if (r < 0)
return log_link_error_errno(link, r, "Could not open IFLA_AF_SPEC container: %m");
- r = sd_rtnl_message_open_container(req, AF_INET6);
- if (r < 0)
- return log_link_error_errno(link, r, "Could not open AF_INET6 container: %m");
+ if (socket_ipv6_is_supported()) {
+ /* if the kernel lacks ipv6 support setting IFF_UP fails if any ipv6 options are passed */
+ r = sd_rtnl_message_open_container(req, AF_INET6);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return log_link_error_errno(link, r, "Could not open AF_INET6 container: %m");
- ipv6ll_mode = link_ipv6ll_enabled(link) ? IN6_ADDR_GEN_MODE_EUI64 : IN6_ADDR_GEN_MODE_NONE;
- r = sd_rtnl_message_append_u8(req, IFLA_INET6_ADDR_GEN_MODE, ipv6ll_mode);
- if (r < 0)
- return log_link_error_errno(link, r, "Could not append IFLA_INET6_ADDR_GEN_MODE: %m");
+ ipv6ll_mode = link_ipv6ll_enabled(link) ? IN6_ADDR_GEN_MODE_EUI64 : IN6_ADDR_GEN_MODE_NONE;
+ r = sd_rtnl_message_append_u8(req, IFLA_INET6_ADDR_GEN_MODE, ipv6ll_mode);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return log_link_error_errno(link, r, "Could not append IFLA_INET6_ADDR_GEN_MODE: %m");
+
+ if (!in_addr_is_null(AF_INET6, &link->network->ipv6_token)) {
+ r = sd_rtnl_message_append_in6_addr(req, IFLA_INET6_TOKEN, &link->network->ipv6_token.in6);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return log_link_error_errno(link, r, "Could not append IFLA_INET6_TOKEN: %m");
+ }
- if (!in_addr_is_null(AF_INET6, &link->network->ipv6_token)) {
- r = sd_rtnl_message_append_in6_addr(req, IFLA_INET6_TOKEN, &link->network->ipv6_token.in6);
+ r = sd_rtnl_message_close_container(req);
if (r < 0)
- return log_link_error_errno(link, r, "Could not append IFLA_INET6_TOKEN: %m");
+ return log_link_error_errno(link, r, "Could not close AF_INET6 container: %m");
}
r = sd_rtnl_message_close_container(req);
if (r < 0)
- return log_link_error_errno(link, r, "Could not close AF_INET6 container: %m");
-
- r = sd_rtnl_message_close_container(req);
- if (r < 0)
return log_link_error_errno(link, r, "Could not close IFLA_AF_SPEC container: %m");
r = sd_rtnl_call_async(link->manager->rtnl, req, link_up_handler, link, 0, NULL);