netdev - Re: [RFC] macvlan: proper multicast support

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Message-Id: <20090427.025634.54725702.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Mon, 27 Apr 2009 02:56:34 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	shemminger@...tta.com
Cc:	kaber@...sh.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] macvlan: proper multicast support

From: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:48:08 -0700

> When using macvlan's multicast packets don't get properly passed between
> macvlan's which should be logically sharing the network.  Any multicast
> packet sent on a macvlan should show up lower device and all other macvlan's.
> Likewise a multicast packet sent on lower device should be received
> by all macvlan's.
> 
> The following is one way to do it; build tested only.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>

I definitely want to see what Patrick thinks of this.
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