netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 1/2] ipv6/addrconf: call addrconf

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Date:   Mon, 03 Aug 2020 15:24:55 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     florent.fourcot@...irst.fr
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 1/2] ipv6/addrconf: call addrconf_ifdown with
 consistent values

From: Florent Fourcot <florent.fourcot@...irst.fr>
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2020 15:32:06 +0200

> Second parameter of addrconf_ifdown "how" is used as a boolean
> internally. It does not make sense to call it with something different
> of 0 or 1.
> 
> This value is set to 2 in all git history.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Florent Fourcot <florent.fourcot@...irst.fr>

The value '2' had a special meaning a very long time ago.