netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v1 2/9] net: dsa: tag_ar9331: detect IGMP and MLD packets

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Message-ID: <20210403132636.h7ghwk2eaekskx2b@pengutronix.de>
Date:   Sat, 3 Apr 2021 15:26:36 +0200
From:   Oleksij Rempel <o.rempel@...gutronix.de>
To:     Vladimir Oltean <olteanv@...il.com>
Cc:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Pengutronix Kernel Team <kernel@...gutronix.de>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, linux-mips@...r.kernel.org,
        Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...il.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v1 2/9] net: dsa: tag_ar9331: detect IGMP and
 MLD packets

On Sat, Apr 03, 2021 at 04:03:18PM +0300, Vladimir Oltean wrote:
> Hi Oleksij,
> 
> On Sat, Apr 03, 2021 at 01:48:41PM +0200, Oleksij Rempel wrote:
> > The ar9331 switch is not forwarding IGMP and MLD packets if IGMP
> > snooping is enabled. This patch is trying to mimic the HW heuristic to take
> > same decisions as this switch would do to be able to tell the linux
> > bridge if some packet was prabably forwarded or not.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Oleksij Rempel <o.rempel@...gutronix.de>
> > ---
> 
> I am not familiar with IGMP/MLD, therefore I don't really understand
> what problem you are trying to solve.
> 
> Your switch has packet traps for IGMP and MLD, ok. So it doesn't forward
> them. Must the IGMP/MLD packets be forwarded by an IGMP/MLD snooping
> bridge? Which ones and under what circumstances?

I'll better refer to the rfc:
https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4541

Regards,
Oleksij
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