Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S964883AbWAQXNB (ORCPT ); Tue, 17 Jan 2006 18:13:01 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S964885AbWAQXNA (ORCPT ); Tue, 17 Jan 2006 18:13:00 -0500 Received: from nommos.sslcatacombnetworking.com ([67.18.224.114]:47110 "EHLO nommos.sslcatacombnetworking.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S964883AbWAQXM7 (ORCPT ); Tue, 17 Jan 2006 18:12:59 -0500 In-Reply-To: <20060117.150528.108145661.davem@davemloft.net> References: <26F1D638-7A96-48C6-9191-74363C497820@kernel.crashing.org> <20060117.150528.108145661.davem@davemloft.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v746.2) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: <6BA104E8-618F-4938-A714-53B5FD9FDA0B@kernel.crashing.org> Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, joe@perches.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Kumar Gala Subject: Re: NIP6_FMT "breaks" ifconfig Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 17:12:53 -0600 To: "David S. Miller" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.746.2) X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - nommos.sslcatacombnetworking.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - vger.kernel.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - kernel.crashing.org X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 758 Lines: 25 On Jan 17, 2006, at 5:05 PM, David S. Miller wrote: > From: Kumar Gala > Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 16:35:01 -0600 > >> The use of NIP6_FMT from kernel.h in net/ipv6/addrconf.c changes >> how / >> proc/net/if_inet6 format's IPv6 addresses and thus breaks ifconfig's >> ability to display IPv6 addresses. I'm not sure if this is >> acceptable breakage of a userspace app or not. > > I know, I have a fix from Yoshifuji in my tree and I'll > make sure Linus gets it. Cool. thanks - k - 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/