netdev - Re: [net-next PATCH v1 7/7] macvlan: add FDB bridge ops and new macvlan mode

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Message-ID: <4F84511D.7060902@intel.com>
Date:	Tue, 10 Apr 2012 08:26:21 -0700
From:	John Fastabend <john.r.fastabend@...el.com>
To:	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
CC:	roprabhu@...co.com, stephen.hemminger@...tta.com,
	davem@...emloft.net, hadi@...erus.ca, bhutchings@...arflare.com,
	jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	gregory.v.rose@...el.com, krkumar2@...ibm.com, sri@...ibm.com
Subject: Re: [net-next PATCH v1 7/7] macvlan: add FDB bridge ops and new macvlan
 mode

On 4/10/2012 7:35 AM, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 07:25:58AM -0700, John Fastabend wrote:
>>> Hmm okay, but this would mean we should convert
>>> MACVLAN_MODE_PASSTHRU_NOPROMISC to something
>>> that can combined with all modes. E.g.
>>> MACVLAN_MODE_BRIDGE | MACVLAN_MODE_FLAG_XXXXX
>>>
>>> and document that it does not promise to flood
>>> multicast.
>>>
>>
>> How about changing MACVLAN_MODE_PASSTHRU_NOPROMISC -> MACVLAN_MODE_NOPORMISC
>> for this patch. Then a follow on series can rework bridge
>> and VEPA to use it as well.
> 
> Right. We probably need a better name if it's going to
> affect other things besides promisc though.
> 

how about MACVLAN_MODE_FDBFLAG?
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