netdev - Using a bridge for DSA and non-DSA devices

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Date:   Mon, 5 Dec 2022 19:15:42 +0100
From:   Christian Eggers <ceggers@...i.de>
To:     <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Using a bridge for DSA and non-DSA devices

Usually a bridge does forwarding of traffic between different hardware
interfaces in software. For DSA, setting up a bridge configures the
hardware in a way that traffic is forwarded in hardware.

Is there any problem combining these two situations on a single bridge?
Currently I use a bridge for configuring a DSA switch with two DSA slave
interfaces. Can I add a non-DSA device (e.g. an USB Ethernet gadget)
to this bridge?

regards
Christian