netdev - Re: [patch net-next 0/6] mlxsw: Offload bridge device mrouter

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Message-Id: <20171007.214236.828908395863095403.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:   Sat, 07 Oct 2017 21:42:36 +0100 (WEST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     jiri@...nulli.us
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, yotamg@...lanox.com, idosch@...lanox.com,
        nogahf@...lanox.com, mlxsw@...lanox.com, ivecera@...hat.com,
        nikolay@...ulusnetworks.com, andrew@...n.ch,
        stephen@...workplumber.org, nbd@....name, roopa@...ulusnetworks.com
Subject: Re: [patch net-next 0/6] mlxsw: Offload bridge device mrouter

From: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
Date: Thu,  5 Oct 2017 12:36:36 +0200

> From: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...lanox.com>
> 
> Yotam says:
> 
> Similarly to a bridged port, the bridge device itself can be configured by
> the user to be an mrouter port. In this case, all multicast traffic should
> be forwarded to it. Make the mlxsw Spectrum driver offload these directives
> to the Spectrum hardware.
> 
> Patches 1-3 add a new switchdev notification for bridge device mrouter
> port status and make the bridge module notify about it.
> 
> Patches 4-6 change the mlxsw Spectrum driver to handle these notifications
> by adding the Spectrum router port to the bridge MDB entries.

It looks like Nikolay wants some feedback addressed for patch #1.

Thanks.