[Babel-users] [PATCH] Ignore IPv6 routing cache on linux

Juliusz Chroboczek jch at pps.univ-paris-diderot.fr
Thu May 2 19:35:52 UTC 2013


> Recent linux kernels (roughly 3.x) keep a routing cache for IPv6: each
> time a host is contacted, a temporary /128 route is added. These
> routes are visible using “ip -6 route show cache”.
> 
> Asking babeld to redistribute all IPv6 routes known to the host, using
> "redistribute ip ::/0", causes it to announce and de-announce these
> /128 routes frequently, leading other nodes to mark them as
> unreachable (thus preventing communication with the host described by
> the /128 route, even though less specific routes are available).

Pushed to both branches.  Thanks.

(In the future, please note that I use a 4-space indent.)

-- Juliusz



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