From 2f0aaf7fb11c90645bbda447c1d26f5b0b04e984 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lorenzo Bianconi <lorenzo.bianconi@redhat.com> Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2018 11:02:25 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Documentation: ip-sysctl.txt: clarify disable_ipv6 Clarify that when disable_ipv6 is enabled even the ipv6 routes are deleted for the selected interface and from now it will not be possible to add addresses/routes to that interface Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Bianconi <lorenzo.bianconi@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net> --- Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt index 1d1120753ae82..33f35f049ad57 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt @@ -1703,7 +1703,9 @@ disable_ipv6 - BOOLEAN interface and start Duplicate Address Detection, if necessary. When this value is changed from 0 to 1 (IPv6 is being disabled), - it will dynamically delete all address on the given interface. + it will dynamically delete all addresses and routes on the given + interface. From now on it will not possible to add addresses/routes + to the selected interface. accept_dad - INTEGER Whether to accept DAD (Duplicate Address Detection). -- 2.39.5