Re: [PATCH net-next v1 2/9] net: dsa: tag_ar9331: detect IGMP and MLD packets

From: Andrew Lunn
Date: Sat Apr 03 2021 - 10:50:08 EST


> @@ -31,6 +96,13 @@ static struct sk_buff *ar9331_tag_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
> __le16 *phdr;
> u16 hdr;
>
> + if (dp->stp_state == BR_STATE_BLOCKING) {
> + /* TODO: should we reflect it in the stats? */
> + netdev_warn_once(dev, "%s:%i dropping blocking packet\n",
> + __func__, __LINE__);
> + return NULL;
> + }
> +
> phdr = skb_push(skb, AR9331_HDR_LEN);
>
> hdr = FIELD_PREP(AR9331_HDR_VERSION_MASK, AR9331_HDR_VERSION);

Hi Oleksij

This change does not seem to fit with what this patch is doing.

I also think it is wrong. You still need BPDU to pass through a
blocked port, otherwise spanning tree protocol will be unstable.

Andrew