netdev - Re: Introducing open source MSTP daemon

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Message-ID: <CADDf=MRCS61iDM+W=6dy+1mQiTE7HJK+7dSJQVUfx2wE9Qtgmw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Wed, 1 Feb 2012 11:30:12 -0500
From:	yao zhao <yao.development@...il.com>
To:	Vitalii Demianets <vitas@...factor.kiev.ua>
Cc:	bridge@...ux-foundation.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	"Srinivas M.A." <srinivas.aji@...il.com>,
	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>,
	Alex Rozin <alexr@...se.co.il>,
	Michael Rozhavsky <mike@...se.co.il>
Subject: Re: Introducing open source MSTP daemon

nice job!

Will try! more work needed in kernel!

yao

On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 10:27 AM, Vitalii Demianets
<vitas@...factor.kiev.ua> wrote:
> Good day!
> I am happy to introduce open source MSTP daemon:
> http://sourceforge.net/p/mstpd
>
> Of course due to current limitations of the Linux bridge code, namely:
>  - no integration with VLAN code
>  - no support of different FIDs (independent learning)
>  - no support of the per-MSTI port states
> this daemon is not very useful for the bare Linux box. It can work only with
> support of specialized driver which talks to the MSTP-aware hardware (most of
> the today ethernet switching parts are MSTP-aware and support FIDs and
> per-MSTI port states).
> Nevertheless I hope to find some interest in my work. Maybe it will stimulate
> in some way the integration of the Linux bridge and VLAN code, who knows?
> From the IEEE point of view they are already merged, see 802.1Q-2005 which
> incorporates previous editions of 802.1q and 802.1d and 802.1w/s.
>
> Once again, all interested are welcome. Please review, criticize, test,
> modify, patch, deploy and do other things :) Any kind of feedback is
> extremely welcome :)
>
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> Vitalii Demianets
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