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From: "David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>
Subject: Re: NIP6_FMT "breaks" ifconfig
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 15:05:28 -0800 (PST)
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From: Kumar Gala <galak@kernel.crashing.org>
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 16:35:01 -0600

> The use of NIP6_FMT from kernel.h in net/ipv6/addrconf.c changes how / 
> proc/net/if_inet6 format's IPv6 addresses and thus breaks ifconfig's  
> ability to display IPv6 addresses.  I'm not sure if this is  
> acceptable breakage of a userspace app or not.

I know, I have a fix from Yoshifuji in my tree and I'll
make sure Linus gets it.