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| author | Steven Whitehouse | 2006-09-21 16:18:14 +0200 |
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| committer | Steven Whitehouse | 2006-09-21 16:18:14 +0200 |
| commit | 91fa47964165a42401fbc1f41caa63ab78564305 (patch) | |
| tree | 8f4ffdcbdedd845563630c3bcacd9407c75ccb52 /Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt | |
| parent | [GFS2] Remove unused constants (diff) | |
| parent | Linux v2.6.18. Arrr! (diff) | |
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Merge branch 'master' into gfs2
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diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index d1cd5f93e028..552507fe9a7e 100644 --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -281,3 +281,16 @@ Why: The deferred output hooks are a layering violation causing unusual Who: Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net> --------------------------- + +What: frame diverter +When: November 2006 +Why: The frame diverter is included in most distribution kernels, but is + broken. It does not correctly handle many things: + - IPV6 + - non-linear skb's + - network device RCU on removal + - input frames not correctly checked for protocol errors + It also adds allocation overhead even if not enabled. + It is not clear if anyone is still using it. +Who: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@osdl.org> + |