.kernel.org;
> ker...@savoirfairelinux.com; David S. Miller ;
> Florian Fainelli ; David Laight
>
> Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v3 0/5] net: dsa: remove .set_addr
>
> > How do you guarantee that this MAC address is used for PAUSE, and only
> for PAUSE?
>
> That is the only thing th
> How do you guarantee that this MAC address is used for PAUSE, and only for
> PAUSE?
That is the only thing the data sheet says this MAC address is used
for.
Andrew
.com; David S. Miller ;
> Florian Fainelli ; David Laight
>
> Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v3 0/5] net: dsa: remove .set_addr
>
> On Mon, Oct 16, 2017 at 04:28:04PM +, Rodney Cummings wrote:
> > Hi Andrew,
> >
> > I may have misunderstood.
> >
> > If
On Mon, Oct 16, 2017 at 04:28:04PM +, Rodney Cummings wrote:
> Hi Andrew,
>
> I may have misunderstood.
>
> If this MAC address is the destination
Nope. This is the source address, for Pause frames.
> My concern is that for a source MAC address, a local random MAC
> address is not safe in a
On Mon, Oct 16, 2017 at 04:30:34PM +, David Laight wrote:
> From: Andrew Lunn
> > Sent: 16 October 2017 17:10
> ...
> > So, received Pause frames never leave the MAC. They don't get bridged,
> > nor do they get passed up for host processing. They are purely point
> > to point between two MAC pe
From: Andrew Lunn
> Sent: 16 October 2017 17:10
...
> So, received Pause frames never leave the MAC. They don't get bridged,
> nor do they get passed up for host processing. They are purely point
> to point between two MAC peers. The destination is unambiguous. It is
> simple the other MAC peer. Th
@vger.kernel.org;
> ker...@savoirfairelinux.com; David S. Miller ;
> Florian Fainelli ; David Laight
>
> Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v3 0/5] net: dsa: remove .set_addr
>
> On Mon, Oct 16, 2017 at 03:23:42PM +, Rodney Cummings wrote:
> > I am concerned about this propos
On Mon, Oct 16, 2017 at 03:23:42PM +, Rodney Cummings wrote:
> I am concerned about this proposed change.
>
> According to IEEE Std 802.1Q, a "higher layer entity" (i.e. end
> station) that is internal to the bridge (i.e. switch) can use the
> same individual global MAC address that the switch
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org; ker...@savoirfairelinux.com; David S.
> Miller ; Florian Fainelli ;
> Andrew Lunn ; David Laight ;
> Vivien Didelot
> Subject: [PATCH net-next v3 0/5] net: dsa: remove .set_addr
>
> An Ethernet switch may support having a MAC address, which c
From: Vivien Didelot
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2017 14:18:04 -0400
> An Ethernet switch may support having a MAC address, which can be used
> as the switch's source address in transmitted full-duplex Pause frames.
>
> If a DSA switch supports the related .set_addr operation, the DSA core
> sets the mast
An Ethernet switch may support having a MAC address, which can be used
as the switch's source address in transmitted full-duplex Pause frames.
If a DSA switch supports the related .set_addr operation, the DSA core
sets the master's MAC address on the switch.
This won't make sense anymore in a mul
11 matches
Mail list logo
