> 	ath* becomes IFF_RUNNING without mac address being set to
> 	ifp->if_addrlist (AF_LINK sockaddr).  it causes trouble with IPv6 code
> 	(no linklocal address will be assigned on IFF_UP).
> 	for instance, if i have the following file as /etc/ifconfig.ath0,
> 	linklocal address won't be assigned:
> 		up
> 	how should we fix it?  when does AF_LINK sockaddr gets assigned?

	i'm seeing weird symptom with ath*.  even though ifconfig(8) shows
	AF_LINK sockaddr, "ifconfig up" does not assign IPv6 linklocal address
	to ath0.  it will work if i "ifconfig up" manually after logging in.

itojun


ath0: flags=8843<BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
	nwid IETF
	powersave off
	address: 00:05:4e:42:e5:5e	<---