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From: Pierre Ossman <pierre-list@ossman.eu>
Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH] Export all RA options that we don't handle to
 userspace
Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2011 09:15:05 +0100
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Ping!

The userspace support is rather useless without these kernel bits...

On Sun, 12 Dec 2010 14:47:06 +0100
Pierre Ossman <pierre-list@ossman.eu> wrote:

> Second patch that exports everything. If noone objects to this model,
> then merge the two patches and just use the commit message from the
> second one.
>=20
> Pros:
> - Kernel doesn't need to be updated for every new RA option that might
>   show up.
>=20
> Cons:
> - Possible security issue if it requires less privilege to read these
>   netlink messages than to open a raw ICMPv6 socket.
> - List of types the kernel is interested in is now in two places in the
>   code, creating a risk for getting out of sync. I tried to come up
>   with a structure that would prevent this, but couldn't think of
>   anything that wouldn't require large changes. Ideas welcome...
>=20
> Rgds


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