From: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
To: Ian.Campbell@citrix.com
Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, shemminger@linux-foundation.org,
Jeremy.Fitzhardinge@citrix.com, stable@kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] fixes to arp_notify for virtual machine migration use case
Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 23:08:22 -0700 (PDT) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20100525.230822.71096271.davem@davemloft.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1274779201.24218.7164.camel@zakaz.uk.xensource.com>
From: Ian Campbell <Ian.Campbell@citrix.com>
Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 10:20:01 +0100
> Anyway, assuming the fact that arp_notify is disabled by default hasn't
> changed your mind, would adding NETDEV_NOTIFY_PEERS triggered by
> netif_notify_peers() be appropriate or would it be preferable to simply
> add netif_notify_peers() which generates the existing NETDEV_CHANGEADDR?
A seperate NETDEV_NOTIFY_PEERS seems the best idea to me.
> I don't think there's any need for a new sysctl so I'll gate the new
> option on the existing arp_notify one.
Yep, sounds good.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-05-26 6:08 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-05-12 13:39 [PATCH 0/2] fixes to arp_notify for virtual machine migration use case Ian Campbell
2010-05-12 13:40 ` [PATCH] arp_notify: generate broadcast ARP reply not request Ian Campbell
2010-05-12 13:40 ` [PATCH] arp_notify: generate arp_notify event on NETDEV_CHANGE too Ian Campbell
2010-05-24 6:37 ` [PATCH 0/2] fixes to arp_notify for virtual machine migration use case David Miller
2010-05-25 9:20 ` Ian Campbell
2010-05-26 6:08 ` David Miller [this message]
2010-05-26 10:08 ` Ian Campbell
2010-05-26 10:09 ` [PATCH 1/3] arp_notify: document that a gratuitous ARP request is sent when this option is enabled Ian Campbell
2010-05-26 10:09 ` [PATCH 2/3] arp_notify: allow drivers to explicitly request a notification event Ian Campbell
2010-05-26 10:09 ` [PATCH 3/3] xen: netfront: explicitly generate arp_notify event after migration Ian Campbell
2010-05-31 7:32 ` [PATCH 0/2] fixes to arp_notify for virtual machine migration use case David Miller
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