Re: [RFC net-next 1/2] net: dsa: tag_mtk: skip address learning on transmit to standalone ports

[Vladimir Oltean]

On Wed, Jul 28, 2021 at 09:37:05PM +0300, Vladimir Oltean wrote:
> Otherwise this is as correct as can be without implementing TX
> forwarding offload for the bridge (which you've explained why it doesn't
> map 1:1 with what your hw can do). But just because a port is under a bridge
> doesn't mean that the only packets it sends belong to that bridge. Think
> AF_PACKET sockets, PTP etc. The bridge also has a no_linklocal_learn
> option that maybe should be taken into consideration for drivers that
> can do something meaningful about it. Anyway, food for thought.

Considering that you also have the option of setting
ds->assisted_learning_on_cpu_port = true and this will have less false
positives, what are the reasons why you did not choose that approach?