Re: [patch net-next v2] ipv6: log autoconfiguration failures

[David Miller]

From: Denys Vlasenko <dvlasenk@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2013 12:28:16 +0100

> Admins want to know why ipv6 autoconf didn't work, not so much
> how many times it didn't work. This requires a text message.

Again, they don't get this for ARP, or any other similar event.  Why
is ipv6 autoconf so damn special that it demands unique treatment?

I do not want each subsystem to decide their own custom way to
notify people that some interesting event happened.  That's the
worst possible user experience.
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