linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next v3 1/5] net: bridge: Add support for bridge port in locked mode

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Date:   Sun, 20 Feb 2022 11:18:28 +0200
From:   Ido Schimmel <idosch@...sch.org>
To:     Hans Schultz <schultz.hans@...il.com>
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, kuba@...nel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        Hans Schultz <schultz.hans+netdev@...il.com>,
        Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...il.com>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Vladimir Oltean <olteanv@...il.com>,
        Roopa Prabhu <roopa@...dia.com>,
        Nikolay Aleksandrov <nikolay@...dia.com>,
        Shuah Khan <shuah@...nel.org>,
        Stephen Suryaputra <ssuryaextr@...il.com>,
        David Ahern <dsahern@...nel.org>,
        Ido Schimmel <idosch@...dia.com>,
        Petr Machata <petrm@...dia.com>,
        Amit Cohen <amcohen@...dia.com>,
        Po-Hsu Lin <po-hsu.lin@...onical.com>,
        Baowen Zheng <baowen.zheng@...igine.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, bridge@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
        linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v3 1/5] net: bridge: Add support for bridge port
 in locked mode

On Fri, Feb 18, 2022 at 04:51:44PM +0100, Hans Schultz wrote:
> In a 802.1X scenario, clients connected to a bridge port shall not
> be allowed to have traffic forwarded until fully authenticated.
> A static fdb entry of the clients MAC address for the bridge port
> unlocks the client and allows bidirectional communication.
> 
> This scenario is facilitated with setting the bridge port in locked
> mode, which is also supported by various switchcore chipsets.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Hans Schultz <schultz.hans+netdev@...il.com>

With Nik's comment fixed:

Reviewed-by: Ido Schimmel <idosch@...dia.com>