No, according to RFC 4007, loopback is considered a link-local address. -vlad
Yan Zheng wrote: > Hi. > > I think the scope for loopback address should be node local. > > Regards > > Signed-off-by: Yan Zheng <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > ======================================================================== > --- linux-2.6.15-rc1/net/ipv6/addrconf.c 2005-11-13 > 12:23:06.000000000 +0800 > +++ linux/net/ipv6/addrconf.c 2005-11-13 15:50:03.000000000 +0800 > @@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ int __ipv6_addr_type(const struct in6_ad > > if (addr->s6_addr32[3] == htonl(0x00000001)) > return (IPV6_ADDR_LOOPBACK | IPV6_ADDR_UNICAST | > - > IPV6_ADDR_SCOPE_TYPE(IPV6_ADDR_SCOPE_LINKLOCAL)); /* addr-select 3.4 */ > + > IPV6_ADDR_SCOPE_TYPE(IPV6_ADDR_SCOPE_NODELOCAL)); /* addr-select 3.4 */ > > return (IPV6_ADDR_COMPATv4 | IPV6_ADDR_UNICAST | > IPV6_ADDR_SCOPE_TYPE(IPV6_ADDR_SCOPE_GLOBAL)); /* > addr-select 3.3 */ > - > 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 > - 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
