netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 2/7] net: dsa: bcm_sf2: Disable learning while in WoL

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Message-ID: <20180717155444.GE968@lunn.ch>
Date:   Tue, 17 Jul 2018 17:54:44 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, linville@...driver.com,
        davem@...emloft.net, vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 2/7] net: dsa: bcm_sf2: Disable learning while
 in WoL

On Tue, Jul 17, 2018 at 08:36:40AM -0700, Florian Fainelli wrote:
> When we are in Wake-on-LAN, we operate with the host sofware not running
> a network stack, so we want to the switch to flood packets

Hi Florian

Just to be sure... 

By flood, you mean from a user port to the CPU. You don't mean
flooding between user ports.

	 Andrew