From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: David Miller Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2 V2] vxlan fdb replace an existing entry Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2013 16:36:35 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <20130723.163635.1418496776410988221.davem@davemloft.net> References: <1374247208-8226-1-git-send-email-tmricht@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, stephen@networkplumber.org To: tmricht@linux.vnet.ibm.com Return-path: Received: from shards.monkeyblade.net ([149.20.54.216]:50867 "EHLO shards.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S933968Ab3GWXgi (ORCPT ); Tue, 23 Jul 2013 19:36:38 -0400 In-Reply-To: <1374247208-8226-1-git-send-email-tmricht@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: From: Thomas Richter Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2013 17:20:07 +0200 > Add support to replace an existing entry found in the > vxlan fdb database. The entry in question is identified > by its unicast mac address and the destination information > is changed. If the entry is not found, it is added in the > forwarding database. This is similar to changing an entry > in the neighbour table. > > Multicast mac addresses can not be changed with the replace > option. > > This is useful for virtual machine migration when the > destination of a target virtual machine changes. The replace > feature can be used instead of delete followed by add. > > Resubmitted because net-next was closed last week. > > Signed-off-by: Thomas Richter Applied.