netdev - Re: [EXT] Re: [PATCH net-next] net/hanic: Add the hanic network interface for high availability links

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Date:   Tue, 22 Nov 2022 12:57:46 -0800
From:   Steve Williams <steve.williams@...cruise.com>
To:     Vladimir Oltean <olteanv@...il.com>
Cc:     Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [EXT] Re: [PATCH net-next] net/hanic: Add the hanic network
 interface for high availability links

On Tue, Nov 22, 2022 at 5:55 AM Vladimir Oltean <olteanv@...il.com> wrote:
> Neither bond nor team have forwarding between ports built in, right?
> Forwarding is pretty fundamental to 802.1CB (at least to the use cases
> I know of).

This driver also does not forward between ports. My intent wasn't to
implement a bridge,
but an endpoint. If forwarding between ports is desired, then perhaps
you want a bridge?
I think some other 802.1cb offerings on this list took that approach,
but didn't seem to
handle the endpoint case well.

-- 

Stephen Williams

Senior Software Engineer

Cruise

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