From: pfsmorigo@linux.vnet.ibm.com
To: The development of GNU GRUB <grub-devel@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: Request a freeze exception for vlantag feature
Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2013 15:25:28 -0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20131226172524.GA8868@beren.lan> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1387818177.918.31.camel@opensuse.site>
Mon, Dec 23, 2013 at 09:02:57PM +0400, Andrey Borzenkov wrote:
> В Пн, 23/12/2013 в 11:34 -0500, Paulo Flabiano Smorigo/Brazil/IBM пишет:
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > With the consent of Vladimir Serbinenko, I committed three patches in
> > the next branch. Those patches add support for virtual LAN (VLAN)
> > tagging. VLAN tagging allows multiple VLANs in a bridged network to
> > share the same physical network link but maintain isolation:
> >
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_802.1Q
> >
> > http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=grub.git;a=commit;h=11454e94ea8e78317b9c9ab22855e26890880745
> > http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=grub.git;a=commit;h=8ff3c31f6d59ca758b3bc0020e5140dcc937edd6
> > http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=grub.git;a=commit;h=af768f8d4166aae41bbac8575fca7c65a319bfdb
> >
> >
>
> VLAN tag is 12 bits, with 4 remaining bits being packet priority. You
> need to mask them off before comparing.
>
Tks for the feedback. I fixed it. Can you take a look?
http://git.io/ol5y-Q
> A couple of words in documentation would be nice (are those variables
> for this platform documented at all?)
Ok, I'll will add a documentation.
Btw, I need to add it to the commands. I'm not sure if I add a parameter
to net_add_addr and net_bootp or create a new one to set it.
>
> > I come here to ask for an freeze exception so it can be also in master
> > and in 2.02 release.
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> > --
> > Paulo Flabiano Smorigo
> > Software Engineer
> > Linux Technology Center - IBM Systems & Technology Group
> >
> >
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Paulo Flabiano Smorigo
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2013-12-26 17:25 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-12-23 16:34 Request a freeze exception for vlantag feature Paulo Flabiano Smorigo/Brazil/IBM
2013-12-23 17:02 ` Andrey Borzenkov
2013-12-26 17:25 ` pfsmorigo [this message]
2014-01-08 18:57 ` Paulo Flabiano Smorigo
2014-01-09 3:05 ` Andrey Borzenkov
2014-01-09 16:58 ` Paulo Flabiano Smorigo
2014-01-14 19:01 ` Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko
2014-01-15 5:18 ` Andrey Borzenkov
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