netdev - Re: [Patch iproute2] vxlan: use 8472 as default dst port

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Message-ID: <20130515104825.5cbeaee3@nehalam.linuxnetplumber.net>
Date:	Wed, 15 May 2013 10:48:25 -0700
From:	Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
To:	David Stevens <dlstevens@...ibm.com>
Cc:	Cong Wang <amwang@...hat.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	netdev-owner@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [Patch iproute2] vxlan: use 8472 as default dst port

On Wed, 15 May 2013 13:19:43 -0400
David Stevens <dlstevens@...ibm.com> wrote:

> 1) The kernel binds to 8472 on module load.
> 2) After it's bound, iproute2 "changes" the port to 4789, but
>         the kernel binding is still 8742 for listening. All destinations 
> use
>         the new port, but all bindings use the old port.

Sorry, this is a kernel bug.
Kernel shouldn't bind on module load, needs to do it later when
device is created. I will fix.
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