netdev - Re: [PATCH for kernel 3.4.x 0/1] net: neighbour: Add mcast_resolicit to configure the number of multicast resolicitations in PROBE state

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Message-ID: <5511EDDA.5080105@miraclelinux.com>
Date:	Wed, 25 Mar 2015 08:06:02 +0900
From:	YOSHIFUJI Hideaki <hideaki.yoshifuji@...aclelinux.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:	hideaki.yoshifuji@...aclelinux.com, Yanjun.Zhu@...driver.com,
	lizefan@...wei.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	ulf.samuelsson@...csson.com, yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org,
	Alexandre.Dietsch@...driver.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH for kernel 3.4.x 0/1] net: neighbour: Add mcast_resolicit
 to configure the number of multicast resolicitations in PROBE state

David Miller wrote:
> From: YOSHIFUJI Hideaki <hideaki.yoshifuji@...aclelinux.com>
> Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2015 20:06:43 +0900
> 
>> Hmm, it needs additional knob to change this 10+-year-old
>> behavior.  I am not for backporting this to old stable
>> kernels unless all stable kernels supports this knob as
>> well.
> 
> It is not appropriate for -stable at all.
> 

I thought some people might say that it was a long-standing
bug, but I totally agree with you, Dave.

--yoshfuji
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