netdev - Re: [RFC:] struct net_device_ops: Add function pointer to fill device specific ndisc information

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Date:	Mon, 21 Jan 2013 07:37:28 +0100
From:	Stephan Gatzka <stephan.gatzka@...il.com>
To:	YOSHIFUJI Hideaki <yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org>
CC:	linux1394-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [RFC:] struct net_device_ops: Add function pointer to fill device
 specific ndisc information

> [ARP and NDISC]
> - both can be handled in more natural way.
> -- You will not need to mangle those packets when
>     sending/receiving.

This is also true if we introduce a function pointer. My last 
implementation does not mangle packets in the driver.

> -- You do not need to inspect ARP/NDISC packet.
>     By using netevent notification mechanism, you can
>     learn peer parameters.

That is worth to investigate. Will I get notifications when a ARP/NDISC 
will be send or only if the stack received ARP/NDISC packets? However, I 
can't see how this will help to get the firewire specific information 
into the ARP/NDISC packet. This has to be done either via the suggested 
function pointer or your extension of the mac address.
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