From: Tobias Waldekranz <tobias@waldekranz.com>
To: Jiri Pirko <jiri@resnulli.us>
Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Deliver skbs to intermediate interfaces, when using cascaded rx-handlers
Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2014 15:31:14 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20140221143114.GC25406@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20140221130553.GE2870@minipsycho.orion>
On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 02:05:53PM +0100, Jiri Pirko wrote:
> Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 01:02:44PM CET, tobias@waldekranz.com wrote:
> >On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 12:37:53PM +0100, Jiri Pirko wrote:
> >> Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 12:12:57PM CET, tobias@waldekranz.com wrote:
> >> >> What "switch driver" are you reffering to?
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >The driver that is in charge of multiplexing packets from the switch
> >> >chip out to the port interfaces. It registers an rx-handler on eth0
> >> >and forwards packets to port[1-4] by reading a custom tag (similar to
> >> >802.1Q) inserted by the switch.
> >>
> >> Allright, but what's the name? I would like to find it and see the code.
> >
> >There's not really a name :), but I have made the source available on github:
> >
> >https://github.com/wkz/switchcore
>
> Are you aware of existing DSA infrastructure?
>
Yes I am, we have our reasons for using our own driver. Most of it
having to do with dynamic configuration, multiple hardware channel
support and a variety of exotic hardware setups.
Do you have any input on the original question?
> >
> >The relevant parts for this discussion should be in sc_main.c.
> >
> >>
> >> >
> >> >--
> >> >Thanks
> >> > - wkz
> >
> >--
> >Thanks
> > - wkz
--
Thanks
- wkz
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2014-02-21 14:31 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-02-21 10:01 Deliver skbs to intermediate interfaces, when using cascaded rx-handlers Tobias Waldekranz
2014-02-21 10:26 ` Jiri Pirko
2014-02-21 11:12 ` Tobias Waldekranz
2014-02-21 11:37 ` Jiri Pirko
2014-02-21 12:02 ` Tobias Waldekranz
2014-02-21 13:05 ` Jiri Pirko
2014-02-21 14:31 ` Tobias Waldekranz [this message]
2014-02-21 14:48 ` Jiri Pirko
2014-02-21 14:54 ` Tobias Waldekranz
2014-02-21 17:23 ` David Miller
2014-02-24 7:28 ` Tobias Waldekranz
2014-02-21 17:10 ` Flavio Leitner
2014-02-24 7:22 ` Tobias Waldekranz
2014-02-26 18:18 ` Flavio Leitner
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