netdev - Re: [net-2.6 patch 0/1] netns: fix kernel panic when receiving a multicast packet

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Date:	Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:16:43 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	dlezcano@...ibm.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [net-2.6 patch 0/1] netns: fix kernel panic when receiving a
 multicast packet

From: Daniel Lezcano <dlezcano@...ibm.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:04:09 +0200

> The following patch makes the multicast support per namespace. It provides
> more a feature than a fix, but can it be considered to be in included for
> the net-2.6 ? I know it is unusual to do that, but I am not sure fixing this bug
> is more safe than just making igmp per namespace.

Agreed.

I combined your description here with the commit log message you
provided for the actual patch.  Please do this in the future,
as it provides the justification for what might seem on the
surface as a feature addition.
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