From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Grygorii Strashko Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net: ethernet: ti: cpsw: drop vid0 configuration in dual_mac modey Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2018 19:08:44 -0600 Message-ID: <472813b7-2e57-1a42-3f15-c8c54570e7da@ti.com> References: <20181125234626.28474-1-grygorii.strashko@ti.com> <20181126162644.GA23230@khorivan> <7f2c5e66-3b42-f921-c52d-236f5adc44bf@ti.com> <20181126200757.GB23230@khorivan> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <20181126200757.GB23230@khorivan> Content-Language: en-US Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org To: "David S. Miller" , netdev@vger.kernel.org, Sekhar Nori , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-omap@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-omap@vger.kernel.org On 11/26/18 2:07 PM, Ivan Khoronzhuk wrote: > On Mon, Nov 26, 2018 at 12:57:20PM -0600, Grygorii Strashko wrote: >> >> >> On 11/26/18 10:26 AM, Ivan Khoronzhuk wrote: >>> On Sun, Nov 25, 2018 at 05:46:26PM -0600, Grygorii Strashko wrote: >>>> In dual_mac mode CPSW driver uses vid1 and vid2 by default to implement >>>> dual mac mode wich are used to configure pvids for each external ports. >>>> But, historicaly, it also adds vid0 to ALE table and sets "untag" bits for both >>>> ext. ports. As result, it's imposible to use priority tagged packets in >>>> dual mac mode. >>>> >>>> Hence, drop vid0 configuration in dual mac mode as it's not required for dual >>>> mac mode functionality and, this way, make it possible to use priority >>>> tagged packet in dual mac mode. >>> So, now it's enabled to be added via regular ndo. >>> I have similar change in mind, but was going to send it after >>> mcast/ucast, and - enabling same vlans patch... >>> >>> 2 things stopped me to add this: >>> >>> 1) Moving it to be enabled via regular call is Ok, but in dual mac mode >>> it causes overlaps, at least while vid deletion. So decided to wait till >>> same vlans series is applied. >> >> TI driver documentation mentions this restriction >> "While adding VLAN id to the eth interfaces, >> same VLAN id should not be added in both interfaces which will lead to VLAN >> forwarding and act as switch" > It's not accurate now. > This sw bug "acting like a switch" was fixed indirectly in LKML ). > And at least for upstream version, not TISDK, desc should be updated, > but better do this when it fixed completely and merged with TISDK. > > I know about this "written" restriction > (for tiSDK, and it's not TRM after all ...), > it can be avoided and it's partly avoided now ... > > Also, for notice, while you add any of the vlans to any of > the ports, vlan0 is added to both of them.....restricted it or not. > Thanks to last changes in the driver it's not "acting like a switch" > The patch in question enables this in ndo, not me. > > #ip link add link eth0 name eth0.400 type vlan id 400 > [  326.538989] 8021q: 802.1Q VLAN Support v1.8 > [  326.543217] 8021q: adding VLAN 0 to HW filter on device eth0 > [  326.554645] 8021q: adding VLAN 0 to HW filter on device eth1 > [  326.572236] net eth0: Adding vlanid 400 to vlan filter > > I just propose to extend it later, when it's correct to do. > But if no harm (basically no harm, only if someone decides > to add vlan0 to both ports and then delete on one of them) > , at least you should take this into account. > >> >>> >>> 2) Wanted implement somehow similar handling for single port boards >>> in one patch, not only for dual mac mode. This part was not clear and >>> not verified completely... >>> >>> So, if it's needed now, maybe better at this moment only remove >>> untag field? and remove vlan0 later, once other vlan changes applied. >>> >>> Say: >>> >>> cpsw_ale_add_vlan(cpsw->ale, cpsw->data.default_vlan, >>>            ALE_ALL_PORTS, 0, ALE_ALL_PORTS, 0); >>> >>> instead of: >>> cpsw_ale_add_vlan(cpsw->ale, cpsw->data.default_vlan, >>>            ALE_ALL_PORTS, ALE_ALL_PORTS, 0, 0); >>> >> >> This patch affects only dual_mac mode and in this mode adding vid0 by default is >> definitely make no sense in any case. > The above proposition is only to your change, only for dual-mac. > Thank you for your review. Seems not everything works as expected with this patch, so ignore it please. regards, -grygorii