Re: [PATCH] IPv6: ipv6_addr_type() doesn't know about RFC4193 addresses

From: RÃmi Denis-Courmont
Date: Thu Jul 26 2007 - 14:42:43 EST


On Thursday 26 July 2007 20:21:59 Simon Arlott wrote:
> On 26/07/07 00:49, Dave Johnson wrote:
> > ipv6_addr_type() doesn't check for 'Unique Local IPv6 Unicast
> > Addresses' (RFC4193) and returns IPV6_ADDR_RESERVED for that range.
> >
> > + if ((st & htonl(0xFE000000)) == htonl(0xFC000000))
> > + return (IPV6_ADDR_UNICAST |
> > + IPV6_ADDR_SCOPE_TYPE(IPV6_ADDR_SCOPE_GLOBAL)); /* RFC 4193 */
>
> But ULA's scope isn't global, shouldn't it be IPV6_ADDR_SCOPE_ORGLOCAL ?

Yes it is - global.

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RÃmi Denis-Courmont
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