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Message-ID: <4882BD15.70303@nuovasystems.com>
Date:	Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:20:37 -0700
From:	Joe Eykholt <jre@...vasystems.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:	jgarzik@...ox.com, fubar@...ibm.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/5] net/core: Allow receive on active slaves.

David Miller wrote:
> From: Joe Eykholt <jre@...vasystems.com>
> Date: Sat, 05 Jul 2008 21:36:42 -0700
> 
>> David Miller wrote:
>>> From: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@...ox.com>
>>> Date: Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:45:52 -0400
>>>
>>>> Jay Vosburgh wrote:
>>>>> @@ -2104,7 +2104,8 @@ int netif_receive_skb(struct sk_buff *skb)
>>>>>  #endif
>>>>>  
>>>>>  	list_for_each_entry_rcu(ptype, &ptype_all, list) {
>>>>> -		if (ptype->dev == null_or_orig || ptype->dev == skb->dev) {
>>>>> +		if (ptype->dev == null_or_orig || ptype->dev == skb->dev ||
>>>>> +		    ptype->dev == orig_dev) {
>>>>>  			if (pt_prev)
>>>>>  				ret = deliver_skb(skb, pt_prev, orig_dev);
>>>>>  			pt_prev = ptype;
>>>>> @@ -2129,7 +2130,8 @@ ncls:
>>>>>  	list_for_each_entry_rcu(ptype,
>>>>>  			&ptype_base[ntohs(type) & PTYPE_HASH_MASK], list) {
>>>>>  		if (ptype->type == type &&
>>>>> -		    (ptype->dev == null_or_orig || ptype->dev == skb->dev)) {
>>>>> +		    (ptype->dev == null_or_orig || ptype->dev == skb->dev ||
>>>>> +		     ptype->dev == orig_dev)) {
>>>>>  			if (pt_prev)
>>>> This needs a review&ack from David, then OK...
>>> I fear this bit of the changes will break AF_PACKET device binding.
>>> So for example, if a tap registers it wants to hear eth0, it will now
>>> hear bond0 as well as eth0 if eth0 is a part of bond0.
>> Each ptype will get matched and delivered to at most once.  So if 
>> someone binds AF_PACKET to only eth0, they'll only see the packet once.
>> Whereas before patch 4, the frame wouldn't be delivered to them
>> at all, since skb->dev has already been changed to the bond.
> 
> Ok, that works.
> 
> Jeff, I ACK this patch and the others that go with it:
> 
> Acked-by: David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>

Is there something more that I need to do to get this integrated?
Do I need to refresh the patches or something?
Will it go in during the next merge window?

	Thanks,
	Joe


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