Re: [net-next PATCH v5 1/4] net: hsr: Provide RedBox support (HSR-SAN)

[Lukasz Majewski]

Hi Paolo,

> On Mon, 2024-04-15 at 14:49 +0200, Lukasz Majewski wrote:
> > Introduce RedBox support (HSR-SAN to be more precise) for HSR
> > networks. Following traffic reduction optimizations have been
> > implemented:
> > - Do not send HSR supervisory frames to Port C (interlink)
> > - Do not forward to HSR ring frames addressed to Port C
> > - Do not forward to Port C frames from HSR ring
> > - Do not send duplicate HSR frame to HSR ring when destination is
> > Port C
> > 
> > The corresponding patch to modify iptable2 sources has already been
> > sent:
> > https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20240308145729.490863-1-lukma@xxxxxxx/T/
> > 
> > Testing procedure:
> > ------------------
> > The EVB-KSZ9477 has been used for testing on net-next branch
> > (SHA1: 5fc68320c1fb3c7d456ddcae0b4757326a043e6f).
> > 
> > Ports 4/5 were used for SW managed HSR (hsr1) as first hsr0 for
> > ports 1/2 (with HW offloading for ksz9477) was created. Port 3 has
> > been used as interlink port (single USB-ETH dongle).
> > 
> > Configuration - RedBox (EVB-KSZ9477):
> > if link set lan1 down;ip link set lan2 down
> > ip link add name hsr0 type hsr slave1 lan1 slave2 lan2 supervision
> > 45 version 1 ip link add name hsr1 type hsr slave1 lan4 slave2 lan5
> > interlink lan3 supervision 45 version 1 ip link set lan4 up;ip link
> > set lan5 up ip link set lan3 up
> > ip addr add 192.168.0.11/24 dev hsr1
> > ip link set hsr1 up
> > 
> > Configuration - DAN-H (EVB-KSZ9477):
> > 
> > ip link set lan1 down;ip link set lan2 down
> > ip link add name hsr0 type hsr slave1 lan1 slave2 lan2 supervision
> > 45 version 1 ip link add name hsr1 type hsr slave1 lan4 slave2 lan5
> > supervision 45 version 1 ip link set lan4 up;ip link set lan5 up
> > ip addr add 192.168.0.12/24 dev hsr1
> > ip link set hsr1 up
> > 
> > This approach uses only SW based HSR devices (hsr1).
> > 
> > --------------          -----------------       ------------
> > DAN-H  Port5 | <------> | Port5         |       |
> >        Port4 | <------> | Port4   Port3 | <---> | PC
> >              |          | (RedBox)      |       | (USB-ETH)
> > EVB-KSZ9477  |          | EVB-KSZ9477   |       |
> > --------------          -----------------       ------------  
> 
> The above description is obsoleted by follow-up tests, right?
> 

No, it is still valid if one would like to use/test this code on two
KSZ9477-EVB boards.

However, I can add also information referring to hsr_redbox.sh tests as
well.

> Thanks,
> 
> Paolo
> 




Best regards,

Lukasz Majewski

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