linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] net: hsr: Provide RedBox support

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Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2024 12:48:10 +0000
From: Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>
To: Lukasz Majewski <lukma@...x.de>
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org, Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
	Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
	Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
	Vladimir Oltean <olteanv@...il.com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
	Oleksij Rempel <o.rempel@...gutronix.de>, Tristram.Ha@...rochip.com,
	Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>,
	Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
	Ravi Gunasekaran <r-gunasekaran@...com>,
	Wojciech Drewek <wojciech.drewek@...el.com>,
	Nikita Zhandarovich <n.zhandarovich@...tech.ru>,
	Murali Karicheri <m-karicheri2@...com>,
	Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...aro.org>,
	Ziyang Xuan <william.xuanziyang@...wei.com>,
	Kristian Overskeid <koverskeid@...il.com>,
	Matthieu Baerts <matttbe@...nel.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] net: hsr: Provide RedBox support

On Fri, Mar 22, 2024 at 08:42:44AM +0100, Lukasz Majewski wrote:
> Dear Community,
> 
> > Introduce RedBox support (HSR-SAN to be more precise) for HSR
> > networks. Following traffic reduction optimizations have been
> > implemented:
> > - Do not send HSR supervisory frames to Port C (interlink)
> > - Do not forward to HSR ring frames addressed to Port C
> > - Do not forward to Port C frames from HSR ring
> > - Do not send duplicate HSR frame to HSR ring when destination is
> > Port C
> > 
> > The corresponding patch to modify iptable2 sources has already been
> > sent:
> > https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20240308145729.490863-1-lukma@denx.de/T/
> > 
> > Testing procedure:
> > ------------------
> > The EVB-KSZ9477 has been used for testing on net-next branch
> > (SHA1: 709776ea8562).
> > 
> > Ports 4/5 were used for SW managed HSR (hsr1) as first hsr0 for ports
> > 1/2 (with HW offloading for ksz9477) was created. Port 3 has been
> > used as interlink port (single USB-ETH dongle).
> > 
> > Configuration - RedBox (EVB-KSZ9477):
> > ifconfig lan1 down;ifconfig lan2 down
> > ip link add name hsr0 type hsr slave1 lan1 slave2 lan2 supervision 45
> > version 1 ip link add name hsr1 type hsr slave1 lan4 slave2 lan5
> > interlink lan3 supervision 45 version 1 ifconfig lan4 up;ifconfig
> > lan5 up ifconfig lan3 up
> > ifconfig hsr1 192.168.0.11 up
> > 
> > Configuration - DAN-H (EVB-KSZ9477):
> > 
> > ifconfig lan1 down;ifconfig lan2 down
> > ip link add name hsr0 type hsr slave1 lan1 slave2 lan2 supervision 45
> > version 1 ip link add name hsr1 type hsr slave1 lan4 slave2 lan5
> > supervision 45 version 1 ifconfig lan4 up;ifconfig lan5 up
> > ifconfig hsr1 192.168.0.12 up
> > 
> > This approach uses only SW based HSR devices (hsr1).
> > 
> > --------------          -----------------       ------------
> > DAN-H  Port5 | <------> | Port5         |       |
> >        Port4 | <------> | Port4   Port3 | <---> | PC
> >              |          | (RedBox)      |       | (USB-ETH)
> > EVB-KSZ9477  |          | EVB-KSZ9477   |       |
> > --------------          -----------------       ------------
> > 
> 
> Gentle ping for this patch...

Hi Lukasz,

Unfortunately the timing of this patch submission didn't work out:
it was submitted after or otherwise still under review
when Linus tagged v6.8 and the merge window for v6.9 started.

net-next is closed during the merge window and the usual
next step in cases such as this is to rebase and repost
once the merge window closes and net-next reopens.
That should occur next week.

See: https://docs.kernel.org/process/maintainer-netdev.html#git-trees-and-patch-flow