Based on the mailing-list thread, it looks like this won't be "fixed" as
::4/64 is technically a globally routable address so scope global is
enforced.
** Changed in: iproute (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Won't Fix
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FYI, I posted to the netdev mailing list about this issue
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg113943.html
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Adding IP address with scope link creates global address
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/487745
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I think this is a kernel bug. The scope seems to be passed into the
kernel via netlink as specified on the command line.
Looking at the kernel:
inet6_rtm_newaddr [1] calls inet6_addr_add [2] without passing the ifa_scope
struct member and then the scope is generated from the address within the
** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt"
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/36030593/Dependencies.txt
** Attachment added: "XsessionErrors.txt"
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/36030594/XsessionErrors.txt
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Adding IP address with scope link creates global address
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/4
I have sought a bug tracker upstream, but not found one.
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