Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 9 Oct 2002 19:46:36 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 9 Oct 2002 19:46:35 -0400 Received: from ams-msg-core-1.cisco.com ([144.254.74.60]:22400 "EHLO ams-msg-core-1.cisco.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 9 Oct 2002 19:46:34 -0400 Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 00:51:49 +0100 From: Derek Fawcus To: Yuji Sekiya Cc: "David S. Miller" , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, netdev@oss.sgi.com, usagi@linux-ipv6.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] IPv6: Fix Prefix Length of Link-local Addresses Message-ID: <20021010005149.A4699@edi-view1.cisco.com> References: <20021009234421.J29133@edinburgh.cisco.com> <20021009.161414.63434223.davem@redhat.com> <20021010002902.A3803@edi-view1.cisco.com> <20021009.162438.82081593.davem@redhat.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0.1i In-Reply-To: ; from sekiya@sfc.wide.ad.jp on Thu, Oct 10, 2002 at 08:41:52AM +0900 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 798 Lines: 20 On Thu, Oct 10, 2002 at 08:41:52AM +0900, Yuji Sekiya wrote: > > The reason we change the prefix length from /10 to /64 is > following spec and adapting other imprementations. I said I wouldn't comment futher on the spec issue. I know of at least one other implementation that allows any set of bits within the link local range to be specified. (Two if you include the current/previous Linux behaviour :-) Changing to restrict the allowed link local addresses doesn't _enhance_ interoperability. Leaving it as it is/was doesn't harm anything. DF - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/