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Re: [PATCH] IGMP: Inhibit reports for local multicast groups

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From: Philip Downey <pdowney@brocade.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2015 17:13:53 +0100

> IGMP reports are generated for link local multicast groups (224.0.0.1
> - 224.0.0.255) used by the routing protocols such as RIP, OSPF etc.
> In general routers do not generate reports for local multicast groups.
> 
> IGMP reports for local multicast groups can now be inhibited by means
> of a system control variable (setting the value to zero).
> 
> To retain backwards compatibility the previous behaviour is retained by
> default on system boot.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Philip Downey <pdowney@brocade.com>

I'm always hesitent to apply patches like this.

I can't even understand from your explanation:

1) what about local reporting behavior is so bad

2) why you want to inhibit them at all

For example, this:

> In general routers do not generate reports for local multicast groups.

Doesn't tell me anything.  You need to go into more detail about
this, and explain the situation sufficiently.
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[PATCH] IGMP: Inhibit reports for local multicast groups Philip Downey <pdowney@brocade.com> - 2015-08-12 18:20 +0200
  Re: [PATCH] IGMP: Inhibit reports for local multicast groups David Miller <davem@davemloft.net> - 2015-08-13 01:50 +0200
    RE: [PATCH] IGMP: Inhibit reports for local multicast groups Philip Downey <pdowney@Brocade.com> - 2015-08-13 16:50 +0200
      Re: [PATCH] IGMP: Inhibit reports for local multicast groups Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch> - 2015-08-13 18:20 +0200
        RE: [PATCH] IGMP: Inhibit reports for local multicast groups Philip Downey <pdowney@Brocade.com> - 2015-08-13 19:00 +0200
          Re: [PATCH] IGMP: Inhibit reports for local multicast groups Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch> - 2015-08-13 19:10 +0200
            Re: [PATCH] IGMP: Inhibit reports for local multicast groups Thadeu Lima de Souza Cascardo <cascardo@redhat.com> - 2015-08-13 20:10 +0200
              RE: [PATCH] IGMP: Inhibit reports for local multicast groups Philip Downey <pdowney@Brocade.com> - 2015-08-14 11:00 +0200
            RE: [PATCH] IGMP: Inhibit reports for local multicast groups Philip Downey <pdowney@Brocade.com> - 2015-08-14 11:00 +0200
              Re: [PATCH] IGMP: Inhibit reports for local multicast groups Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch> - 2015-08-14 15:50 +0200
                RE: [PATCH] IGMP: Inhibit reports for local multicast groups Philip Downey <pdowney@Brocade.com> - 2015-08-14 16:40 +0200

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