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Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 12:03:43 -0800
From: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@linux-foundation.org>
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Subject: Re: [Bridge] is there RSTP for 2.6 kernel available?
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On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 14:59:46 -0500
Marc.Obbad@smsc.com wrote:

> Thanks Steve.
> I am trying to reuse RSTP for 2.4 kernel for 2.6 kernel  and wondering if I am on the wrong path. I am not sure if RSTP
> for 2.4 is working to start with.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> -Marc

The path for 2.6 is going to be having a user space daemon. There are changes needed
to handling of FDB, and a better way to send/receive STP frames.  Also, I am not sure
what the best migration plan is. Do we need to keep the kernel STP around (as a config
option); should kernel start the daemon (usermode_helper), etc...

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Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@linux-foundation.org>