# \[PATCH 3/3\] bridge: Allow proxy ARP for unicast ARP requests

- From: Jouni Malinen \<hidden\>
- Date: 2015-02-04 09:52:20 
- List: netdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2015/02/10977198
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2015/02/10977199/t.md

```text
From: Kyeyoon Park <redacted>

It is possible for unicast ARP requests to be used and the same proxyarp
mechanism should work for them as well as for the broadcast case.

Signed-off-by: Kyeyoon Park <redacted>
Signed-off-by: Jouni Malinen <redacted>
---
 net/bridge/br_input.c | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/bridge/br_input.c b/net/bridge/br_input.c
index 41d1d3f..c60100f 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_input.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_input.c
@@ -157,11 +157,11 @@ int br_handle_frame_finish(struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	dst = NULL;
 
-	if (is_broadcast_ether_addr(dest)) {
-		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_INET) &&
-		    skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_ARP))
-			br_do_proxy_arp(skb, br, vid);
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_INET) &&
+	    skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_ARP))
+		br_do_proxy_arp(skb, br, vid);
 
+	if (is_broadcast_ether_addr(dest)) {
 		skb2 = skb;
 		unicast = false;
 	} else if (is_multicast_ether_addr(dest)) {
-- 
1.9.1
```