Re: [RFC PATCH net-next 3/3] net: dsa: listen for SWITCHDEV_{FDB,DEL}_ADD_TO_DEVICE on foreign bridge neighbors

[Alexandra Winter]

On 11.11.20 11:36, Vladimir Oltean wrote:
> Hi Alexandra,
> 
> On Wed, Nov 11, 2020 at 11:13:03AM +0100, Alexandra Winter wrote:
>> On 08.11.20 18:23, Vladimir Oltean wrote:
>>> On Sun, Nov 08, 2020 at 10:09:25PM +0800, DENG Qingfang wrote:
>>>> Can it be turned off for switches that support SA learning from CPU?
>>>
>>> Is there a good reason I would add another property per switch and not
>>> just do it unconditionally?
>>>
>> I have a similar concern for a future patch, where I want to turn on or off, whether the
>> device driver listens to SWITCHDEV_{FDB,DEL}_ADD_TO_DEVICE for a certain interface.
>> (Options will be: static MACs only, learning in the device or learning in bridge and notifications to device)
>> What about 'bridge link set dev $netdev learning_sync on self' respectively the corresponding netlink message?
> 
> My understanding is that "learning_sync" is for pushing learnt addresses
> from device to bridge, not from bridge to device.
> 
uh, sorry copy-paste error. I meant:
'bridge link set dev $netdev learning on self'