From: Lv Liangying <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2005 16:45:04 -0400
> Hi, All > > When I tested Linux kernel 2.6.17.7 about statistics > "ipv6IfStatsInAddrErrors", found that this counter couldn't increase > correctly. The criteria is RFC2465: > ipv6IfStatsInAddrErrors OBJECT-TYPE > SYNTAX Counter32 > MAX-ACCESS read-only > STATUS current > DESCRIPTION > "The number of input datagrams discarded because > the IPv6 address in their IPv6 header's destination > field was not a valid address to be received at > this entity. This count includes invalid > addresses (e.g., ::0) and unsupported addresses > (e.g., addresses with unallocated prefixes). For > entities which are not IPv6 routers and therefore > do not forward datagrams, this counter includes > datagrams discarded because the destination address > was not a local address." > ::= { ipv6IfStatsEntry 5 } > > When I send packet to host with destination that is ether invalid > address(::0) or unsupported addresses(1::1), the Linux kernel just > discard the packet, and the counter doesn't increase(in the function > ip6_pkt_discard). > > signed-off by Lv Liangying <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Looks good, patch applied. Thanks a lot. BTW, the correct form of a sign off is: Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Please keep the capitalization, colon character, etc. consistent with that. Thanks again. - 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