From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Thomas Winter Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/7] net/ipv6: Fix route append and replace use cases Date: Tue, 29 May 2018 21:16:02 +0000 Message-ID: <1527628562449.61262@alliedtelesis.co.nz> References: <20180521172658.7389-1-dsahern@kernel.org> <20180522.144617.1003575784676243779.davem@davemloft.net>,<6d61c529-5b51-dc3b-86ee-e912f1a8e0a8@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: "netdev@vger.kernel.org" , "idosch@mellanox.com" , "sharpd@cumulusnetworks.com" , "roopa@cumulusnetworks.com" To: David Ahern , David Miller , "dsahern@kernel.org" Return-path: Received: from gate2.alliedtelesis.co.nz ([202.36.163.20]:37524 "EHLO gate2.alliedtelesis.co.nz" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S966847AbeE2VQF (ORCPT ); Tue, 29 May 2018 17:16:05 -0400 In-Reply-To: <6d61c529-5b51-dc3b-86ee-e912f1a8e0a8@gmail.com> Content-Language: en-GB Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: The only thing this breaks is adding IPv6 routes via ioctl. Previously they= would be automatically appended to form multipath routes but this no longe= r occurs. Changing to netlink or use iproute2 and using NLM_F_APPEND gets a= round this. This basically what David Ahern said earlier but I wanted to ma= ke it clear the default ioctl behaviour has changed.=0A= ________________________________________=0A= From: David Ahern =0A= Sent: 23 May 2018 08:44=0A= To: David Miller; dsahern@kernel.org=0A= Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org; Thomas Winter; idosch@mellanox.com; sharpd@cumu= lusnetworks.com; roopa@cumulusnetworks.com=0A= Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/7] net/ipv6: Fix route append and replace us= e cases=0A= =0A= On 5/22/18 12:46 PM, David Miller wrote:=0A= >=0A= > Ok, I'll apply this series.=0A= >=0A= > But if this breaks things for anyone in a practical way, I am unfortunate= ly=0A= > going to have to revert no matter how silly the current behavior may be.= =0A= >=0A= =0A= Understood. I have to try the best option first. I'll look at=0A= regressions if they happen.=0A=