netdev - Re: [Patch net-next v5 1/3] bridge: use the bridge IP addr as source addr for querier

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Date:	Wed, 22 May 2013 15:55:19 +0800
From:	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:	Cong Wang <amwang@...hat.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Adam Baker <linux@...er-net.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [Patch net-next v5 1/3] bridge: use the bridge IP addr as
 source addr for querier

On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 03:52:54PM +0800, Cong Wang wrote:
> From: Cong Wang <amwang@...hat.com>
> 
> Quote from Adam:
> "If it is believed that the use of 0.0.0.0
> as the IP address is what is causing strange behaviour on other devices
> then is there a good reason that a bridge rather than a router shouldn't
> be the active querier? If not then using the bridge IP address and
> having the querier enabled by default may be a reasonable solution
> (provided that our querier obeys the election rules and shuts up if it
> sees a query from a lower IP address that isn't 0.0.0.0). Just because a
> device is the elected querier for IGMP doesn't appear to mean it is
> required to perform any other routing functions."
> 
> And introduce a new troggle for it, as suggested by Herbert.
> 
> Suggested-by: Adam Baker <linux@...er-net.org.uk>
> Cc: Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
> Cc: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
> Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
> Cc: Adam Baker <linux@...er-net.org.uk>
> Signed-off-by: Cong Wang <amwang@...hat.com>

Acked-by: Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>

to all three patches.

Thanks!
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