[Bridge] sparc64: add bridge failed: Operation not supported

[Geert Stappers]

On Sat, Sep 11, 2004 at 08:09:56AM +0200, Geert Stappers wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 10, 2004 at 10:30:11PM +0200, Geert Stappers wrote:
> > Hello,
> Here so more information,
> 
> > On a Sun Sparc Ultra5, where `uname -m` reports "sparc64",
> > and the bridge kernel modules is loaded (`insmod bridge`),
> the kernel is version 2.4.26
And the brctl I use is 1.0.4

> > reports on `brctl addbr br0` with
> > add bridge failed: Operation not supported
> > 
> > That failure writes in /var/log/kern.log
> > sys32_ioctl(brctl:572): Unknown cmd fd(3) cmd(000089a0) arg(effffcbd)
> the 572 is the process id
89a0 is  SIOCBRADDBR,
but SIOCBRADDBR is a 2.6 kernel item ( not in 2.4)


> > My questions are:
> > 
> > * Are there succesfull reported sparc64 systems doing bridging?
> > * What should I do to get that sparc64 acting as a bridge?
> A recompile with gcc-2.95 did not show improvement.
AFAICT it is brctl 1.0.4 that needs a 2.6 kernel.

> > Cheers
> > Geert Stappers
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