netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 2/4] net: dsa: bcm_sf2: Disable learning while in WoL

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Message-ID: <20180803182422.GO15029@lunn.ch>
Date:   Fri, 3 Aug 2018 20:24:22 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com,
        davem@...emloft.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 2/4] net: dsa: bcm_sf2: Disable learning while
 in WoL

On Fri, Aug 03, 2018 at 11:08:42AM -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 in order to
> cause a system wake-up when matching specific filters (unicast or
> multicast). This was not necessary before since we supported Magic
> Packet which are targeting a broadcast MAC address which the switch
> already floods.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>

Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>

    Andrew