netdev - [PATCH net-next v5 5/6] rtnetlink: allow using zero MAC address in rtnl_fdb

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Message-Id: <1372165316-17647-6-git-send-email-mike.rapoport@ravellosystems.com>
Date:	Tue, 25 Jun 2013 16:01:55 +0300
From:	Mike Rapoport <mike.rapoport@...ellosystems.com>
To:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>,
	David Stevens <dlstevens@...ibm.com>,
	Thomas Graf <tgraf@...g.ch>,
	Cong Wang <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>,
	Mike Rapoport <mike.rapoport@...ellosystems.com>
Subject: [PATCH net-next v5 5/6] rtnetlink: allow using zero MAC address in rtnl_fdb_{add,del}

This is required for multiple default destinations management in VXLAN

Signed-off-by: Mike Rapoport <mike.rapoport@...ellosystems.com>
---
 net/core/rtnetlink.c | 8 --------
 1 file changed, 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index 9007533..3de7408 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -2109,10 +2109,6 @@ static int rtnl_fdb_add(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 	}
 
 	addr = nla_data(tb[NDA_LLADDR]);
-	if (is_zero_ether_addr(addr)) {
-		pr_info("PF_BRIDGE: RTM_NEWNEIGH with invalid ether address\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
 
 	err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
@@ -2210,10 +2206,6 @@ static int rtnl_fdb_del(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 	}
 
 	addr = nla_data(tb[NDA_LLADDR]);
-	if (is_zero_ether_addr(addr)) {
-		pr_info("PF_BRIDGE: RTM_DELNEIGH with invalid ether address\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
 
 	err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-- 
1.8.1.5

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