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-rw-r--r--eth-multiplexer/vdev.c14
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/eth-multiplexer/vdev.c b/eth-multiplexer/vdev.c
index 47dc8d2d..9a1f7b2e 100644
--- a/eth-multiplexer/vdev.c
+++ b/eth-multiplexer/vdev.c
@@ -145,7 +145,12 @@ add_vdev (char *name, int size,
vdev->if_mtu = ETH_MTU;
vdev->if_header_format = HDR_ETHERNET;
vdev->if_address_size = ETH_ALEN;
- vdev->if_flags = 0;
+ vdev->if_flags = (/* The interface is 'UP' on creation. */
+ IFF_UP
+ /* We have allocated resources for it. */
+ | IFF_RUNNING
+ /* Advertise ethernet-style capabilities. */
+ | IFF_BROADCAST | IFF_MULTICAST);
/* Compute a pseudo-random but stable ethernet address. */
vdev->if_address[0] = 0x52;
@@ -203,8 +208,12 @@ broadcast_pack (char *data, int datalen, struct vether_device *from_vdev)
{
int internal_deliver_pack (struct vether_device *vdev)
{
+ /* Skip current interface. */
if (from_vdev == vdev)
return 0;
+ /* Skip interfaces that are down. */
+ if ((vdev->if_flags & IFF_UP) == 0)
+ return 0;
return deliver_pack (data, datalen, vdev);
}
@@ -247,6 +256,9 @@ broadcast_msg (struct net_rcv_msg *msg)
int internal_deliver_msg (struct vether_device *vdev)
{
+ /* Skip interfaces that are down. */
+ if ((vdev->if_flags & IFF_UP) == 0)
+ return 0;
return deliver_msg (msg, vdev);
}