From: Thomas Graf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2006 23:40:05 +0200

> iproute2 doesn't provide the NLM_F_CREATE flag when adding addresses,
> it is assumed to be implied. The existing code issues a check on
> said flag when the modify operation fails (likely due to ENOENT)
> before continueing to create it, this leads to a hard to predict
> result, therefore the NLM_F_CREATE check is removed.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Graf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

I hope this doesn't break any existing stuff, but it is certainly
the logically correct thing to do.  If things break I'm reverting
this though.

But for now, applied, thanks.

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