Subject: Re: [RFC net-next 1/3] net: marvell: prestera: Add Switchdev driver for Prestera family ASIC device 98DX325x (AC3x)

From: Andrew Lunn <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 23:05:31 +0100

> +static int mvsw_pr_port_obj_attr_set(struct net_device *dev,
> +				     const struct switchdev_attr *attr,
> +				     struct switchdev_trans *trans)
> +{
> +	int err = 0;
> +	struct mvsw_pr_port *port = netdev_priv(dev);
> +
> +	switch (attr->id) {
> +	case SWITCHDEV_ATTR_ID_PORT_STP_STATE:
> +		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
> +		break;

That is interesting. Is the linux bridge happy with this? Particularly
when you have other interfaces in the Linux SW bridge, which cause a
loop via the switch ports? I assume the network then dies in a
broadcast storm, since there is nothing Linux can do to solve the
loop.

       Andrew