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SubjectRe: High Number of arp Requests from NFS
On Thu, May 06, 1999 at 06:02:10PM +0200, kuznet@ms2.inr.ac.ru wrote:
> Hello!
>
> > + if (ip_route_output(&rt, skb->nh.iph->saddr,
> > + skb->nh.iph->daddr,
> > + RT_TOS(skb->nh.iph->tos), /* hope that is ok */
> > + 0))
> > + return;
> > + dst_confirm(&rt->u.dst);
>
> + dst_release(&rt->u.dst);
>
> > >In running 2.2.7, I've noticed that NFS seems to generate an extremely
> > >high number of arp requests in comparison to other network services. Any
> > >reason why the arp cache is having to be revalidated so often?
>
> Number of ARP requests is too high when it exceeds 1% of data,
> or when we start to flood net with broadcasts.
> In all other cases, it is low and should not bother you.

My patch is ugly I know, it should be some generic socket method.
But what do you think about its basic functionality?


-Andi

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