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Date:	Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:03:24 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	ebiederm@...ssion.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, gk@...stanetworks.com,
	linux-api@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH] neigh: Allow for user space users of the
 neighbour table

From: ebiederm@...ssion.com (Eric W. Biederman)
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:23:43 -0800

> 
> Currently it is possible to do just about everything with the arp table
> from user space except treat an entry like you are using it.  To that end
> implement and a flag NTF_USE that when set in a netwlink update request
> treats the neighbour table entry like the kernel does on the output path.
> 
> This allows user space applications to share the kernel's arp cache.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Biederman <ebiederm@...stanetworks.com>

Ok, no objections from me.

I'll apply this to net-next-2.6, thanks.
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