[Bug libc/6589] New: getifaddrs returns entries with invalid ifa_name

[vinay at linux dot vnet dot ibm dot com]

On a system with ipv6 interfaces of Infiniband devices, getifaddrs returns
interface names for the ib entries as junk. The reason for this is that the
sockaddr_ll structure fails to accommodate 20 byte IB device addresses. By
extending the sll_addr field (currently 8 bytes) to 24 bytes, the issue is solved.

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           Summary: getifaddrs returns entries with invalid ifa_name
           Product: glibc
           Version: unspecified
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: libc
        AssignedTo: drepper at redhat dot com
        ReportedBy: vinay at linux dot vnet dot ibm dot com
                CC: glibc-bugs at sources dot redhat dot com


http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6589

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