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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v5] net: ipv6: Make address flushing on ifdown
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From: David Ahern <dsa@cumulusnetworks.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2015 10:09:59 -0600

> This latest patch makes IPv6 static addresses on par with IPv4,
> including error paths.

I don't agree with ipv4's behavior... and just because ipv4 does
something poorly doesn't mean we get a free pass to replicate that
lazyness in ipv6.