netdev - Re: marvell switch

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Date:   Thu, 5 Apr 2018 18:59:39 +0300
From:   Ran Shalit <ranshalit@...il.com>
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: marvell switch

On Thu, Apr 5, 2018 at 3:22 PM, Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch> wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 05, 2018 at 05:47:24AM +0300, Ran Shalit wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I am trying to use marvell switch in linux,
>> Is it that the kernel drivers from marvell switch are used just to
>> enable all ports, or do they also provide APIs to userspace to enable
>> specific ports only.
>> I have not find examples or wiki for marvell switch, so I am not too
>> sure as what are the drivers meant for.
>
> Hi Ran
>
> The Marvell driver makes each port act like a normal Linux network
> interface. So if you want to enable a port, do
>
> ip link set lan0 up
>
> Want to add an ip address to a port
>
> ip addr add 10.42.42.42/24 dev lan0
>
> Want to bridge two ports
>
> ip link add name br0 type bridge
> ip link set dev br0 up
> ip link set dev lan0 master br0
> ip link set dev lan1 master br0
>
> Just treat them as normal interfaces.
>

Is there a wiki which explains switch configuration ?
What does it mean that they are treated as normal interfaces ?
Is it possible to open socket and send/recieve on switch ports (lan0
for example) ?
My understanding is that these ports are not treated the same as eth0
interface for example.

Thanks for the assistance,
ranran

>      Andrew