[PATCH dpdk] net: ipv6 link local compliance with rfc 4291

Robin Jarry rjarry at redhat.com
Sat Nov 15 18:57:28 CET 2025


Stephen Hemminger, Nov 14, 2025 at 18:03:
> Yes, this code is in first git commit 2.6.12 from 2005 it is possible
> (but not worth the effort) to find it in earlier repos.

I finally found the original discussion on the netdev mailing list:

https://lore.kernel.org/all/20050116115431.GA13617@lst.de/

And the commit that introduced this quirk:

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tglx/history.git/commit/?id=b74ac55d38c7181d1f1c1c3c7068b1693c7adb0f

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Robin

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