Bug 246723 - backport optimistic DAD patch from upstream
Summary: backport optimistic DAD patch from upstream
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Classification: Red Hat
Component: kernel
Version: 5.0
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
high
high
Target Milestone: ---
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Assignee: Neil Horman
QA Contact: Martin Jenner
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Depends On:
Blocks: 423791 425461
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Reported: 2007-07-04 13:32 UTC by Neil Horman
Modified: 2008-05-21 14:45 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

Fixed In Version: RHBA-2008-0314
Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2008-05-21 14:45:28 UTC
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Quick and dirty fix. Not tested. (1.60 KB, patch)
2008-01-09 18:18 UTC, Lon Hohberger 		no flags Details | Diff
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System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2008:0314 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE Updated kernel packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 2008-05-20 18:43:34 UTC

Description Neil Horman 2007-07-04 13:32:18 UTC 
Description of problem:
ODAD backport as part of ipv6 work
Comment 1 RHEL Program Management 2007-07-04 13:35:46 UTC 
This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for inclusion in a Red
Hat Enterprise Linux maintenance release.  Product Management has requested
further review of this request by Red Hat Engineering, for potential
inclusion in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux Update release for currently deployed
products.  This request is not yet committed for inclusion in an Update
release.
Comment 8 Jarod Wilson 2007-12-13 23:51:05 UTC 
As it turns out, this patch breaks xen... See bug 423791 for details.
Comment 9 Don Zickus 2007-12-14 18:38:23 UTC 
in 2.6.18-60.el5
You can download this test kernel from http://people.redhat.com/dzickus/el5
Comment 10 Lon Hohberger 2008-01-09 18:08:36 UTC 
The patch contained in this bugzilla breaks the kernel->userland rtnetlink API:

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=428143
Comment 12 Lon Hohberger 2008-01-09 18:18:44 UTC 
Created attachment 291177 [details]
Quick and dirty fix.  Not tested.
Comment 13 Lon Hohberger 2008-01-09 18:26:03 UTC 
Alternatively, providing /usr/include/linux/if_addr.h in the kernel-headers RPM
and possibly doing this in rtnetlink.h may also retain compatibility:

#ifndef __KERNEL__
#include <linux/if_addr.h>
#endif
Comment 14 Neil Horman 2008-01-09 20:25:08 UTC 
This is being fixed in bz 428143.  Re-closing
Comment 16 Mike Gahagan 2008-04-07 20:59:18 UTC 
confirmed fix is in the -88.el5 kernel.
Comment 18 errata-xmlrpc 2008-05-21 14:45:28 UTC 
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on the solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2008-0314.html
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