Wed, Mar 03, 2010 at 02:00:48AM CET, [email protected] wrote: >Hello! > >The current wireless-testing appears to have some non-wireless bits from >the upcoming Linux 2.6.34. As a result, libpcap and all capture >programs that use it are broken. > >This patch to libpcap helps: > >--- a/pcap-linux.c >+++ b/pcap-linux.c >@@ -1563,6 +1563,7 @@ live_open_new(pcap_t *handle, const char > memset(&mr, 0, sizeof(mr)); > mr.mr_ifindex = handle->md.ifindex; > mr.mr_type = PACKET_MR_PROMISC; >+ mr.mr_alen = 6; > if (setsockopt(sock_fd, SOL_PACKET, > PACKET_ADD_MEMBERSHIP, &mr, sizeof(mr)) == -1) > { > >libpcap git doesn't have the fix yet. > >The breakage must be coming from the commit 914c8ad2 by Jiri Pirko to >net/packet/af_packet.c > >I think it's very unhelpful to introduce patches that break significant >userspace functionality without giving the affected programs an advance >warning. > >Also, pulling bleeding edge stuff into wireless-testing before rc1 >appears to be either a mistake or a bad decision. > >Sorry for cross-post, but it's an urgent issue. Repliers are encouraged >to trim the recipient list as necessary.
Sorry about this. Corrected patch will follow. Jirka > >-- >Regards, >Pavel Roskin - This is the tcpdump-workers list. Visit https://cod.sandelman.ca/ to unsubscribe.
