Re: [PATCH] net:l2tp: Allow MAC to be configured via netlink

2018-01-25 Thread David Miller
From: Guillaume Nault Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2018 13:04:06 +0100 > Sorry if it looks like I'm pushing back on every l2tp patches lately, > but it'd really help if we could move the code forward and take > advantage of existing kernel infrastructures. Otherwise l2tp will keep > lagging behind. Agreed.

Re: [PATCH] net:l2tp: Allow MAC to be configured via netlink

2018-01-24 Thread Guillaume Nault
On Wed, Jan 24, 2018 at 04:58:44PM +1300, Isaac Lee wrote: > The linux kernel by default uses random MAC address > for l2tp interfaces. However, there are situations > where it is desirable to have a deterministic MAC address. > > A sample scenario would be where the host IP stack is attached > di

[PATCH] net:l2tp: Allow MAC to be configured via netlink

2018-01-23 Thread Isaac Lee
The linux kernel by default uses random MAC address for l2tp interfaces. However, there are situations where it is desirable to have a deterministic MAC address. A sample scenario would be where the host IP stack is attached directly to a tunnel hence the "random" address is now propagated via ARP

Re: [PATCH] net:l2tp: Allow MAC to be configured via netlink

2018-01-18 Thread David Miller
From: Isaac Lee Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2018 14:35:37 +1300 > The linux kernel by default uses random MAC address > for l2tp interfaces. However, there are situations > where it is desirable to have a deterministic MAC address. > > A sample scenario would be where the host IP stack is attached > direc

[PATCH] net:l2tp: Allow MAC to be configured via netlink

2018-01-16 Thread Isaac Lee
The linux kernel by default uses random MAC address for l2tp interfaces. However, there are situations where it is desirable to have a deterministic MAC address. A sample scenario would be where the host IP stack is attached directly to a tunnel hence the "random" address is now propagated via ARP