netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] net: bridge: pop vlan from skb if filtering is disabled but it's a pvid

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Date:   Mon, 21 Sep 2020 12:44:43 -0700
From:   Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
To:     Nikolay Aleksandrov <nikolay@...dia.com>,
        "stephen@...workplumber.org" <stephen@...workplumber.org>,
        "olteanv@...il.com" <olteanv@...il.com>,
        Roopa Prabhu <roopa@...dia.com>,
        "kuba@...nel.org" <kuba@...nel.org>,
        "davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:     "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "andrew@...n.ch" <andrew@...n.ch>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net: bridge: pop vlan from skb if filtering is
 disabled but it's a pvid

On 9/14/20 1:11 PM, Florian Fainelli wrote:
>> Less important, but still:
>>   - it is in the fast path for everyone
>>   - it can already be fixed by a tc action/8021q device
> 
> Sure, but the point is that it should be fixed in a way that is
> transparent to the user, as much as possible.
> 
>>
>> We can go into details but that would be a waste of time, instead I
>> think we
>> should focus on Vladimir's proposed DSA change.
>>
>> Vladimir, I think with the right pvid helper the patch would reduce to
>> dsa_untag_bridge_pvid() on the Rx path only. One thing that I'm
>> curious about
>> is shouldn't dsa_untag_bridge_pvid() check if the bridge pvid is == to
>> the skb
>> tag and the port's pvid?
>> Since we can have the port's pvid different from the bridge's. That's
>> for the
>> case of vlan_filtering=1 and the port having that vlan, but not as pvid.

Vladimir, let me know if you have a patch for DSA and I can give it a
try quickly. Thanks!
-- 
Florian