autoconfigured addresses.
        Default: 16
 
+disable_ipv6 - BOOLEAN
+       Disable IPv6 operation.
+       Default: FALSE (enable IPv6 operation)
+
 icmp/*:
 ratelimit - INTEGER
        Limit the maximal rates for sending ICMPv6 packets.
 
 #endif
        .proxy_ndp              = 0,
        .accept_source_route    = 0,    /* we do not accept RH0 by default. */
+       .disable_ipv6           = 0,
 };
 
 static struct ipv6_devconf ipv6_devconf_dflt __read_mostly = {
 #endif
        .proxy_ndp              = 0,
        .accept_source_route    = 0,    /* we do not accept RH0 by default. */
+       .disable_ipv6           = 0,
 };
 
 /* IPv6 Wildcard Address and Loopback Address defined by RFC2553 */
 #ifdef CONFIG_IPV6_MROUTE
        array[DEVCONF_MC_FORWARDING] = cnf->mc_forwarding;
 #endif
+       array[DEVCONF_DISABLE_IPV6] = cnf->disable_ipv6;
 }
 
 static inline size_t inet6_if_nlmsg_size(void)
                        .proc_handler   =       &proc_dointvec,
                },
 #endif
+               {
+                       .ctl_name       =       CTL_UNNUMBERED,
+                       .procname       =       "disable_ipv6",
+                       .data           =       &ipv6_devconf.disable_ipv6,
+                       .maxlen         =       sizeof(int),
+                       .mode           =       0644,
+                       .proc_handler   =       &proc_dointvec,
+               },
                {
                        .ctl_name       =       0,      /* sentinel */
                }
 
 
        IP6_INC_STATS_BH(idev, IPSTATS_MIB_INRECEIVES);
 
-       if ((skb = skb_share_check(skb, GFP_ATOMIC)) == NULL) {
+       if ((skb = skb_share_check(skb, GFP_ATOMIC)) == NULL ||
+           !idev || unlikely(idev->cnf.disable_ipv6)) {
                IP6_INC_STATS_BH(idev, IPSTATS_MIB_INDISCARDS);
                rcu_read_unlock();
                goto out;
 
 
 int ip6_output(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
+       struct inet6_dev *idev = ip6_dst_idev(skb->dst);
+       if (unlikely(idev->cnf.disable_ipv6)) {
+               IP6_INC_STATS(idev, IPSTATS_MIB_OUTDISCARDS);
+               kfree_skb(skb);
+               return 0;
+       }
+
        if ((skb->len > ip6_skb_dst_mtu(skb) && !skb_is_gso(skb)) ||
                                dst_allfrag(skb->dst))
                return ip6_fragment(skb, ip6_output2);