linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: fix 6185 hardware bridging

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Message-ID: <87r3eyscdd.fsf@ketchup.mtl.sfl>
Date:	Fri, 25 Mar 2016 13:20:30 -0400
From:	Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com>
To:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel@...oirfairelinux.com,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: fix 6185 hardware bridging

Hi,

Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com> writes:

> The 88E6185 switch also has a MapDA bit in its Port Control 2 register.
> When this bit is cleared, all frames are sent out to the CPU port.
>
> Set this bit to rely on ATU hits and direct the frame out of the correct
> ports, and thus enable hardware bridging.
>
> Signed-off-by: Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com>

Andrew, I sent this patch too fast. It requires a proper support of the
ATU in order to populate the FDB correctly. I send that soon.

David, please ignore this patch for the moment.

Thanks,
Vivien