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From: Bruce Simpson <bms@incunabulum.net>
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Subject: Re: generating routing message on LL address change
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Harti Brandt wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I would like to commit the following patch. It generates an RTM_IFINFO 
> message when the link-layer address of an interface is changed. This 
> should be no problem for routing daemons, because the same messages 
> are also generated when other interface state changes. Are there any 
> reasons not to do this?

None from my end, looks OK.

cheers,
BMS