linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] net: core: Notify on changes to dev->promiscuity.

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Date:   Thu, 29 Aug 2019 14:55:18 +0200
From:   Ivan Vecera <ivecera@...hat.com>
To:     Horatiu Vultur <horatiu.vultur@...rochip.com>
Cc:     Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>, <alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com>,
        <UNGLinuxDriver@...rochip.com>, <davem@...emloft.net>,
        <andrew@...n.ch>, <allan.nielsen@...rochip.com>,
        <f.fainelli@...il.com>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] net: core: Notify on changes to
 dev->promiscuity.

On Thu, 29 Aug 2019 14:44:14 +0200
Horatiu Vultur <horatiu.vultur@...rochip.com> wrote:

> When a port is added to a bridge, then the port gets in promisc mode.
> But in our case the HW has bridge capabilities so it is not required
> to set the port in promisc mode.
> But if someone else requires the port to be in promisc mode (tcpdump
> or any other application) then I would like to set the port in promisc
> mode.
> In previous emails Andrew came with the suggestion to look at
> dev->promiscuity and check if the port is a bridge port. Using this
> information I could see when to add the port in promisc mode. He also
> suggested to add a new switchdev call(maybe I missunderstood him, or I
> have done it at the wrong place) in case there are no callbacks in the
> driver to get this information.

I would use the 1st suggestion.

for/in your driver:
if (dev->promiscuity > 0) {
	if (dev->promiscuity == 1 && netif_is_bridge_port(dev)) {
		/* no need to set promisc mode because promiscuity
		 * was requested by bridge
		 */
		...
	} else {
		/* need to set promisc mode as someone else requested
		 * promiscuity
		 */
	}
}

Thanks,
Ivan