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From: Roopa Prabhu <roopa@cumulusnetworks•com>
To: Jamal Hadi Salim <jhs@mojatatu•com>
Cc: Scott Feldman <sfeldma@gmail•com>, Jiri Pirko <jiri@resnulli•us>,
	Netdev <netdev@vger•kernel.org>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft•net>,
	"nhorman@tuxdriver•com" <nhorman@tuxdriver•com>,
	Andy Gospodarek <andy@greyhouse•net>, Thomas Graf <tgraf@suug•ch>,
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	"ogerlitz@mellanox•com" <ogerlitz@mellanox•com>,
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	"ben@decadent•org.uk" <ben@decadent•org.uk>,
	"stephen@networkplumber•org" <stephen@networkplumber•org>,
	"Kirsher, Jeffrey T" <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel•com>,
	"vyasevic@redhat•com" <vyasevic@redhat•com>,
	Cong Wang <xiyou.wangcong@gmail•com>,
	"Fastabend, John R" <john.r.fastabend@intel•com>,
	Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google•com>,
	Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail•com>,
	John Linville <linville@tuxdriver•com>,
Subject: Re: [patch net-next v3 08/17] bridge: call netdev_sw_port_stp_update when bridge port STP status changes
Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2014 08:23:32 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <5478A184.90405@cumulusnetworks.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <547875F1.9080204@mojatatu.com>

On 11/28/14, 5:17 AM, Jamal Hadi Salim wrote:
> On 11/28/14 05:51, Scott Feldman wrote:
>> On Fri, Nov 28, 2014 at 2:05 AM, Roopa Prabhu 
>> <roopa@cumulusnetworks•com> wrote:
>>> On 11/25/14, 5:35 PM, Scott Feldman wrote:
>>>>
>>>>    The
>>>> bridge driver or external STP process (msptd) is still controlling STP
>>>> state for the port and processing the BPDUs.  When the state changes
>>>> on the port, the bridge driver is letting HW know, that's it.
>>>
>>>
>>> I understand that. In which case, we should not call it stp state.
>>> It is just port state.
>>
>> Sure, call it port state but it takes on BR_STATE_xxx values which
>> just so happen to correspond exactly to STP states.
>>
>>> And since it is yet another port attribute like port
>>> priority,
>>> we should be able to use the same api to offload it to hw just like the
>>> other port attributes.
>>
>> Well it does...see ndo_bridge_setlink in bridge driver, br_setport
>> where IFLA_BRPORT_STATE is handled...it calls br_set_port_state(),
>> which calls into the swdev port driver.  That's for the case where
>> user or external processing is setting STP state.  For the case where
>> the bridge itself is managing the STP state, the bridge will make the
>> same br_set_port_state() call to adjust the port state.
>>
>
> What Roopa is requesting for if i am not mistaken is the same issue i
> raised earlier as well. We need an opaque way to set and get these
> attributes. We cant afford an ndo ops per bridge or the next thing.
> Its a port level issue - what it is depends on what the underlying
> hardware does.

yep, Ack...

  parent reply	other threads:[~2014-11-28 16:23 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 148+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2014-11-25 10:28 [patch net-next v3 00/17] introduce rocker switch driver with hardware accelerated datapath api - phase 1: bridge fdb offload Jiri Pirko
2014-11-25 10:28 ` [patch net-next v3 01/17] bridge: rename fdb_*_hw to fdb_*_hw_addr to avoid confusion Jiri Pirko
2014-11-25 15:03   ` Andy Gospodarek
2014-11-25 15:26   ` Jamal Hadi Salim
2014-11-25 22:11   ` Thomas Graf
2014-11-25 22:33   ` Florian Fainelli
2014-11-25 10:28 ` [patch net-next v3 02/17] net: make vid as a parameter for ndo_fdb_add/ndo_fdb_del Jiri Pirko
2014-11-25 15:13   ` Andy Gospodarek
2014-11-25 15:18     ` Jiri Pirko
2014-11-25 15:43       ` John Fastabend
2014-11-25 16:38         ` Jiri Pirko
2014-12-09 11:57         ` Or Gerlitz
2014-11-25 15:38   ` Jamal Hadi Salim
2014-11-25 16:01     ` John Fastabend
2014-11-25 16:18       ` Jamal Hadi Salim
2014-11-25 16:30         ` John Fastabend
2014-11-25 16:50           ` Jamal Hadi Salim
2014-11-26  1:44             ` Simon Horman
2014-11-26  2:36             ` Scott Feldman
2014-11-26  3:19               ` Jamal Hadi Salim
2014-11-26  3:59                 ` Scott Feldman
2014-11-26 11:28                   ` Jamal Hadi Salim
2014-11-26 11:40                     ` Jiri Pirko
2014-11-26 11:54                       ` Jamal Hadi Salim
2014-11-26 12:06                         ` Jamal Hadi Salim
2014-11-27  6:50                     ` Scott Feldman
2014-11-27 12:14                       ` Jamal Hadi Salim
2014-11-27 20:59                         ` Scott Feldman
2014-11-27 21:55                           ` Jiri Pirko
2014-11-28 12:57                             ` Jamal Hadi Salim
2014-11-28 10:14               ` Roopa Prabhu
2014-11-28 10:33                 ` Scott Feldman
2014-11-25 16:19     ` Roopa Prabhu
2014-11-25 16:33       ` John Fastabend
2014-11-25 16:57         ` Jamal Hadi Salim
2014-11-25 16:43       ` Jiri Pirko
2014-11-25 18:53   ` Samudrala, Sridhar
2014-11-25 20:40     ` Jiri Pirko
2014-11-25 22:14   ` Thomas Graf
2014-11-25 22:39     ` Florian Fainelli
2014-11-25 23:11       ` Thomas Graf
2014-11-26  7:54     ` Jiri Pirko
2014-11-25 10:28 ` [patch net-next v3 03/17] net: rename netdev_phys_port_id to more generic name Jiri Pirko
2014-11-25 15:15   ` Andy Gospodarek
2014-11-25 15:44   ` Jamal Hadi Salim
2014-11-25 10:28 ` [patch net-next v3 04/17] net: introduce generic switch devices support Jiri Pirko
2014-11-25 15:02   ` Andy Gospodarek
2014-11-25 15:51   ` Jamal Hadi Salim
2014-11-25 16:49     ` Jiri Pirko
2014-11-25 17:08       ` Jamal Hadi Salim
2014-11-25 21:54         ` Thomas Graf
2014-11-26  3:33           ` Jamal Hadi Salim
2014-11-26  4:18             ` Scott Feldman
2014-11-26 11:36               ` Jamal Hadi Salim
2014-11-26 16:08                 ` Thomas Graf
2014-11-26 17:09                   ` Jamal Hadi Salim
2014-11-26 17:59                     ` Jiri Pirko
2014-11-26 21:50                       ` Thomas Graf
2014-11-26 23:32                         ` Jamal Hadi Salim
2014-11-27 13:03                           ` Thomas Graf
2014-11-27 13:32                             ` Jamal Hadi Salim
2014-11-27 13:50                               ` Jiri Pirko
2014-11-28 13:13                                 ` Jamal Hadi Salim
2014-11-27  5:58                 ` Scott Feldman
2014-11-27 12:46                   ` Jamal Hadi Salim
2014-11-27  3:13             ` Simon Horman
2014-11-27 12:35               ` Jamal Hadi Salim
2014-11-25 16:07   ` Roopa Prabhu
2014-11-25 16:50     ` Jiri Pirko
2014-11-25 10:28 ` [patch net-next v3 05/17] rtnl: expose physical switch id for particular device Jiri Pirko
2014-11-25 15:16   ` Andy Gospodarek
2014-11-25 10:28 ` [patch net-next v3 06/17] net-sysfs: " Jiri Pirko
2014-11-25 15:28   ` Andy Gospodarek
2014-11-25 15:53   ` Jamal Hadi Salim
2014-11-25 22:27   ` Florian Fainelli
2014-11-25 10:28 ` [patch net-next v3 07/17] rocker: introduce rocker switch driver Jiri Pirko
2014-11-25 15:57   ` Jamal Hadi Salim
2014-11-25 16:57     ` Jiri Pirko
2014-11-25 17:10     ` David Miller
2014-11-25 17:15       ` Jiri Pirko
2014-11-25 17:15         ` Jamal Hadi Salim
2014-11-25 17:51         ` Andy Gospodarek
2014-11-25 16:13   ` David Laight
2014-11-25 19:19     ` Scott Feldman
2014-11-25 21:57       ` tgraf
2014-11-25 10:28 ` [patch net-next v3 08/17] bridge: call netdev_sw_port_stp_update when bridge port STP status changes Jiri Pirko
2014-11-25 15:58   ` Andy Gospodarek
2014-11-25 16:53     ` Jiri Pirko
2014-11-25 22:18       ` Thomas Graf
2014-11-25 22:20     ` Florian Fainelli
2014-11-25 22:48   ` Roopa Prabhu
2014-11-26  1:35     ` Scott Feldman
2014-11-28 10:05       ` Roopa Prabhu
2014-11-28 10:51         ` Scott Feldman
2014-11-28 13:17           ` Jamal Hadi Salim
2014-11-28 13:27             ` Jiri Pirko
2014-11-28 16:23             ` Roopa Prabhu [this message]
2014-11-25 10:28 ` [patch net-next v3 09/17] bridge: add API to notify bridge driver of learned FBD on offloaded device Jiri Pirko
2014-11-25 16:01   ` Jamal Hadi Salim
2014-11-25 16:38   ` Andy Gospodarek
2014-11-25 22:36     ` Thomas Graf
2014-11-26  1:48       ` Scott Feldman
2014-11-26 10:26         ` Jiri Pirko
2014-11-25 22:44   ` Florian Fainelli
2014-11-26  2:03     ` Scott Feldman
2014-11-26  2:34       ` Florian Fainelli
2014-11-26  2:40         ` Scott Feldman
2014-11-26  8:16           ` Jiri Pirko
2014-11-26  3:22     ` Jamal Hadi Salim
2014-11-25 10:28 ` [patch net-next v3 10/17] rocker: implement rocker ofdpa flow table manipulation Jiri Pirko
2014-11-25 16:03   ` Jamal Hadi Salim
2014-11-25 10:28 ` [patch net-next v3 11/17] rocker: implement L2 bridge offloading Jiri Pirko
2014-11-25 16:04   ` Jamal Hadi Salim
2014-11-25 17:11     ` David Miller
2014-11-25 10:28 ` [patch net-next v3 12/17] rocker: implement ndo_fdb_dump Jiri Pirko
2014-11-25 16:04   ` Jamal Hadi Salim
2014-11-25 10:28 ` [patch net-next v3 13/17] bridge: move private brport flags to if_bridge.h so port drivers can use flags Jiri Pirko
2014-11-25 16:01   ` Andy Gospodarek
2014-11-25 16:05   ` Jamal Hadi Salim
2014-11-25 22:20   ` Florian Fainelli
2014-11-25 22:48   ` Thomas Graf
2014-11-26 12:12     ` Jiri Pirko
2014-11-25 10:28 ` [patch net-next v3 14/17] bridge: add new brport flag LEARNING_SYNC Jiri Pirko
2014-11-25 16:05   ` Roopa Prabhu
2014-11-25 16:06   ` Jamal Hadi Salim
2014-11-25 16:40   ` Andy Gospodarek
2014-11-25 10:28 ` [patch net-next v3 15/17] bridge: add new hwmode swdev Jiri Pirko
2014-11-25 16:03   ` Roopa Prabhu
2014-11-25 16:17     ` Andy Gospodarek
2014-11-25 22:56       ` Thomas Graf
2014-11-25 16:07   ` Jamal Hadi Salim
2014-11-25 23:00     ` Thomas Graf
2014-11-25 10:28 ` [patch net-next v3 16/17] bridge: add brport flags to dflt bridge_getlink Jiri Pirko
2014-11-25 16:08   ` Jamal Hadi Salim
2014-11-25 17:02     ` Scott Feldman
2014-11-25 17:48   ` Andy Gospodarek
2014-11-25 22:07   ` Thomas Graf
2014-11-26  9:25     ` Jiri Pirko
2014-11-26 10:48       ` Thomas Graf
2014-11-25 10:28 ` [patch net-next v3 17/17] rocker: add ndo_bridge_setlnk/getlink support for learning policy Jiri Pirko
2014-11-25 16:09   ` Jamal Hadi Salim
2014-11-25 18:55     ` Scott Feldman
2014-11-25 19:00       ` Jamal Hadi Salim
2014-11-25 20:42         ` Jiri Pirko
2014-11-26 11:07   ` Thomas Graf
2014-11-26 11:27     ` Jiri Pirko
2014-11-26 11:30       ` Thomas Graf
2014-11-26 11:42         ` Jiri Pirko

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