[Bridge] [PATCH net-next] net: bridge: add per-port group_fwd_mask with less restrictions

2017-09-27 Thread Nikolay Aleksandrov
We need to be able to transparently forward most link-local frames via tunnels (e.g. vxlan, qinq). Currently the bridge's group_fwd_mask has a mask which restricts the forwarding of STP and LACP, but we need to be able to forward these over tunnels and control that forwarding on a per-port basis th

Re: [Bridge] [PATCH net-next] net: bridge: add per-port group_fwd_mask with less restrictions

2017-09-29 Thread Stephen Hemminger
On Wed, 27 Sep 2017 16:12:44 +0300 Nikolay Aleksandrov wrote: > We need to be able to transparently forward most link-local frames via > tunnels (e.g. vxlan, qinq). Currently the bridge's group_fwd_mask has a > mask which restricts the forwarding of STP and LACP, but we need to be able > to forwa

Re: [Bridge] [PATCH net-next] net: bridge: add per-port group_fwd_mask with less restrictions

2017-09-29 Thread Nikolay Aleksandrov
On 29/09/17 18:14, Stephen Hemminger wrote: > On Wed, 27 Sep 2017 16:12:44 +0300 > Nikolay Aleksandrov wrote: > >> We need to be able to transparently forward most link-local frames via >> tunnels (e.g. vxlan, qinq). Currently the bridge's group_fwd_mask has a >> mask which restricts the forwardi

Re: [Bridge] [PATCH net-next] net: bridge: add per-port group_fwd_mask with less restrictions

2017-09-29 Thread Stephen Hemminger
On Sat, 30 Sep 2017 00:01:24 +0300 Nikolay Aleksandrov wrote: > On 29/09/17 18:14, Stephen Hemminger wrote: > > On Wed, 27 Sep 2017 16:12:44 +0300 > > Nikolay Aleksandrov wrote: > > > >> We need to be able to transparently forward most link-local frames via > >> tunnels (e.g. vxlan, qinq). Cu

Re: [Bridge] [PATCH net-next] net: bridge: add per-port group_fwd_mask with less restrictions

2017-09-29 Thread Nikolay Aleksandrov
On 30/09/17 00:51, Stephen Hemminger wrote: > On Sat, 30 Sep 2017 00:01:24 +0300 > Nikolay Aleksandrov wrote: > >> On 29/09/17 18:14, Stephen Hemminger wrote: >>> On Wed, 27 Sep 2017 16:12:44 +0300 >>> Nikolay Aleksandrov wrote: >>> We need to be able to transparently forward most link-l

Re: [Bridge] [PATCH net-next] net: bridge: add per-port group_fwd_mask with less restrictions

2017-09-29 Thread Roopa Prabhu
On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 3:11 PM, Nikolay Aleksandrov wrote: > On 30/09/17 00:51, Stephen Hemminger wrote: >> On Sat, 30 Sep 2017 00:01:24 +0300 >> Nikolay Aleksandrov wrote: >> >>> On 29/09/17 18:14, Stephen Hemminger wrote: On Wed, 27 Sep 2017 16:12:44 +0300 Nikolay Aleksandrov wrote: