| To: | Jay Vosburgh <fubar@xxxxxxxxxx> |
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| Subject: | Re: [Bonding-devel] Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 4189] New: IPv6 link local addresses are not assigned correctly on multiple-bonding enviromrnts |
| From: | "David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> |
| Date: | Thu, 10 Feb 2005 12:27:45 -0800 |
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On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 10:17:06 -0800 Jay Vosburgh <fubar@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > The model used by the bridge device is probably a better way to > go, particularly given that IPv6 link local addresses are created at > "ifconfig up" time. IPv6 should catch an event when MAC addresses change, to reassign to correct link local address. I don't think the bonding driver needs to change at all. IPv6 needs to fix this issue, regardless of bonding. It is perfectly legal to change MAC addresses while a link is still up. |
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