(usagi-users 00729) Re: [Patch 2of2] IPv6 routers don't join/leave the all routers group

[YOSHIFUJI Hideaki / 吉藤英明 <yoshfuji@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

In article <15990000.999065086@localhost> (at Wed, 29 Aug 2001 08:04:46 +0200), Peter Bieringer <pb@xxxxxxxxxxxx> says:

> > BTW, ip6_forward() in net/ipv6/ip6_output.c checks 
> > ipv6_devconf.forwarding only.  
> > It seems we should check idev_of_input_device->cnf.forwarding,
> > too...
> 
> Attention: afaik there are different meanings of this switch 
> "per device" has different meaning than "per IPv6" on setting.

Yes, but


> Forwarding switching per device is currently not implemented, control
> has another meaning (sets isRouter on advertisements).

If a node forwards, it should announce NA with is_router set, IMHO.

--yoshfuji