netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 1/2] net: bridge: Flush multicast groups when snooping is disabled

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Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2025 01:10:15 +0000
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To: Petr Machata <petrm@...dia.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 1/2] net: bridge: Flush multicast groups when
 snooping is disabled

Hello:

This series was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>:

On Thu, 23 Oct 2025 16:45:37 +0200 you wrote:
> When forwarding multicast packets, the bridge takes MDB into account when
> IGMP / MLD snooping is enabled. Currently, when snooping is disabled, the
> MDB is retained, even though it is not used anymore.
> 
> At the same time, during the time that snooping is disabled, the IGMP / MLD
> control packets are obviously ignored, and after the snooping is reenabled,
> the administrator has to assume it is out of sync. In particular, missed
> join and leave messages would lead to traffic being forwarded to wrong
> interfaces.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next,1/2] net: bridge: Flush multicast groups when snooping is disabled
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/68800bbf583f
  - [net-next,2/2] selftests: bridge_mdb: Add a test for MDB flush on snooping disable
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/d10920607ffe

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