netdev - Re: [PATCH net] sit: use ipv6_mod_enabled to check if ipv6 is disabled

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Date:   Mon, 25 Feb 2019 19:15:26 -0700
From:   David Ahern <dsa@...ulusnetworks.com>
To:     Hangbin Liu <liuhangbin@...il.com>
Cc:     Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        Stefano Brivio <sbrivio@...hat.com>,
        "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] sit: use ipv6_mod_enabled to check if ipv6 is
 disabled

On 2/25/19 6:55 PM, Hangbin Liu wrote:
> Just as I said, this issue only occurs when IPv6 is disabled at boot time
> as there is no IPv6 route entry. Disable ipv6 on specific interface should
> not be affected(IPv6 route/fib has inited). So I think use ipv6_mod_enabled()
> would be more suitable in this scenario. Did I miss something?

>From a readability perspective the code path depends on whether ipv6 is
enabled on the device. I think it is better to leave that as it is.