Re: [PATCH 0/4] RFC CPSW switchdev mode

Grygorii Strashko
2018-06-01T21:29:13Z

Hi Ilias,

On 05/24/2018 01:56 AM, Ilias Apalodimas wrote:
> Hello,
>
> This is adding a new mode on the cpsw driver based around switchdev.
> In order to enable this you need to enable CONFIG_NET_SWITCHDEV,
> CONFIG_BRIDGE_VLAN_FILTERING, CONFIG_TI_CPSW_SWITCHDEV
> and add to udev config:
>
> SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", ATTR{phys_switch_id}=="0f011900", \
> ATTR{phys_port_name}!="", NAME="sw0$attr{phys_port_name}"
> Since the phys_switch_id is based on cpsw version, users with different
> version will need to do 'ip -d link show dev sw0p0 | grep switchid' and
> replace with the correct value.
>
> This patch creates 3 ports, sw0p0, sw0p1 and sw0p2.
> sw0p1 and sw0p2 are the netdev interfaces connected to PHY devices
> while sw0p0 is the switch 'cpu facing port'.
> sw0p0 will be unable to receive and transmit traffic and it's not 100% within
> switchdev scope but, it's used to configure switch cpu port individually as
> this is needed for various switch features and configuration scenarios.

First, sorry for delayed reply it was very tough week (new SoC).

Second, Thanks a lot for your great work. I'm still testing it with different
use cases and trying to consolidate my reply for all questions.

All, thanks for your comments.

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regards,
-grygorii