linux-kernel - Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: [PATCH] neighbour: guarantee the localhost connections be established successfully even the ARP table is full

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Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2024 16:41:16 +0800
From: James Lee <lizheng043@...il.com>
To: Ratheesh Kannoth <rkannoth@...vell.com>
Cc: "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, 
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, "nhorman@...driver.com" <nhorman@...driver.com>, 
	"davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>, "jmorris@...ei.org" <jmorris@...ei.org>, 
	"James.Z.Li@...l.com" <James.Z.Li@...l.com>, Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: [PATCH] neighbour: guarantee the localhost
 connections be established successfully even the ARP table is full

It's not an issue, why need "post a new patch version"?

Ratheesh Kannoth <rkannoth@...vell.com> 于2024年3月22日周五 11:37写道：
>
> > From: James Lee <lizheng043@...il.com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2024 3:13 PM
> > To: Ratheesh Kannoth <rkannoth@...vell.com>
> > Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org; netdev@...r.kernel.org;
> > nhorman@...driver.com; davem@...emloft.net; jmorris@...ei.org;
> > James.Z.Li@...l.com
> > Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: [PATCH] neighbour: guarantee the localhost
> > connections be established successfully even the ARP table is full
> >
> > It's not an issue, the loopback device can only be created by kernel itself,
> > loopback neigh entry also can only be created by kernel, one loopback neigh
> > for ipv4 ,one for ipv6, impossible that the num of loopback neigh entries
> > exceeds 2.
> ACK. I still feel like a hack. Please post a new patch version. Let maintainers take a call.