From: Vlad Yasevich <vyasevic@redhat.com>
To: "Oleg A. Arkhangelsky" <sysoleg@yandex.ru>
Cc: "netdev@vger.kernel.org" <netdev@vger.kernel.org>,
"bridge@lists.linux-foundation.org"
<bridge@lists.linux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/4] Allow bridge to function in non-promisc mode
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2013 08:12:29 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <51406D2D.30703@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <473541363155743@web2d.yandex.ru>
On 03/13/2013 02:22 AM, "Oleg A. Arkhangelsky" wrote:
>
>
> 13.03.2013, 05:45, "Vlad Yasevich" <vyasevic@redhat.com>:
>
>> The series adds an ability for the bridge to function in non-promiscuous mode.
>
> What is the practical applications for such setup? In other words,
> in which cases I would want to put bridge into non-promiscuous
> mode and specify some uplink ports?
>
On of the applications would be when bridge is an edge device servicing
a VM deployment. Each of the VMs knows the mac address that the guest
has and may program that mac onto the uplinks.
-vlad
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2013-03-13 12:12 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 22+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-03-13 1:45 [PATCH net-next 0/4] Allow bridge to function in non-promisc mode Vlad Yasevich
2013-03-13 1:45 ` [PATCH net-next 1/4] bridge: Add sysfs interface to control promisc mode Vlad Yasevich
2013-03-13 15:38 ` Stephen Hemminger
2013-03-13 15:44 ` Vlad Yasevich
2013-03-13 1:45 ` [PATCH net-next 2/4] bridge: Allow an ability to designate an uplink port Vlad Yasevich
2013-03-13 20:33 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2013-03-13 22:54 ` Stephen Hemminger
2013-03-13 23:43 ` Vlad Yasevich
2013-03-14 14:53 ` Dan Williams
2013-03-13 1:45 ` [PATCH net-next 3/4] bridge: Implement IFF_UNICAST_FLT Vlad Yasevich
2013-03-13 1:45 ` [PATCH net-next 4/4] bridge: sync device list when a new uplink is designated Vlad Yasevich
2013-03-13 6:22 ` [PATCH net-next 0/4] Allow bridge to function in non-promisc mode "Oleg A. Arkhangelsky"
2013-03-13 12:12 ` Vlad Yasevich [this message]
2013-03-13 15:39 ` Stephen Hemminger
2013-03-13 15:45 ` Vlad Yasevich
2013-03-13 16:09 ` Stephen Hemminger
2013-03-13 17:04 ` Vlad Yasevich
2013-03-13 18:56 ` [Bridge] " Joel Wirāmu Pauling
2013-03-13 20:08 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2013-03-13 20:31 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2013-03-14 15:10 ` Vlad Yasevich
2013-03-14 17:46 ` Michael S. Tsirkin
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