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| author | Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org> | 2012-07-18 11:17:17 +0200 |
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| committer | Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org> | 2012-07-18 11:17:17 +0200 |
| commit | a2fe194723f6e4990d01d8c208c7b138fd410522 (patch) | |
| tree | 7aee93fa8f4ba1e18b56fa7d8eab75d249fc6966 /net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.c | |
| parent | c3b7cdf180090d2686239a75bb0ae408108ed749 (diff) | |
| parent | a018540141a931f5299a866907b27886916b4374 (diff) | |
Merge branch 'linus' into perf/core
Pick up the latest ring-buffer fixes, before applying a new fix.
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.c | 15 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.c b/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.c index 8bf97515a77d..c5863f499133 100644 --- a/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.c +++ b/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.c @@ -1351,6 +1351,7 @@ void bla_free(struct bat_priv *bat_priv) * @bat_priv: the bat priv with all the soft interface information * @skb: the frame to be checked * @vid: the VLAN ID of the frame + * @is_bcast: the packet came in a broadcast packet type. * * bla_rx avoidance checks if: * * we have to race for a claim @@ -1361,7 +1362,8 @@ void bla_free(struct bat_priv *bat_priv) * process the skb. * */ -int bla_rx(struct bat_priv *bat_priv, struct sk_buff *skb, short vid) +int bla_rx(struct bat_priv *bat_priv, struct sk_buff *skb, short vid, + bool is_bcast) { struct ethhdr *ethhdr; struct claim search_claim, *claim = NULL; @@ -1380,7 +1382,7 @@ int bla_rx(struct bat_priv *bat_priv, struct sk_buff *skb, short vid) if (unlikely(atomic_read(&bat_priv->bla_num_requests))) /* don't allow broadcasts while requests are in flight */ - if (is_multicast_ether_addr(ethhdr->h_dest)) + if (is_multicast_ether_addr(ethhdr->h_dest) && is_bcast) goto handled; memcpy(search_claim.addr, ethhdr->h_source, ETH_ALEN); @@ -1406,8 +1408,13 @@ int bla_rx(struct bat_priv *bat_priv, struct sk_buff *skb, short vid) } /* if it is a broadcast ... */ - if (is_multicast_ether_addr(ethhdr->h_dest)) { - /* ... drop it. the responsible gateway is in charge. */ + if (is_multicast_ether_addr(ethhdr->h_dest) && is_bcast) { + /* ... drop it. the responsible gateway is in charge. + * + * We need to check is_bcast because with the gateway + * feature, broadcasts (like DHCP requests) may be sent + * using a unicast packet type. + */ goto handled; } else { /* seems the client considers us as its best gateway. |