Subject: Re: [PATCH] IPv6, sit: set prefix length 64 for link-local addresses

From: "David S. Miller" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2003 20:19:53 -0700

On Fri, 26 Sep 2003 19:54:05 +0200
Jan Oravec <[email-masked]> wrote:

> please apply the following patch.
> 
> It sets the prefix length 64 instead of 128 for link-local addresses on sit interfaces.

I've seen this patch before, and I remember it being rejected
by other ipv6 developers.

Do the USAGI or other folks remember what is going on here?