Re: [PATCH net-next 0/4] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: fix hardware bridging

[David Miller]

From: Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2015 18:08:34 -0400

> DSA and its drivers currently hook the NETDEV_CHANGEUPPER net_device event in
> order to configure the VLAN map of every port.
> 
> This VLAN map is a feature of these switch chips to hardcode and restrict which
> output ports a given input port can egress frames to.
> 
> A Linux bridge is a simple untagged VLAN propagated by the bridge code itself.
> With a proper 802.1Q support, a driver does not need this hook anymore, and
> will simply program the related VLAN object.
> 
> This patchset improves the hardware bridging code in the mv88e6xxx driver with
> a strict 802.1Q mode.
> 
> Ideally, the equivalent must be done for Broadcom Starfighter 2 and Rocker,
> before completely getting rid of this hook.

Series applied, thanks Vivien.
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