netdev - Re: [net-next PATCH 1/5] net: dsa: tag_rtl4

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Date:   Thu, 4 Jun 2020 00:01:11 +0200
From:   Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
Cc:     Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...il.com>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, DENG Qingfang <dqfext@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [net-next PATCH 1/5] net: dsa: tag_rtl4_a: Implement Realtek 4
 byte A tag

Hi Andrew!

On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 3:52 PM Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch> wrote:

> Do you think you are passed basic debug/reverse engineering? There are
> a lot of netdev_dbg() statements here. It would be nice to remove most
> of them, if you think the code is stable.

OK

> Is there any hint in OpenRRPC that tags can be used in the other
> direction?

It appears OpenRRPC is something totally different, but yeah
I looked in that code. I have documentation on three other tag
types: a 8 byte tag (not similar) another 4 byte tag (protocol 9)
and I looked at the RTL838x kernel code which has a third
tag format (trailer). None of it is very helpful.

> Where is spanning tree performed? In the switch, or by the
> host?

In the switch I think.
There is a register in the ASIC to set the spanning tree status
to disabled, blocking, learning or forwarding.

> That is one example where the host needs to be able to
> send/receive frames on specific ports.

No luck there I'm afraid :/

Yours,
Linus Walleij