Re: [PATCH 0/1] tidbits: net-udp: solicit new client for server mode

Hannes Diethelm <[email protected]> writes:

> As discussed in [PATCH] tidbits: net-udp: add server and client mode, 
> evl_net_solicit() is also needed for each client in server mode.
>
> I went for option 2, it is not to lazy and I did not find any way to
> ask evl if an ARP is already done.
>
> While testing, I also discovered that EINPROGRESS can appear after some
> time. I think this is due the kernel garbage-collects the ARP entry.

Correct, there is a timeout on ARP entries. You can make an entry
permanent and therefore not considered for garbage collection by passing
the EVL_NEIGH_PERMANENT flag to evl_net_solicit()

From the command line, the standard 'arp' command can be used to achieve
what you would do with evl_net_solicit() as well, since in-band updates
to the neighbour table are forwarded to evl.

-- 
Philippe.