netdev - Re: [PATCH 1/1] bridge: remove BR_GROUPFWD_RESTRICTED for arbitrary forwarding of reserved addresses

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Date:   Mon, 1 Oct 2018 22:04:33 +0300
From:   Ido Schimmel <idosch@...sch.org>
To:     Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>
Cc:     Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        bernhard.thaler@...et.at, "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        bridge@...ts.linux-foundation.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        David Gstir <david@...ma-star.at>, nikolay@...ulusnetworks.com,
        roopa@...ulusnetworks.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] bridge: remove BR_GROUPFWD_RESTRICTED for arbitrary
 forwarding of reserved addresses

On Mon, Oct 01, 2018 at 08:54:08PM +0200, Richard Weinberger wrote:
> So the only option is having a bridge and transport STP via tc-mirred
> or patching the bridge code (what we do right now).

And I vote for the first option. I understand it involves more typing,
but I see no reason to push more complexity into the kernel - and break
standards - when you can relatively easily accomplish the same thing in
other ways.

Adding Nik and Roopa who now maintain the bridge code and should
eventually decide about this.