The new wording clarifies that we (1) use the broadcast MAC address
only until we know the actual MAC address of the guest, and (2) our
first packets will not necessarily "reach" the guest, in the sense of
being processed rather than dropped. (Which is why we actively send an
initial ARP and/or NDP message, to get the guest MAC address as soon
as possible.)
Signed-off-by: Volker Diels-Grabsch
---
tap.c | 6 +++---
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tap.c b/tap.c
index 0f8ee25..399eeaa 100644
--- a/tap.c
+++ b/tap.c
@@ -1512,9 +1512,9 @@ void tap_backend_init(struct ctx *c)
case MODE_PASST:
tap_sock_unix_init(c);
- /* In passt mode, we don't know the guest's MAC address until it
- * sends us packets. Use the broadcast address so that our
- * first packets will reach it.
+ /* In passt mode, we don't know the guest's MAC address until
+ * it sends us packets. Until then, use the broadcast address
+ * so that our first packets will have a chance to reach it.
*/
memcpy(&c->guest_mac, MAC_BROADCAST, sizeof(c->guest_mac));
break;
--
2.47.3