Add a macro to check for IPv6 multicast MAC addresses
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Authored by mhorne on Sep 30 2020, 5:45 PM.

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rS367163: net: add ETHER_IS_IPV6_MULTICAST

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This can be used to query if a received ethernet packet has an IPv6
multicast address, e.g. for IPv6 Neighbor Discovery Protocol.

Of course, ETHER_IS_MULTICAST is still preferred in the general case.

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mhorne created this revision.Sep 30 2020, 5:45 PM

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allanjude added reviewers: thj, bz.Oct 6 2020, 1:43 PM

Hi, any thoughts on this?

This definition is used by NetApp as part of a larger set of changes that is not yet upstream-ready. It doesn't offer much value on its own, but helps reduce their local diff against FreeBSD.

I'd appreciate a prod in either direction of "looks good, go ahead" or "save it for the larger patch". Thanks.

For reference, this definition comes from RFC 2464, Section 7.

ae accepted this revision.Oct 29 2020, 4:05 PM

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