Re: [PATCH net-next 3/5] net: dsa: add CPU and DSA ports as VLAN members

[Florian Fainelli]

On 06/06/2017 01:56 PM, Vivien Didelot wrote:
> In a multi-chip switch fabric, it is currently the responsibility of the
> driver to add the CPU or DSA (interconnecting chips together) ports as
> members of a new VLAN entry. This makes the drivers more complicated.
> 
> We want the DSA drivers to be stupid and the DSA core being the one
> responsible for caring about the abstracted switch logic and topology.
> 
> Make the DSA core program the CPU and DSA ports as part of the VLAN.
> 
> This makes all chips of the data path to be aware of VIDs spanning the
> the whole fabric and thus, seamlessly add support for cross-chip VLAN.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@xxxxxxxxx>
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Florian