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From: Antonio Quartulli <ordex@autistici.org>
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Subject: Re: [B.A.T.M.A.N.] [PATCH] batman-adv: recompute mac_len at the
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On Sat, Sep 15, 2012 at 02:34:21 +0200, Antonio Quartulli wrote:
> It is possible that the mac_len is not properly exported because of stran=
ge
> device configuration (this behaviour has been observed when using batman-=
adv on
> top of a vlan interface). Therefore it is needed to explicitly recompute =
it at
> the very beginning of the rx path
>=20
> Signed-off-by: Antonio Quartulli <ordex@autistici.org>

Instead of merging this patch I think that the best approach would be to fi=
x the
problem in VLAN code in the kernel.
I'll try to send a patch to netdev.

Cheers,


--=20
Antonio Quartulli

=2E.each of us alone is worth nothing..
Ernesto "Che" Guevara

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