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From: Jiri Pirko <jiri@resnulli.us>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] drivers/net: add 6WIND SHULTI support
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2016 11:50:42 +0200
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Wed, Apr 27, 2016 at 11:37:18AM CEST, nicolas.dichtel@6wind.com wrote:
>This patch adds the support of the 6WIND SHULTI switch. It is a software
>switch doing L2 forwarding.
>
>This first version implements the minimum needed to get the device working.
>It also implements, via switchdev and rtnetlink, bridge forwarding offload,
>including FDB static entries, FDB learning and FDB ageing.

I have to review this more closely, but at the first glance, this is
triggering a TRAMPOLINE ALERT!

Would you please share more description about this "driver". What is the
purpose, what are benefits, usecases, etc.

Thanks!