Re: [net-next PATCH v3 7/8] net: dsa: realtek: rtl8365mb: add FDB support

[Mieczyslaw Nalewaj]

On 5/7/2026 4:58 AM, Luiz Angelo Daros de Luca wrote:
> From: Alvin Šipraga <alsi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Implement support for FDB and MDB management for the RTL8365MB series
> switches.
> 
> The hardware supports IVL by keying the forwarding database with the
> {VID, MAC, EFID} tuple.  The Extended Filtering ID (EFID) is 3 bits
> wide, providing 8 unique filtering domains. This driver reserves EFID 0
> for standalone ports, effectively limiting the hardware offload to a
> maximum of 7 bridges.
> 
> Introduce a mutex lock (l2_lock) to protect concurrent L2 table updates.
> 
> Add support for forwarding database operations, including unicast and
> multicast entry handling as well as fast aging support.
> 
> Co-developed-by: Alvin Šipraga <alsi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Alvin Šipraga <alsi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Linus Walleij <linusw@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Luiz Angelo Daros de Luca <luizluca@xxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Mieczyslaw Nalewaj <namiltd@xxxxxxxxx>