Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 03 Feb 2014 12:32:10 +0530 | From | Sohny Thomas <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] ipv6: default route for link local address is not added while assigning a address |
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On Wednesday 29 January 2014 04:08 PM, Nicolas Dichtel wrote: > Le 29/01/2014 07:41, Sohny Thomas a écrit : >> Resending this on netdev mailing list: >> Default route for link local address is configured automatically if >> NETWORKING_IPV6=yes is in ifcfg-eth*. >> When the route table for the interface is flushed and a new address is >> added to >> the same device with out removing linklocal addr, default route for >> link local >> address has to added by default. >> >> I have found the issue to be caused by this checkin >> >> http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/net/ipv6?id=62b54dd91567686a1cb118f76a72d5f4764a86dd >> >> >> >> According to this change : >> He removes adding a link local route if any other address is added , >> applicable >> across all interfaces though there's mentioned only lo interface >> So below patch fixes for other devices >> >> Signed-off-by: Sohny THomas <sohthoma@linux.vnet.ibm.com> > Your email client has corrupted the patch, it cannot be applied. > Please read Documentation/email-clients.txt Sorry about that. Will resend again > > About the patch, I still think that the flush is too agressive. Link local > routes are marked as 'proto kernel', removing them without the link local > address is wrong. > > With this patch, you will add a link local route even if you don't have > a link local address. I think it wouldn't hurt to have a Link local route for NDP in case a the routes become unreachable
-Regards, Sohny > > >
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