From: Hans Schultz <schultz.hans@gmail.com>
To: davem@davemloft.net, kuba@kernel.org
Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org,
Hans Schultz <schultz.hans+netdev@gmail.com>,
Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH iproute2-next V2 3/4] man8/bridge.8: add locked port feature description and cmd syntax
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2022 14:36:49 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20220228133650.31358-4-schultz.hans+netdev@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20220228133650.31358-1-schultz.hans+netdev@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Hans Schultz <schultz.hans+netdev@gmail.com>
---
man/man8/bridge.8 | 11 +++++++++++
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)
diff --git a/man/man8/bridge.8 b/man/man8/bridge.8
index 81ce9e6f..cb0ffc16 100644
--- a/man/man8/bridge.8
+++ b/man/man8/bridge.8
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ bridge \- show / manipulate bridge addresses and devices
.BR neigh_suppress " { " on " | " off " } ] [ "
.BR vlan_tunnel " { " on " | " off " } ] [ "
.BR isolated " { " on " | " off " } ] [ "
+.BR locked " { " on " | " off " } ] [ "
.B backup_port
.IR DEVICE " ] ["
.BR nobackup_port " ] [ "
@@ -513,6 +514,16 @@ Controls whether a given port will be isolated, which means it will be
able to communicate with non-isolated ports only. By default this
flag is off.
+.TP
+.BR "locked on " or " locked off "
+Controls whether a port will be locked, meaning that hosts behind the
+port will not be able to communicate through the port unless an FDB
+entry with the units MAC address is in the FDB.
+The common use is that hosts are allowed access through authentication
+with the IEEE 802.1X protocol or based on whitelists or like setups.
+By default this flag is off.
+
+
.TP
.BI backup_port " DEVICE"
If the port loses carrier all traffic will be redirected to the
--
2.30.2
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2022-02-28 13:39 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2022-02-28 13:36 [PATCH iproute2-next V2 0/4] Add support for locked bridge ports (for 802.1X) Hans Schultz
2022-02-28 13:36 ` [PATCH iproute2-next V2 1/4] bridge: link: add command to set port in locked mode Hans Schultz
2022-02-28 13:36 ` [PATCH iproute2-next V2 2/4] ip: iplink_bridge_slave: add locked port flag support Hans Schultz
2022-02-28 13:36 ` Hans Schultz [this message]
2022-02-28 13:36 ` [PATCH iproute2-next V2 4/4] man8/ip-link.8: add locked port feature description and cmd syntax Hans Schultz
2022-03-04 16:20 ` [PATCH iproute2-next V2 0/4] Add support for locked bridge ports (for 802.1X) patchwork-bot+netdevbpf
2022-03-11 8:54 ` Hans Schultz
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