From: David Miller <davem-fT/PcQaiUtIeIZ0/mPfg9Q@public.gmane.org>
To: bjorn-yOkvZcmFvRU@public.gmane.org
Cc: dcbw-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org,
cpuwolf-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org,
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linux-usb-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] CDC_NCM adding support IFF_NOARP for infineon modem platform
Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:18:37 -0500 (EST) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20130116.161837.1786136462165772470.davem@davemloft.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87hamikfpc.fsf-lbf33ChDnrE/G1V5fR+Y7Q@public.gmane.org>
From: Bjørn Mork <bjorn-yOkvZcmFvRU@public.gmane.org>
Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2013 09:34:07 +0100
> The main problem is that these devices don't support ethernet. They
> support IP (v4 and _maybe_ v6) with an ethernet header. Many of them
> will do ARP (and IPv6 ND) as well to complete the picture, but some of
> them don't and that's what these drivers try to deal with.
Ok, in that case setting IFF_NOARP is in fact the right thing to do.
Thanks for describing the situation.
Someone please resubmit the patch to do that and I'll apply it.
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2013-01-16 21:18 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-01-12 11:34 [PATCH] CDC_NCM adding support IFF_NOARP for infineon modem platform Wei Shuai
2013-01-12 23:35 ` David Miller
2013-01-14 17:19 ` Dan Williams
2013-01-14 18:34 ` David Miller
2013-01-15 0:41 ` Peter Stuge
2013-01-15 8:34 ` Bjørn Mork
[not found] ` <87hamikfpc.fsf-lbf33ChDnrE/G1V5fR+Y7Q@public.gmane.org>
2013-01-16 21:18 ` David Miller [this message]
2013-01-15 13:11 ` Wei Shuai
[not found] ` <1357990479-5836-1-git-send-email-cpuwolf-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2013-01-16 21:45 ` Dan Williams
2013-01-17 6:44 ` Wei Shuai
2013-01-18 17:43 ` Dan Williams
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