netdev - Introducing open source MSTP daemon

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Date:	Thu, 22 Sep 2011 17:27:32 +0300
From:	Vitalii Demianets <vitas@...factor.kiev.ua>
To:	bridge@...ux-foundation.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	"Srinivas M.A." <srinivas.aji@...il.com>,
	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>,
	Alex Rozin <alexr@...se.co.il>,
	Michael Rozhavsky <mike@...se.co.il>
Subject: Introducing open source MSTP daemon

Good day!
I am happy to introduce open source MSTP daemon:
http://sourceforge.net/p/mstpd

Of course due to current limitations of the Linux bridge code, namely:
 - no integration with VLAN code
 - no support of different FIDs (independent learning)
 - no support of the per-MSTI port states
this daemon is not very useful for the bare Linux box. It can work only with 
support of specialized driver which talks to the MSTP-aware hardware (most of 
the today ethernet switching parts are MSTP-aware and support FIDs and 
per-MSTI port states).
Nevertheless I hope to find some interest in my work. Maybe it will stimulate 
in some way the integration of the Linux bridge and VLAN code, who knows? 
>From the IEEE point of view they are already merged, see 802.1Q-2005 which 
incorporates previous editions of 802.1q and 802.1d and 802.1w/s.

Once again, all interested are welcome. Please review, criticize, test, 
modify, patch, deploy and do other things :) Any kind of feedback is 
extremely welcome :)

-- 
Vitalii Demianets
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