFA_F_MANAGETEMPADDR with RTM_NEWADDR
> already to indicate that the kernel should take care of temporary
> address management.
> 
> This patch adds related functionality to RTM_DELADDR. By setting
> IFA_F_MANAGETEMPADDR a userspace application can indicate that the kernel
> should delete all related temporary addresses as well.
> 
> A corresponding patch for the "ip addr del" command has been applied to
> iproute2 already.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Heiner Kallweit <heiner.kallweit@....de>

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

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