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Are there any "official" sites for posting patches like this (i.e., patches
that don't make it into the main kernel)? It might help others avoid
working on previously-solved problems, as well as help those who know little
about kernel hacking.
Brian
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> From: alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk[SMTP:alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk]
> Sent: Monday, March 29, 1999 1:25 PM
> To: pavel@bug.ucw.cz
> Cc: alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk; bmoyle@redcreek.com;
> linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu
> Subject: Re: [PATCH] linux/net/ipv4/arp.c, kernel 2.0.36 (&
> 2.0.37-pre9)
>
> > > The kernel knows perfectly well that its silly to send packets to
> yourself
> > > via external interfaces. This patch isn't needed. The bug is your
> routing
> > > table and trying to set up this configuration.
> >
> > Alan, this bitten me long time ago, too. External loopback is very
> > nice for testing...
>
> There are two reasons Im not putting this in
>
> 1. Its a very specialised need. The patch is fine if you need it add it -
> its
> more specialised than other "not needed" patches people keep out of the
> main tree.
>
> 2. Its on a common code path. Sum the number of times that path is taken
> by the number of users of Linux versus the 3 or 4 who actually need it.
>
> There isnt anything wrong with the patch, its just not relevant to the
> userbase as a whole and its on a regularly executed path
>
> Alan
>
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Are there any "official" = sites for posting patches like this (i.e., patches that don't make it = into the main kernel)? It might help others avoid working on = previously-solved problems, as well as help those who know little about = kernel hacking.
Brian
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From: =
alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk[SMTP:alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk]
Sent: =
Monday, March 29, 1999 1:25 =
PM
To: =
pavel@bug.ucw.cz
Cc: =
alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk; bmoyle@redcreek.com; =
linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu
Subject: =
Re: [PATCH] linux/net/ipv4/arp.c, kernel 2.0.36 (& =
2.0.37-pre9)
> > The kernel knows perfectly =
well that its silly to send packets to yourself
> > via external interfaces. =
This patch isn't needed. The bug is your routing
> > table and trying to set up =
this configuration.
>
> Alan, this bitten me long time =
ago, too. External loopback is very
> nice for testing...
There are two reasons Im not putting = this in
1. Its a very specialised need. The =
patch is fine if you need it add it - its
more specialised than other "not =
needed" patches people keep out of the
main tree.
2. Its on a common code path. Sum the =
number of times that path is taken
by the number of users of Linux =
versus the 3 or 4 who actually need it.
There isnt anything wrong with the =
patch, its just not relevant to the
userbase as a whole and its on a =
regularly executed path
Alan
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