netdev - Re: [PATCH] net: ipv6: fix regression of no RTM

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Message-Id: <20170919.164328.373486119289403420.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:   Tue, 19 Sep 2017 16:43:28 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     mmanning@...cade.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, maheshb@...gle.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: ipv6: fix regression of no RTM_DELADDR sent after
 DAD failure

From: Mike Manning <mmanning@...cade.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2017 14:06:40 +0100

> In the absence of a reply from Mahesh, I would be most grateful for
> anyone familiar with the IPv6 code to review this 1-line fix.
> 
> Or if not, then I request that the commit f784ad3d79e5 is backed out,
> as its intention is to remove the redundant but harmless RTM_DELADDR
> for addresses in tentative state, but is also incorrectly removing the
> very necessary RTM_DELADDR when an address is deleted that was previously
> notified with an RTM_NEWADDR as being in tentative dadfailed state.

I've applied your patch, and queued it up for -stable, thanks.