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SubjectRe: Unplug ethernet cable, the route persists. Why?
Ben Gamari wrote:
> On Wed, 24 Nov 2010 12:29:43 -0800 (PST), Mike Caoco <caoco2002@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> So if you rely on NetworkManager or Connman or Quagga to remove the
>> route, the routing daemons will recompute the route table anyway. So
>> why cannot this be done in the kernel?
>
> This is policy. In the Linux world we generally strive to separate
> policy from mechanism, leaving the former to userspace. This allows
> (potentially complex) policy decisions to be made in user-space. The
> reason for this is two-fold: First, every line of kernel code introduces
> the potentially for a bug and error handling in the kernel is generally
> more complex than it is in user-space. Secondly, allowing user-space to
> handle policy allows users to do things with the kernel that kernel
> developers did not envision. This flexibility is one reason why the
> kernel is so suited for running on anything from your cell-phone to 4000
> processor big iron.

Secondly and a half, if you add a specific route you may really
mean it, and prefer not to send at all than use default.

Cheers,
Jarek P.


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