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Re: fib/netdev cleanup

To: ja@xxxxxx (Julian Anastasov)
Subject: Re: fib/netdev cleanup
From: kuznet@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 23:36:42 +0300 (MSK)
Cc: netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx, davem@xxxxxxxxxx
In-reply-to: <Pine.LNX.4.33.0112182211470.22581-100000@l> from "Julian Anastasov" at Dec 18, 1 10:33:13 pm
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Hello!

> ifconfig eth1 0.0.0.0 up              <--- enable IP

It is the only official way to create addressless IP interfaces.


> ops, the last command deleted the route to 192.168.0.2

And this is the only official way to destroy an IP interface.


> in 2.2 it leaks link route to 10.0.0.0/24

Well, it is bug. Old kenele must have some bugs eventually. :-)


>       The question is whether we should disable IP when the
> last address is deleted.

MUST.


>                               Under "disable IP" you mean

Under disable I means disable. No IP on this interface. No input, no output,
no references, full shutdown.

Alexey

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