netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next RFC v2] switchdev: bridge: drop hardware forwarded packets

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Message-ID: <20150320220946.GB31769@lunn.ch>
Date:	Fri, 20 Mar 2015 23:09:46 +0100
From:	Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:	roopa <roopa@...ulusnetworks.com>
Cc:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, sfeldma@...il.com,
	jiri@...nulli.us, ronen.arad@...el.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next RFC v2] switchdev: bridge: drop hardware
 forwarded packets

> since we have discussed this problem multiple times in switchdev meetings,
> the intent of this RFC is to see get the code out and also see if
> rocker or any other in-kernel
> driver can use it.

The Marvell switches in DSA don't have any way to mark packets why
they where forwarded towards the host. So i don't see how we could use
this feature with these chips.

     Andrew
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