Re: [RFC][PATCH] neigh: Allow for user space users of the neighbour table

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From: ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Eric W. Biederman)
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:23:43 -0800

> 
> Currently it is possible to do just about everything with the arp table
> from user space except treat an entry like you are using it.  To that end
> implement and a flag NTF_USE that when set in a netwlink update request
> treats the neighbour table entry like the kernel does on the output path.
> 
> This allows user space applications to share the kernel's arp cache.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Biederman <ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Ok, no objections from me.

I'll apply this to net-next-2.6, thanks.
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