Thanks for quick response!
I tried to figure out how to do this, it looks like the libnelink does
this anyway...
I must missed something.
Can you please help?

On 1/26/08, Stephen Hemminger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sat, 26 Jan 2008 01:00:34 +0200
> "Alon Bar-Lev" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > When executing the following command using unprivileged users there is
> > an infinite loop...
> > /sbin/ip route flush dev eth1
> >
> > Execution with -s produces:
> > *** Round 28153, deleting 2 entries ***
> >
> > *** Round 28154, deleting 2 entries ***
> >
> > *** Round 28155, deleting 2 entries ***
> >
> > *** Round 28156, deleting 2 entries ***
> >
> > *** Round 28157, deleting 2 entries ***
> >
> > *** Round 28158, deleting 2 entries ***
> >
> > *** Round 28159, deleting 2 entries ***
> >
> > I do not fully understand the sequence, but it may be kernel fault, as
> > it should have returned EPERM for this request stopping the netlink
> > request.
> >
> > Anyway... A simple solution is to store the filter.flushed and fail if
> > it keeps its value during loop iteration at
> > ip/ipaddress.c::ipaddr_list_or_flush(), but this is only a
> > workaround...
> >
> > Please CC as I am not in netdev list.
> > Thanks!
> > Alon.
>
> Non privileged users can't delete routes, but command keeps trying.
> The correct way to handle it is to teach flush loop to look at error code.
>
> --
> Stephen Hemminger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
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