netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 2/7] net: dsa: bcm_sf2: Disable learning while in WoL

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Date:   Tue, 17 Jul 2018 09:06:18 -0700
From:   Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, linville@...driver.com,
        davem@...emloft.net, vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 2/7] net: dsa: bcm_sf2: Disable learning while in
 WoL



On 07/17/2018 08:54 AM, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 17, 2018 at 08:36:40AM -0700, Florian Fainelli wrote:
>> When we are in Wake-on-LAN, we operate with the host sofware not running
>> a network stack, so we want to the switch to flood packets
> 
> Hi Florian
> 
> Just to be sure... 
> 
> By flood, you mean from a user port to the CPU. You don't mean
> flooding between user ports.

Yes, flooding from an user-port to the CPU port, that is, behaving like
a fully unmanaged switch during WoL.
-- 
Florian