Re: [RFC 2/3] if_ether.h: Add IEEE 802.1 Local Experimental Ethertype 1.
From: Rémi Denis-Courmont <hidden>
Date: 2011-12-01 07:13:59
On Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:44:05 +0100, Sjur Br��ndeland [off-list ref] wrote:
From: Sjur Brændeland <redacted> Add EthType 0x88b5. This Ethertype value is available for public use for prototype and vendor-specific protocol development,as defined in Amendment 802a to IEEE Std 802.
I don't think you can just go and steal a reserved EtherType. What if some user-space (using packet sockets) or out-of-tree kernel driver does actual "experiment" with this type? Why don't you define your own link-layer, e.g. with a vendor-specific CDC profile? -- Rémi Denis-Courmont http://www.remlab.net/