PUREIP device such as ccmni does not need kernel to generate
ipv6 link-local address in any addr_gen_mode, generally, it
shall use the IPv6 Interface Identifier, as provided by the
GGSN, to create its IPv6 link-ocal Unicast Address.
Signed-off-by: Rocco Yue <rocco.yue@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
net/ipv6/addrconf.c | 9 ++++++++-
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
index 701eb82acd1c..1bfa7eca1314 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
@@ -3339,7 +3339,8 @@ static void addrconf_dev_config(struct net_device *dev)
(dev->type != ARPHRD_IPGRE) &&
(dev->type != ARPHRD_TUNNEL) &&
(dev->type != ARPHRD_NONE) &&
- (dev->type != ARPHRD_RAWIP)) {
+ (dev->type != ARPHRD_RAWIP) &&
+ (dev->type != ARPHRD_PUREIP)) {
/* Alas, we support only Ethernet autoconfiguration. */
idev = __in6_dev_get(dev);
if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(idev) && dev->flags & IFF_UP &&
@@ -3352,6 +3353,12 @@ static void addrconf_dev_config(struct net_device *dev)
if (IS_ERR(idev))
return;
+ /* this device type doesn't need to generate
+ * link-local address in any addr_gen_mode
+ */
+ if (dev->type == ARPHRD_PUREIP)
+ return;
+
/* this device type has no EUI support */
if (dev->type == ARPHRD_NONE &&
idev->cnf.addr_gen_mode == IN6_ADDR_GEN_MODE_EUI64)
--
2.18.0
