From: Roopa Prabhu <ro...@cumulusnetworks.com> This is similar to command options corresponding to other NTF_* flags already exposed to the user space (examples self/master).
Also updates bridge man page (The man page patch also includes a fix to the 'self' entry and documents 'master' for fdb entries) Signed-off-by: Roopa Prabhu <ro...@cumulusnetworks.com> --- bridge/fdb.c | 2 ++ man/man8/bridge.8 | 15 ++++++++++++--- 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/bridge/fdb.c b/bridge/fdb.c index 278e55f..165fe59 100644 --- a/bridge/fdb.c +++ b/bridge/fdb.c @@ -305,6 +305,8 @@ static int fdb_modify(int cmd, int flags, int argc, char **argv) duparg2("vlan", *argv); NEXT_ARG(); vid = atoi(*argv); + } else if (matches(*argv, "use") == 0) { + req.ndm.ndm_flags |= NTF_USE; } else { if (strcmp(*argv, "to") == 0) { NEXT_ARG(); diff --git a/man/man8/bridge.8 b/man/man8/bridge.8 index 4135d01..c86db03 100644 --- a/man/man8/bridge.8 +++ b/man/man8/bridge.8 @@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ bridge \- show / manipulate bridge addresses and devices .I LLADDR .B dev .IR DEV " { " -.BR local " | " temp " } { " -.BR self " } { " router " } [ " +.BR local " | " temp " } [ " +.BR self " ] [ " master " ] [ " router " ] [ " use " ] [ " .B dst .IR IPADDR " ] [ " .B vni @@ -323,7 +323,11 @@ the Ethernet MAC address. the interface to which this address is associated. .B self -- the address is associated with a software fdb (default) +- the address is associated with a hardware fdb +.sp + +.B master +- the address is associated with software fdb (default) .sp .B router @@ -332,6 +336,11 @@ Valid if the referenced device is a VXLAN type device and has route shortcircuit enabled. .sp +.B use +- the address is in use. User space can use this option to +indicate to the kernel that the fdb entry is in use. +.sp + .in -8 The next command line parameters apply only when the specified device -- 1.7.10.4 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html