Re: VLAN filtering/VLAN aware bridge problems

[Vlad Yasevich <vyasevic@redhat.com>]

On 08/30/2013 11:01 AM, Stefan Priebe - Profihost AG wrote:
> Yes
>

Can you apply this patch and see if this fixes your problem.
	http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/273841/

In my attempts to reproduce your problem I didn't configuring filtering
on the upper bridge, but that is what could have been causing
your problem.  I'll attempt it and let you know.

-vlad


> Stefan
>
> This mail was sent with my iPhone.
>
> Am 30.08.2013 um 16:13 schrieb Vlad Yasevich <vyasevic@redhat.com>:
>
>> On 08/30/2013 03:24 AM, Stefan Priebe - Profihost AG wrote:
>>> Am 29.08.2013 22:45, schrieb Vlad Yasevich:
>>>> On 08/29/2013 08:50 AM, Stefan Priebe - Profihost AG wrote:
>>>
>>>>> The packets never reach the TAP device.
>>>>>
>>>>> Here is an output of ip a l (vlan 3021):
>>>>
>>>> Can you provide output of brctl show?
>>>
>>> Sure:
>>> # brctl show
>>> bridge name     bridge id               STP enabled     interfaces
>>> vmbr0           8000.00259084dea8       no              bond0
>>>                                                          tap320i0
>>> vmbr1           8000.00259084deaa       no              bond1
>>> vmbr1v3021              8000.00259084deaa       no              tap320i1
>>>                                                          vmbr1.3021
>>
>> so let me see if I can understand this configuration.
>>
>>           vmbr1v3021 (bridge)
>>            /          \
>>        tap320i1       vmbr1.3021 (vlan)
>>                           \
>>                           vmbr1 (bridge)
>>                              \
>>                             bond1
>>                                \
>>                              eth X
>>
>>
>> Is that right? Is this the setup that has the problem you are
>> describing?
>>
>> Thanks
>> -vlad
>>
>>>> On the off chance that you are actually trying to configure vlan
>>>> filtering, can you give this patch a try (net-2.6 tree):
>>>>
>>>> Author: Toshiaki Makita <makita.toshiaki@lab.ntt.co.jp>
>>>> Date:   Tue Aug 20 17:10:18 2013 +0900
>>>>
>>>>      bridge: Use the correct bit length for bitmap functions in the VLAN
>>>> code
>>>>
>>>> I don't think it made it to stable yet.
>>>
>>> I addd that patch and now the vlan stuff works at least on the host
>>> node. But my tap devices still don't work.
>>>
>>> I also tried to attach the tap device on top of a vlan attached to bond1
>>> but then gvrp does not work anymore. The kernel announces gvrp once and
>>> then does not answer the query packets from the switch.
>>>
>>> Stefan
>>