linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 06/12] staging: dpaa2-ethsw: add ACL entry to redirect STP to CPU

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Date:   Wed, 6 Nov 2019 17:01:11 +0100
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Ioana Ciornei <ioana.ciornei@....com>
Cc:     "gregkh@...uxfoundation.org" <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "f.fainelli@...il.com" <f.fainelli@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 06/12] staging: dpaa2-ethsw: add ACL entry to redirect
 STP to CPU

> If I do this, I would have an L2 switch that relies on IP traffic
> passing through it.

Yes.

> Also, if I use ACLs to model dynamic FDB entries than I will need to "software age
> the ACLs... which is at least not ideal.

The bridge will do that for you.

> Andrew, thanks for all the advice given but I feel like I have to see if the firmware
> can be changed to better model the CPU traffic before adding a lot of hacks and
> pushing something with the current implementation.

Yes. I agree. If the firmware can change, great. If not, you might
have to do these hacks.

     Andrew