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From: "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@redhat.com>
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Cc: john.r.fastabend@intel.com, shemminger@vyatta.com,
	bhutchings@solarflare.com, sri@us.ibm.com, hadi@cyberus.ca,
	jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com, netdev@vger.kernel.org,
	gregory.v.rose@intel.com, krkumar2@in.ibm.com,
	roprabhu@cisco.com
Subject: Re: [net-next PATCH v4 0/8] Managing the forwarding database(FDB)
Date: Wed, 2 May 2012 18:08:30 +0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20120502150830.GA2976@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20120415.130637.2258594023349277277.davem@davemloft.net>

On Sun, Apr 15, 2012 at 01:06:37PM -0400, David Miller wrote:
> From: John Fastabend <john.r.fastabend@intel.com>
> Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2012 09:43:51 -0700
> 
> > The following series is a submission for net-next to allow
> > embedded switches and other stacked devices other then the
> > Linux bridge to manage a forwarding database.
> > 
> > Previously discussed here,
> > 
> > http://lists.openwall.net/netdev/2012/03/19/26
> > 
> > v4: propagate return codes correctly for ndo_dflt_Fdb_dump()
> > 
> > v3: resolve the macvlan patch 8/8 to fix a dev_set_promiscuity()
> >     error and add the flags field to change and get link routines.
> > 
> > v2: addressed feedback from Ben Hutchings resolving a typo in the
> >     multicast add/del routines and improving the error handling
> >     when both NTF_SELF and NTF_MASTER are set.
> > 
> > I've tested this with 'br' tool published by Stephen Hemminger
> > soon to be renamed 'bridge' I believe and various traffic
> > generators mostly pktgen, ping, and netperf.
> 
> All applied, if we need any more tweaks we can just add them
> on top of this work.
> 
> Thanks John.

John, do you plan to update kvm userspace to use this interface?

-- 
MST

  reply	other threads:[~2012-05-02 15:08 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-04-15 16:43 [net-next PATCH v4 0/8] Managing the forwarding database(FDB) John Fastabend
2012-04-15 16:43 ` [net-next PATCH v4 1/8] net: add generic PF_BRIDGE:RTM_ FDB hooks John Fastabend
2012-04-15 16:44 ` [net-next PATCH v4 2/8] net: addr_list: add exclusive dev_uc_add and dev_mc_add John Fastabend
2012-04-15 16:44 ` [net-next PATCH v4 3/8] net: add fdb generic dump routine John Fastabend
2012-04-15 16:44 ` [net-next PATCH v4 4/8] net: rtnetlink notify events for FDB NTF_SELF adds and deletes John Fastabend
2012-04-15 16:44 ` [net-next PATCH v4 5/8] ixgbe: enable FDB netdevice ops John Fastabend
2012-04-15 16:44 ` [net-next PATCH v4 6/8] ixgbe: allow RAR table to be updated in promisc mode John Fastabend
2012-04-15 16:44 ` [net-next PATCH v4 7/8] ixgbe: UTA table incorrectly programmed John Fastabend
2012-04-15 16:44 ` [net-next PATCH v4 8/8] macvlan: add FDB bridge ops and macvlan flags John Fastabend
2012-04-15 17:06 ` [net-next PATCH v4 0/8] Managing the forwarding database(FDB) David Miller
2012-05-02 15:08   ` Michael S. Tsirkin [this message]
2012-05-02 21:52     ` John Fastabend
2012-05-02 23:36       ` Sridhar Samudrala
2012-05-03 19:38         ` John Fastabend
2012-05-04  5:43           ` Sridhar Samudrala
     [not found]             ` <CAGe6so8q26X=HoQx+P-wkoLMtq1NhRerk98-v0cxhUpvMH4zmQ@mail.gmail.com>
2012-05-05  5:00               ` John Fastabend
2012-05-05 19:53               ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2012-05-03  5:48       ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2012-05-03 19:26         ` John Fastabend

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