From: Vivien Didelot <vivien.dide...@savoirfairelinux.com> Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2015 18:08:34 -0400
> DSA and its drivers currently hook the NETDEV_CHANGEUPPER net_device event in > order to configure the VLAN map of every port. > > This VLAN map is a feature of these switch chips to hardcode and restrict > which > output ports a given input port can egress frames to. > > A Linux bridge is a simple untagged VLAN propagated by the bridge code itself. > With a proper 802.1Q support, a driver does not need this hook anymore, and > will simply program the related VLAN object. > > This patchset improves the hardware bridging code in the mv88e6xxx driver with > a strict 802.1Q mode. > > Ideally, the equivalent must be done for Broadcom Starfighter 2 and Rocker, > before completely getting rid of this hook. Series applied, thanks Vivien. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
