netdev - Re: [PATCH] Fix Flooding: Disable by default on User ports and Enable on CPU ports

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Message-ID: <ZAiRVnqMtqYQ7IGP@shell.armlinux.org.uk>
Date:   Wed, 8 Mar 2023 13:44:54 +0000
From:   "Russell King (Oracle)" <linux@...linux.org.uk>
To:     Arınç ÜNAL <arinc.unal@...nc9.com>
Cc:     Richard van Schagen <richard@...terhints.com>,
        Sean Wang <sean.wang@...iatek.com>,
        Landen Chao <Landen.Chao@...iatek.com>,
        DENG Qingfang <dqfext@...il.com>, Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Vladimir Oltean <olteanv@...il.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
        Matthias Brugger <matthias.bgg@...il.com>,
        AngeloGioacchino Del Regno 
        <angelogioacchino.delregno@...labora.com>,
        Frank Wunderlich <frank-w@...lic-files.de>,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-mediatek@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fix Flooding: Disable by default on User ports and
 Enable on CPU ports

On Wed, Mar 08, 2023 at 04:34:11PM +0300, Arınç ÜNAL wrote:
> Richard, will you send a new patch series for this and your other two
> patches? They are essential for the port5 <-> gmac1 link to work properly.
> Without them, port5 as a CPU port won't work properly.

... and maybe detail exactly what the effect of this is.

For example, does it affect multicast frames received on user ports
being multicast to other user ports when they are part of the same
bridge device (which is essential for IPv6 to function.)

Thanks.

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