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From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] bridge: multicast to unicast
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On Mon,  2 Jan 2017 20:32:14 +0100
Linus Lüssing <linus.luessing@c0d3.blue> wrote:

> This feature is intended for interface types which have a more reliable
> and/or efficient way to deliver unicast packets than broadcast ones
> (e.g. wifi).


Why is this not done in MAC80211 rather than  bridge?