netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v4 01/10] net: bridge: extend the process of special frames

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Date:   Fri, 9 Oct 2020 21:40:58 +0000
From:   Nikolay Aleksandrov <nikolay@...dia.com>
To:     "bridge@...ts.linux-foundation.org" 
        <bridge@...ts.linux-foundation.org>,
        "henrik.bjoernlund@...rochip.com" <henrik.bjoernlund@...rochip.com>,
        "davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "jiri@...lanox.com" <jiri@...lanox.com>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Roopa Prabhu <roopa@...dia.com>,
        "idosch@...lanox.com" <idosch@...lanox.com>,
        "kuba@...nel.org" <kuba@...nel.org>,
        "UNGLinuxDriver@...rochip.com" <UNGLinuxDriver@...rochip.com>
CC:     "horatiu.vultur@...rochip.com" <horatiu.vultur@...rochip.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v4 01/10] net: bridge: extend the process of
 special frames

On Fri, 2020-10-09 at 14:35 +0000, Henrik Bjoernlund wrote:
> This patch extends the processing of frames in the bridge. Currently MRP
> frames needs special processing and the current implementation doesn't
> allow a nice way to process different frame types. Therefore try to
> improve this by adding a list that contains frame types that need
> special processing. This list is iterated for each input frame and if
> there is a match based on frame type then these functions will be called
> and decide what to do with the frame. It can process the frame then the
> bridge doesn't need to do anything or don't process so then the bridge
> will do normal forwarding.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Henrik Bjoernlund  <henrik.bjoernlund@...rochip.com>
> Reviewed-by: Horatiu Vultur  <horatiu.vultur@...rochip.com>
> ---
>  net/bridge/br_device.c  |  1 +
>  net/bridge/br_input.c   | 33 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
>  net/bridge/br_mrp.c     | 19 +++++++++++++++----
>  net/bridge/br_private.h | 18 ++++++++++++------
>  4 files changed, 60 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
> 

Acked-by: Nikolay Aleksandrov <nikolay@...dia.com>