netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 0/4] switchdev: push bridge attributes down

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Date:	Fri, 25 Sep 2015 03:53:05 +0200
From:	Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:	Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
Cc:	sfeldma@...il.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org, jiri@...nulli.us,
	siva.mannem.lnx@...il.com, pjonnala@...adcom.com,
	stephen@...workplumber.org, roopa@...ulusnetworks.com,
	vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/4] switchdev: push bridge attributes down

> So, without a better device to hold that kind of information (in the
> future it could be a global, switch-specific device holding that
> information), I agree with your decision to take the bridge device to
> hold that attribute, it still feels a bit uncomfortable to have
> switchdev_attr_port() take a bridge device parameter, but whatever, here
> is a scenario I am wondering how we would want to proceed with:
> 
> - suppose we have a switch which is only able to control ageing
> globally, not per port or any other kind of logical domain

Marvell switches only have global ageing settings, and it has to be a
multiple of 15 seconds, from 0 to 3825 seconds.

	 Andrew
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