netdev - [PATCH iproute2] vxlan: Allow setting unicast address to the group address

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Date:	Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:52:05 +0900
From:	Atzm Watanabe <atzm@...atosphere.co.jp>
To:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
Subject: [PATCH iproute2] vxlan: Allow setting unicast address to the group address

This patch allows setting unicast address to the VXLAN group address.
It allows that VXLAN can be used as peer-to-peer tunnel without
multicast.

Signed-off-by: Atzm Watanabe <atzm@...atosphere.co.jp>
---
 ip/iplink_vxlan.c | 3 ---
 1 file changed, 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ip/iplink_vxlan.c b/ip/iplink_vxlan.c
index 1025326..cfe324c 100644
--- a/ip/iplink_vxlan.c
+++ b/ip/iplink_vxlan.c
@@ -66,9 +66,6 @@ static int vxlan_parse_opt(struct link_util *lu, int argc, char **argv,
 		} else if (!matches(*argv, "group")) {
 			NEXT_ARG();
 			gaddr = get_addr32(*argv);
-
-			if (!IN_MULTICAST(ntohl(gaddr)))
-				invarg("invald group address", *argv);
 		} else if (!matches(*argv, "local")) {
 			NEXT_ARG();
 			if (strcmp(*argv, "any"))
-- 
1.8.1.5

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