netdev - Re: Transparently receive IP over LLC/SNAP

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Date:   Fri, 4 Mar 2022 17:56:46 -0800
From:   Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
To:     Dimitrios Bouras <dimitrios.bouras@...il.com>
Cc:     "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Transparently receive IP over LLC/SNAP

On Fri, 4 Mar 2022 15:11:21 -0800
Dimitrios Bouras <dimitrios.bouras@...il.com> wrote:

> diff --git a/net/ethernet/eth.c b/net/ethernet/eth.c
> index ebcc812735a4..1df5446af922 100644
> --- a/net/ethernet/eth.c
> +++ b/net/ethernet/eth.c
> @@ -15,23 +15,24 @@
>   *		Alan Cox, <gw4pts@...pts.ampr.org>
>   *
>   * Fixes:
> - *		Mr Linux	: Arp problems
> - *		Alan Cox	: Generic queue tidyup (very tiny here)
> - *		Alan Cox	: eth_header ntohs should be htons
> - *		Alan Cox	: eth_rebuild_header missing an htons and
> - *				  minor other things.
> - *		Tegge		: Arp bug fixes.
> - *		Florian		: Removed many unnecessary functions, code cleanup
> - *				  and changes for new arp and skbuff.
> - *		Alan Cox	: Redid header building to reflect new format.
> - *		Alan Cox	: ARP only when compiled with CONFIG_INET
> - *		Greg Page	: 802.2 and SNAP stuff.
> - *		Alan Cox	: MAC layer pointers/new format.
> - *		Paul Gortmaker	: eth_copy_and_sum shouldn't csum padding.
> - *		Alan Cox	: Protect against forwarding explosions with
> - *				  older network drivers and IFF_ALLMULTI.
> - *	Christer Weinigel	: Better rebuild header message.
> - *             Andrew Morton    : 26Feb01: kill ether_setup() - use netdev_boot_setup().
> + *		Mr Linux		: Arp problems
> + *		Alan Cox		: Generic queue tidyup (very tiny here)
> + *		Alan Cox		: eth_header ntohs should be htons
> + *		Alan Cox		: eth_rebuild_header missing an htons and
> + *					  minor other things.
> + *		Tegge			: Arp bug fixes.
> + *		Florian			: Removed many unnecessary functions, code cleanup
> + *					  and changes for new arp and skbuff.
> + *		Alan Cox		: Redid header building to reflect new format.
> + *		Alan Cox		: ARP only when compiled with CONFIG_INET
> + *		Greg Page		: 802.2 and SNAP stuff.
> + *		Alan Cox		: MAC layer pointers/new format.
> + *		Paul Gortmaker		: eth_copy_and_sum shouldn't csum padding.
> + *		Alan Cox		: Protect against forwarding explosions with
> + *					  older network drivers and IFF_ALLMULTI.
> + *		Christer Weinigel	: Better rebuild header message.
> + *		Andrew Morton		: 26Feb01: kill ether_setup() - use netdev_boot_setup().
> + *		Dimitrios Bouras	: May 2021: transparently receive Ethernet over LLC/SNAP.
>   */

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