linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next 0/3] RSTP SWITCH support for PRU-ICSSM Ethernet driver

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Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2025 11:44:25 +0530 (IST)
From: Parvathi Pudi <parvathi@...thit.com>
To: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
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	parvathi <parvathi@...thit.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/3] RSTP SWITCH support for PRU-ICSSM Ethernet
 driver

Hi,

>> No, this patch-set applies to both STP and RSTP. The driver and firmware
>> responds to the port-state transitions and FDB operations through the
>> standard Linux switchdev/bridge interfaces, with no STP/RSTP related
>> logic executed in driver/firmware.
>> 
>> We referred to RSTP in the commit message as it is our primary use case
>> and it implies support for STP as well.
> 
> I would not say RSTP implied STP, because the higher level
> implementation is very different. You need to know the low level
> details to understand they use the same driver API.
> 
> Please generalise the commit messages, mention STP as well as RSTP.
> 
> Thanks
> 	Andrew

Understood, we will update the commit message in the next version.


Thanks and Regards,
Parvathi.