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[TIPC]: Links now validate destination node specified by incoming messages.
authorAllan Stephens <allan.stephens@windriver.com>
Mon, 26 Jun 2006 06:39:31 +0000 (23:39 -0700)
committerDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Mon, 26 Jun 2006 06:39:31 +0000 (23:39 -0700)
commit260082471ed3f6d751e9767e5a278d4e495d83f7
tree5bf904b9cdc16ae877f562e5d4909827c00d9fd5
parent9688243b635ecede23fe4492ba23f36439398095
[TIPC]: Links now validate destination node specified by incoming messages.

This fix prevents link flopping and name table inconsistency problems arising
when a node is assigned a different <Z.C.N> value than it used previously.
(Changing the <Z.C.N> value causes other nodes to have two link endpoints
sending to the same MAC address using two different destination <Z.C.N> values,
requiring the receiving node to filter out the unwanted messages.)

Signed-off-by: Allan Stephens <allan.stephens@windriver.com>
Signed-off-by: Per Liden <per.liden@ericsson.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
net/tipc/link.c