Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH net-next 3/5] net: dsa: add CPU and DSA ports as VLAN members | From | Florian Fainelli <> | Date | Wed, 7 Jun 2017 12:38:16 -0700 |
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On 06/06/2017 01:56 PM, Vivien Didelot wrote: > In a multi-chip switch fabric, it is currently the responsibility of the > driver to add the CPU or DSA (interconnecting chips together) ports as > members of a new VLAN entry. This makes the drivers more complicated. > > We want the DSA drivers to be stupid and the DSA core being the one > responsible for caring about the abstracted switch logic and topology. > > Make the DSA core program the CPU and DSA ports as part of the VLAN. > > This makes all chips of the data path to be aware of VIDs spanning the > the whole fabric and thus, seamlessly add support for cross-chip VLAN. > > Signed-off-by: Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@savoirfairelinux.com>
Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail.com> -- Florian
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