netdev - Re: [PATCH] iputils/ping_common.c: avoid gethostbyaddr during ping flood

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Date:	Thu, 17 Jun 2010 11:08:39 +0900
From:	YOSHIFUJI Hideaki <yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org>
To:	Chris Caputo <ccaputo-dated-1287104923.1c8263@....net>
CC:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] iputils/ping_common.c: avoid gethostbyaddr during ping
 flood

Chris Caputo wrote:
> On Wed, 6 Feb 2008, Chris Caputo wrote:
>> Unless a destination is specified by IP address, a ping flood results in a 
>> gethostbyaddr() for every echo reply.  Thus a DNS flood can accompany a 
>> ping flood.
> 
> Updated for iputils-s20100418...  Can someone review and work into next 
> release?

Applied, thanks.

--yoshfuji

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