netdev - Re: [RFC patch net-next] ipv4: use bcast as dst address in case IFF

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Date:	Tue, 08 Jan 2013 14:27:37 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	jiri@...nulli.us
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, edumazet@...gle.com, shemminger@...tta.com,
	kuznet@....inr.ac.ru, jmorris@...ei.org, yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org,
	kaber@...sh.net
Subject: Re: [RFC patch net-next] ipv4: use bcast as dst address in case
 IFF_NOARP is set

From: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
Date: Tue,  8 Jan 2013 14:02:42 +0100

> When IFF_NOARP is set on a device, dev->dev_addr is used as *dst*
> addr of sent frames. That does not make sense. Use rather bcast address
> instead.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>

The address is actually arbitrary in this case, I believe the
current behavior is intentional, and even if it is not intentional
since the address is arbitrary this change carrys only potential
risk for zero gain.
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