You can use the following on ovs: ovs-vsctl set bridge <bridge-name> other-config:forward-bpdu=true
according to the ovs-vsctl docs[0] this includes 01:80:c2:00:00:0x which is LACP. [0] http://openvswitch.org/support/dist-docs/ovs-vswitchd.conf.db.5.html > > 1. Re: [c-nsp] LACP between router VMs (James Bensley) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2017 18:21:07 +0000 > From: James Bensley <jwbens...@gmail.com> > To: adamv0...@netconsultings.com > Cc: "cisco-...@puck.nether.net" <cisco-...@puck.nether.net>, > juniper-nsp <juniper-nsp@puck.nether.net> > Subject: Re: [j-nsp] [c-nsp] LACP between router VMs > Message-ID: > <CAAWx_pVE_Ya4473u8=X0VLP_WfMRu_YWB1y-7uNSoesES3GJDw@ > mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > On 8 November 2017 at 16:30, Jeff Meyers <jeff.mey...@gmx.net> wrote: > > Hi Adam, > > > > LACP packets (so called slow packets in the linux kernel) are never > > forwarded by the bridging code. If it didn't change in the last ~2 years, > > you will have to hack your kernel in order to let them pass. It's > actually > > only a minor change in a couple of lines. The same applies btw to STP > > packets. > > > > > > Jeff > > > > > > Am 08.11.2017 um 17:09 schrieb adamv0...@netconsultings.com: > >> > >> Hi folks, > >> > >> > >> Slightly off topic but I'm gonna give it a shot anyways. > >> > >> Would anyone know how can I make linux bridges or better OVS to forward > >> LACP > >> PDUs instead of swallowing 'em? > >> > >> Basically "l2protocol forward lacp" equivalent. > >> > >> Couldn't find a single article on this and just can't believe I'm the > >> first > >> person that ever tried this. > >> > >> Aren't linux bridges or OVS MEF compliant :-) ? > >> > >> > >> Thanks > >> > >> > >> adam > > If you have NIC(s) that support SR-IOV in your hypervisor boxes then > binding a virtual-function from the PF to your VMs should allow the > LACP frames to pass. > > Cheers, > James, > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > juniper-nsp mailing list > juniper-nsp@puck.nether.net > https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/juniper-nsp > > ------------------------------ > > End of juniper-nsp Digest, Vol 180, Issue 8 > ******************************************* > -- Sergio Danelli JNCIE #170 _______________________________________________ juniper-nsp mailing list juniper-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/juniper-nsp