netdev - Re: [PATCH] Multicast socket option

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Message-ID: <4A1FFA00.7090202@us.ibm.com>
Date:	Fri, 29 May 2009 08:06:40 -0700
From:	Nivedita Singhvi <niv@...ibm.com>
To:	Neil Horman <nhorman@...driver.com>
CC:	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	David Stevens <dlstevens@...ibm.com>,
	Christoph Lameter <cl@...ux.com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Multicast socket option

Neil Horman wrote:

>> 	if (!pmc)
>> -		return 1;
>> +		return inet->mc_all;
> 
> This change also filters out broadcasts sent to sockets listening on a given
> port.  Is that what you want?

Yes, as Christoph pointed out, this does not impact
broadcast delivery, which will remain consistent with
original behaviour.

thanks,
Nivedita
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