RE: [RFC PATCH net-next v2 1/1] net: Support for switch port configuration

Varlese, Marco
2014-12-18T17:32:58Z

> -----Original Message-----
> From: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org [mailto:netdev-
> owner@vger.kernel.org] On Behalf Of Roopa Prabhu
> Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2014 3:16 PM
> To: Varlese, Marco
> Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org; Fastabend, John R; Thomas Graf; Jiri Pirko;
> sfeldma@gmail.com; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
> Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH net-next v2 1/1] net: Support for switch port
> configuration
>
> On 12/18/14, 6:55 AM, Varlese, Marco wrote:
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Roopa Prabhu [mailto:roopa@cumulusnetworks.com]
> >> Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2014 2:45 PM
> >> To: Varlese, Marco
> >> Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org; Fastabend, John R; Thomas Graf; Jiri
> >> Pirko; sfeldma@gmail.com; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
> >> Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH net-next v2 1/1] net: Support for switch port
> >> configuration
> >>
> >> On 12/18/14, 3:29 AM, Varlese, Marco wrote:
> >>> From: Marco Varlese <marco.varlese@intel.com>
> >>>
> >>> Switch hardware offers a list of attributes that are configurable on
> >>> a per port basis.
> >>> This patch provides a mechanism to configure switch ports by adding
> >>> an NDO for setting specific values to specific attributes.
> >>> There will be a separate patch that adds the "get" functionality via
> >>> another NDO and another patch that extends iproute2 to call the two
> >>> new NDOs.
> >>>
> >>> Signed-off-by: Marco Varlese <marco.varlese@intel.com>
> >>> ---
> >>> include/linux/netdevice.h | 5 ++++
> >>> include/uapi/linux/if_link.h | 15 ++++++++++++
> >>> net/core/rtnetlink.c | 54
> >> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >>> 3 files changed, 74 insertions(+)
> >>>
> >>> diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
> >>> index c31f74d..4881c7b 100644
> >>> --- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
> >>> +++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
> >>> @@ -1027,6 +1027,9 @@ typedef u16 (*select_queue_fallback_t)(struct
> >> net_device *dev,
> >>> * int (*ndo_switch_port_stp_update)(struct net_device *dev, u8
> state);
> >>> * Called to notify switch device port of bridge port STP
> >>> * state change.
> >>> + * int (*ndo_switch_port_set_cfg)(struct net_device *dev,
> >>> + * u32 attr, u64 value);
> >>> + * Called to set specific switch ports attributes.
> >>> */
> >>> struct net_device_ops {
> >>> int (*ndo_init)(struct net_device *dev);
> >>> @@ -1185,6 +1188,8 @@ struct net_device_ops {
> >>> struct
> >> netdev_phys_item_id *psid);
> >>> int (*ndo_switch_port_stp_update)(struct
> >> net_device *dev,
> >>> u8 state);
> >>> + int (*ndo_switch_port_set_cfg)(struct
> >> net_device *dev,
> >>> + u32 attr, u64 value);
> >>> #endif
> >>> };
> >>>
> >>> diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/if_link.h
> >>> b/include/uapi/linux/if_link.h index f7d0d2d..19cb51a 100644
> >>> --- a/include/uapi/linux/if_link.h
> >>> +++ b/include/uapi/linux/if_link.h
> >>> @@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ enum {
> >>> IFLA_PHYS_PORT_ID,
> >>> IFLA_CARRIER_CHANGES,
> >>> IFLA_PHYS_SWITCH_ID,
> >>> + IFLA_SWITCH_PORT_CFG,
> >>> __IFLA_MAX
> >>> };
> >>>
> >>> @@ -603,4 +604,18 @@ enum {
> >>>
> >>> #define IFLA_HSR_MAX (__IFLA_HSR_MAX - 1)
> >>>
> >>> +/* Switch Port Attributes section */
> >>> +
> >>> +enum {
> >>> + IFLA_ATTR_UNSPEC,
> >>> + IFLA_ATTR_LEARNING,
> >> Any reason you want learning here ?. This is covered as part of the
> >> bridge setlink attributes.
> >>
> > Yes, because the user may _not_ want to go through a bridge interface
> necessarily.
> But, the bridge setlink/getlink interface was changed to accommodate 'self'
> for exactly such cases.
> I kind of understand your case for the other attributes (these are per port
> settings that switch asics provide).
>
> However, i don't understand the reason to pull in bridge attributes here.
>

Maybe, I am missing something so you might help. The learning attribute - in my case - it is like all other attributes: a port attribute (as you said, port settings that the switch provides per port).
So, what I was saying is "why the user shall go through a bridge to configure the learning attribute"? From my perspective, it is as any other attribute and as such configurable on the port.

> >
> >>> + IFLA_ATTR_LOOPBACK,
> >>> + IFLA_ATTR_BCAST_FLOODING,
> >>> + IFLA_ATTR_UCAST_FLOODING,
> >>> + IFLA_ATTR_MCAST_FLOODING,
> >>> + __IFLA_ATTR_MAX
> >>> +};
> >>> +
> >>> +#define IFLA_ATTR_MAX (__IFLA_ATTR_MAX - 1)
> >>> +
> >>> #endif /* _UAPI_LINUX_IF_LINK_H */ diff --git
> >>> a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c index
> >>> eaa057f..c0d1c45 100644
> >>> --- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
> >>> +++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
> >>> @@ -1389,6 +1389,46 @@ static int validate_linkmsg(struct net_device
> >> *dev, struct nlattr *tb[])
> >>> return 0;
> >>> }
> >>>
> >>> +#ifdef CONFIG_NET_SWITCHDEV
> >>> +static int do_setswcfg(struct net_device *dev, struct nlattr *attr) {
> >>> + int rem, err = -EINVAL;
> >>> + struct nlattr *v;
> >>> + const struct net_device_ops *ops = dev->netdev_ops;
> >>> +
> >>> + nla_for_each_nested(v, attr, rem) {
> >>> + u32 op = nla_type(v);
> >>> + u64 value = 0;
> >>> +
> >>> + switch (op) {
> >>> + case IFLA_ATTR_LEARNING:
> >>> + case IFLA_ATTR_LOOPBACK:
> >>> + case IFLA_ATTR_BCAST_FLOODING:
> >>> + case IFLA_ATTR_UCAST_FLOODING:
> >>> + case IFLA_ATTR_MCAST_FLOODING: {
> >>> + if (nla_len(v) < sizeof(value)) {
> >>> + err = -EINVAL;
> >>> + break;
> >>> + }
> >>> +
> >>> + value = nla_get_u64(v);
> >>> + err = ops->ndo_switch_port_set_cfg(dev,
> >>> + op,
> >>> + value);
> >>> + break;
> >>> + }
> >>> + default:
> >>> + err = -EINVAL;
> >>> + break;
> >>> + }
> >>> + if (err)
> >>> + break;
> >>> + }
> >>> + return err;
> >>> +}
> >>> +
> >>> +#endif
> >>> +
> >>> static int do_setvfinfo(struct net_device *dev, struct nlattr *attr)
> >>> {
> >>> int rem, err = -EINVAL;
> >>> @@ -1740,6 +1780,20 @@ static int do_setlink(const struct sk_buff *skb,
> >>> status |= DO_SETLINK_NOTIFY;
> >>> }
> >>> }
> >>> +#ifdef CONFIG_NET_SWITCHDEV
> >>> + if (tb[IFLA_SWITCH_PORT_CFG]) {
> >>> + err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
> >>> + if (!ops->ndo_switch_port_set_cfg)
> >>> + goto errout;
> >>> + if (!ops->ndo_switch_parent_id_get)
> >>> + goto errout;
> >>> + err = do_setswcfg(dev, tb[IFLA_SWITCH_PORT_CFG]);
> >>> + if (err < 0)
> >>> + goto errout;
> >>> +
> >>> + status |= DO_SETLINK_NOTIFY;
> >>> + }
> >>> +#endif
> >>> err = 0;
> >>>
> >>> errout:
> > --
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