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Revert "ipv4: Clarify in docs that accept_local requires rp_filter."
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This reverts commit c801e3c ("ipv4: Clarify in docs that accept_local requires rp_filter.").
It is not needed anymore since commit 1dced6a ("ipv4: Restore accept_local behaviour in fib_validate_source()").

Suggested-by: Julian Anastasov <ja@ssi.bg>
Cc: Gregory Detal <gregory.detal@uclouvain.be>
Cc: Christoph Paasch <christoph.paasch@uclouvain.be>
Cc: Hannes Frederic Sowa <hannes@redhat.com>
Cc: Sergei Shtylyov <sergei.shtylyov@cogentembedded.com>
Signed-off-by: Sébastien Barré <sebastien.barre@uclouvain.be>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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Sébastien Barré authored and David S. Miller committed Sep 12, 2014
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11 changes: 3 additions & 8 deletions Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
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Expand Up @@ -952,14 +952,9 @@ accept_source_route - BOOLEAN
FALSE (host)

accept_local - BOOLEAN
Accept packets with local source addresses. In combination
with suitable routing, this can be used to direct packets
between two local interfaces over the wire and have them
accepted properly.

rp_filter must be set to a non-zero value in order for
accept_local to have an effect.

Accept packets with local source addresses. In combination with
suitable routing, this can be used to direct packets between two
local interfaces over the wire and have them accepted properly.
default FALSE

route_localnet - BOOLEAN
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