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Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2015 22:44:37 +0530
From: Siva Mannem <siva.mannem.lnx@...il.com>
To: sfeldma@...il.com
Cc: stephen@...workplumber.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
jiri@...nulli.us, roopa@...ulusnetworks.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH iproute2 v2] bridge/link: add learning_sync policy flag
Hi,
> +.BR "learning_sync on " or " learning_sync off "
> +Controls whether a given port will sync MAC addresses learned on device port to
> +bridge FDB.
> +
For the FDB entries synced from device port to bridge FDB, can the
device port also mention that it will take care of aging the synced
entries? I am thinking of a use case where the port supports hardware
learning and hardware aging?
Regards,
Siva.
On Tue, Dec 30, 2014 at 1:50 AM, <sfeldma@...il.com> wrote:
> From: Scott Feldman <sfeldma@...il.com>
>
> v2:
>
> Resending now that the dust has cleared in 3.18 on "self" vs. hwmode debate for
> brport settings. learning_sync is now set/cleared using "self" qualifier on
> brport.
>
> v1:
>
> Add 'learned_sync' flag to turn on/off syncing of learned MAC addresses from
> offload device to bridge's FDB. Flag is be set/cleared on offload device port
> using "self" qualifier:
>
> $ sudo bridge link set dev swp1 learning_sync on self
>
> $ bridge -d link show dev swp1
> 2: swp1 state UNKNOWN : <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 master br0 state forwarding priority 32 cost 2
> hairpin off guard off root_block off fastleave off learning off flood off
> 2: swp1 state UNKNOWN : <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 master br0
> learning on learning_sync on
>
> Adds new IFLA_BRPORT_LEARNED_SYNCED attribute for IFLA_PROTINFO on the SELF
> brport.
>
> Signed-off-by: Scott Feldman <sfeldma@...il.com>
> ---
> bridge/link.c | 12 ++++++++++++
> man/man8/bridge.8 | 6 ++++++
> 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/bridge/link.c b/bridge/link.c
> index 3f77aab..c8555f8 100644
> --- a/bridge/link.c
> +++ b/bridge/link.c
> @@ -188,6 +188,9 @@ int print_linkinfo(const struct sockaddr_nl *who,
> if (prtb[IFLA_BRPORT_LEARNING])
> print_onoff(fp, "learning",
> rta_getattr_u8(prtb[IFLA_BRPORT_LEARNING]));
> + if (prtb[IFLA_BRPORT_LEARNING_SYNC])
> + print_onoff(fp, "learning_sync",
> + rta_getattr_u8(prtb[IFLA_BRPORT_LEARNING_SYNC]));
> if (prtb[IFLA_BRPORT_UNICAST_FLOOD])
> print_onoff(fp, "flood",
> rta_getattr_u8(prtb[IFLA_BRPORT_UNICAST_FLOOD]));
> @@ -221,6 +224,7 @@ static void usage(void)
> fprintf(stderr, " [ fastleave {on | off} ]\n");
> fprintf(stderr, " [ root_block {on | off} ]\n");
> fprintf(stderr, " [ learning {on | off} ]\n");
> + fprintf(stderr, " [ learning_sync {on | off} ]\n");
> fprintf(stderr, " [ flood {on | off} ]\n");
> fprintf(stderr, " [ hwmode {vepa | veb} ]\n");
> fprintf(stderr, " bridge link show [dev DEV]\n");
> @@ -252,6 +256,7 @@ static int brlink_modify(int argc, char **argv)
> } req;
> char *d = NULL;
> __s8 learning = -1;
> + __s8 learning_sync = -1;
> __s8 flood = -1;
> __s8 hairpin = -1;
> __s8 bpdu_guard = -1;
> @@ -295,6 +300,10 @@ static int brlink_modify(int argc, char **argv)
> NEXT_ARG();
> if (!on_off("learning", &learning, *argv))
> exit(-1);
> + } else if (strcmp(*argv, "learning_sync") == 0) {
> + NEXT_ARG();
> + if (!on_off("learning_sync", &learning_sync, *argv))
> + exit(-1);
> } else if (strcmp(*argv, "flood") == 0) {
> NEXT_ARG();
> if (!on_off("flood", &flood, *argv))
> @@ -359,6 +368,9 @@ static int brlink_modify(int argc, char **argv)
> addattr8(&req.n, sizeof(req), IFLA_BRPORT_UNICAST_FLOOD, flood);
> if (learning >= 0)
> addattr8(&req.n, sizeof(req), IFLA_BRPORT_LEARNING, learning);
> + if (learning_sync >= 0)
> + addattr8(&req.n, sizeof(req), IFLA_BRPORT_LEARNING_SYNC,
> + learning_sync);
>
> if (cost > 0)
> addattr32(&req.n, sizeof(req), IFLA_BRPORT_COST, cost);
> diff --git a/man/man8/bridge.8 b/man/man8/bridge.8
> index cb3fb46..e344db2 100644
> --- a/man/man8/bridge.8
> +++ b/man/man8/bridge.8
> @@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ bridge \- show / manipulate bridge addresses and devices
> .BR fastleave " { " on " | " off " } ] [ "
> .BR root_block " { " on " | " off " } ] [ "
> .BR learning " { " on " | " off " } ] [ "
> +.BR learning_sync " { " on " | " off " } ] [ "
> .BR flood " { " on " | " off " } ] [ "
> .BR hwmode " { " vepa " | " veb " } ] "
>
> @@ -263,6 +264,11 @@ not. If learning if off, the bridge will end up flooding any traffic for which
> it has no FDB entry. By default this flag is on.
>
> .TP
> +.BR "learning_sync on " or " learning_sync off "
> +Controls whether a given port will sync MAC addresses learned on device port to
> +bridge FDB.
> +
> +.TP
> .BR "flooding on " or " flooding off "
> Controls whether a given port will flood unicast traffic for which there is no FDB entry. By default this flag is on.
>
> --
> 1.7.10.4
>
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