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From: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Subject: Re: [patch net-next] ipv4: introduce address lifetime
Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2013 14:00:33 -0500 (EST)
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=46rom: Jiri Pirko <jiri@resnulli.us>
Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2013 20:41:41 +0100

> There are some usecase when lifetime of ipv4 addresses might be helpf=
ul.
> For example:
> 1) initramfs networkmanager uses a DHCP daemon to learn network
> configuration parameters
> 2) initramfs networkmanager addresses, routes and DNS configuration
> 3) initramfs networkmanager is requested to stop
> 4) initramfs networkmanager stops all daemons including dhclient
> 5) there are addresses and routes configured but no daemon running. I=
f
> the system doesn't start networkmanager for some reason, addresses an=
d
> routes will be used forever, which violates RFC 2131.
>=20
> This patch is essentially a backport of ivp6 address lifetime mechani=
sm
> for ipv4 addresses.
>=20
> Current "ip" tool supports this without any patch (since it does not
> distinguish between ipv4 and ipv6 addresses in this perspective.
>=20
> Also, this should be back-compatible with all current netlink users.
>=20
> Reported-by: Pavel =A6imerda <psimerda@redhat.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jiri Pirko <jiri@resnulli.us>

Seems reasonable, applied, thanks.