From e79dc48431e7731f5bb6bab8f6b499fe03802ca0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Brian Haley Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:27:21 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] IPv6: better document max_addresses parameter Andrew Morton wrote: >> >From ip-sysctl.txt file in kernel documentation I can see following description >> for max_addresses: >> max_addresses - INTEGER >> Number of maximum addresses per interface. 0 disables limitation. >> It is recommended not set too large value (or 0) because it would >> be too easy way to crash kernel to allow to create too much of >> autoconfigured addresses. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >> If this parameter applies only for auto-configured IP addressed, please state >> it more clearly in docs or rename the parameter to show that it refers to >> auto-configuration. It did mention autoconfigured in the text, but the below makes it more obvious. More clearly document IPv6 max_addresses parameter. Signed-off-by: Brian Haley Signed-off-by: David S. Miller --- Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt index 006b39dec87d..e87f3cdc8a6a 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt @@ -1074,10 +1074,10 @@ regen_max_retry - INTEGER Default: 5 max_addresses - INTEGER - Number of maximum addresses per interface. 0 disables limitation. - It is recommended not set too large value (or 0) because it would - be too easy way to crash kernel to allow to create too much of - autoconfigured addresses. + Maximum number of autoconfigured addresses per interface. Setting + to zero disables the limitation. It is not recommended to set this + value too large (or to zero) because it would be an easy way to + crash the kernel by allowing too many addresses to be created. Default: 16 disable_ipv6 - BOOLEAN