From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Dan Smith Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] C/R: Support for IPv6 addresses on network devices Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:07:04 -0700 Message-ID: <87r5n1el9z.fsf@caffeine.danplanet.com> References: <1269459625-21033-1-git-send-email-danms@us.ibm.com> <1269459625-21033-2-git-send-email-danms@us.ibm.com> <4BABC967.5090908@hp.com> <87aatwf74u.fsf@caffeine.danplanet.com> <4BABD594.1020301@hp.com> <87634jf63u.fsf@caffeine.danplanet.com> <4BB21A45.4050300@hp.com> <87zl1peqd4.fsf@caffeine.danplanet.com> <4BB22F73.60704@hp.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <4BB22F73.60704-VXdhtT5mjnY@public.gmane.org> (Brian Haley's message of "Tue\, 30 Mar 2010 13\:05\:55 -0400") List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: containers-bounces-cunTk1MwBs9QetFLy7KEm3xJsTq8ys+cHZ5vskTnxNA@public.gmane.org Errors-To: containers-bounces-cunTk1MwBs9QetFLy7KEm3xJsTq8ys+cHZ5vskTnxNA@public.gmane.org To: Brian Haley Cc: containers-qjLDD68F18O7TbgM5vRIOg@public.gmane.org List-Id: containers.vger.kernel.org BH> Well, in most cases you could ignore the global addresses as well, BH> since if they were auto-configured they'll be generated again on BH> the next Router Advertisement. That's why they're removed on an BH> ifdown, but the permanent ones aren't (any more). So, I just checked... All of my link-local addresses have the IFA_F_PERMANENT flag (0x80) set as well. What am I missing? -- Dan Smith IBM Linux Technology Center email: danms-r/Jw6+rmf7HQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org