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

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Message-ID: <20130515132549.2404413a@nehalam.linuxnetplumber.net>
Date:	Wed, 15 May 2013 13:25:49 -0700
From:	Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	dlstevens@...ibm.com, 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 13:22:13 -0700 (PDT)
David Miller <davem@...emloft.net> wrote:

> From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
> Date: Wed, 15 May 2013 09:53:22 -0700
> 
> > No. I want all users to get the IANA assigned port unless they specifically
> > override it. For compatibility kernel can't change to the IANA value
> > but user space needs to nudge users in the correct direction.
> 
> You're changing the behavior people get by invoking the tools the way
> they were doing so previously.
> 
> Therefore, just as we can't change the kernel's default, you really
> can't legitimately change iproute2's either.

Ok, then I will make the user specify a port.
We just have to have a way to force new installations to use the correct port.
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