netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 8/8] bridge: Automatically manage promisc mode when vlan filtering is on.

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Message-ID: <5373D4E2.1070904@cogentembedded.com>
Date:	Thu, 15 May 2014 00:41:06 +0400
From:	Sergei Shtylyov <sergei.shtylyov@...entembedded.com>
To:	Vlad Yasevich <vyasevic@...hat.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
CC:	bridge@...ts.linux-foundation.org, shemminger@...tta.com,
	mst@...hat.com, john.r.fastabend@...el.com, jhs@...atatu.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 8/8] bridge: Automatically manage promisc mode
 when vlan filtering is on.

Hello.

On 05/14/2014 07:09 PM, Vlad Yasevich wrote:

> If the user doesn't enable vlan filtering, we have to place all
> bridge ports in promsic mode so that we retain the capability of
> of receiving tagged frames.
> When vlan filtering is enabled, the each port will be provided with
> necessary vlan configuration and would be able to receive tagged
> traffic without promiscuous mode set, thus allowing us to automatically
> turn promiscuity on or off depending on the configuration.

> Signed-off-by: Vlad Yasevich <vyasevic@...hat.com>
> ---
>   net/bridge/br_if.c      | 12 ++++++++----
>   net/bridge/br_private.h |  9 +++++++++
>   net/bridge/br_vlan.c    |  1 +
>   3 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

> diff --git a/net/bridge/br_if.c b/net/bridge/br_if.c
> index 7759144..a9bf8cc 100644
> --- a/net/bridge/br_if.c
> +++ b/net/bridge/br_if.c
> @@ -131,12 +131,16 @@ static void br_port_clear_promisc(struct net_bridge_port *p)
>   void br_manage_promisc(struct net_bridge *br)
>   {
>   	struct net_bridge_port *p;
> +	int set_all = false;

    s/int/bool/?

[...]

WBR, Sergei

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