From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Ming-Ching Tiew Subject: Re: Linux arp flux problem Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 19:18:06 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <382005.89009.qm@web31503.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <908408.23515.qm@web31502.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE To: Net Dev Return-path: Received: from web31503.mail.mud.yahoo.com ([68.142.198.132]:27479 "HELO web31503.mail.mud.yahoo.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1754543Ab0DMCSI convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Mon, 12 Apr 2010 22:18:08 -0400 In-Reply-To: <908408.23515.qm@web31502.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: --- On Mon, 4/12/10, Ming-Ching Tiew wrote: > From: Ming-Ching Tiew > Subject: Linux arp flux problem > To: "Net Dev" > Date: Monday, April 12, 2010, 3:16 AM >=20 > The following link explains the Linux arp flux problem > pretty well, and I myself have been burnt badly by a life > site where the "arp_filter" does not help at all. >=20 > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0=A0=A0http://linux-ip.net/html/ether-arp.html >=20 > And I tested the kernel patch by Julian Anastasov, and it > works 100% reliably :- >=20 > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0=A0=A0http://www.ssi.bg/~ja/#hidden >=20 > My question is the patches has been around for many years, > why has it not been included into the kernel ? Is it that > Linux is supposed to have this "side effects" of arp linux > on purpose ? >=20 May I propose that the said patch ( http://www.ssi.bg/~ja/#hidden ) be accepted into the kernel. And if it does not qualify, may I know why= ? Thank you. =20