Re: [PATCH net-next] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: handle multiple ports in ATU

[Andrew Lunn]

On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 09:07:16PM -0400, Vivien Didelot wrote:
> Hi Andrew,
> 
> Andrew Lunn <andrew@xxxxxxx> writes:
> 
> > On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 07:56:11PM -0400, Vivien Didelot wrote:
> >> An address can be loaded in the ATU with multiple ports, for instance
> >> when adding multiple ports to a Multicast group with "bridge mdb".
> >>
> >> The current code doesn't allow that. Add an helper to get a single entry
> >> from the ATU, then set or clear the requested port, before loading the
> >> entry back in the ATU.
> >>
> >> Note that the required _mv88e6xxx_atu_getnext function is defined below
> >> mv88e6xxx_port_db_load_purge, so forward-declare it for the moment. The
> >> ATU code will be isolated in future patches.
> >>
> >> Fixes: 83dabd1fa84c ("net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: make switchdev DB ops generic")
> >
> > Is this a real fixes? You don't make it clear what goes wrong. I
> > assume adding the same MAC address for a second time but for a
> > different port removes the first entry for the old port?
> 
> Yes, this is what happens, sorry for the bad message. Below is an
> example with the relevant hardware bits.
> 
> Here's the current behavior, without this patch:
> 
>     # bridge mdb add dev br0 port lan0 grp 238.39.20.86
> 
>     FID  MAC Addr                  State         Trunk?  DPV/Trunk ID
>     0    01:00:5e:27:14:56         MC_STATIC       n     0 - - - - - -
> 
>     # bridge mdb add dev br0 port lan2 grp 238.39.20.86
> 
>     FID  MAC Addr                  State         Trunk?  DPV/Trunk ID
>     0    01:00:5e:27:14:56         MC_STATIC       n     - - 2 - - - - 
> 
> Here's the new behavior, with this patch:
> 
>     # bridge mdb add dev br0 port lan0 grp 238.39.20.86
> 
>     FID  MAC Addr                  State         Trunk?  DPV/Trunk ID
>     0    01:00:5e:27:14:56         MC_STATIC       n     0 - - - - - -
> 
>     # bridge mdb add dev br0 port lan2 grp 238.39.20.86
> 
>     FID  MAC Addr                  State         Trunk?  DPV/Trunk ID
>     0    01:00:5e:27:14:56         MC_STATIC       n     0 - 2 - - - -

Hi Vivien

it would be nice to update the commit message with this text. 

Otherwise

Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@xxxxxxx>

    Andrew