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Re: [PATCH net-next 2/4] net: dsa: pass bridge down to drivers

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2016-02-12 9:09 GMT-08:00 Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@savoirfairelinux.com>:
> Some DSA drivers may or may not support multiple software bridges on top
> of an hardware switch.
>
> It is more convenient for them to access the bridge's net_device for
> finer configuration.
>
> Removing the need to craft and access a bitmask also simplifies the
> code.
>
> This patch changes the signature of bridge related functions, update DSA
> drivers, and removes dsa_slave_br_port_mask.

This is the specific patch that depends on the patch you mention in
your cover letter, I applied it anyway, ignored the rejects in the
mv88e6xxx driver since I wanted to test bcm_sf2 only and the hardware
is still programmed the same way before and after:

Tested-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail.com>

Thanks!
--
Florian

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[PATCH net-next 0/4] net: dsa: pass bridge device to drivers Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@savoirfairelinux.com> - 2016-02-12 18:20 +0100
  [PATCH net-next 2/4] net: dsa: pass bridge down to drivers Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@savoirfairelinux.com> - 2016-02-12 18:20 +0100
    Re: [PATCH net-next 2/4] net: dsa: pass bridge down to drivers Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail.com> - 2016-02-13 19:50 +0100
  [PATCH net-next 1/4] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: add port private structure Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@savoirfairelinux.com> - 2016-02-12 18:20 +0100
  [PATCH net-next 4/4] net: dsa: remove dsa_bridge_check_vlan_range Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@savoirfairelinux.com> - 2016-02-12 18:20 +0100

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