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

- From: David Miller \<davem@davemloft.net\>
- Date: 2012-01-30 18:10:33 
- List: netdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2012/01/10887540
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2012/01/10887339/t.md

```text
From: Thomas Graf <redacted>
Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:35:21 -0500

> 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>

Applied, thanks.
```