> We say "may" rather than "will" because other networking features -- > such as IPsec policy and packet filtering -- may interfere, and the > implementation of this option is not required to punch through those > features. > > [ ... ] > > Not all protocols or protocol families will recognize this new option; > an implementation for IPv4 and IPv6 will be made first; other > protocols may implement it as needed. > > [ ... ] > > For pragmatic reasons the precise interaction between using this > option and the behavior of automatic source address selection is > explicitly not part of the Stable behavior defined by this case. In > short: automatic source address selection is not needed by any of the > initial users of this option, it's not immediately obvious what > "correct" is, and several open RFE's against zones may require changes > or clarifications to this interaction.
As per the Stable classification, I presume this will be described in the setsockopt() manpages? If so, wouldn't we need to be more precise in that manpage (can you provide the suggested text)? -- meem _______________________________________________ networking-discuss mailing list [email protected]
