netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 2/2] selftests: forwarding: Add MAC Authentication Bypass (MAB) test cases

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Message-ID: <20221103231505.7ftg2zcfoa7rzwtw@skbuf>
Date:   Thu, 3 Nov 2022 23:15:05 +0000
From:   Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@....com>
To:     Ido Schimmel <idosch@...dia.com>
CC:     "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 2/2] selftests: forwarding: Add MAC
 Authentication Bypass (MAB) test cases

On Tue, Nov 01, 2022 at 09:39:22PM +0200, Ido Schimmel wrote:
> From: "Hans J. Schultz" <netdev@...io-technology.com>
> 
> Add four test cases to verify MAB functionality:
> 
> * Verify that a locked FDB entry can be generated by the bridge,
>   preventing a host from communicating via the bridge. Test that user
>   space can clear the "locked" flag by replacing the entry, thereby
>   authenticating the host and allowing it to communicate via the bridge.
> 
> * Test that an entry cannot roam to a locked port, but that it can roam
>   to an unlocked port.
> 
> * Test that MAB can only be enabled on a port that is both locked and
>   has learning enabled.
> 
> * Test that locked FDB entries are flushed from a port when MAB is
>   disabled.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Hans J. Schultz <netdev@...io-technology.com>
> Signed-off-by: Ido Schimmel <idosch@...dia.com>
> ---

Reviewed-by: Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@....com>