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| author | Stefan Richter <stefanr@s5r6.in-berlin.de> | 2006-09-23 16:34:10 +0400 |
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| committer | Stefan Richter <stefanr@s5r6.in-berlin.de> | 2006-09-23 16:34:10 +0400 |
| commit | 919251758195919ae3568021bc221e4f8c4b20eb (patch) | |
| tree | 81137a037ff8e6c91cc8de72d568275605c653c5 /Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt | |
| parent | c394f1eafef61c6666f5876afde6110a276c4c9f (diff) | |
| parent | 3eeab61aa3ddd3c0bedb7449ada1599de22fdb5a (diff) | |
| download | linux-919251758195919ae3568021bc221e4f8c4b20eb.tar.xz | |
Merge branch 'mainline' into upstream-linus
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diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index d0e7917b30fb..3ee1b3b2bfb4 100644 --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -272,3 +272,16 @@ 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> + |