Re: [PATCH] bridge: receive link-local on disabled ports.

2006-04-11 Thread Vlad Drukker
On Mon, 2006-04-10 at 16:39 -0700, David S. Miller wrote: > From: Stephen Hemminger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 16:24:29 -0700 > > > This change allows link local packets (like 802.3ad and Spanning Tree > > Protocol) to be processed even when the bridge is not using the port. > >

Re: [PATCH] bridge: receive link-local on disabled ports.

2006-04-10 Thread David S. Miller
From: Stephen Hemminger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 16:24:29 -0700 > This change allows link local packets (like 802.3ad and Spanning Tree > Protocol) to be processed even when the bridge is not using the port. > It fixes the chicken-egg problem for bridging a bonded device, and > m

[PATCH] bridge: receive link-local on disabled ports.

2006-04-10 Thread Stephen Hemminger
This change allows link local packets (like 802.3ad and Spanning Tree Protocol) to be processed even when the bridge is not using the port. It fixes the chicken-egg problem for bridging a bonded device, and may also fix problems with spanning tree failover. Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <[EMAIL