Re: [PATCH net-next v5 0/5] Add support for locked bridge ports (for 802.1X)

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Hello:

This series was applied to netdev/net-next.git (master)
by David S. Miller <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

On Wed, 23 Feb 2022 11:16:45 +0100 you wrote:
> This series starts by adding support for SA filtering to the bridge,
> which is then allowed to be offloaded to switchdev devices. Furthermore
> an offloading implementation is supplied for the mv88e6xxx driver.
> 
> Public Local Area Networks are often deployed such that there is a
> risk of unauthorized or unattended clients getting access to the LAN.
> To prevent such access we introduce SA filtering, such that ports
> designated as secure ports are set in locked mode, so that only
> authorized source MAC addresses are given access by adding them to
> the bridges forwarding database. Incoming packets with source MAC
> addresses that are not in the forwarding database of the bridge are
> discarded. It is then the task of user space daemons to populate the
> bridge's forwarding database with static entries of authorized entities.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next,v5,1/5] net: bridge: Add support for bridge port in locked mode
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/a21d9a670d81
  - [net-next,v5,2/5] net: bridge: Add support for offloading of locked port flag
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/fa1c83342987
  - [net-next,v5,3/5] net: dsa: Include BR_PORT_LOCKED in the list of synced brport flags
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/b9e8b58fd2cb
  - [net-next,v5,4/5] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: Add support for bridge port locked mode
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/34ea415f927e
  - [net-next,v5,5/5] selftests: forwarding: tests of locked port feature
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/b2b681a41251

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