netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v3 13/13] net: switchdev: Remove bridge bypass support from switchdev

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Date:   Mon, 7 Aug 2017 12:26:12 +0200
From:   Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
To:     Arkadi Sharshevsky <arkadis@...lanox.com>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net, ivecera@...hat.com,
        f.fainelli@...il.com, andrew@...n.ch,
        vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com, Woojung.Huh@...rochip.com,
        mlxsw@...lanox.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v3 13/13] net: switchdev: Remove bridge bypass
 support from switchdev

Sun, Aug 06, 2017 at 03:15:51PM CEST, arkadis@...lanox.com wrote:
>Currently the bridge port flags, vlans, FDBs and MDBs can be offloaded
>through the bridge code, making the switchdev's SELF bridge bypass
>implementation to be redundant. This implies several changes:
>- No need for dump infra in switchdev, DSA's special case is handled
>  privately.
>- Remove obj_dump from switchdev_ops.
>- FDBs are removed from obj_add/del routines, due to the fact that they
>  are offloaded through the bridge notification chain.
>- The switchdev_port_bridge_xx() and switchdev_port_fdb_xx() functions
>  can be removed.
>
>Signed-off-by: Arkadi Sharshevsky <arkadis@...lanox.com>
>Reviewed-by: Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com>

Acked-by: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...lanox.com>