From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: David Miller Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v3 0/7] bridge: don't age out externally added FDB entries Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2015 14:36:46 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <20150923.143646.1111978912183035009.davem@davemloft.net> References: <1443022760-21301-1-git-send-email-sfeldma@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, jiri@resnulli.us, siva.mannem.lnx@gmail.com, pjonnala@broadcom.com, stephen@networkplumber.org, roopa@cumulusnetworks.com, andrew@lunn.ch, f.fainelli@gmail.com, vivien.didelot@savoirfairelinux.com To: sfeldma@gmail.com Return-path: Received: from shards.monkeyblade.net ([149.20.54.216]:45749 "EHLO shards.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753386AbbIWVgs (ORCPT ); Wed, 23 Sep 2015 17:36:48 -0400 In-Reply-To: <1443022760-21301-1-git-send-email-sfeldma@gmail.com> Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: From: sfeldma@gmail.com Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2015 08:39:13 -0700 > From: Scott Feldman > > v3: Per davem review: add del_timer_sync on rocker port remove. > > v2: Per Jiri review comment: add BR_DEFAULT_AGEING_TIME to defines > > Siva originally proposed skipping externally added FDB entries in the bridge's > FDB garbage collection func, and moving the ageing of externally added entries > to the port driver/device. This broke rocker, since rocker didn't have a > hardware (or software) mechanism for ageing out its learned FDB entries. > > This patchset reintroduces Siva's bridge driver patch to skip externally added > entries and adds support in rocker so rocker can age out its own entries. > Rocker does this using a software timer similar to the bridge's FDB garbage > collection timer. Other switchdev devices/drivers can use this software timer > method or program the device to nofity aged-out entries to the driver. > > Updated switchdev.txt documentation to reflect current state-of-the-art. This > removes one more XXX todo comment in switchdev.txt. Series applied, thanks Scott.