netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] bridge: implement multicast fast leave

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Date:	Tue, 4 Dec 2012 15:07:32 +0800
From:	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:	Cong Wang <amwang@...hat.com>
Cc:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	bridge@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] bridge: implement multicast fast leave

On Tue, Dec 04, 2012 at 03:04:52PM +0800, Cong Wang wrote:
>
> Per-port sounds better than per-bridge. And I will make it enabled by
> default.

IMHO the default should be off.  Suddenly losing your subscription
because someone else on the same port unsubscribed is a lot more
annoying than getting a few minutes of unwanted multicast data.

Cheers,
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