Re: kern/57648: ure(4) ignores multicasts in promisc mode

[Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR kern/57648; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost>
To: sc.dying%gmail.com@localhost
Cc: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Subject: Re: kern/57648: ure(4) ignores multicasts in promisc mode
Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2023 09:46:55 +0200

 On Mon, Oct 09, 2023 at 07:43:05AM +0000, sc.dying%gmail.com@localhost wrote:
 > Yes, patched code builds and works.
 
 I meant: have you verified the unpatched code actually does not work?
 
 > ping6 to a address that is not any of ure under test
 > generates ND multicast packet.
 > If usbnet promisc bug is fixed, you can confirm that
 > ure in promisc mode cannot observe this multicast
 > on tcpdump.
 
 Yes, that is a good test for this case (and I wouldn't be suprised if
 the AM flag does not do what the name seems to imply).
 
 Martin