Re: [lwip-users] lwip-1.3rc1 and ethernetif_input

[Jonathan Larmour]

Siva Velusamy wrote:
> In 1.3RC1, ethernetif_input has the following structure:
> 
>   case ETHTYPE_IP:
>   case ETHTYPE_ARP:
>     /* full packet send to tcpip_thread to process */
>     if (netif->input(p, netif)!=ERR_OK)
> 
> Both IP & ARP packets are sent via tcpip_thread. I don't understand
> the control flow of what is expected to happen if you are using RAW
> mode only where the api folder is not even compiled in. In that case
> it seems to me that ARP packets need to go via etharp_input and ip
> packets via ip_input. Is that correct?

Yes, but the way to do this is probably to make sure your netif->input
points directly to ethernet_input (see netif/etharp.c). Strictly it isn't
for the RAW API, but #if NO_SYS.

Jifl
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