Re: [PATCH net-next v2] ipv6: allow userspace to add IFA_F_OPTIMISTIC addresses

2018-03-01 Thread David Miller
From: Sabrina Dubroca Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2018 16:40:08 +0100 > According to RFC 4429 (section 3.1), adding new IPv6 addresses as > optimistic addresses is acceptable, as long as the implementation > follows some rules: > >* Optimistic DAD SHOULD only be used when the implementation is aware >

[PATCH net-next v2] ipv6: allow userspace to add IFA_F_OPTIMISTIC addresses

2018-02-28 Thread Sabrina Dubroca
According to RFC 4429 (section 3.1), adding new IPv6 addresses as optimistic addresses is acceptable, as long as the implementation follows some rules: * Optimistic DAD SHOULD only be used when the implementation is aware that the address is based on a most likely unique interface