Hello,

First, it indeed can be handled by user space. (even though it should
be done twice, once for ifconig of net-tools  and once for ip of
iproute2) / However, we have already
methods which deal with bringing down an interface - neigh_ifdown(),
and changing MAC address of an interface (neigh_changeaddr). So why
not do it from
the kernel ?
DS

On Dec 23, 2007 4:02 PM, Herbert Xu [off-list ref] wrote:

David Shwatrz [off-list ref] wrote:

quoted

Hi,
Oop, I am TWICE sorry ! I wrongly attached a wrong, empty file.
Attached here is the patch.

Regarding your answer;  I accept it and I will soon send a revised
version of this patch (making changes to
arp_netdev_event() and ndisc_netdev_event().)
I had  IPv4 in mind, there is no reason that it will no be also in IPv6.

Hmm, why can't you do this from user-space?

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