[Click] DropBroadcasts

[Eddie Kohler]

Hi,

f2308030 at est.fib.upc.edu wrote:
> Hi,
> 1. I want to use the DropBroadcats element in kernel mode.
> The man page says...
> "Drop packets that arrived as link-level broadcast or multicast. Used to
> implement the requirement that IP routers not forward link-level broadcasts.
> Looks at the packet_type_anno annotation, which FromDevice(n) sets."
> ...but I haven't found the sentence that sets the packet_type_annotation in the
> linuxmodule/FromDevice element. I only have found this sentence in the
> userlevel/fromdevice element.

The kernel FromDevice and PollDevice elements should set this annotation 
correctly.  I'll update the documentation.

> Since DropBroadcasts man page say nothing about if DropBroadcasts element is
> only for userlevel, is this an error? or a problem?
> 
> 2. A simple question. Another element like DropBroadcasts but for IP-level and
> not for link-level exists already? I haven't found it but before start to make
> it... :)

I don't think so!  Go for it!  Then send it to the list.

Eddie

> 
> Thank you very much!
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