net.inet.ip.check_interface POLA

[Dave McCammon]

--- Maxim Konovalov <maxim at macomnet.ru> wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> When net.inet.ip.check_interface was MFCed to
> RELENG_4 3+ years ago in
> rev. 1.130.2.17 ip_input.c it was 1 by default but
> shortly changed to
> 0 (accidently?) in rev. 1.130.2.20 in RELENG_4 only.
>  Among with the
> fact this knob is not documented it breaks POLA
> especially in bridge
> enviroment.
> 
> I suggest to synchronize HEAD and RELENG_5 with
> RELENG_4 and make an
> MFS.  I do not like the idea to change
> net.inet.ip.check_interface to
> 1 by default in RELENG_4 for the obvious reasons.
> 
> Any objections?
> 

No.
Got burnt by this change, myself.


		
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