netdev - Re: [PATCH 00/39] merge request for WiMAX kernel stack and i2400m driver v2

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Date:	Thu, 27 Nov 2008 12:47:53 +0100
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	Marcel Holtmann <marcel@...tmann.org>
Cc:	Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>,
	Inaky Perez-Gonzalez <inaky@...ux.intel.com>,
	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/39] merge request for WiMAX kernel stack and i2400m driver v2

Marcel Holtmann <marcel@...tmann.org> writes:
>
> Either we do Ethernet framing or a pure IP device. I am for the pure
> IP device with a separate ARP header (which we managed to get
> allocated). Wrapping everything into Ethernet only because dhclient is
> broken is not an answer. An alternate option would be a point-to-point

It's not only dhclient, but also lots of other raw packet users like
tcpdump etc.

> device like the HSO driver or PPP is using. However then the usage of
> DHCP becomes a lot more trickier.

I personally think user convenience is more important at least short term.
It's also not that the pseudo header is that much overhead.

-Andi
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