Re: [PATCH] IPv6: Allow Both IPv6 and IPv4 Sockets on the Same

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2002-10-03 13:06:48
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David S. Miller, 2002-10-03
Hello!
For example, this IPV6_V6ONLY socket option is flawed.  What we
really need is a generic socket option which says "my family only"

There is nothing ipv6 specific about such a socket attribute.

So please, create instead "SO_ONEFAMILY" or similar generic
socket option.
No, really! __Sharing__ of port space between IPv4 and IPv6 was mad
idea. It cannot generalized to other protocol families.

So, IPV6_V6ONLY is really unique for IPv6. Well, actually, it could
be negated: be default and the option would be called
IPV6_SHARE_THIS_PORT_TO_IPV4.

Alexey
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