Subject: Re: [PATCH] macvlan: Set IFF_UNICAST_FLT flag to prevent unnecessary promisc mode.

From: Ben Greear <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2013 12:27:27 -0800

On 03/07/2013 12:21 PM, Vlad Yasevich wrote:
> Macvlan already supports hw address filters.  Set the IFF_UNICAST_FLT
> so that it doesn't needlesly enter PROMISC mode when macvlans are
> stacked.

Out of curiosity, how can stacking mac-vlans be useful?

(You are stacking more macvlans on a base mac-vlan?)

Thanks,
Ben

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