[Bridge] [PATCH net-next 1/2] net: bridge: change unicast boolean to exact pkt_type

[Nikolay Aleksandrov]

On 30/08/16 17:00, Nikolay Aleksandrov wrote:
> On 30/08/16 16:59, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
[snip]
>>>  	if (p->state == BR_STATE_LEARNING)
>>>  		goto drop;
>>>  
>>>  	BR_INPUT_SKB_CB(skb)->brdev = br->dev;
>>>  
>>> -	local_rcv = !!(br->dev->flags & IFF_PROMISC);
>>> -
>>>  	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_INET) && skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_ARP))
>>>  		br_do_proxy_arp(skb, br, vid, p);
>>>
>>
>> can't proxy_arp change what was a broadcast packet into a unicast packet?
>>
> 

Sorry I missed this question, no it shouldn't be possible. The proxy arp
code only inspects the skb and acts accordingly, it doesn't do any
modifications IIRC.