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

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Date:	Thu, 30 Aug 2007 22:15:44 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	linville@...driver.com
Cc:	shemminger@...ux-foundation.org, dy_wang@...oo.com,
	bridge@...ts.linux-foundation.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] bridge: packets leaking out of disabled/blocked ports

From: "John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 16:03:13 -0400

> 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

Applied, thanks.
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