netdev - [patch net-next v4 13/21] bridge: add new hwmode swdev

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Date:	Thu, 27 Nov 2014 11:40:18 +0100
From:	Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
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Subject: [patch net-next v4 13/21] bridge: add new hwmode swdev

From: Scott Feldman <sfeldma@...il.com>

Current hwmode settings are "vepa" or "veb".  These are for NIC interfaces
with basic bridging function offloaded to HW.  Add new "swdev" for full
switch device offloads.

Signed-off-by: Scott Feldman <sfeldma@...il.com>
Signed-off-by: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
---
v3->v4:
-no change
new in v3
---
 include/uapi/linux/if_bridge.h | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/if_bridge.h b/include/uapi/linux/if_bridge.h
index da17e45..60425ca 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/if_bridge.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/if_bridge.h
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ struct __fdb_entry {
 
 #define BRIDGE_MODE_VEB		0	/* Default loopback mode */
 #define BRIDGE_MODE_VEPA	1	/* 802.1Qbg defined VEPA mode */
+#define BRIDGE_MODE_SWDEV       2       /* Full switch device offload */
 
 /* Bridge management nested attributes
  * [IFLA_AF_SPEC] = {
-- 
1.9.3

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