From: Sarah Newman
> Sent: 15 November 2017 19:27
> Current memory and CPU usage for managing bridge fdb entries is unbounded.
> Add a parameter max_fdb_count, controlled from sysfs, which places an upper
> limit on the number of entries. Defaults to 1024.
>
> When max_fdb_count is met or exceeded, whether traffic is sent out a
> given port should depend on its flooding behavior.
Does it make sense for a bridge to run in a mode where it doesn't
remember (all the) MAC addresses from one of its interfaces?
Rather than flood unknown addresses they are just sent to the
'everywhere else' interface.
David
