linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next 2/2] net: dsa: lan9303: Add basic offloading of unicast traffic

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Date:   Sat, 23 Sep 2017 16:31:23 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Egil Hjelmeland <privat@...l-hjelmeland.no>
Cc:     vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com, f.fainelli@...il.com,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 2/2] net: dsa: lan9303: Add basic offloading of
 unicast traffic

> The point is: Once both external ports are in "forwarding", I see no way
> to prevent traffic flowing directly between the external ports.

Generally, there are port vectors. Port X can send frames only to Port
Y.

If you don't have that, there are possibilities with VLANs. Each port
is given a unique VLAN. All incoming untagged traffic is tagged with
the VLAN. You just need to keep the VLAN separated and add/remove the
VLAN tag in the dsa tag driver.

     Andrew