netdev - Re: [PATCH] bridge: packets leaking out of disabled/blocked ports

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Date:	Thu, 30 Aug 2007 16:03:13 -0400
From:	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>
To:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	wang dengyi <dy_wang@...oo.com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	bridge@...ts.linux-foundation.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] bridge: packets leaking out of disabled/blocked ports

On Thu, Aug 30, 2007 at 12:22:58PM -0700, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> This patch fixes some packet leakage in bridge.  The bridging code
> was allowing forward table entries to be generated even if a device
> was being blocked. The fix is to not add forwarding database entries
> unless the port is active.

Seems reasonable -- ACK

John
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John W. Linville
linville@...driver.com
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