netdev - "[RFC PATCH net-next 2/2] Reduce localhost to 127.0.0.0/16"

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Date:   Fri, 13 Sep 2019 18:54:20 +1000
From:   Mark Smith <markzzzsmith@...il.com>
To:     dave.taht@...il.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: "[RFC PATCH net-next 2/2] Reduce localhost to 127.0.0.0/16"

(Not subscribed to the ML)

Hi,

I've noticed this patch. I don't think it should be applied, as it
contradicts RFC 1122, "Requirements for Internet Hosts --
Communication Layers":

"(g)  { 127, <any> }

                 Internal host loopback address.  Addresses of this form
                 MUST NOT appear outside a host."

RFC 1122 is one of the relatively few Internet Standards, specifically
Standard Number 3:

https://www.rfc-editor.org/standards

Regards,
Mark.