From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jens Osterkamp Subject: Re: 802.1ad on linux Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2011 13:21:46 +0200 Message-ID: <201107281321.46294.jens@linux.vnet.ibm.com> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org To: "Satendra..." Return-path: Received: from mtagate3.uk.ibm.com ([194.196.100.163]:41809 "EHLO mtagate3.uk.ibm.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754481Ab1G1LWD (ORCPT ); Thu, 28 Jul 2011 07:22:03 -0400 Received: from d06nrmr1707.portsmouth.uk.ibm.com (d06nrmr1707.portsmouth.uk.ibm.com [9.149.39.225]) by mtagate3.uk.ibm.com (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id p6SBLllP018141 for ; Thu, 28 Jul 2011 11:21:47 GMT Received: from d06av05.portsmouth.uk.ibm.com (d06av05.portsmouth.uk.ibm.com [9.149.37.229]) by d06nrmr1707.portsmouth.uk.ibm.com (8.13.8/8.13.8/NCO v10.0) with ESMTP id p6SBLlA82195532 for ; Thu, 28 Jul 2011 12:21:47 +0100 Received: from d06av05.portsmouth.uk.ibm.com (loopback [127.0.0.1]) by d06av05.portsmouth.uk.ibm.com (8.14.4/8.13.1/NCO v10.0 AVout) with ESMTP id p6SBLlQs030442 for ; Thu, 28 Jul 2011 05:21:47 -0600 In-Reply-To: Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Thursday 28 July 2011, Satendra... wrote: > Hi, >=20 > Does linux kernel has support for 802.1ad ? if yes could u plz mentio= n > the version? No, but David Lamparter has just recently posted patches which implemen= t this. http://marc.info/?l=3Dlinux-netdev&m=3D131093613717022&w=3D2 They work fine for me on top of net-next. I had to add EXPORT_SYMBOL fo= r vlan_untag and vlan_do_receive to be able to build as a module. You will need his patch for iproute2 as well to be able to create 802.1= ad VLAN devices. Jens --=20 IBM Deutschland Research & Development GmbH Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats: Martin Jetter Gesch=E4ftsf=FChrung: Dirk Wittkopp Sitz der Gesellschaft: B=F6blingen Registergericht: Amtsgericht Stuttgart, HRB 243294