NIP6_FMT "breaks" ifconfig

From: Kumar Gala
Date: Tue Jan 17 2006 - 17:33:50 EST


The use of NIP6_FMT from kernel.h in net/ipv6/addrconf.c changes how / proc/net/if_inet6 format's IPv6 addresses and thus breaks ifconfig's ability to display IPv6 addresses. I'm not sure if this is acceptable breakage of a userspace app or not.

- kumar
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