Subject: Re: [net-next PATCH v1 0/7] Managing the forwarding database(FDB)

From: Stephen Hemminger <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2012 15:15:01 -0700

On Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:00:11 -0700
John Fastabend <[email-masked]> wrote:

> The following series is a submission for net-next to allow
> embedded switches and other stacked devices other then the
> Linux bridge to manage a forwarding database.
> 
> This was previously posted here (where it was deferred for
> more review and testing)
> 
> http://lists.openwall.net/netdev/2012/03/19/26
> 
> This series adds macvlan support per discussions with Roopa
> and Michael. Also ixgbe was updated to support adding multicast
> addresses per request from Greg Rose.
> 
> Finally cleanups in the generic dump routines were added
> for multicast to support ixgbe and macvlan use cases.
> 
> Thanks to everyone for the helpful review and comments. As
> always any comments/feedback welcome.
> 
> .John
> 
> ---
> 
> Greg Rose (1):
>       ixgbe: UTA table incorrectly programmed
> 
> John Fastabend (6):
>       macvlan: add FDB bridge ops and new macvlan mode
>       ixgbe: allow RAR table to be updated in promisc mode
>       ixgbe: enable FDB netdevice ops
>       net: add fdb generic dump routine
>       net: addr_list: add exclusive dev_uc_add and dev_mc_add
>       net: add generic PF_BRIDGE:RTM_ FDB hooks
> 
> 
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c |  121 ++++++++++----
>  drivers/net/macvlan.c                         |   60 ++++++-
>  include/linux/if_link.h                       |    1 
>  include/linux/neighbour.h                     |    3 
>  include/linux/netdevice.h                     |   28 +++
>  include/linux/rtnetlink.h                     |    4 
>  net/bridge/br_device.c                        |    3 
>  net/bridge/br_fdb.c                           |  128 ++++-----------
>  net/bridge/br_netlink.c                       |   12 -
>  net/bridge/br_private.h                       |   15 +-
>  net/core/dev_addr_lists.c                     |   97 ++++++++++--
>  net/core/rtnetlink.c                          |  209 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  12 files changed, 508 insertions(+), 173 deletions(-)
> 

How do statistics work in this case? What if you wanted to do BRIDGE MIB?