netdev - Re: [PATCH 1/2] Doc: Fix rp_filter description in net/ipv4/Kconfig.

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Date:	Sun, 22 Feb 2009 00:06:56 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	jdb@...x.dk
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] Doc: Fix rp_filter description in net/ipv4/Kconfig.

From: Jesper Dangaard Brouer <jdb@...x.dk>
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 16:03:13 +0100

> Author: Jesper Dangaard Brouer <hawk@...x.dk>
> Date:   Fri Feb 20 15:20:57 2009 +0100
> 
>     Doc: Fix rp_filter description in net/ipv4/Kconfig.
>     
>     The reverse path filter (rp_filter) will NOT get enabled
>     when enabling forwarding.  Read the code and tested in
>     in practice.
>     
>     Most distributions does enable it in startup scripts.
>     
>     Signed-off-by: Jesper Dangaard Brouer <hawk@...x.dk>

Applied, thanks Jesper.

Could you write a follow-on patch that accounts for the change Stephen
just made in net-next-2.6 which allows strong vs. weak rp filtering?

Thanks.
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