net: core: netpoll: Enable netconsole IPv6 link local address
authorMatwey V. Kornilov <matwey@sai.msu.ru>
Fri, 2 Nov 2018 18:19:36 +0000 (21:19 +0300)
committerDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Tue, 6 Nov 2018 01:07:10 +0000 (17:07 -0800)
There is no reason to discard using source link local address when
remote netconsole IPv6 address is set to be link local one.

The patch allows administrators to use IPv6 netconsole without
explicitly configuring source address:

    netconsole=@/,@fe80::5054:ff:fe2f:6012/

Signed-off-by: Matwey V. Kornilov <matwey@sai.msu.ru>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
net/core/netpoll.c

index 5da9552b186bc853904f7c85bbf872925463896c..2b9fdbc43205f3d8cf826b2074493aa5e72401fb 100644 (file)
@@ -717,7 +717,8 @@ int netpoll_setup(struct netpoll *np)
 
                                read_lock_bh(&idev->lock);
                                list_for_each_entry(ifp, &idev->addr_list, if_list) {
-                                       if (ipv6_addr_type(&ifp->addr) & IPV6_ADDR_LINKLOCAL)
+                                       if (!!(ipv6_addr_type(&ifp->addr) & IPV6_ADDR_LINKLOCAL) !=
+                                           !!(ipv6_addr_type(&np->remote_ip.in6) & IPV6_ADDR_LINKLOCAL))
                                                continue;
                                        np->local_ip.in6 = ifp->addr;
                                        err = 0;