This change allows link local packets (like 802.3ad and Spanning Tree
Protocol) to be processed even when the bridge is not using the port.
It fixes the chicken-egg problem for bridging a bonded device, and
may also fix problems with spanning tree failover.
Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
--- bridge.orig/net/bridge/br_input.c 2006-04-10 16:17:51.000000000 -0700
+++ bridge/net/bridge/br_input.c 2006-04-10 16:21:06.000000000 -0700
@@ -125,9 +125,6 @@
struct sk_buff *skb = *pskb;
const unsigned char *dest = eth_hdr(skb)->h_dest;
- if (p->state == BR_STATE_DISABLED)
- goto err;
-
if (!is_valid_ether_addr(eth_hdr(skb)->h_source))
goto err;
-
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