Re: [PATCH] anycast support for IPv6, updated to 2.5.44

In article [ref] (at Wed, 19 Mar 2003 19:23:31 -0800 (PST)), "David S. Miller" [off-list ref] says:

   > I'm going to apply this, with the small change that dev_getany() is
   > renamed to dev_get_by_flags() which more accurately describes
   > what the routine does.
   
   Again: I don't like API at all.
   
   Anycast address management itself in that patch would be ok.
   However, JOIN/LEAVE is NOT useful and userland application will be 
   incompatible with other implementation. (sigh...)
   I think linux likes unicast model (assign address like unicast address), too.
   
Please propose alternative API, or do you suggest not
to export this facility to user at all?

I like to assign address like unicast (using ioctl and rtnetlink 
(RTN_ANYCAST)).
We suggest you not exporting this facilicy until finishing new API
(And, another API would be standardized;
This is another reason why I am against exporting that API for now.)

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