From: David Ahern <d...@cumulusnetworks.com> Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2017 10:26:51 -0700
> On 1/26/17 7:58 AM, Nicolas Dichtel wrote: >> Le 24/01/2017 à 17:06, David Miller a écrit : >>> From: David Ahern <d...@cumulusnetworks.com> >>> Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2017 12:31:44 -0700 >>> >>>> BTW, I am in favor of not requiring a user API for this but just >>>> doing it. I can't imagine anyone working with multipath routes not >>>> wanting the efficiency of the RTA_MULTIPATH attribute. These patches >>>> require an API only because of the rule not to break userspace. If >>>> we conclude to just do it without an API, the multipath_add and >>>> multipath_del need to be modified to only send a notification once >>>> at the end of the actions. >>> >>> After some consideration, I agree. >> Sorry for my late reply but I fear that this will break some userland apps >> like >> quagga. > > Quagga does not properly handle IPv6 multipath routes received from > the kernel. I checked this with debian/jessie version and our > version, and Donald reviewed the source. It is broken. If this is true, quagga is asbolutely not an argument for this "breaking" something. It doesn't break anything.
