Re: [PATCH net-next 2/4] net: dsa: pass bridge down to drivers
From: Florian Fainelli
Date: Sat Feb 13 2016 - 13:44:09 EST
2016-02-12 9:09 GMT-08:00 Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> Some DSA drivers may or may not support multiple software bridges on top
> of an hardware switch.
>
> It is more convenient for them to access the bridge's net_device for
> finer configuration.
>
> Removing the need to craft and access a bitmask also simplifies the
> code.
>
> This patch changes the signature of bridge related functions, update DSA
> drivers, and removes dsa_slave_br_port_mask.
This is the specific patch that depends on the patch you mention in
your cover letter, I applied it anyway, ignored the rejects in the
mv88e6xxx driver since I wanted to test bcm_sf2 only and the hardware
is still programmed the same way before and after:
Tested-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@xxxxxxxxx>
Thanks!
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Florian