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

[Sohny Thomas]

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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 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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