[Bridge] [PATCH net-next v2] net: bridge: Fix improper taking over HW learned FDB
Ido Schimmel
idosch at idosch.org
Fri Apr 28 17:36:35 UTC 2017
On Fri, Apr 28, 2017 at 07:31:38PM +0300, Arkadi Sharshevsky wrote:
> Commit 7e26bf45e4cb ("net: bridge: allow SW learn to take over HW fdb
> entries") added the ability to "take over an entry which was previously
> learned via HW when it shows up from a SW port".
>
> However, if an entry was learned via HW and then a control packet
> (e.g., ARP request) was trapped to the CPU, the bridge driver will
> update the entry and remove the externally learned flag, although the
> entry is still present in HW. Instead, only clear the externally learned
> flag in case of roaming.
>
> Fixes: 7e26bf45e4cb ("net: bridge: allow SW learn to take over HW fdb entries")
> Signed-off-by: Ido Schimmel <idosch at mellanox.com>
> Signed-off-by: Arkadi Sharashevsky <arkadis at mellanox.com>
> Cc: Nikolay Aleksandrov <nikolay at cumulusnetworks.com>
> ---
> v1->v2
> - net-next rebase.
> ---
> net/bridge/br_fdb.c | 10 +++++-----
> 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/net/bridge/br_fdb.c b/net/bridge/br_fdb.c
> index de7988b..5905eb7 100644
> --- a/net/bridge/br_fdb.c
> +++ b/net/bridge/br_fdb.c
> @@ -589,16 +589,16 @@ void br_fdb_update(struct net_bridge *br, struct net_bridge_port *source,
> if (unlikely(source != fdb->dst)) {
> fdb->dst = source;
> fdb_modified = true;
> + /* Take over HW learned entry */
> + if (unlikely(fdb->added_by_external_learn)) {
> + fdb->added_by_external_learn = 0;
> + fdb_modified = true;
This line is redundant. 'fdb_modified' is already set.
> + }
> }
> if (now != fdb->updated)
> fdb->updated = now;
> if (unlikely(added_by_user))
> fdb->added_by_user = 1;
> - /* Take over HW learned entry */
> - if (unlikely(fdb->added_by_external_learn)) {
> - fdb->added_by_external_learn = 0;
> - fdb_modified = true;
> - }
> if (unlikely(fdb_modified))
> fdb_notify(br, fdb, RTM_NEWNEIGH);
> }
> --
> 2.4.11
>
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