netdev - Re: [PATCHv3 net-next 01/10] docs: bridge: update doc format to rst

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Message-ID: <ZWbpkTf4qyAgTAGy@Laptop-X1>
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2023 15:34:41 +0800
From: Hangbin Liu <liuhangbin@...il.com>
To: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org, "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	David Ahern <dsahern@...nel.org>,
	Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
	Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
	Ido Schimmel <idosch@...sch.org>,
	Nikolay Aleksandrov <razor@...ckwall.org>,
	Roopa Prabhu <roopa@...dia.com>, Florian Westphal <fw@...len.de>,
	Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
	Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
	Vladimir Oltean <olteanv@...il.com>, Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>,
	Marc Muehlfeld <mmuehlfe@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCHv3 net-next 01/10] docs: bridge: update doc format to rst

On Tue, Nov 28, 2023 at 02:46:09PM -0800, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> On Tue, 28 Nov 2023 16:49:34 +0800
> Hangbin Liu <liuhangbin@...il.com> wrote:
> 
> > The current bridge kernel doc is too old. It only pointed to the
> > linuxfoundation wiki page which lacks of the new features.
> > 
> > Here let's start the new bridge document and put all the bridge info
> > so new developers and users could catch up the last bridge status soon.
> > 
> > In this patch, Convert the doc to rst format. Add bridge brief introduction,
> > FAQ and contact info.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Hangbin Liu <liuhangbin@...il.com>
> 
> Should also reference and borrow definitions from the IEEE 802.1D standard.

Hi Stephen,

Do you mean to use the definitions from the IEEE 802.1D in the doc?

Something like:

The IEEE 802.1D standard defines the operation of bridges in computer networks.
A bridge, in the context of this standard, is a device that connects two or more
network segments and operates at the data link layer (Layer 2) of the OSI
(Open Systems Interconnection) model. The purpose of a bridge is to filter and
forward frames between different segments based on the destination MAC
(Media Access Control) address.

Thanks
Hangbin