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Re: (usagi-users 00721) [Patch 2of2] IPv6 routers don't join/leave the a

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Subject: Re: (usagi-users 00721) [Patch 2of2] IPv6 routers don't join/leave the all routers group
From: YOSHIFUJI Hideaki / 吉藤英明 <yoshfuji@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 13:29:05 +0900
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In article <OFD37C568E.651E2939-ON88256AB6.00832300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> (at Tue, 
28 Aug 2001 16:58:31 -0700), "David Stevens" <dlstevens@xxxxxxxxxx> says:

> This is a patch to join the "all routers" multicast group when forwarding
>is turned on for an interface, and to leave it when forwarding is turned 
>off.

being applied.  thanks.

BTW, ip6_forward() in net/ipv6/ip6_output.c checks 
ipv6_devconf.forwarding only.  
It seems we should check idev_of_input_device->cnf.forwarding, too...

--yoshfuji


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