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Subject: Re: [Bridge] Re: [PATCH] (6/6) bridge: receive path optimization
Date: Fri, 27 May 2005 08:59:24 -0700
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On Thu, 26 May 2005 22:57:05 -0700
"Atul Sabharwal" <iamatul@comcast.net> wrote:

> I have a question about using the 802.1d driver with a switch.  I have a 
> managed switch
> which connects to the Xscale MAC using a Reverse MII interface.
> 
> It seems that the 802.1d bridge puts the interface into promiscuous mode and 
> needs multiple
> ethernet devices to work with.  Can it work with a single ethernet device 
> which is connected
> to a BCM5338 ( broadcomm 8 port switch chip ).

Why? what would you gain?

> I understand that I would have to change the STP configuration component to 
> write to the
> broadcomm chip.

You would be better off writing a different driver, the amount of shared
logic would be less than the per hardware logic.