Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] Documentation: networking: Clarify switchdev devices behavior

From: Andrew Lunn <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2018 10:26:30 +0100

> +VLAN filtering
> +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> +
> +The Linux bridge allows the configuration of a VLAN filtering mode (compile and
> +run time) which must be observed by the underlying switchdev network
> +device/hardware:
> +
> +- with VLAN filtering turned off: frames ingressing the device with a VID that
> +  is not programmed into the bridge/switch's VLAN table must be forwarded.
> +
> +- with VLAN filtering turned on: frames ingressing the device with a VID that is
> +  not programmed into the bridges/switch's VLAN table must be dropped.

Hi Florian

i forget the details, but there are some difference between VLAN
filtering being disabled at compile time, and disabled at runtime. I
think the expected behaviour is the same, but the switchdev API usage
is slightly different.

> +- when IGMP snooping is turned on, multicast traffic must be selectively flowing
> +  to the appropriate network ports and not flood the entire switch, that must
> +  include the CPU/management port.

224.0.0.X/32 should always be flooded, IGMP is optional for those
groups in the local subnet.

	Andrew