Re: [net-next] ipv6: Enable netlink notification for tentative addresses.

[Ben Greear <greearb@candelatech.com>]

On 08/26/2010 02:27 PM, David Miller wrote:
> From: Ben Greear<greearb@candelatech.com>
> Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:19:30 -0700
>
>> In our case, we enable IPv6 in user-space, and then we want to get
>> some immediate indication that indeed the process is working as
>> expected.
>
> When DAD completes, you'll get a similar indication.
>
>> In other cases, we want to remove all IPv6 addresses, so if we have
>> not even been notified that the IP exists, then we cannot know how
>> to delete it.
>
> You can add a netlink message to accomplish that.  This has been
> asked for in other contexts as well.
>
>> We've been running this patch for several years, and it has not
>> caused any obvious problems with other tools, so I think it's safe
>> enough.
>
> And your level of exposure compared to upstream is...? :-)
>
> Anyways, even if it's implemented in an error free way it's still
> not necessary the best way to go about this.

Ok, lets not worry about this patch any more then.

Thanks,
Ben

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Ben Greear <greearb@candelatech.com>
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