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Subject: Re: [Bridge] [PATCH net-next 0/4] Allow bridge to function in
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To: "Oleg A. Arkhangelsky" <sysoleg@yandex.ru>
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On 03/13/2013 02:22 AM, "Oleg A. Arkhangelsky" wrote:
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> 13.03.2013, 05:45, "Vlad Yasevich" <vyasevic@redhat.com>:
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>> The series adds an ability for the bridge to function in non-promiscuous mode.
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> What is the practical applications for such setup? In other words,
> in which cases I would want to put bridge into non-promiscuous
> mode and specify some uplink ports?
>

On of the applications would be when bridge is an edge device servicing 
a VM deployment.  Each of the VMs knows the mac address that the guest
has and may program that mac onto the uplinks.

-vlad