netdev - Re: [RFC 0/5] bridge - introduce via_phys

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Date:	Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:40:46 -0800
From:	Ben Greear <greearb@...delatech.com>
To:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...ux-foundation.org>
CC:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, xemul@...nvz.org,
	gorcunov@...il.com, bridge@...ux-foundation.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, den@...nvz.org
Subject: Re: [RFC 0/5] bridge - introduce via_phys_dev feature

On 02/26/2010 10:30 AM, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> On Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:08:00 -0800 (PST)
> David Miller<davem@...emloft.net>  wrote:
>
>> From: Stephen Hemminger<shemminger@...ux-foundation.org>
>> Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:01:02 -0800
>>
>>> TCP connections are never really bound to device. TCP routing is
>>> flexible; if packets can get through, it doesn't care.
>>
>> I think he might be talking about SO_BINDTODEVICE
>
> What application does that with TCP?

I use it..helps with using multiple interfaces on the same system,
especially when sending-to-self.

Thanks,
Ben

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Ben Greear <greearb@...delatech.com>
Candela Technologies Inc  http://www.candelatech.com

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