> This is a pity, because it would be so easy to make the both stacks > totally independent of the actual link layers. It only needs one (or > two) new function pointer in net_device. This function should do the > conversion from IPv4/IPv6 address into corresponding hardware > multicast/broadcast address.
You mean, the link layer drivers should know of IP addressing modes? Sounds like a layering violation to me. The mapping from IP to MAC address is (for a good reason) part of the IP specs, not of the Ethernet, Token Ring etc. specs, so the right place to implement it is not the network drivers. Olaf - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
