Date: Sun, 3 Jul 2005 18:41:36 -0500 (CDT) From: Mike Silbersack <silby@silby.com> To: Andrew Thompson <thompsa@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-src@FreeBSD.org, src-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/net bridge.c Message-ID: <20050703184013.U21939@odysseus.silby.com> In-Reply-To: <200507031824.j63IO3Bs009536@repoman.freebsd.org>
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On Sun, 3 Jul 2005, Andrew Thompson wrote: > thompsa 2005-07-03 18:24:03 UTC > > FreeBSD src repository > > Modified files: > sys/net bridge.c > Log: > Check the alignment of the IP header before passing the packet up to the > packet filter. This would cause a panic on architectures that require strict > alignment such as sparc64, ia64 and ppc. What's the route that a packet takes before it gets to the bridge? If it goes through ether_input, it would make sense to put the alignment there when necessary. By the way, which network drivers are not aligning to the ip header right now? Mike "Silby" Silbersackhome | help
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