On Wed, 27 Sep 2017 16:12:44 +0300 Nikolay Aleksandrov <nikolay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > We need to be able to transparently forward most link-local frames via > tunnels (e.g. vxlan, qinq). Currently the bridge's group_fwd_mask has a > mask which restricts the forwarding of STP and LACP, but we need to be able > to forward these over tunnels and control that forwarding on a per-port > basis thus add a new per-port group_fwd_mask option which only disallows > mac pause frames to be forwarded (they're always dropped anyway). > The patch does not change the current default situation - all of the others > are still restricted unless configured for forwarding. > We have successfully tested this patch with LACP and STP forwarding over > VxLAN and qinq tunnels. > > Signed-off-by: Nikolay Aleksandrov <nikolay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> LACP is fine, but STP must not be forwarded if STP in user or kernel mode is enabled. Please update this patch or revert it.
