On Thu, 2005-10-11 at 20:01 +0100, Krzysztof Halasa wrote:
> Stefan Rompf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> 
> > fib_disable_ip() evicts all routes pointing to that interface, including 
> > userspace generated ones, doesn't it? If so, we don't get away that easy. 
> 
> Right. I'm no longer sure we should remove the direct route. It would be
> crazy if we remove direct route but leave, say, default one.
> 

well, the kernel doesnt add default routes - some admin or daemon does.
So whatever solution it is should not delete such routes either.

> Seems inactive routes are really the way to go. But it should behave
> as active in every aspect except being ignored for actual routing
> (i.e., indistinguishable from userspace, normally added and removed).

but what is this "inactive" thing? 

cheers,
jamal





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