Re: [RFC][PATCH] Export all RA options that we don't handle to userspace

[Pierre Ossman <pierre-list@ossman.eu>]

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Reping!

On Thu, 20 Jan 2011 09:15:05 +0100
Pierre Ossman <pierre-list@ossman.eu> wrote:

> 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.
> > 
> > Pros:
> > - Kernel doesn't need to be updated for every new RA option that might
> >   show up.
> > 
> > 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...
> > 
> > Rgds
> 
> 


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