netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 3/3] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: mac-auth/MAB implementation

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Date:   Tue, 06 Dec 2022 17:36:42 +0100
From:   netdev@...io-technology.com
To:     Ido Schimmel <idosch@...sch.org>
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, kuba@...nel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Vladimir Oltean <olteanv@...il.com>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
        open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 3/3] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: mac-auth/MAB
 implementation

On 2022-12-06 13:53, Ido Schimmel wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 05, 2022 at 07:59:08PM +0100, Hans J. Schultz wrote:
>> This implementation for the Marvell mv88e6xxx chip series, is based on
>> handling ATU miss violations occurring when packets ingress on a port
>> that is locked with learning on. This will trigger a
>> SWITCHDEV_FDB_ADD_TO_BRIDGE event, which will result in the bridge 
>> module
>> adding a locked FDB entry. This bridge FDB entry will not age out as
>> it has the extern_learn flag set.
>> 
>> Userspace daemons can listen to these events and either accept or deny
>> access for the host, by either replacing the locked FDB entry with a
>> simple entry or leave the locked entry.
>> 
>> If the host MAC address is already present on another port, a ATU
>> member violation will occur, but to no real effect.
> 
> And the packet will be dropped in hardware, right?

Every packet that enters a locked port and does not have a matching ATU 
entry on the port will be dropped (in HW) afaik.

>> ---
> 
> The changelog from previous versions is missing.
> 

I am afraid because I made a mistake with the version string last, this 
should be regarded as a first. Therefore no changelog.

>>  	err = mv88e6xxx_g1_atu_mac_read(chip, &entry);
>>  	if (err)
>> -		goto out;
>> +		goto out_unlock;
>> +
>> +	mv88e6xxx_reg_unlock(chip);
> 
> I was under the impression that we agreed that the locking change will
> be split to a separate patch.
> 

Sorry, I guess that because of the quite long time that has passed as I 
needed to get this FID=0 issue sorted out, and had many other different 
changes to attend, I forgot. I see an updated version is needed anyhow, 
so I will do it there.

>> 
>>  	spid = entry.state;