Nicolas Droux writes:
> I have included below a proposal which would allow bridging to
> cleanly integrate with mac without the introduction of special
> cases in the common data-path, and enabling bridging to
> leverage the layer-2 classification that was introduced
> by Crossbow. The proposal takes into account the issues we
> discussed earlier in this thread.
Thanks. I think the high-level issue here is deciding on a way
forward, much of which is probably outside of the architectural review
realm. The issues I see from the bridging project side of things are:
- Is the project to redesign the Crossbow locking structures and
otherwise provide bridging-friendly features something that's
funded? If so, what's its schedule? If not, then are you
actually suggesting that the bridging project be made dependent on
something that isn't planned? It would be at least a bit silly
for me to agree to something like that.
- How do we work towards a common understanding of the goals and
requirements? I'm not sure this list is the right place to do
that, nor do I know who should "own" this task. (Does it belong
to some future project?)
I'll follow up with a detailed technical response to this proposal on
networking-discuss, as I _think_ we're no longer talking about the
bridging project that's under ARC review, but rather talking about a
potential future project.
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