On Thu, 29 Oct 2020 01:38:31 +0200 Vladimir Oltean wrote: > From: Nikolay Aleksandrov <nikolay@xxxxxxxxxx> > > Extend the bridge multicast control and data path to configure routes > for L2 (non-IP) multicast groups. > > The uapi struct br_mdb_entry union u is extended with another variant, > mac_addr, which does not change the structure size, and which is valid > when the proto field is zero. > > To be compatible with the forwarding code that is already in place, > which acts as an IGMP/MLD snooping bridge with querier capabilities, we > need to declare that for L2 MDB entries (for which there exists no such > thing as IGMP/MLD snooping/querying), that there is always a querier. > Otherwise, these entries would be flooded to all bridge ports and not > just to those that are members of the L2 multicast group. > > Needless to say, only permanent L2 multicast groups can be installed on > a bridge port. > > Signed-off-by: Nikolay Aleksandrov <nikolay@xxxxxxxxxx> > Signed-off-by: Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@xxxxxxx> Applied, thanks!
