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Subject: Re: [PATCH] udp: increment UDP_MIB_NOPORTS in mcast receive
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From: David Stevens <dlstevens@us.ibm.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2012 13:31:30 -0400

> Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com> wrote on 10/03/2012 11:29:13 AM:
> 
>> >         Of course. I think our difference is on the definition of 
>> > "receives".
>> 
>> A receive is a packet delivered to this host.
>> Interface being promiscuous or not doesnt really matter.
> 
>         A receive is a packet *addressed* to this host.

Although I'm largely ambivalent, this one sentence tipped me over
towards David's side on this issue.

But this is easy to resolve Eric, just simply make a new custom
counter that counts these new cases you care about and document it
properly.

Thanks.