netdev - Re: query on VLAN with linux DSA ports

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Message-ID: <CAEFUPH3gUV3WXY+VEr-9H8Xu3Zva2jiT_WY+Edp=Q9Ja33XwRQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 22:04:32 -0700
From: SIMON BABY <simonkbaby@...il.com>
To: Vladimir Oltean <olteanv@...il.com>
Cc: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: query on VLAN with linux DSA ports

Thank you Vladimir.

Regards
Simon

On Tue, Oct 29, 2024 at 8:36 AM Vladimir Oltean <olteanv@...il.com> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Oct 24, 2024 at 08:15:50AM -0700, SIMON BABY wrote:
> > Any advantages of using vlan aware bridges?
>
> Bridges can have more than one lower interface, unlike VLAN (8021q) interfaces.
> The lower interfaces of a bridge will forward packets between each other
> according to the destination MAC address (optionally + VLAN ID), which is
> something VLANs don't do.
>
> I don't believe that a bridge with a single lower interface (port), as in
> your example, is exactly "intended use".