From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jason Lunz Subject: Re: [PATCH] Mark frame diverter for future removal. Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 21:28:42 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <20060914120456.4291a16d@localhost.localdomain> Return-path: Received: from main.gmane.org ([80.91.229.2]:30633 "EHLO ciao.gmane.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S965111AbWIQV24 (ORCPT ); Sun, 17 Sep 2006 17:28:56 -0400 Received: from list by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43) id 1GP4C2-0007LA-6r for netdev@vger.kernel.org; Sun, 17 Sep 2006 23:28:50 +0200 Received: from adsl-065-013-029-145.sip.asm.bellsouth.net ([65.13.29.145]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sun, 17 Sep 2006 23:28:50 +0200 Received: from lunz by adsl-065-013-029-145.sip.asm.bellsouth.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sun, 17 Sep 2006 23:28:50 +0200 To: netdev@vger.kernel.org Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org shemminger@osdl.org said: > The code for frame diverter is unmaintained and has bitrotted. > The number of users is very small and the code has lots of problems. > If anyone is using it, they maybe exposing themselves to bad packet attacks. I seem to recall looking at frame diverter and thinking that everything it does can be done with ebtables. All the more reason to remove it. Jason