From: Roy Marples <roy@marples.name>
Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2024 08:30:03 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: linux: modern kernels can create stable private addresses
X-Git-Tag: v10.0.7~10
X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=9d2e7e74fdfec893d9a7e5bce60ec3c2a27d09ad;p=thirdparty%2Fdhcpcd.git

linux: modern kernels can create stable private addresses

Just improve the comment.
Closes #301
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diff --git a/src/if-linux.c b/src/if-linux.c
index cb389536..e1825821 100644
--- a/src/if-linux.c
+++ b/src/if-linux.c
@@ -2154,17 +2154,16 @@ if_setup_inet6(const struct interface *ifp)
 	int ra;
 	char path[256];
 
-	/* The kernel cannot make stable private addresses.
+	/* Modern linux kernels can make a stable private address.
 	 * However, a lot of distros ship newer kernel headers than
-	 * the kernel itself so sweep that error under the table. */
+	 * the kernel itself so we sweep that error under the table
+	 * from old kernels and just make them ourself regardless. */
 	if (if_disable_autolinklocal(ctx, ifp->index) == -1 &&
 	    errno != ENODEV && errno != ENOTSUP && errno != EINVAL)
 		logdebug("%s: if_disable_autolinklocal", ifp->name);
 
-	/*
-	 * If not doing autoconf, don't disable the kernel from doing it.
-	 * If we need to, we should have another option actively disable it.
-	 */
+	/* If not doing autoconf, don't disable the kernel from doing it.
+	 * If we need to, we should have another option actively disable it. */
 	if (!(ifp->options->options & DHCPCD_IPV6RS))
 		return;