Subject: Re: [PATCH] ipv6: Add IFA_F_DADFAILED flag

From: Brian Haley <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 08 Sep 2009 11:18:44 -0400

Jens Rosenboom wrote:
>> --- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
>> +++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
>> @@ -1376,7 +1376,7 @@ static void addrconf_dad_stop(struct inet6_ifaddr *ifp)
>>  	if (ifp->flags&IFA_F_PERMANENT) {
>>  		spin_lock_bh(&ifp->lock);
>>  		addrconf_del_timer(ifp);
>> -		ifp->flags |= IFA_F_TENTATIVE;
>> +		ifp->flags |= IFA_F_DADFAILED;
> 
> I think you still have to set IFA_F_TENTATIVE here, too, otherwise
> ipv6_dev_get_saddr() will use this address. 		

The tentative bit is still set from when this address was added back
in ipv6_add_addr() from what I can tell, re-setting it here is actually
unnecessary.  At least /sbin/ip was still showing it set during my
testing.

-Brian