Re: [PATCH net-next v2 2/3] dsa: mv88e6xxx: Add support for RMU in select switches

[Vladimir Oltean <olteanv@gmail.com>]

On Wed, Aug 31, 2022 at 08:12:09AM +0200, Mattias Forsblad wrote:
> Please elaborate why this may pose a problem, I might have missed
> some information.

Because as I said, you need to enable it over the CPU port connected to
the master which goes up and is operational, and you don't have this
information at probe time.

> > If you decide to rework this using the master netdev, you can use
> > dsa_tag_protocol_overhead(master->dsa_ptr->tag_ops). Or even reserve
> > enough headroom for the larger header (EDSA) and be done with it.
> > But then you need to construct a different header depending on whether
> > DSA or EDSA is used.
> > 
> 
> So in the new version a la qca8k we need the 'extra' parameter to
> see if we need space for EDSA header, thus we need run through the tagger.
> We can discuss that in the next version.

"thus we need run through the tagger" -> is this a justification that
you're going to keep the tag_ops->inband_xmit?

You don't _have_ to, you already have access to the tagging protocol in
use via chip->tag_protocol, you can derive from that if you need the E
in EDSA or not, and still keep everything within the switch driver.

> > Could you please explain for me what will setting skb->pkt_type to
> > PACKET_OUTGOING achieve?
> >
> 
> I though it was prudent, will remove if it's not needed.

I honestly don't know what it does.