linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 02/03] net/bridge: add support for EtherIP devices

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Message-ID: <20060923210112.130938ca@localhost.localdomain>
Date:	Sat, 23 Sep 2006 21:01:12 -0700
From:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...l.org>
To:	Joerg Roedel <joro-lkml@...g.org>
Cc:	Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>, davem@...emloft.net,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 02/03] net/bridge: add support for EtherIP devices

On Sat, 23 Sep 2006 14:16:29 +0200
Joerg Roedel <joro-lkml@...g.org> wrote:

> This patch changes the device check in the bridge code to allow EtherIP
> devices to be added.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Joerg Roedel <joro-lkml@...g.org>

If the device looks like a duck (Ethernet), then why does it need
a separate ARP type.  There are other tools that might work without
modification if it just fully pretended to be an ether device.
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