From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber•org>
To: roopa@cumulusnetworks•com
Cc: davem@davemloft•net, netdev@vger•kernel.org,
wkok@cumulusnetworks•com, scotte@cumulusnetworks•com,
ddutt@cumulusnetworks•com, shm@cumulusnetworks•com,
nolan@cumulusnetworks•com, sfeldma@cumulusnetworks•com,
jhs@mojatatu•com
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH net-next] bridge: Add bridge port learn filter and priority
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2014 13:34:05 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20140618133405.515b3741@nehalam.linuxnetplumber.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1403075767-31908-1-git-send-email-roopa@cumulusnetworks.com>
On Wed, 18 Jun 2014 00:16:07 -0700
roopa@cumulusnetworks•com wrote:
> One such topology is when there are multiple paths to a dual-homed host.
That is called a loop.
Loops are not allowed on bridge networks.
Sorry, this is just the kind of things spanning tree and TRILL were supposed
to address. Solving in local bridge is not a good idea.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2014-06-18 20:34 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-06-18 7:16 [RFC PATCH net-next] bridge: Add bridge port learn filter and priority roopa
2014-06-18 20:34 ` Stephen Hemminger [this message]
[not found] ` <53A896A0.2030509@cumulusnetworks.com>
2014-06-23 21:19 ` Stephen Hemminger
2014-06-23 23:03 ` Wilson Kok
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