Re: [PATCH net-next] net: dsa: Prevent usage of NET_DSA_TAG_8021Q as tagging protocol

[Florian Fainelli]

On 11/11/19 11:54 AM, Florian Fainelli wrote:
> It is possible for a switch driver to use NET_DSA_TAG_8021Q as a valid
> DSA tagging protocol since it registers itself as such, unfortunately
> since there are not xmit or rcv functions provided, the lack of a xmit()
> function will lead to a NPD in dsa_slave_xmit() to start with.
> 
> net/dsa/tag_8021q.c is only comprised of a set of helper functions at
> the moment, but is not a fully autonomous or functional tagging "driver"
> (though it could become later on). We do not have any users of
> NET_DSA_TAG_8021Q so now is a good time to make sure there are not
> issues being encountered by making this file strictly a place holder for
> helper functions.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---

[snip]

> -static const struct dsa_device_ops dsa_8021q_netdev_ops = {
> -	.name		= "8021q",
> -	.proto		= DSA_TAG_PROTO_8021Q,
> -	.overhead	= VLAN_HLEN,
> -};
> -
> -MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");

I probably need to keep that around to avoid complaints about the module
tainting the kernel, expect a v2 based on that and/or reviewer comments.
-- 
Florian