Re: [PATCH net-next v7] net: ipv6: Make address flushing on ifdown optional

2016-02-25 Thread David Miller
From: David Ahern Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2016 09:25:37 -0800 > Currently, all ipv6 addresses are flushed when the interface is configured > down, including global, static addresses: ... > Add a new sysctl to make this behavior optional. The new setting defaults to > flush all addresses to maintain ba

[PATCH net-next v7] net: ipv6: Make address flushing on ifdown optional

2016-02-24 Thread David Ahern
Currently, all ipv6 addresses are flushed when the interface is configured down, including global, static addresses: $ ip -6 addr show dev eth1 3: eth1: mtu 1500 state UP qlen 1000 inet6 2100:1::2/120 scope global valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever inet6 fe