Re: [PATCH] ipv6: default route for link local address is not addedwhile assigning a address

From: Nicolas Dichtel
Date: Wed Jan 29 2014 - 05:39:16 EST


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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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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.
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