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Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2006 16:47:36 -0500 From: Chris Lalancette <clalance@...hat.com> To: Neil Horman <nhorman@...driver.com> CC: linux-net@...r.kernel.org, mpm@...enic.com, akpm@...l.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] netpoll: make arp replies through netpoll use mac address of sender Neil Horman wrote: > Back in 2.4 arp requests that were recevied by netpoll were processed in > netconsole_receive_skb, where they were responded to using the src mac of the > request sender. In the 2.6 kernel arp_reply is responsible for this function, > but instead of using the src mac address of the incomming request, the stored > mac address that was registered for the netconsole application is used. While > this is usually ok, it can lead to failures in netpoll in some situations > (specifically situations where a network may have two gateways, as arp requests > from one may be responded to using the mac address of the other). This patch > reverts the behavior to what we had in 2.4, in which all arp requests are sent > back using the src address of the request sender. > > Thanks & Regards > Neil > > Signed-off-by: Neil Horman <nhorman@...driver.com> > Neil and I worked on this together, adding my ACK Acked-by: Chris Lalancette <clalance@...hat.com> - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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