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ifconfig: Fix the -L flag when using netlink
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Authored by markj on Dec 18 2025, 7:37 PM.
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Summary

By default, when ifconfig shows a v6 address derived from a
router-advertised prefix, it shows the initial preferred and valid
lifetimes. When -L is specified, it is supposed to show the remaining
lifetimes, but this was broken in the conversion to netlink.

Fix that, and add a regression test which validates ifconfig output
before and after a short-lived address expires.

Fixes: 4c91a5dfe483 ("ifconfig: make interface and address listing use Netlink as transport")

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