# Re: \[PATCH v2\] Allow ipv6 proxies and arp proxies be shown with iproute2

- From: Thomas Graf \<hidden\>
- Date: 2012-01-27 10:35:25 
- List: netdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2012/01/10887346
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2012/01/10887339/t.md

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On Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 12:28:58PM +0400, Tony Zelenoff wrote:
> Add ability to return neighbour proxies list to caller if
> it sent full ndmsg structure and has NTF_PROXY flag set.
> 
> Before this patch (and before iproute2 patches):
> $ ip neigh add proxy 2001::1 dev eth0
> $ ip -6 neigh show
> $
> 
> After it and with applied iproute2 patches:
> $ ip neigh add proxy 2001::1 dev eth0
> $ ip -6 neigh show
> 2001::1 dev eth0  proxy
> $
> 
> Compatibility with old versions of iproute2 is not broken,
> kernel checks for incoming structure size and properly
> works if old structure is came.
> 
> [v2]
> * changed comments style.
> * removed useless line with continue and curly bracket.
> * changed incoming message size check from equal to more or
>   equal.
> 
> CC: davem@davemloft.net
> CC: <redacted>
> CC: <redacted>
> CC: <redacted>
> Signed-off-by: Tony Zelenoff <redacted>

Acked-by: Thomas Graf <tgraf@suug.ch>
```