netdev - Re: [PATCH iproute2-next] ip: Add nodst option to macvlan type source

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Date:   Wed, 28 Apr 2021 09:46:58 -0600
From:   David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
To:     Jethro Beekman <kernel@...ekman.nl>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH iproute2-next] ip: Add nodst option to macvlan type source

On 4/24/21 3:28 PM, Jethro Beekman wrote:
> The default behavior for source MACVLAN is to duplicate packets to
> appropriate type source devices, and then do the normal destination MACVLAN
> flow. This patch adds an option to skip destination MACVLAN processing if
> any matching source MACVLAN device has the option set.
> 
> This allows setting up a "catch all" device for source MACVLAN: create one
> or more devices with type source nodst, and one device with e.g. type vepa,
> and incoming traffic will be received on exactly one device.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jethro Beekman <kernel@...ekman.nl>
> ---
>  ip/iplink_macvlan.c   | 12 ++++++++++--
>  man/man8/ip-link.8.in |  9 ++++++---
>  2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> 

applied to iproute2-next.