net/ipv6: allow sysctl to change link-local address generation mode
authorFelix Jia <felix.jia@alliedtelesis.co.nz>
Thu, 26 Jan 2017 03:59:17 +0000 (16:59 +1300)
committerDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Fri, 27 Jan 2017 15:25:34 +0000 (10:25 -0500)
commitd35a00b8e33dab7385f724e713ae71c8be0a49f4
tree05a09284869bd8748c80ef4941937b00b61f3adc
parent6a4bc2b4c3c9afd643e8da44dd2318a5c5f22cd0
net/ipv6: allow sysctl to change link-local address generation mode

The address generation mode for IPv6 link-local can only be configured
by netlink messages. This patch adds the ability to change the address
generation mode via sysctl.

v1 -> v2
Removed the rtnl lock and switch to use RCU lock to iterate through
the netdev list.

v2 -> v3
Removed the addrgenmode variable from the idev structure and use the
systcl storage for the flag.

Simplifed the logic for sysctl handling by removing the supported
for all operation.

Added support for more types of tunnel interfaces for link-local
address generation.

Based the patches from net-next.

v3 -> v4
Removed unnecessary whitespace changes.

Signed-off-by: Felix Jia <felix.jia@alliedtelesis.co.nz>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
include/linux/ipv6.h
include/net/if_inet6.h
include/uapi/linux/ipv6.h
net/ipv6/addrconf.c