Re: [RFC PATCH net-next 10/16] mlxsw: spectrum_switchdev: Add support for locked FDB notifications

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On Fri, Nov 04, 2022 at 12:54:39AM +0200, Ido Schimmel wrote:
> Sorry, forgot to reply... I added a patch (see below) to the offload
> set. If the bridge patches are accepted and we have disagreements on the
> offload part I can always split out this patch and send it separately so
> that mv88e6xxx rejects MAB in 6.2.
>
> commit ebdd7363f8c1802af63c35f74d6922b727617a7d
> Author: Ido Schimmel <idosch@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Date:   Mon Oct 31 19:36:36 2022 +0200
>
>     bridge: switchdev: Reflect MAB bridge port flag to device drivers
>
>     Reflect the 'BR_PORT_MAB' flag to device drivers so that:
>
>     * Drivers that support MAB could act upon the flag being toggled.
>     * Drivers that do not support MAB will prevent MAB from being enabled.
>
>     Signed-off-by: Ido Schimmel <idosch@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Notes:
>     v1:
>     * New patch.
>
> diff --git a/net/bridge/br_switchdev.c b/net/bridge/br_switchdev.c
> index 8a0abe35137d..7eb6fd5bb917 100644
> --- a/net/bridge/br_switchdev.c
> +++ b/net/bridge/br_switchdev.c
> @@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ bool nbp_switchdev_allowed_egress(const struct net_bridge_port *p,
>  }
>
>  /* Flags that can be offloaded to hardware */
> -#define BR_PORT_FLAGS_HW_OFFLOAD (BR_LEARNING | BR_FLOOD | \
> +#define BR_PORT_FLAGS_HW_OFFLOAD (BR_LEARNING | BR_FLOOD | BR_PORT_MAB | \
>                                   BR_MCAST_FLOOD | BR_BCAST_FLOOD | BR_PORT_LOCKED | \
>                                   BR_HAIRPIN_MODE | BR_ISOLATED | BR_MULTICAST_TO_UNICAST)

Yeah, ok, normally the feature would be gated until it really works on
existing offloading drivers, but I suppose a compromise from 100%
correctness could be made if you say you're going to send the offload
bits right away.



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