From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S272605AbTG1Akn (ORCPT ); Sun, 27 Jul 2003 20:40:43 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S272611AbTG1AjJ (ORCPT ); Sun, 27 Jul 2003 20:39:09 -0400 Received: from 5.Red-80-32-157.pooles.rima-tde.net ([80.32.157.5]:42758 "EHLO smtp.newipnet.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S272607AbTG1AiH (ORCPT ); Sun, 27 Jul 2003 20:38:07 -0400 Message-ID: <200307280253090799.10BB2DF0@192.168.128.16> In-Reply-To: <20030727173600.475d95fb.davem@redhat.com> References: <200307280140470646.1078EC67@192.168.128.16> <20030727164649.517b2b88.davem@redhat.com> <200307280158250677.10891156@192.168.128.16> <20030727165831.05904792.davem@redhat.com> <200307280211590888.10957DD9@192.168.128.16> <20030727171403.6e5bcc58.davem@redhat.com> <200307280235210263.10AADFF8@192.168.128.16> <20030727173600.475d95fb.davem@redhat.com> X-Mailer: Calypso Version 3.30.00.00 (4) Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 02:53:09 +0200 From: "Carlos Velasco" To: "David S. Miller" Cc: bloemsaa@xs4all.nl, marcelo@conectiva.com.br, netdev@oss.sgi.com, linux-net@vger.kernel.org, layes@loran.com, torvalds@osdl.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [2.4 PATCH] bugfix: ARP respond on all devices Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On 27/07/2003 at 17:36 David S. Miller wrote: >> The easy way is the "hidden" patch, if it's applied in the kernel. > >Not true, anyone is free to design a graphical GUI or shell script (or >even a wrapper for the /sbin/ip tool) that gives you the default >behavior you want, without any user interaction whatsoever. Anyone is free to do many things. But if the hidden patch and /proc switch would be in the main kernel, it would be the simpliest way to solve all these "problems" (with an echo "1" and without filtering or using iproute2). Regards, Carlos Velasco