netdev - Re: [PATCH net] vmxnet3: Don't enable vlan filters in promiscuous mode.

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Message-Id: <20110813.180059.1188956980281941385.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Sat, 13 Aug 2011 18:00:59 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	jesse@...ira.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, scottjg@...are.com, sbhatewara@...are.com,
	pv-drivers@...are.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] vmxnet3: Don't enable vlan filters in promiscuous
 mode.

From: Jesse Gross <jesse@...ira.com>
Date: Mon,  8 Aug 2011 02:15:47 -0700

> The vmxnet3 driver enables vlan filters if filtering is enabled for
> any vlan.  In promiscuous mode the filter table is cleared to in
> order to disable filtering.  However, if a vlan device is subsequently
> created that vlan will be added to the filter, re-engaging it.  As a
> result, not only do we not see all the vlans in promiscuous mode, we
> don't even see vlans for which a filter was previously created.
> 
> CC: Scott J. Goldman <scottjg@...are.com>
> CC: Shreyas Bhatewara <sbhatewara@...are.com>
> CC: VMware PV-Drivers <pv-drivers@...are.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jesse Gross <jesse@...ira.com>

Applied.
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