Re: [PATCH] iputils/ping_common.c: avoid gethostbyaddr during ping flood

2008-02-06 Thread Chris Caputo
[Resend with whitespace preserved.] Unless a destination is specified by IP address, a ping flood results in a gethostbyaddr() for every echo reply. Thus a DNS flood can accompany a ping flood. This patch makes it so a gethostbyaddr() is not performed with each echo reply during a ping flood

[PATCH] iputils/ping_common.c: avoid gethostbyaddr during ping flood

2008-02-06 Thread Chris Caputo
Unless a destination is specified by IP address, a ping flood results in a gethostbyaddr() for every echo reply. Thus a DNS flood can accompany a ping flood. This patch makes it so a gethostbyaddr() is not performed with each echo reply during a ping flood. Signed-off-by: Chris Caputo <[EMAIL