netdev - Re: [patch net-next v3 14/17] bridge: add new brport flag LEARNING

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Message-ID: <5474A8AF.4080007@cumulusnetworks.com>
Date:	Tue, 25 Nov 2014 08:05:03 -0800
From:	Roopa Prabhu <roopa@...ulusnetworks.com>
To:	Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
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Subject: Re: [patch net-next v3 14/17] bridge: add new brport flag LEARNING_SYNC

On 11/25/14, 2:28 AM, Jiri Pirko wrote:
> From: Scott Feldman <sfeldma@...il.com>
>
> This policy flag controls syncing of learned FDB entries to bridge's FDB.  If
> on, FDB entries learned on bridge port device will be synced.  If off, device
> may still learn new FDB entries but they will not be synced with bridge's FDB.
>
> Signed-off-by: Scott Feldman <sfeldma@...il.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>

Acked-by: Roopa Prabhu<roopa@...ulusnetworks.com>


> ---
> new in v3
> ---
>   include/linux/if_bridge.h    | 1 +
>   include/uapi/linux/if_link.h | 1 +
>   2 files changed, 2 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/if_bridge.h b/include/linux/if_bridge.h
> index b4bb104..67b7a8e 100644
> --- a/include/linux/if_bridge.h
> +++ b/include/linux/if_bridge.h
> @@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ struct br_ip_list {
>   #define BR_AUTO_MASK (BR_FLOOD | BR_LEARNING)
>   #define BR_PROMISC		0x00000080
>   #define BR_PROXYARP		0x00000100
> +#define BR_LEARNING_SYNC	0x00000200
>   
>   extern void brioctl_set(int (*ioctl_hook)(struct net *, unsigned int, void __user *));
>   
> diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/if_link.h b/include/uapi/linux/if_link.h
> index 4163753..d8e6a31 100644
> --- a/include/uapi/linux/if_link.h
> +++ b/include/uapi/linux/if_link.h
> @@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ enum {
>   	IFLA_BRPORT_LEARNING,	/* mac learning */
>   	IFLA_BRPORT_UNICAST_FLOOD, /* flood unicast traffic */
>   	IFLA_BRPORT_PROXYARP,	/* proxy ARP */
> +	IFLA_BRPORT_LEARNING_SYNC, /* mac learning sync from device */
>   	__IFLA_BRPORT_MAX
>   };
>   #define IFLA_BRPORT_MAX (__IFLA_BRPORT_MAX - 1)

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