netdev - Re: Deliver skbs to intermediate interfaces, when using cascaded rx-handlers

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Message-ID: <20140221130553.GE2870@minipsycho.orion>
Date:	Fri, 21 Feb 2014 14:05:53 +0100
From:	Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
To:	Tobias Waldekranz <tobias@...dekranz.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Deliver skbs to intermediate interfaces, when using cascaded
 rx-handlers

Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 01:02:44PM CET, tobias@...dekranz.com wrote:
>On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 12:37:53PM +0100, Jiri Pirko wrote:
>> Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 12:12:57PM CET, tobias@...dekranz.com wrote:
>> >> What "switch driver" are you reffering to?
>> >> 
>> >
>> >The driver that is in charge of multiplexing packets from the switch
>> >chip out to the port interfaces. It registers an rx-handler on eth0
>> >and forwards packets to port[1-4] by reading a custom tag (similar to
>> >802.1Q) inserted by the switch.
>> 
>> Allright, but what's the name? I would like to find it and see the code.
>
>There's not really a name :), but I have made the source available on github:
>
>https://github.com/wkz/switchcore

Are you aware of existing DSA infrastructure?

>
>The relevant parts for this discussion should be in sc_main.c.
>
>> 
>> >
>> >-- 
>> >Thanks
>> > - wkz
>
>-- 
>Thanks
> - wkz
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