David Miller wrote: > From: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 23:04:36 -0800 > > >> If an normal application has to use something like raw packet >> filtering, it seems there is a missing API. >> > > I'm loosely following this discussion, but Ben mentions DHCP > and I remember learning the other month that DHCP uses AF_PACKET > and filtering instead of IP RAW sockets because it needs to get > the MAC address and RAW sockets don't provide that. > sounds like a socket option would help, the data is already there. Then the normal UDP receive path would work. _______________________________________________ Bridge mailing list Bridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.osdl.org/mailman/listinfo/bridge
