netdev - VLAN GARP triggers a lot of timers if linux compiled with VLAN_8021Q

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Date:	Wed, 29 Sep 2010 02:35:58 +0200
From:	didier <did447@...il.com>
To:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	kaber@...sh.net
Subject: VLAN GARP triggers a lot of timers if linux compiled with VLAN_8021Q_GVRP

Hi,

In my understanding GARP is using a periodic timer but in net/802/garp.c:

garp_join_timer_arm()

delay = (u64)msecs_to_jiffies(garp_join_time)* net_random() >> 32;
mod_timer(&app->join_timer, jiffies +delay)

Isn't this stuff triggering a *lot* of events?

Didier
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