netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] inet: add IP_BIND_ADDRESS_NO

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Date:	Sat, 06 Jun 2015 20:08:02 -0700
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	Neal Cardwell <ncardwell@...gle.com>
Cc:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@...il.com>,
	Maciej Żenczykowski <maze@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] inet: add IP_BIND_ADDRESS_NO_PORT to overcome
 bind(0) limitations

On Sat, 2015-06-06 at 22:30 -0400, Neal Cardwell wrote:

> I like this a lot. This addresses a very serious gap in the sockets
> API, and should be very useful. The comment mentions that this is
> available for IPv6. From skimming the change I would have expected
> inet6_bind() would need a change analogous to the change in
> inet_bind()? Was there a missing "git add", or is a change to
> inet6_bind() somehow not needed?

Hmm... No I totally missed inet6_bind(), thanks for spotting this.

I'll add a IPv6 mode to my test program before sending a v2.

Thanks Neal.


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