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carp: refactor packet tagging for ether_output()
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Authored by kp on May 1 2024, 9:43 AM.
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Summary
  • Separate HMAC preparation (CARP specific) from tagging.
  • In unicast mode (CARP specific) don't put tag at all.
  • Don't put pointer to software context into the tag. Putting just vhid, an integer value, is a safer design.

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