linux-stable.git/net/bridge/br_input.c, branch v3.8

eth: Make is_link_local() consistent with other address tests

2012-11-03T01:34:05+00:00

Function name should include '_ether_addr'.
Return type should be bool.
Parameter name should be 'addr' not 'dest' (also matching kernel-doc).

Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings 
Acked-by: John Fastabend 
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

net, ixgbe: handle link local multicast addresses in SR-IOV mode

2012-10-30T05:31:49+00:00

In SR-IOV mode the PF driver acts as the uplink port and is
used to send control packets e.g. lldpad, stp, etc.

   eth0.1     eth0.2     eth0
   VF         VF         PF
   |          |          |   <-- stand-in for uplink
   |          |          |
  --------------------------
  |  Embedded Switch       |
  --------------------------
              |
             MAC   <-- uplink

But the embedded switch is setup to forward multicast addresses
to all interfaces both VFs and PF and onto the physical link.
This results in reserved MAC addresses used by control protocols
to be forwarded over the switch onto the VF.

In the LLDP case the PF sends an LLDPDU and it is currently
being forwarded to all the VFs who then see the PF as a peer.
This is incorrect.

This patch adds the multicast addresses to the RAR table in the
hardware to prevent this behavior.

Signed-off-by: John Fastabend 
Tested-by: Phil Schmitt 
Tested-by: Sibai Li 
Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher

bridge: Convert compare_ether_addr to ether_addr_equal

2012-05-10T00:49:17+00:00

Use the new bool function ether_addr_equal to add
some clarity and reduce the likelihood for misuse
of compare_ether_addr for sorting.

Done via cocci script:

$ cat compare_ether_addr.cocci
@@
expression a,b;
@@
-	!compare_ether_addr(a, b)
+	ether_addr_equal(a, b)

@@
expression a,b;
@@
-	compare_ether_addr(a, b)
+	!ether_addr_equal(a, b)

@@
expression a,b;
@@
-	!ether_addr_equal(a, b) == 0
+	ether_addr_equal(a, b)

@@
expression a,b;
@@
-	!ether_addr_equal(a, b) != 0
+	!ether_addr_equal(a, b)

@@
expression a,b;
@@
-	ether_addr_equal(a, b) == 0
+	!ether_addr_equal(a, b)

@@
expression a,b;
@@
-	ether_addr_equal(a, b) != 0
+	ether_addr_equal(a, b)

@@
expression a,b;
@@
-	!!ether_addr_equal(a, b)
+	ether_addr_equal(a, b)

Signed-off-by: Joe Perches 
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

net: Add export.h for EXPORT_SYMBOL/THIS_MODULE to non-modules

2011-10-31T23:30:30+00:00

These files are non modular, but need to export symbols using
the macros now living in export.h -- call out the include so
that things won't break when we remove the implicit presence
of module.h from everywhere.

Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker

bridge: allow forwarding some link local frames

2011-10-06T19:27:56+00:00

This is based on an earlier patch by Nick Carter with comments
by David Lamparter but with some refinements. Thanks for their patience
this is a confusing area with overlap of standards, user requirements,
and compatibility with earlier releases.

It adds a new sysfs attribute
   /sys/class/net/brX/bridge/group_fwd_mask
that controls forwarding of frames with address of: 01-80-C2-00-00-0X
The default setting has no forwarding to retain compatibility.

One change from earlier releases is that forwarding of group
addresses is not dependent on STP being enabled or disabled. This
choice was made based on interpretation of tie 802.1 standards.
I expect complaints will arise because of this, but better to follow
the standard than continue acting incorrectly by default.

The filtering mask is writeable, but only values that don't forward
known control frames are allowed. It intentionally blocks attempts
to filter control protocols. For example: writing a 8 allows
forwarding 802.1X PAE addresses which is the most common request.

Reported-by: David Lamparter 
Original-patch-by: Nick Carter 
Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger 
Tested-by: Benjamin Poirier 
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

bridge: Always flood broadcast packets

2011-07-06T01:39:39+00:00

As is_multicast_ether_addr returns true on broadcast packets as
well, we need to explicitly exclude broadcast packets so that
they're always flooded.  This wasn't an issue before as broadcast
packets were considered to be an unregistered multicast group,
which were always flooded.  However, as we now only flood such
packets to router ports, this is no longer acceptable.

Reported-by: Michael Guntsche 
Signed-off-by: Herbert Xu 
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

Merge branch 'master' of master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6

2011-04-26T19:16:46+00:00

Resolved logic conflicts causing a build failure due to
drivers/net/r8169.c changes using a patch from Stephen Rothwell.

Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

Revert "bridge: Forward reserved group addresses if !STP"

2011-04-22T04:17:25+00:00

This reverts commit 1e253c3b8a1aeed51eef6fc366812f219b97de65.

It breaks 802.3ad bonding inside of a bridge.

The commit was meant to support transport bridging, and specifically
virtual machines bridged to an ethernet interface connected to a
switch port wiht 802.1x enabled.

But this isn't the way to do it, it breaks too many other things.

Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

bridge: track last used time in forwarding table

2011-04-05T00:22:26+00:00

Adds tracking the last used time in forwarding table.
Rename ageing_timer to updated to better describe it.

Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger 
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

net: introduce rx_handler results and logic around that

2011-03-16T19:53:54+00:00

This patch allows rx_handlers to better signalize what to do next to
it's caller. That makes skb->deliver_no_wcard no longer needed.

kernel-doc for rx_handler_result is taken from Nicolas' patch.

Signed-off-by: Jiri Pirko 
Reviewed-by: Nicolas de Pesloüan 
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller