linux-kernel - Re: [net v2 PATCH 1/2] net: ethernet: ti: cpsw: fix clean up of vlan mc entries for host port

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Message-ID: <20200821125936.00003fc7@intel.com>
Date:   Fri, 21 Aug 2020 12:59:36 -0700
From:   Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>
To:     Murali Karicheri <m-karicheri2@...com>
Cc:     <davem@...emloft.net>, <kuba@...nel.org>,
        <grygorii.strashko@...com>, <nsekhar@...com>,
        <linux-omap@...r.kernel.org>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [net v2 PATCH 1/2] net: ethernet: ti: cpsw: fix clean up of
 vlan mc entries for host port

Murali Karicheri wrote:

> To flush the vid + mc entries from ALE, which is required when a VLAN
> interface is removed, driver needs to call cpsw_ale_flush_multicast()
> with ALE_PORT_HOST for port mask as these entries are added only for
> host port. Without this, these entries remain in the ALE table even
> after removing the VLAN interface. cpsw_ale_flush_multicast() calls
> cpsw_ale_flush_mcast which expects a port mask to do the job.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Murali Karicheri <m-karicheri2@...com>

Patch makes sense. Please resend with a Fixes: tag.