netdev - Re: [patch net-next RFC 0/4] introduce infrastructure for support of switch chip datapath

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Date:	Thu, 27 Mar 2014 17:59:56 -0400
From:	Jamal Hadi Salim <jhs@...atatu.com>
To:	Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
CC:	Sergey Ryazanov <ryazanov.s.a@...il.com>,
	Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>,
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Subject: Re: [patch net-next RFC 0/4] introduce infrastructure for support
 of switch chip datapath

On 03/27/14 17:54, Florian Fainelli wrote:
> 2014-03-27 14:47 GMT-07:00 Jamal Hadi Salim <jhs@...atatu.com>:

> I think it is. There is nothing in-tree that actually uses that
> feature (switch chaining), but all the infrastructure is there to:
>
> - represent links between switches, which one is cascaded from which
> one and get a sense of their addressing within the switch tree
> - a function call to get that cascading table to programmed to each switch
> - get all relevant "uplink/downlink" switch ports to be configured appropriately
>

Sounds like we have a winner on this aspect at least.
Is it a common setup to have such cascading though - or is this some
overzelous way of solving cascading switches within a LAN?

cheers,
jamal
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