linux-kernel - Re: Multicast snooping fixes and suggestions

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Message-ID: <4D65E2B4.1010501@zytor.com>
Date:	Wed, 23 Feb 2011 20:46:44 -0800
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.hengli.com.au>
CC:	Linus Lüssing <linus.luessing@....de>,
	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	bridge@...ts.linux-foundation.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Multicast snooping fixes and suggestions

On 02/23/2011 08:04 PM, Herbert Xu wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 07:16:17PM -0800, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>>
>> Are these packets likely to address that situation (or am I just plain
>> doing something stupid)?
> 
> No these patches deal with IPv6 multicast support in the bridge and
> are not related to your problem.
> 
> If you're using the bridge for virtualisation and you know that
> you don't have a loop in your setup, then one option would be to
> disable STP on your bridge.

Hi,

I have disabled STP on the bridge; it doesn't change the behavior.

	-hpa

-- 
H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
I work for Intel.  I don't speak on their behalf.

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