From c9500e23292016117c25e0be6df86ea7f0e58c60 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stephen Hemminger Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 21:13:54 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] --- yaml --- r: 33974 b: refs/heads/master c: 080f22c0dc544e498e57ad281a9de063fa839957 h: refs/heads/master v: v3 --- [refs] | 2 +- trunk/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt | 13 +++++++++++++ trunk/net/Kconfig | 2 +- 3 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs] index 670fba439094..22f111b12d95 100644 --- a/[refs] +++ b/[refs] @@ -1,2 +1,2 @@ --- -refs/heads/master: dc36251037ae4f69f2f764efd9b57136e3b9848d +refs/heads/master: 080f22c0dc544e498e57ad281a9de063fa839957 diff --git a/trunk/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/trunk/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index d1cd5f93e028..552507fe9a7e 100644 --- a/trunk/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/trunk/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -281,3 +281,16 @@ Why: The deferred output hooks are a layering violation causing unusual Who: Patrick McHardy --------------------------- + +What: frame diverter +When: November 2006 +Why: The frame diverter is included in most distribution kernels, but is + broken. It does not correctly handle many things: + - IPV6 + - non-linear skb's + - network device RCU on removal + - input frames not correctly checked for protocol errors + It also adds allocation overhead even if not enabled. + It is not clear if anyone is still using it. +Who: Stephen Hemminger + diff --git a/trunk/net/Kconfig b/trunk/net/Kconfig index c6cec5aa5486..4959a4e1e0fe 100644 --- a/trunk/net/Kconfig +++ b/trunk/net/Kconfig @@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ source "net/lapb/Kconfig" config NET_DIVERT bool "Frame Diverter (EXPERIMENTAL)" - depends on EXPERIMENTAL + depends on EXPERIMENTAL && BROKEN ---help--- The Frame Diverter allows you to divert packets from the network, that are not aimed at the interface receiving it (in