netdev - Re: [PATCH] macvlan: Support creating macvlans from macvlans

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Date:	Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:07:49 -0800
From:	Ben Greear <greearb@...delatech.com>
To:	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
CC:	Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] macvlan: Support creating macvlans from macvlans

Eric W. Biederman wrote:
> Thanks.
> Would you be opposed to changes that made macvlan more robust.
> Such as refusing to come up if the macaddress is already in use.
> And perhaps denying the sending of packets with the wrong source
> mac?
>   
I wouldn't deny sending with wrong source mac..ethernet interfaces can 
do this,
and mac-vlan should look as much like ethernet is possible.

I'm all for making it harder to mis-configure things (like dup macs on 
single interface,
etc).

Thanks,
Ben

-- 
Ben Greear <greearb@...delatech.com> 
Candela Technologies Inc  http://www.candelatech.com


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