From: Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.olt...@nxp.com> The "usually hardware" and "usually software" distinctions make no sense, try to clarify what these do based on the actual kernel behavior.
Signed-off-by: Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.olt...@nxp.com> --- man/man8/bridge.8 | 15 ++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/man/man8/bridge.8 b/man/man8/bridge.8 index 1dc0aec83f09..d0bcd708bb61 100644 --- a/man/man8/bridge.8 +++ b/man/man8/bridge.8 @@ -533,12 +533,21 @@ specified. .sp .B self -- the address is associated with the port drivers fdb. Usually hardware - (default). +- the operation is fulfilled directly by the driver for the specified network +device. If the network device belongs to a master like a bridge, then the +bridge is bypassed and not notified of this operation (and if the device does +notify the bridge, it is driver-specific behavior and not mandated by this +flag, check the driver for more details). The "bridge fdb add" command can also +be used on the bridge device itself, and in this case, the added fdb entries +will be locally terminated (not forwarded). In the latter case, the "self" flag +is mandatory. The flag is set by default if "master" is not specified. .sp .B master -- the address is associated with master devices fdb. Usually software. +- if the specified network device is a port that belongs to a master device +such as a bridge, the operation is fulfilled by the master device's driver, +which may in turn notify the port driver too of the address. If the specified +device is a master itself, such as a bridge, this flag is invalid. .sp .B router -- 2.25.1
