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Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2011 11:41:18 -0600 From: "Cloutier, Joseph (Joseph)" <joseph.cloutier@...atel-lucent.com> To: "'netdev@...r.kernel.org'" <netdev@...r.kernel.org> Subject: FW: How do I get bug fix for ping in iputils? -----Original Message----- From: Cloutier, Joseph (Joseph) Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2011 1:45 PM To: 'netdev@...r.kernel.org' Subject: How do I get bug fix for ping in iputils? netdev- alpha645 gave me your name from linux/questions. Here is the issue. There is a bug with the Linux flood ping option in iputils. *I have fixed this in my private code, but I would like to see it fixed in the official Linux iputils release. Specifically, the "-w deadline" option is supposed to keep ping running after "-c count" pings have been transmitted as a grace period for the ping-responses to return and be counted. It is not working. The transmitted "-c count" appears to be ignored and pings keep being issued after the "-c count" option is met. This defeats the purpose of "-w deadline". How do I file a bug report and get it followed up? I fixed this a long time ago by setting a 2-second sleep and alarm call in the ping code. Then kept ping running without issueing more pings after "-c count". If you are the owner, I volunteer to port the fix to the latest code, test it, and send it back to you for vetting. Thanks, Joe Cloutier jcloutier@...atel-lucent.com PS- flood ping is an invaluable tool for trouble shooting physical layer problems. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
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