[PATCH net] ipv4: fix ifa_flags reuse problem in using ifconfig tool

From: Su Yanjun
Date: Wed Sep 04 2019 - 03:40:15 EST


When NetworkManager has already set ipv4 address then uses
ifconfig set another ipv4 address. It will use previous ifa_flags
that will cause device route not be inserted.

As NetworkManager has already support IFA_F_NOPREFIXROUTE flag [1],
but ifconfig will reuse the ifa_flags. It's weird especially
some old scripts or program [2] still use ifconfig.

[1] https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/
commit/fec80e7473ad16979af75ed299d68103e7aa3fe9

[2] LTP or TAHI

Signed-off-by: Su Yanjun <suyj.fnst@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
net/ipv4/devinet.c | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/net/ipv4/devinet.c b/net/ipv4/devinet.c
index a4b5bd4..56ca339 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/devinet.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/devinet.c
@@ -1159,6 +1159,7 @@ int devinet_ioctl(struct net *net, unsigned int cmd, struct ifreq *ifr)
inet_del_ifa(in_dev, ifap, 0);
ifa->ifa_broadcast = 0;
ifa->ifa_scope = 0;
+ ifa->ifa_flags = 0;
}

ifa->ifa_address = ifa->ifa_local = sin->sin_addr.s_addr;
--
2.7.4