From: Herbert Xu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2007 18:16:07 +1000
> [IPV6] addrconf: Fix IPv6 on tuntap tunnels > > The recent patch that added ipv6_hwtype is broken on tuntap tunnels. > Indeed, it's broken on any device that does not pass the ipv6_hwtype > test. > > The reason is that the original test only applies to autoconfiguration, > not IPv6 support. IPv6 support is allowed on any device. In fact, > even with the ipv6_hwtype patch applied you can still add IPv6 addresses > to any interface that doesn't pass thw ipv6_hwtype test provided that > they have a sufficiently large MTU. This is a serious problem because > come deregistration time these devices won't be cleaned up properly. > > I've gone back and looked at the rationale for the patch. It appears > that the real problem is that we were creating IPv6 devices even if the > MTU was too small. So here's a patch which fixes that and reverts the > ipv6_hwtype stuff. > > Thanks to Kanru Chen for reporting this issue. > > Signed-off-by: Herbert Xu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thanks for fixing this up Herbert. Patch applied. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
