netdev - Re: [PATCH net] Revert "ipv6: Handle race in addrconf_dad

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Message-ID: <25d618f9-ea9d-54cb-8948-4cbbc09bc386@gmail.com>
Date:   Thu, 3 Oct 2019 14:53:09 -0700
From:   Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:     David Ahern <dsahern@...nel.org>, davem@...emloft.net,
        jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, rajendra.dendukuri@...adcom.com,
        eric.dumazet@...il.com, David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] Revert "ipv6: Handle race in addrconf_dad_work"



On 10/3/19 2:46 PM, David Ahern wrote:
> From: David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
> 
> This reverts commit a3ce2a21bb8969ae27917281244fa91bf5f286d7.
> 
> Eric reported tests failings with commit. After digging into it,
> the bottom line is that the DAD sequence is not to be messed with.
> There are too many cases that are expected to proceed regardless
> of whether a device is up.
> 
> Revert the patch and I will send a different solution for the
> problem Rajendra reported.
> 
> Signed-off-by: David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
> Cc: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>

Reviewed-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>