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From: "David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>
To: "Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro@linux-mips.org>
Cc: netdev@oss.sgi.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH RESEND] 2.[46]: Permit the official ARP hw type in SIOCSARP for FDDI
Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 12:54:33 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20041005125433.3cc516c9.davem@davemloft.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.58L.0410040312500.22545@blysk.ds.pg.gda.pl>

On Mon, 4 Oct 2004 23:57:09 +0100 (BST)
"Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro@linux-mips.org> wrote:

>  The SIOCSARP handling code currently rejects attempts of setting an arp
> entry for FDDI devices if the Ethernet ARP hw type is specified in the
> request.  Using this ARP hw type is mandated by RFC 1390 (STD 36) and I
> think it's reasonable to accept SIOCSARP requests using this type,
> especially as it already works this way for ARP packets received from the
> network.  One reason for this is bootpd setting explicit ARP cache entries
> using the hw type that is also sent to a client.  Here is a patch for both
> 2.4 and 2.6 that fixes the problem for me.  For consistency with code used
> for ARP packets, it makes both Ethernet and IEEE802 ARP hw type acceptable
> for FDDI interfaces.  Please apply.
> 
>  Applies both to 2.4.27 and to 2.6.8.1.

Patch applied, thanks.

      reply	other threads:[~2004-10-05 19:54 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-10-04 22:57 [PATCH RESEND] 2.[46]: Permit the official ARP hw type in SIOCSARP for FDDI Maciej W. Rozycki
2004-10-05 19:54 ` David S. Miller [this message]

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