netdev - [PATCH v2 1/4] arp: fixed error in a comment

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Date:   Thu, 18 May 2017 12:41:18 -0700
From:   Ihar Hrachyshka <ihrachys@...hat.com>
To:     davem@...emloft.net, ja@....bg
Cc:     Ihar Hrachyshka <ihrachys@...hat.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v2 1/4] arp: fixed error in a comment

the is_garp code deals just with gratuitous ARP packets, not every
unsolicited packet.

This patch is a result of a discussion in netdev:
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=149506354216994

Suggested-by: Julian Anastasov <ja@....bg>
Signed-off-by: Ihar Hrachyshka <ihrachys@...hat.com>
---
 net/ipv4/arp.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/net/ipv4/arp.c b/net/ipv4/arp.c
index d54345a..053492a 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/arp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/arp.c
@@ -846,7 +846,7 @@ static int arp_process(struct net *net, struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		 */
 		is_garp = tip == sip && addr_type == RTN_UNICAST;
 
-		/* Unsolicited ARP _replies_ also require target hwaddr to be
+		/* Gratuitous ARP _replies_ also require target hwaddr to be
 		 * the same as source.
 		 */
 		if (is_garp && arp->ar_op == htons(ARPOP_REPLY))
-- 
2.9.3