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Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 net-next 3/9] net: switchdev: add support for
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On 2022-10-18 08:22, Ido Schimmel wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 13, 2022 at 08:58:57PM +0200, netdev@kapio-technology.com 
> wrote:
>> On 2022-10-13 16:06, Ido Schimmel wrote:
>> > > diff --git a/net/dsa/port.c b/net/dsa/port.c
>> > > index e4a0513816bb..eab32b7a945a 100644
>> > > --- a/net/dsa/port.c
>> > > +++ b/net/dsa/port.c
>> > > @@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ static int dsa_port_inherit_brport_flags(struct
>> > > dsa_port *dp,
>> > >  					 struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
>> > >  {
>> > >  	const unsigned long mask = BR_LEARNING | BR_FLOOD | BR_MCAST_FLOOD |
>> > > -				   BR_BCAST_FLOOD | BR_PORT_LOCKED;
>> > > +				   BR_BCAST_FLOOD;
>> >
>> > Not sure how this is related to the patchset.
>> >
>> 
>> In general it is needed as a fix because of the way learning with 
>> locked
>> port is handled in the driver,
>> so as with MAB and also locked port in the future needing a non-zero 
>> Port
>> Association Vector (PAV)
>> for refresh etc to work, inheritance of the locked port flag is a bad 
>> idea
>> (say bug) and shouldn't have
>> been in the first place.
> 
> If it's a fix, then it needs to be submitted to 'net' tree.

It is a 'fix' for this patch set, as it changes 
mv88e6xxx_port_set_lock() to need this change.
It is not strictly necessary to change it for earlier hehaviour.