From: David Ahern <dsah...@gmail.com> Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2018 19:45:29 -0800
> IPv6 allows routes to be installed when the device is not up (admin up). > Worse, it does not mark it as LINKDOWN. IPv4 does not allow it and really > there is no reason for IPv6 to allow it, so check the flags and deny if > device is admin down. > > Signed-off-by: David Ahern <dsah...@gmail.com> > --- > v3 > - moved err=-ENETDOWN under the if check per Eric's request > - left the up check using dev->flags for consistency with IPv4 > and that it is used more often in ipv4 and ivp6 code than > netif_running > > v2 > - missed setting err to -ENETDOWN (thanks for catching that Roopa) Applied, thanks David.
