From: Stephen Hemminger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 14:15:52 -0700
> While in the STP learning state, don't route packets; wait until > forwarding delay has expired. The purpose of the forwarding delay > is to detect loops in the network, and if a brouter started up > and started forwarding, it could cause a flood. > > Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Also applied to net-2.6.22 Thanks Stephen. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html