netdev - Re: [PATCH net-2.6][NEIGH] Updating affected neighbours when about MAC address change

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Date:	Mon, 24 Dec 2007 15:38:01 +0200
From:	"David Shwatrz" <dshwatrz@...il.com>
To:	"Herbert Xu" <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
Cc:	yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org, davem@...emloft.net,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-2.6][NEIGH] Updating affected neighbours when about MAC address change

Hello,

First, it indeed can be handled by user space. (even though it should
be done twice, once for ifconig of net-tools  and once for ip of
iproute2) / However, we have already
methods which deal with bringing down an interface - neigh_ifdown(),
and changing MAC address of an interface (neigh_changeaddr). So why
not do it from
the kernel ?
DS

On Dec 23, 2007 4:02 PM, Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au> wrote:
> David Shwatrz <dshwatrz@...il.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> > Oop, I am TWICE sorry ! I wrongly attached a wrong, empty file.
> > Attached here is the patch.
> >
> > Regarding your answer;  I accept it and I will soon send a revised
> > version of this patch (making changes to
> > arp_netdev_event() and ndisc_netdev_event().)
> > I had  IPv4 in mind, there is no reason that it will no be also in IPv6.
>
> Hmm, why can't you do this from user-space?
>
> Cheers,
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