| Message ID | 20230829054623.104293-5-alexhenrie24@gmail.com (mailing list archive) |
|---|---|
| State | Changes Requested |
| Delegated to: | Netdev Maintainers |
| Headers | show |
| Series | net: ipv6/addrconf: ensure that temporary addresses' preferred lifetimes are in the valid range | expand |
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst index 4a010a7cde7f..ae196e78df88 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst @@ -2462,7 +2462,9 @@ use_tempaddr - INTEGER * -1 (for point-to-point devices and loopback devices) temp_valid_lft - INTEGER - valid lifetime (in seconds) for temporary addresses. + valid lifetime (in seconds) for temporary addresses. If less than the + minimum required lifetime (typically 5 seconds), temporary addresses + will not be created. Default: 172800 (2 days)
Signed-off-by: Alex Henrie <alexhenrie24@gmail.com> --- Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)