Re: [PATCHv2] bridge: change BR_GROUPFWD_RESTRICTED to allow forwarding of LLDP frames

[David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>]

From: Bernhard Thaler <bernhard.thaler@wvnet.at>
Date: Mon,  4 May 2015 22:47:13 +0200

> BR_GROUPFWD_RESTRICTED bitmask restricts users from setting values to
> /sys/class/net/brX/bridge/group_fwd_mask that allow forwarding of
> some IEEE 802.1D Table 7-10 Reserved addresses:
> 
> 	(MAC Control) 802.3		01-80-C2-00-00-01
> 	(Link Aggregation) 802.3	01-80-C2-00-00-02
> 	802.1AB LLDP			01-80-C2-00-00-0E
> 
> Change BR_GROUPFWD_RESTRICTED to allow to forward LLDP frames and document
> group_fwd_mask.
> 
> e.g.
>    echo 16384 > /sys/class/net/brX/bridge/group_fwd_mask
> allows to forward LLDP frames.
> 
> This may be needed for bridge setups used for network troubleshooting or
> any other scenario where forwarding of LLDP frames is desired (e.g. bridge
> connecting a virtual machine to real switch transmitting LLDP frames that
> virtual machine needs to receive).
> 
> Tested on a simple bridge setup with two interfaces and host transmitting
> LLDP frames on one side of this bridge (used lldpd). Setting group_fwd_mask
> as described above lets LLDP frames traverse bridge.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Bernhard Thaler <bernhard.thaler@wvnet.at>

Applied, thanks.