[Bridge] I want to RTFM -- so where's the FM?

[Bridge] I want to RTFM -- so where's the FM?

[Wade Guthrie]

Hi all,

I'm looking for documentation about the internals of the bridging 
software.  We're putting together a new chip that incorporates, among 
other things, a core for a managed switch and a processor that will be 
running Linux.  I wanted to have the Linux code (among other things) 
field SNMP requests and configure the managed switch.  I'm hoping that 
it's as simple as writing a driver for the managed switch and 
registering it with the bridging code.  Is there any documentation on 
the internals of the bridging software or do I have to paw through the 
source?

Thanks!

-- 
Wade Guthrie
wade.guthrie@mindspeed.com

Re: [Bridge] I want to RTFM -- so where's the FM?

[Cameron Schaus]

Wade Guthrie wrote:
> Is there any documentation on 
> the internals of the bridging software or do I have to paw through the 
> source?
>   
In a previous list post 
(http://lists.linux-foundation.org/pipermail/bridge/2006-December/001593.html) 
I recommended the "Understanding Linux Network Internals" book published 
by O'Reilly publishing. This book has several chapters that explain in 
detail the linux bridge and STP implementation, as well as a chapter 
that explains STP in detail.

Cam

Re: [Bridge] I want to RTFM -- so where's the FM?

[Stephen Hemminger]

On Thu, 22 Mar 2007 10:22:57 -0700
Wade Guthrie <wade.guthrie@mindspeed.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> I'm looking for documentation about the internals of the bridging 
> software.  We're putting together a new chip that incorporates, among 
> other things, a core for a managed switch and a processor that will be 
> running Linux.  I wanted to have the Linux code (among other things) 
> field SNMP requests and configure the managed switch.  I'm hoping that 
> it's as simple as writing a driver for the managed switch and 
> registering it with the bridging code.  Is there any documentation on 
> the internals of the bridging software or do I have to paw through the 
> source?
> 
> Thanks!
> 

Obvious places:
	Linux net wiki	http://linux-net.osdl.org
	Documentation/networking/* in kernel sources
	manual pages in bridge-utils
	

-- 
Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@linux-foundation.org>