From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Peter Bieringer Subject: Re: (usagi-users 02296) IPv6 duplicate address bugfix Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 20:23:58 +0200 Sender: netdev-bounce@oss.sgi.com Message-ID: <9360000.1049135038@worker.muc.bieringer.de> References: <20030330122705.GA18283@ferrara.linux.it> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, ds6-devel@deepspace6.net Return-path: To: usagi-users@linux-ipv6.org, netdev@oss.sgi.com In-Reply-To: <20030330122705.GA18283@ferrara.linux.it> Content-Disposition: inline Errors-to: netdev-bounce@oss.sgi.com List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org Hi, just my 2 cents, I already saw, that newest USAGI snapshot include a fix. --On Sunday, March 30, 2003 02:27:05 PM +0200 Simone Piunno wrote: > When adding an IPv6 address to a given interface, I'm allowed to > add that address multiple time, e.g.: ... I didn't dig into any patch and also not into related drafts/RFCs, but one scenario should be catched I think - or to be discussed: Scenario: Address was already added by autoconfiguration on receiving advertisement (limited lifetime). Now the same address would be added manually (unlimited lifetime). What (should) happen? Mho: manual add is allowed, both addresses need to be listed. Peter -- Dr. Peter Bieringer http://www.bieringer.de/pb/ GPG/PGP Key 0x958F422D mailto: pb at bieringer dot de Deep Space 6 Co-Founder and Core Member http://www.deepspace6.net/