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Date: Wed, 01 Oct 2014 23:30:32 +0200
From: Hannes Frederic Sowa <hannes@...essinduktion.org>
To: Ulf Samuelsson <netdev@...gii.com>,
Linux Netdev List <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: netlink NETLINK_ROUTE failure & Can the kernel really handle IPv6
properly
Hello,
On Wed, Oct 1, 2014, at 22:28, Ulf Samuelsson wrote:
> BTW, the problem I am trying to solve is how to connect to an I/F with
> an IPv6 link-local address.
>
> An existing kernel module waits for a NETDEV_UP event, and then tries to
> communicate
> with the link-local address.
>
> This will fail, because (according to a colleague) the I/F enters a
> "tentative" state,
> where it is trying to decide if it is unique or not.
> It will remain in that state for 1-2 seconds, and only afterwards is the
> link-local address
> available for normal use.
>
> The guys writing the module, claim that the kernel is using NETDEV_UP.
> There is very little code in the kernel using NETLINK_ROUTE, even in
> latest stable.
> It is using NETDEV_UP.
>
> If my colleague is right, the kernel really cannot handle IPv6
> link-local addresses properly.
Sorry, I cannot really follow you, can you send example code or be a bit
more precise?
Thanks,
Hannes
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