Commit 080f22c0 authored by Stephen Hemminger's avatar Stephen Hemminger Committed by David S. Miller
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[NET]: Mark frame diverter for future removal. 



The code for frame diverter is unmaintained and has bitrotted.
The number of users is very small and the code has lots of problems.
If anyone is using it, they maybe exposing themselves to bad packet attacks.

Signed-off-by: default avatarStephen Hemminger <shemminger@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: default avatarDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt

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Who:	Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net>



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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>

net/Kconfig

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config NET_DIVERT

	bool "Frame Diverter (EXPERIMENTAL)"

	depends on EXPERIMENTAL

	depends on EXPERIMENTAL && BROKEN

	---help---

	  The Frame Diverter allows you to divert packets from the

	  network, that are not aimed at the interface receiving it (in

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