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From: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
To: Matthias Andree <matthias.andree@stud.uni-dortmund.de>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: ioctl SIOCGIFNETMASK: ip alias bug 2.4.9 and 2.2.19
Date: 05 Sep 2001 21:26:50 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <oupg0a1wi9x.fsf@pigdrop.muc.suse.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20010905170037.A6473@emma1.emma.line.org.suse.lists.linux.kernel> <20010905152738.C5912BC06D@spike.porcupine.org.suse.lists.linux.kernel> <20010905182033.D3926@emma1.emma.line.org.suse.lists.linux.kernel>
In-Reply-To: Matthias Andree's message of "5 Sep 2001 18:24:12 +0200"

Matthias Andree <matthias.andree@stud.uni-dortmund.de> writes:
> 
> I believe this would require fixing for compatibility reasons, in the
> sense that the address is also compared to figure the interface, but I'm
> out of time now and cannot try anything before tomorrow, I'd happily
> test patches sent by then.


Even if it checked the address it would not be unique because you can have multiple
interfaces with the same addresses but different netmasks.
The SIOCGIFNETMASK interface is just broken. If you really wanted it you should use
rtnetlink instead, which allows multiple answers to a single question.
Likely postfix doesn't really need it though, the concept of checking for "local"
address is pretty dubious and likely to be incorrect for many cases.

-Andi


       reply	other threads:[~2001-09-05 19:26 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 76+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <20010905170037.A6473@emma1.emma.line.org.suse.lists.linux.kernel>
     [not found] ` <20010905152738.C5912BC06D@spike.porcupine.org.suse.lists.linux.kernel>
     [not found]   ` <20010905182033.D3926@emma1.emma.line.org.suse.lists.linux.kernel>
2001-09-05 19:26     ` Andi Kleen [this message]
2001-09-06 13:11       ` ioctl SIOCGIFNETMASK: ip alias bug 2.4.9 and 2.2.19 Matthias Andree
2001-09-06 13:35       ` Andrey Savochkin
2001-09-06 14:04         ` Wietse Venema
2001-09-06 14:21           ` Matthias Andree
2001-09-06 15:37             ` notion of a local address [was: Re: ioctl SIOCGIFNETMASK: ip alias bug 2.4.9 and 2.2.19] Andrey Savochkin
2001-09-06 15:58               ` Wietse Venema
2001-09-06 16:39                 ` notion of a local address [was: Re: ioctl SIOCGIFNETMASK: ip alias Alan Cox
2001-09-06 16:45                   ` Wietse Venema
2001-09-06 16:44                 ` notion of a local address [was: Re: ioctl SIOCGIFNETMASK: ip alias bug 2.4.9 and 2.2.19] Andrey Savochkin
2001-09-06 16:47                   ` Andi Kleen
2001-09-06 17:04                     ` Andrey Savochkin
2001-09-06 16:50                   ` Wietse Venema
2001-09-06 17:01                     ` notion of a local address [was: Re: ioctl SIOCGIFNETMASK: ip alias Alan Cox
2001-09-06 17:23                       ` Wietse Venema
2001-09-06 17:45                         ` Charles Cazabon
2001-09-06 18:11                         ` Steve VanDevender
2001-09-06 18:25                           ` Wietse Venema
2001-09-06 19:10                             ` Steve VanDevender
2001-09-06 19:47                             ` Alan Cox
2001-09-06 20:16                               ` Wietse Venema
2001-09-06 19:34                         ` Alan Cox
2001-09-06 19:41                           ` Wietse Venema
2001-09-06 20:18                             ` Alan Cox
2001-09-06 20:11                           ` Matthias Andree
2001-09-06 20:23                             ` Alan Cox
2001-09-06 20:31                               ` Andi Kleen
2001-09-06 20:52                                 ` Matthias Andree
2001-09-07  9:06                             ` Henning P. Schmiedehausen
2001-09-07  8:52                         ` Matthew Kirkwood
2001-09-08 16:31                           ` Wietse Venema
2001-09-13 14:35                       ` Pavel Machek
2001-09-06 17:03                     ` notion of a local address [was: Re: ioctl SIOCGIFNETMASK: ip alias bug 2.4.9 and 2.2.19] Andi Kleen
2001-09-06 17:23                     ` Andrey Savochkin
2001-09-06 17:39                       ` Wietse Venema
2001-09-06 18:23                         ` H. Peter Anvin
2001-09-07  1:47                           ` Jamie Lokier
2001-09-07  5:48                           ` notion of a local address [was: Re: ioctl SIOCGIFNETMASK: ip aliasbug " Ben Greear
2001-09-07  5:50                             ` H. Peter Anvin
2001-09-17 21:39                               ` Ben Greear
2001-09-07  6:26                             ` Andrey Savochkin
2001-09-07  6:21                               ` H. Peter Anvin
2001-09-06 19:15                         ` notion of a local address [was: Re: ioctl SIOCGIFNETMASK: ip alias bug " dean gaudet
2001-09-06 19:33                           ` Wietse Venema
2001-09-06 20:51                         ` Matti Aarnio
2001-09-07  7:29                           ` Andrey Savochkin
2001-09-07  7:35                             ` Matthias Andree
2001-09-08 13:16                             ` notion of a local address [was: Re: ioctl SIOCGIFNETMASK: ip alias Kai Henningsen
2001-09-07 10:30                         ` notion of a local address [was: Re: ioctl SIOCGIFNETMASK: ip alias bug 2.4.9 and 2.2.19] Mike Jagdis
2001-09-07 11:04                           ` Matthias Andree
2001-09-07 15:34                         ` Kurt Roeckx
2001-09-06 18:20                 ` H. Peter Anvin
2001-09-06 16:01               ` Matthias Andree
2001-09-06 16:38                 ` Andrey Savochkin
2001-09-06 16:43                   ` Wietse Venema
2001-09-06 17:03                     ` Charles Cazabon
2001-09-06 17:05                   ` Alex Bligh - linux-kernel
2001-09-06 17:37                     ` Andrey Savochkin
2001-09-06 17:55               ` kuznet
2001-09-06 14:51           ` ioctl SIOCGIFNETMASK: ip alias bug 2.4.9 and 2.2.19 Alan Cox
2001-09-06 14:17         ` Matthias Andree
2001-09-08 12:42       ` Kai Henningsen
2001-09-09  0:37         ` Matthias Andree
     [not found] <fa.k8o5i6v.4i8gis@ifi.uio.no>
     [not found] ` <fa.fuk70gv.mk6m09@ifi.uio.no>
2001-09-06 21:19   ` Sam Varshavchik
2001-09-05 22:08 jamal
2001-09-06 15:11 ` kuznet
2001-09-06 20:22 ` Matthias Andree
     [not found] <20010905170037.A6473@emma1.emma.line.org>
     [not found] ` <20010905152738.C5912BC06D@spike.porcupine.org>
2001-09-05 16:20   ` Matthias Andree
2001-09-05 18:25     ` Christopher Friesen
2001-09-05 18:34       ` Alan Cox
2001-09-05 21:23         ` Wietse Venema
2001-09-06 18:36           ` Andi Kleen
2001-09-06 18:51             ` Wietse Venema
2001-09-06 19:05               ` Andi Kleen
2001-09-07  9:30               ` Henning P. Schmiedehausen
2001-09-07 11:15                 ` Matthias Andree

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