I think I hit the bug #360155 with my /etc/network/interfaces
configuration such as:

iface eth0 inet static
        address 192.168.1.2
        netmask 255.255.255.0

iface eth0:1 inet static
        address 10.0.0.5
        netmask 255.255.255.0
        broadcast 10.0.0.255
        network 10.0.0.0
        gateway 10.0.0.254
iface eth0:1 inet6 static
        address 2001:7a8:b057::5
        gateway 2001:7a8:b057::ffff
        netmask 64

and many other aliases with IPv6 addresses that I can switch on or off
according my physical location.

All the IPv6 addresses are associated to the main
interfaces by ifup but unfortunately never removed by the respective
ifdown.

[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/tmp$ sudo ifup eth0
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/tmp$ ifconfig -a
eth0      Lien encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:0F:1F:1E:4C:96
          inet adr:192.168.1.2  Bcast:192.168.1.255  Masque:255.255.255.0
          UP BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 lg file transmission:1000
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
          Interruption:11

[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/tmp$ sudo ifup eth0:1
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/tmp$ ifconfig -a
eth0      Lien encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:0F:1F:1E:4C:96
          inet adr:192.168.1.2  Bcast:192.168.1.255  Masque:255.255.255.0
          adr inet6: 2001:7a8:b057::5/64 Scope:Global
          UP BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 lg file transmission:1000
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
          Interruption:11

[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/tmp$ sudo ifdown eth0:1
SIOCSIFFLAGS: Cannot assign requested address
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/tmp$ ifconfig -a
eth0      Lien encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:0F:1F:1E:4C:96
          inet adr:192.168.1.2  Bcast:192.168.1.255  Masque:255.255.255.0
          adr inet6: 2001:7a8:b057::5/64 Scope:Global
          UP BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 lg file transmission:1000
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
          Interruption:11



In bug #360155, a patch has been proposed more than a year ago. If it
works (I've not tested it), should it be possible to include it in the
mainstream?

It looks like it is related also to bugs bug #360155, #168776 and #395826.

Thank you,
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