Re: [PATCH net-next v2 9/9] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: add cross-chip bridging

[Vivien Didelot]

Hi Andrew,

Andrew Lunn <andrew@xxxxxxx> writes:

> I don't like the idea of leaking frames.

I don't like it neither. That's why this patch series is out there. It
improves the security on PVT-capable Marvell switches by programming the
tables correctly on bridging events.

A next step can be to warn the user about the software or hardware
limitations (s)he is currently experiencing with something roughly like
this in cross-chip bridging operations:

    if (!mv88e6xxx_has_pvt(chip)) {
    #if IS_ENABLED(BRIDGE_VLAN_FILTERING)
        return 0;
    #else
        pr_err("Cross-chip bridging is forbidden on non-PVT hardware and
               non-VLAN-filtering aware systems\n");
        return -EINVAL;
    #endif
    }

But let's keep it simple for the moment and go baby steps. First program
PVT tables correctly as this patchset does, then figure out how to
handle non-PVT systems. That is a good topic for next week ;-)

Thanks,

        Vivien