On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 01:11:20 -0800 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7535 > > Summary: ARP notifications to NETLINK_ROUTE > Kernel Version: 2.6.16, 2.6.17 > Status: NEW > Severity: normal > Owner: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Submitter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Most recent kernel where this bug did *NOT* occur: > 2.6.8 (maybe also some later version, but < 2.6.16) > > Distribution: > ubuntu 6.06 desktop/server (also with standard kernel 2.6.16), knoppix 5.0.1 > (kernel 2.6.17) > > Hardware Environment: > irrelevant > > Software Environment: > irrelevant > > Problem Description: > While listening to the multicast group RTMGRP_NEIGH on a NETLINK_ROUTE socket, > on kernel 2.6.8 a RTM_NEWNEIGH message is received whenever an entry is added > or > deleted to the ARP table. On 2.6.16, no such message is received, except for > IPv6 events. > Setting "/proc/sys/net/ipv4/neigh/*/app_solicit" to a value > 0 doesn't solve > the problem. > > Steps to reproduce: > Open a NETLINK_ROUTE socket and listen to RTMGRP_NEIGH. Try to add a new entry > to the ARP table, either manually or by pinging a neighbour on the same > subnet. > Try also to manually delete an entry, or simply let it expire. No RTM_NEWNEIGH > message is triggered when any of these events occurs (it IS in kernel 2.6.8). > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
