Commit 080f22c0 authored by Stephen Hemminger's avatar Stephen Hemminger Committed by David S. Miller

[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: default avatarStephen Hemminger <shemminger@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: default avatarDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
parent dc362510
...@@ -281,3 +281,16 @@ Why: The deferred output hooks are a layering violation causing unusual ...@@ -281,3 +281,16 @@ Why: The deferred output hooks are a layering violation causing unusual
Who: Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net> Who: Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net>
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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>
...@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ source "net/lapb/Kconfig" ...@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ source "net/lapb/Kconfig"
config NET_DIVERT config NET_DIVERT
bool "Frame Diverter (EXPERIMENTAL)" bool "Frame Diverter (EXPERIMENTAL)"
depends on EXPERIMENTAL depends on EXPERIMENTAL && BROKEN
---help--- ---help---
The Frame Diverter allows you to divert packets from the The Frame Diverter allows you to divert packets from the
network, that are not aimed at the interface receiving it (in network, that are not aimed at the interface receiving it (in
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