[ovs-dev] [PATCH 0/3] ovs-vswitchd: Port protected mode

[Simon Horman]

On Sun, Nov 20, 2016 at 11:36:38AM +0200, Ben Kelly wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 5:57 PM, Simon Horman
> <simon.horman at netronome.com> wrote:
> > On Mon, Nov 14, 2016 at 12:30:37AM +1100, Ben Kelly wrote:
> >> Port protected mode is available in some switching ASICs (b53 etc) and
> >> Cisco also implements this feature. (http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/lan/catalyst3850/software/release/3.2_0_se/multibook/configuration_guide/b_consolidated_config_guide_3850_chapter_011101.html)
> >>
> >> Protected ports will not forward traffic to other protected ports.
> >> Protected ports will forward traffic to unprotected ports, and
> >> unprotected ports can forward traffic to any port.
> >>
> >> This feature can be useful for:
> >>  * Implementing basic flood protection when STP is not available or
> >>    desired.
> >>  * Aggregator port. All ports except one port are set as protected
> >>    ports. Traffic arriving on the protected ports will only be
> >>    forwarded to the aggregator port.
> >>
> >> Ben Kelly (3):
> >>   ovsschema: Add protected column to Port table
> >>   ofproto: Add protected property to bundle
> >>   ofproto: Drop flows between protected ports
> >
> > Hi Ben,
> >
> > this feature seems clean to me and I think it would be good
> > (for me?) to merge it unless there are objections.
> >
> > The only thing I can see outstanding at this point is an update to
> > the NEWS file.
> 
> Thanks Simon. I've submitted a v2 of 3/3 with the changes to NEWS included.

Thanks Ben,

I have queued up this series including v2 of 3/3.
Please consider a follow-up patch to add tests to the testsuite.