patch-1.3.25 linux/net/Changes

• Lines: 96
• Date: Thu Sep 7 17:11:48 1995
• Orig file: v1.3.24/linux/net/Changes
• Orig date: Thu Sep 7 17:17:20 1995

diff -u --recursive --new-file v1.3.24/linux/net/Changes linux/net/Changes
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@
 o	Generate BSD ENETDOWN errors			[TESTED]
 o	Clean device unload bug<Walter Wolfgang>	[IN]
 
--------->>>>> 1.3.23 <<<<<-------
+-------->>>>> 1.3.24 <<<<<-------
 
 o	Missing IGMP includes fixes			[TESTED]
 o	Smarter buffer use options for sockets		[IN]
@@ -197,6 +197,11 @@
 o	IOVEC's support repeated calls to copy more	[IN]
 o	Zero fragment 'solaris nfs' bug fixed <Werner>  [IN]
 o	NetROM supports sendmsg/recvmsg			[IN]
+o	Sendmsg verify_iovec bugfix			[IN]
+o	ARP PERM is really permanent now <Craig>	[IN]
+o	IPIP tunnels work fully we hope			[IN]
+o	Closing socket change (Marc Tamsky)		[IN]
+o	RFC1122 verification of tcp.c <Mike Shaver>	[IN]
 
 ---------- Things Linus had for a while and not merged ----------------
 
@@ -211,9 +216,10 @@
 o	IPFW support for TOS changing (Al Longyear)
 o	/dev/skip /dev/ipah etc - Kernel/Usermode communications module (me)
 o	AF_UNIX garbage collect code
-o	Closing socket change (Marc Tamsky)
 o	Faster closedown option for heavy use sites (me)
 
+o	NEW NET TOOLS..... - wanted one net tools maintainer....
+
 --------------- Tbings That Need Doing Before 1.4 ------------------
 
 o	Finish merging the bridge code
@@ -223,6 +229,7 @@
 o	Fast dev_grab_next() transmit reload function
 	and dev_push_failed() ??
 o	Faster ip_forward last hit cache		[PENDING(GuruA0)]
+o	L2 ip routing cache				[PENDING(btv)]
 o	Forwarding queue control (+ fairness algorithms ??)
 o	IP forward flow control.
 o	Infinite PPP devices.
@@ -230,7 +237,7 @@
 o	Clean up RAW AX.25 sockets.
 o	Finish 802.2 Class I code to be compliant to the oddities of 802.2
 o	Full variable length AX.25 support		[JSN doing]
-o	Tidy BPQ support to use an bpqip tunnel device
+o	Tidy BPQ support to use a bpqip tunnel device
 o	Strange eth0-eth3 bug 
 o	Finish IPIP bug fixes
 o	Why doesnt the PROTO_UNREACH get sent ?
@@ -257,8 +264,8 @@
 o	IP firewalling performance - caching and radix trees.
 o	Zebedee
 o	802.2 Class 2 services (eg netbios).
-o	Multidrop KISS
-o	Multicast routing
+o	Multidrop KISS					[NOW AVAILABLE IN USER MODE]
+o	Multicast routing				[STARTED BITS]
 o	IPX/Atalk/Netrom firewalling
 
 Possible projects for victim^H^H^H^H^Holunteers
@@ -266,7 +273,7 @@
 
 1.	Verifying the correctness of implementation against RFC1122 and
 making a list of violations (BSD is sufficiently screwed up you can't
-implement all of RFC1122 and talk to it usefully). [In progress - Mike
+implement all of RFC1122 and talk to it usefully). [Done - Mike
 Shaver]
 
 2.	Verifying all the error returns match the BSD ones (grotty job I
@@ -302,7 +309,7 @@
 from term].
 
 8.	Making SLIP/PPP dynamically allocate devices so you never run out
-of channels.	[Taken/Done pending inclusion]
+of channels.	[Done (pending inclusion in the PPP case)]
 
 9.	Implementing streams. Not as a blind slow SYS5.4 style copy but actually
 working out how to do it so it runs like greased lightning. Quite a big
@@ -319,13 +326,14 @@
 
 13.	Mrouted Multicast routing. Or possibly MOSPF and others
 	as they become available
-	[Some interest: see/join [email protected]
+	[Started: see/join [email protected]
          if you wish to join in]
 
 14.	Bidirectional PLIP. Also PLIP for the newer style parallel ports.
 
 15.	802.2LLC and thus Netbeui sockets. Becoming less important since the
-rumour is microsoft are phasing out netbeui for netbios/IP.	
+rumour is microsoft are phasing out netbeui for netbios/IP. Microsoft have
+gone for netbios/funny-ipx-variant it seems in Win95, but TCP is selectable.
 	[Tentatively in progress]
 
 16.	X.25. This is one for a real head case with far too much time on