Would this be preventing pcap_inject() from working say in kernel 2.6.31 (stock FC12 kernel)? Thanks, FM > -----Original Message----- > From: tcpdump-workers-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tcpdump-workers- > owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Pavel Roskin > Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 6:01 PM > To: linux-wireless@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; netdev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; tcpdump- > workers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Cc: Jiri Pirko > Subject: [tcpdump-workers] Current wireless-testing breaks libpcap: > mr_alen should be set > > Hello! > > The current wireless-testing appears to have some non-wireless bits from > the upcoming Linux 2.6.34. As a result, libpcap and all capture > programs that use it are broken. > > This patch to libpcap helps: > > --- a/pcap-linux.c > +++ b/pcap-linux.c > @@ -1563,6 +1563,7 @@ live_open_new(pcap_t *handle, const char > memset(&mr, 0, sizeof(mr)); > mr.mr_ifindex = handle->md.ifindex; > mr.mr_type = PACKET_MR_PROMISC; > + mr.mr_alen = 6; > if (setsockopt(sock_fd, SOL_PACKET, > PACKET_ADD_MEMBERSHIP, &mr, sizeof(mr)) == -1) > { > > libpcap git doesn't have the fix yet. > > The breakage must be coming from the commit 914c8ad2 by Jiri Pirko to > net/packet/af_packet.c > > I think it's very unhelpful to introduce patches that break significant > userspace functionality without giving the affected programs an advance > warning. > > Also, pulling bleeding edge stuff into wireless-testing before rc1 > appears to be either a mistake or a bad decision. > > Sorry for cross-post, but it's an urgent issue. Repliers are encouraged > to trim the recipient list as necessary. > > -- > Regards, > Pavel Roskin > - > This is the tcpdump-workers list. > Visit https://cod.sandelman.ca/ to unsubscribe. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
