Add a note to 'nexthop' description stating the maximum number of nexthops per command and pointing at 'append' command as a workaround.
Signed-off-by: Phil Sutter <p...@nwl.cc> --- man/man8/ip-route.8.in | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/man/man8/ip-route.8.in b/man/man8/ip-route.8.in index a33ce1f0f4006..383178c11331e 100644 --- a/man/man8/ip-route.8.in +++ b/man/man8/ip-route.8.in @@ -589,6 +589,13 @@ argument lists: route reflecting its relative bandwidth or quality. .in -8 +The internal buffer used in iproute2 limits the maximum number of nexthops to +be specified in one go. If only a gateway address is given, the current buffer +size allows for 144 IPv6 nexthops and 253 IPv4 ones. If more are required, they +may be added to the existing route using +.B "ip route append" +command. + .TP .BI scope " SCOPE_VAL" the scope of the destinations covered by the route prefix. -- 2.19.0
