netdev - Re: 2.6.37 regression: adding main interface to a bridge breaks vlan interface RX

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Date:	Tue, 1 Mar 2011 12:04:21 -0800
From:	Jesse Gross <jesse@...ira.com>
To:	Francois Romieu <romieu@...zoreil.com>
Cc:	chriss <mail_to_chriss@....net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.6.37 regression: adding main interface to a bridge breaks vlan
 interface RX

On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 2:16 AM, Francois Romieu <romieu@...zoreil.com> wrote:
> Jesse Gross <jesse@...ira.com> :
> [...]
>> Putting a vlan device on eth1 actually affects the behavior of the
>> driver, which is why that works.  I suspect that if you put the vlan
>> device on both the physical interface and the bridge you would see
>> packets with tags on the bridge.
>>
>> Regardless, the solution is to remove the dependency on vlan devices
>> by converting over to the new vlan model.  Francois, any chance that
>> you might have some time to look at this?
>
> The completely untested patch below is available for the (really) desperate
> souls.
>
> I should do a -next testing session this afternoon for this patch +
> Oliver's Neukum advertisement control + Hayes 8105e stuff (in reverse order).

Thanks Francois.  When you are ready this looks good to me.

Reviewed-by: Jesse Gross <jesse@...ira.com>
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