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Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 22:56:35 +0700
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Subject: [Bridge] Re: hang on PPC
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To: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@osdl.org>
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On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 09:38:46 -0700
 Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@osdl.org> wrote:
> > I get
> > br0: port 1(eth0) entering learning state
> > br0: port 1(eth0) entering forwarding state
> > br0: topology change detected, propagating
> >=20
> > Now brctl is sleeping, forever...
> Any brctl or which command? The usual way of debugging
> this is
> to enable SysRq in kernel and hit SysRq-t to see what is
> happening.
> Also SysRq-p to show processes.

The process is locked(slept) by bridge module.

I've found a reason, the reason is in "LAPB over Ethernet
driver (CONFIG_LAPBETHER)" conflict.
I think it is in register_netdevice_notifier's handlers lock
between lapbether & bridge modules.

I've made a modification for hdlc_cisco.c, now it can report
cisco-hdlc device as Ethernet (with cisco-compatible bridge
encapsulation).
But I have one problem:
hdlc_cisco must add 4-byte header in hard_start_xmit (as
long as no one call hard_header. But I have no space, as
long as bridge's interface have hard_header_len =3D 0....
So' I have to make a COPY os skbuff, instead of cloning if
I'm the only user....

When I add hard_header_len =3D 4, it stopped work even on
Ethernet.
Is it hard to make bridge working with hard_header_len !=3D 0
(It's necessary for Ethernet in (cisco-hdlc, frame-relay,
ppp) encapsulation) ?
--=20
Regards
Pavel

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