Re: [Bridge] [PATCH] bridge: flush forwarding table when device carrier off

2006-10-24 Thread David Miller
From: "ArcosCom Linux User" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 09:39:08 +0200 (CEST) > Is this patch submitted into kernel tree? What version of kernel will have > this patch applied (thinking on 2.6.x and 2.4.x branchs)? 2.6.19 and later will have the patch. - To unsubscribe from this li

Re: [Bridge] [PATCH] bridge: flush forwarding table when device carrier off

2006-10-24 Thread ArcosCom Linux User
Is this patch submitted into kernel tree? What version of kernel will have this patch applied (thinking on 2.6.x and 2.4.x branchs)? Thanks El Jue, 12 de Octubre de 2006, 20:24, Stephen Hemminger escribió: > Flush the forwarding table when carrier is lost. This helps for > availability because we

Re: [PATCH] bridge: flush forwarding table when device carrier off

2006-10-12 Thread David Miller
From: Stephen Hemminger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 11:24:31 -0700 > Flush the forwarding table when carrier is lost. This helps for > availability because we don't want to forward to a downed device and > new packets may come in on other links. > > Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger

Re: [PATCH] bridge: flush forwarding table when device carrier off

2006-10-12 Thread jamal
On Thu, 2006-12-10 at 14:32 -0700, Stephen Hemminger wrote: > > I am on the other extreme - this is problematic if you have a large > > table already learnt. Agrevate that with an unstable link and it gets a > > lot worse. Both of which dont sound unrealistic in say a wireless AP. > > We don't su

Re: [PATCH] bridge: flush forwarding table when device carrier off

2006-10-12 Thread Stephen Hemminger
On Thu, 12 Oct 2006 17:30:33 -0400 jamal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 2006-12-10 at 16:10 -0400, Andy Gospodarek wrote: > > On Thu, Oct 12, 2006 at 11:24:31AM -0700, Stephen Hemminger wrote: > > > Flush the forwarding table when carrier is lost. This helps for > > > availability because we

Re: [PATCH] bridge: flush forwarding table when device carrier off

2006-10-12 Thread jamal
On Thu, 2006-12-10 at 16:10 -0400, Andy Gospodarek wrote: > On Thu, Oct 12, 2006 at 11:24:31AM -0700, Stephen Hemminger wrote: > > Flush the forwarding table when carrier is lost. This helps for > > availability because we don't want to forward to a downed device and > > new packets may come in on

Re: [PATCH] bridge: flush forwarding table when device carrier off

2006-10-12 Thread Stephen Hemminger
On Thu, 12 Oct 2006 16:10:44 -0400 Andy Gospodarek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Oct 12, 2006 at 11:24:31AM -0700, Stephen Hemminger wrote: > > Flush the forwarding table when carrier is lost. This helps for > > availability because we don't want to forward to a downed device and > > new pa

Re: [PATCH] bridge: flush forwarding table when device carrier off

2006-10-12 Thread Andy Gospodarek
On Thu, Oct 12, 2006 at 11:24:31AM -0700, Stephen Hemminger wrote: > Flush the forwarding table when carrier is lost. This helps for > availability because we don't want to forward to a downed device and > new packets may come in on other links. > > Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <[EMAIL PROTECT

[PATCH] bridge: flush forwarding table when device carrier off

2006-10-12 Thread Stephen Hemminger
Flush the forwarding table when carrier is lost. This helps for availability because we don't want to forward to a downed device and new packets may come in on other links. Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- net/bridge/br_fdb.c |7 ++- net/bridge/br_if.c |