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From: Vlad Yasevich <vyasevic@redhat.com>
To: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, bridge@lists.linux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 1/4] bridge: Add sysfs interface to control promisc mode
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2013 11:44:25 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <51409ED9.5080304@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20130313083843.411b3a6c@nehalam.linuxnetplumber.net>

On 03/13/2013 11:38 AM, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Mar 2013 21:45:23 -0400
> Vlad Yasevich <vyasevic@redhat.com> wrote:
>
>> Add an sysfs interface to turn promiscusous mode on and off on
>> the bridge.  By default all interfaces in the bridge
>> are in promisc mode.  When promisc mode is turned off, it is
>> turned off on all bridge ports and the bridge turns on IFF_ALLMULTI
>> to handle multicast traffic.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Vlad Yasevich <vyasevic@redhat.com>
>> ---
>>   net/bridge/br_device.c   |   41 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>   net/bridge/br_if.c       |   22 +++++++++++++++++-----
>>   net/bridge/br_private.h  |    2 ++
>>   net/bridge/br_sysfs_br.c |   17 +++++++++++++++++
>>   4 files changed, 77 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>>
>
> All attribute changes must also be available through netlink, and changes
> to attributes should cause a notification to applications listening for
> netlink events on that bridge.
>

There is currently no attribute for promisc vs non-promisc in the 
bridge.  Are you suggesting that this patch should add one?

-vlad

  reply	other threads:[~2013-03-13 15:44 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 [this message]
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
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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