Fix for duplicated ARP entries in the FreeBSD stack

[Arnaud Chataignier]

Unfortunately the problem didn't appear all the time (sporadic problem
depending on timings on the platform).

To reproduce (when it happens), there is a very simple test:

- generate an application/ecos image containing the httpd package, and
enable the monitor webpage.

- make sure the host (PC with a browser) does NOT have an ARP entry for
the target yet ('arp -a ' under Windows). Otherwise delete it (arp -d
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx).

- Browse the monitor webpage : http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/monitor

The webpage doesn't appear when the bug happens. The arp reply is
correctly received (arp table is filled in Windows), but then the target
don't answer anymore to any request, so the webpage doe not appear.

You can then check that the patch fixes the problem -> the web page
appears correctly.

Regards,
Arnaud.


-----Message d'origine-----
De : Gary Thomas [mailto:gary@mlbassoc.com] 
Envoyé : jeudi 23 juin 2005 17:44
À : Arnaud Chataignier
Cc : eCos patches
Objet : Re: Fix for duplicated ARP entries in the FreeBSD stack


On Thu, 2005-06-23 at 17:37 +0200, Arnaud Chataignier wrote:
> Patch correcting a bug described here: 
> http://sources.redhat.com/ml/ecos-discuss/2005-06/msg00132.html
> 
> I have been using it for several days now and it seems OK.

I'll install this in a little while, thanks.

Do you have any test process which can show the efficacy of this change?

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