Subject: Re: Patch to change ethernet link addresses
To: None <dyoung@pobox.com>
From: Dheeraj Reddy <dheeraj@ece.gatech.edu>
List: tech-net
Date: 08/11/2003 04:32:50
OKay.
I wasn't subscribed to any lists until now.
Thanks for all the comments David/Itojun/...
I never could understand why one would need multiple link-layer addresses.
which is what my reasoning was to use the SET semantics (apart from of course
the earlier discussion).
But I think there have been compelling arguements. Except for
the fact that there is probably a reason why none has tried to do this
(link-level address deleting) before. (my ignorance could be a factor here)
In any case it isn't as simple as i thought it would be :). (for a
first jab at low-level coding)..
I shall read a bit more of the code this week and possible come back
again.
As of now as i understand it, the link level addresses need to be more like
IPv4/V6 addresses that are Addable,Deletable,Gettable.(which is different than
how other OSes that have such a functionality behave).
truely
dheeraj