I think this version will be better. It uses metric mask (like for some other options) instead of simple yes/no flag.
On Sat, Nov 18, 2017 at 2:44 AM, Alexander Zubkov <zubkov...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello again, > > Things turned out to be not so hard. Please take a look at the attached patch. > I'm only not sure if RTA_PRIORITY is enough. Because the print_route > function prints "metric" also for some situations with RTA_METRICS, > which I haven't managed to understand. > > On Fri, Nov 17, 2017 at 1:40 AM, Alexander Zubkov <zubkov...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hello all, >> >> Currently routes in the Linux routing table have these "key" fields: >> prefix, tos, table, metric (as I know). I.e. we cannot have two >> different routes with the same set of this fields. And "ip route list" >> command can be provided with all but one of those fields. We cannot >> pass metric to it and this is inconvenient. I ask if this behaviour >> can be changed by someone. We can even use "secondary" fields, for >> example type, dev or via, but not metric unfortunately. >> Sorry, I can not provide patches. I have written code long time ago. I >> tried to trace it, but as I see it parses arguments and fills some >> structures. And then my tries to understand failed. >> I opened the bug: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=197897, >> but I was pointed out that this mailing list is a better place for >> this question. >> >> -- >> Alexander Zubkov
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