Subject: Re: SIOCAIFADDR does not report additions to routing socket
To: None <tech-net@netbsd.org>
From: None <itojun@iijlab.net>
List: tech-net
Date: 04/06/2001 12:31:58
> on SIOCAIFADDR ioctl, we do not call in_ifinit() or relevant functions.
> therefore, there will be no announcements made to routing sockets
> (like RTM_NEWADDR). what is the right thing to do? move call to
> rt_newaddrmsg() out of ifinit()?
my analysis was wrong. this happens only when:
- address added to IFF_POINTOPOINT interface
- and destination address is not specified
itojun