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From: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 net-next 1/2] net/ipv6: allow sysctl to change
 link-local address generation mode
Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2017 10:25:47 -0500 (EST)
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From: Felix Jia <felix.jia@alliedtelesis.co.nz>
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2017 16:59:17 +1300

> The address generation mode for IPv6 link-local can only be configured
> by netlink messages. This patch adds the ability to change the address
> generation mode via sysctl.
> 
> v1 -> v2
> Removed the rtnl lock and switch to use RCU lock to iterate through
> the netdev list.
> 
> v2 -> v3
> Removed the addrgenmode variable from the idev structure and use the 
> systcl storage for the flag.
> 
> Simplifed the logic for sysctl handling by removing the supported 
> for all operation.
> 
> Added support for more types of tunnel interfaces for link-local 
> address generation.
> 
> Based the patches from net-next.
> 
> v3 -> v4
> Removed unnecessary whitespace changes.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Felix Jia <felix.jia@alliedtelesis.co.nz>

Applied.