On Tue, 28 Jun 2005 14:40:34 +0800 munro <munro.biswal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Hi, all, > > I wish to copy over fdb(forwarding database entries) learnt over from > one interface onto as they are from another interface. > > Like for eg : > brctl showmacs br0 > port no mac addr is local? ageing timer > 1 00:30:1a:01:6f:e4 no 0.46 > 1 00:30:1a:1c:3d:b7 yes 0.00 > 2 00:30:1a:1c:3d:b8 yes 0.00 > > Instead of the above in line 1 if i wish to forcefully add mac " > 00:30:1a:01:6f:e4 " from port 2 instated of port 1. Why? What reason. > Do i need to create a separate ioctl for it from the brctl to the kernel > code or is thier some provision for doing it. Since all enhancements can be 2.6 only, I would prefer a sysfs interface to an ioctl to do this. You can add a store/write interface to /sys/class/net/brX/bridge/brforward file. The creative part is figuring out what the semantics should be and getting the locking right.
