From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: David Miller Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/2] net: bridge: allow user-space to add ext learned entries Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2017 12:31:29 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <20170324.123129.1392093132050044308.davem@davemloft.net> References: <1490264833-28867-1-git-send-email-nikolay@cumulusnetworks.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: jiri@resnulli.us, netdev@vger.kernel.org, roopa@cumulusnetworks.com, bridge@lists.linux-foundation.org, idosch@mellanox.com To: nikolay@cumulusnetworks.com Return-path: In-Reply-To: <1490264833-28867-1-git-send-email-nikolay@cumulusnetworks.com> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: bridge-bounces@lists.linux-foundation.org Errors-To: bridge-bounces@lists.linux-foundation.org List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org From: Nikolay Aleksandrov Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2017 12:27:11 +0200 > This set adds the ability to add externally learned entries from > user-space. For symmetry and proper function we need to allow SW entries > to take over HW learned ones (similar to how HW can take over SW entries > currently) which is needed for our use case (evpn) where we have pure SW > ports and HW ports mixed in a single bridge. This does not play well with > switchdev devices currently because there's no feedback when the entry is > taken over, but this case has never worked anyway and feedback can be > easily added when needed. > Patch 02 simply allows to use NTF_EXT_LEARNED from user-space, we already > have Quagga patches that make use of this functionality. Series applied.