Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 12 Nov 2019 19:52:30 -0800 (PST) | Subject | Re: [PATCH net-next v2 0/2] Implement get_link_ksettings for VXLAN and bridge | From | David Miller <> |
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From: Matthias Schiffer <mschiffer@universe-factory.net> Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2019 22:12:23 +0100
> Mesh routing protocol batman-adv (in particular the new BATMAN_V algorithm) > uses the link speed reported by get_link_ksettings to determine a path > metric for wired links. In the mesh framework Gluon [1], we layer VXLAN > and sometimes bridge interfaces on our Ethernet links. > > These patches implement get_link_ksettings for these two interface types. > While this is obviously not accurate for bridges with multiple active > ports, it's much better than having no estimate at all (and in the > particular setup of Gluon, bridges with a single port aren't completely > uncommon). > > [1] https://github.com/freifunk-gluon/gluon
Series applied, thanks.
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