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Commit 080f22c0 authored Sep 13, 2006 by Stephen Hemminger Committed by David S. Miller Sep 17, 2006

[NET]: Mark frame diverter for future removal.

The code for frame diverter is unmaintained and has bitrotted.
The number of users is very small and the code has lots of problems.
If anyone is using it, they maybe exposing themselves to bad packet attacks.

Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>

parent dc362510

Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt

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		@@ -281,3 +281,16 @@ Why: The deferred output hooks are a layering violation causing unusual
		Who: Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net>

		---------------------------

		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 <shemminger@osdl.org>

net/Kconfig

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		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