Re: ipv6: default route for link local address is not added whileassigning a address

[Nicolas Dichtel]

CC: netdev

Le 10/01/2014 13:20, sohny thomas a écrit :
> 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 would say that removing the link local route but not the link local address
is a configuration problem.
If you remove a connected route but not the associated address, you will have
the same problem.

> 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
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