netdev - Re: [RFC PATCH 2/3] net: expose ebridge FDB with priv flag IFF_OFFLOADED

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Message-ID: <1330718442.2611.37.camel@bwh-desktop>
Date:	Fri, 2 Mar 2012 20:00:42 +0000
From:	Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.com>
To:	John Fastabend <john.r.fastabend@...el.com>
CC:	<jhs@...atatu.com>, <shemminger@...tta.com>,
	<kernel@...tstofly.org>, <hadi@...erus.ca>, <roprabhu@...co.com>,
	<mst@...hat.com>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	<gregory.v.rose@...el.com>, <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 2/3] net: expose ebridge FDB with priv flag
 IFF_OFFLOADED_FDB

On Fri, 2012-03-02 at 19:56 +0000, Ben Hutchings wrote:
[...]
> General comment: why should the software bridge code be loaded in order
> to control a hardware bridge?  (It's not even the only software bridge
> we have!)  It would perhaps be neater to have separate modules for the
> software bridge, the rtnetlink bridge ops, and the glue functions for
> hardware bridges.  But that could be done later.

I see from the other thread that you're already well aware for this.
So, no need to answer it.

Ben.

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