Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 16:09:51 -0800 From: Alfred Perlstein <alfred@freebsd.org> To: David Malone <dwmalone@maths.tcd.ie> Cc: cvs-all@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/net if_ethersubr.c Message-ID: <20040217000951.GD55055@elvis.mu.org> In-Reply-To: <200402161059.aa61466@salmon.maths.tcd.ie> References: <20040216062847.GA98877@elvis.mu.org> <200402161059.aa61466@salmon.maths.tcd.ie>
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Ok, sorry, faulty dimm installed. :) * David Malone <dwmalone@maths.tcd.ie> [040216 02:59] wrote: > > > Return EACCES rather than ENOBUFS if ipfw blocks a packet on the > > > way out at layer 2. > > > I think ipfw returns EPERM when denying packets through some other > > paths. > > Previously I'd just made sure that blocking a ping at layer 2 and > layer 3 return the same error after this commit. I just did a quick > check. Ip_output returns EACCES, ip_input and ether_demux can't > return an error. > > Ipfw does return EPERM if you try to alter the rules but aren't > permitted to, but that's a different situation I guess. > > David. -- - Alfred Perlstein - Research Engineering Development Inc. - email: bright@mu.org cell: 408-480-4684
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