[openib-general] Re: [PATCH] IPoIB: Set hardware header on packet receive

[Hal Rosenstock]

On Mon, 2005-03-28 at 12:40, Roland Dreier wrote:
>     Hal> Needed for PF_PACKET/SOCK_PACKET
> 
> So what happens if this isn't set?  

If such a socket is created after the IPoIB interface is added without a
patch along these lines and an IPoIB packet is received, the kernel
hangs.

> What applications use PF_PACKET/SOCK_PACKET?

ISC DHCP for one.

-- Hal