Vojtech Pavlik wrote:
>
> >
> > An invalid TCP/IP packet however does not permanently destroy the
> > ethernet card, no matter how badly it is screwed up. Nor does it
> > fry anything else.
>
> True.
>
[OT] Oversized ping to an old network stack?
>
> Also, if I understand the patch correctly, it kills all possibilities of
> for example drive firmware update without first adding support to that
> to the kernel explicitly. Is this really worth it?
>
Andre, could you comment on this question?
Someone might abuse an invalid command as a vendor specific extention.
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