netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v6 16/16] net: dsa: vsc73xx: start treating the BR

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Message-ID: <fae80c13-ae97-4455-a024-7b7f40a87f25@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2024 15:19:10 -0800
From: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
To: Pawel Dembicki <paweldembicki@...il.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>, Simon Horman
 <horms@...nel.org>, Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
 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>,
 Claudiu Manoil <claudiu.manoil@....com>,
 Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com>,
 UNGLinuxDriver@...rochip.com, Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v6 16/16] net: dsa: vsc73xx: start treating the
 BR_LEARNING flag

On 3/1/24 14:16, Pawel Dembicki wrote:
> This patch implements .port_pre_bridge_flags() and .port_bridge_flags(),
> which are required for properly treating the BR_LEARNING flag. Also,
> .port_stp_state_set() is tweaked and now disables learning for standalone
> ports.
> 
> Disabling learning for standalone ports is required to avoid situations
> where one port sees traffic originating from another, which could cause
> invalid operations.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Pawel Dembicki <paweldembicki@...il.com>

Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <florian.fainelli@...adcom.com>
-- 
Florian