[Openswan Users] wrong eroutes with auto=route in version 2.4.7

[Matthias Haas]

I am currently facing a problem with subnet-subnet connection, that are
create with auto=route at the responders side. Remote side is a dynamic
IP.
The subnet-subnet connection is created with two 24bit subnets. In case
there is no valid sa, as the remote site is down there is already a eroute
installed for these two networks in trap state. So far everything is ok.
But as soon as a connection should be established from the responders
network to the remote net an there is no valid connection established a
new eroute arises that has two singlehost subnets installed that reflect
the sender and recipient of this connection. Then this connection is set
to hold state as there is a packet that should be sent out.
The problem that comes up to this is that there will never be a sa even if
the remote side connects that can handle this eroute. Therefore
connections that apply to this invalid eroute will never be able to
communicate despite there is a valid sa then, that fullfills the need of
the complete two subnets.
As soon as I apply auto=add to these connections at the reponders site
everything works fine.

Is this a bug or a feature?