netdev - Re: [PATCH net] bridge: Fix problems around fdb entries pointing to the bridge device

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Date:	Thu, 4 Aug 2016 19:11:19 +0900
From:	Toshiaki Makita <makita.toshiaki@....ntt.co.jp>
To:	Roopa Prabhu <roopa@...ulusnetworks.com>
Cc:	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, bridge@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
	Nikolay Aleksandrov <nikolay@...ulusnetworks.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] bridge: Fix problems around fdb entries pointing to
 the bridge device

On 2016/08/04 17:15, Toshiaki Makita wrote:
> On 2016/08/04 16:24, Roopa Prabhu wrote:
>> On 8/3/16, 7:11 PM, Toshiaki Makita wrote:
>>> Adding fdb entries pointing to the bridge device uses fdb_insert(),
>>> which lacks various checks and does not respect added_by_user flag.
>>>
>>> As a result, some inconsistent behavior can happen:
>>> * Adding temporary entries succeeds but results in permanent entries.
>>
>> IIRC this is not specific to fdb entries on the bridge device. all temp
>> fdb entries via iproute2 result in permanent entries. thats why 'dynamic'
>> was added.
> 
> Sorry for confusing you, I meant "temp" (i.e., "static") of bridge fdb
> command.
> "temp", "dynamic" and "use" should not result in "permanent".

I probably misread you in my previous reply so the previous answer looks
weird...

What I should have said is:
Other temp fdb entries via iproute2 result in static (== temp), not
permanent.
"dynamic" and "use" should be meant for dynamic entries, not static (temp).

-- 
Toshiaki Makita