On Mon, 2008-03-31 at 09:06 -0700, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> On Sat, 29 Mar 2008 18:10:24 +0100
> "Joakim Tjernlund" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Joakim Tjernlund [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Sent: den 29 mars 2008 17:22
> > > To: '[email protected]'
> > > Subject: RSTP in 
> > > http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/shemminger/rstp.git;a=summary 
> > > problems
> > > 
> > > Hi List
> > > 
> > > I cloned the above RSTP imp. and cross-compiled it to powerpc and tried
> > > in on my 2.6.23 kernel, but didn't get very far:
> > > 
> > > Created a bridge, br0, with brctl and added two interfaces.
> > > started rstpd without args and ran rstpctl
> > >   rstpctl showbridge br0
> > > and all I get is
> > >   CTL_get_bridge_state: Got return code 0, 1003
> > >   Failed to get bridge state: Err_Bridge_is_down
> > > 
> > > The br0 i/f is UP amd RUNNING and so is the interfaces I added.
> > > I probably forgot to do something I suppose, but what?
> > > 
> > >     Jocke
> > 
> > Never mind, user error on my part.
> > 
> > I do wonder though if rstpd is production ready or still needs more
> > testing/fixes?
> > 
> >    Jocke
> 
> The rstpd stuff isn't widely used, more because of the administration,
> packaging, startup issues etc. It is kind of a chicken/egg problem, no
> one uses it so no one reports bugs.The RSTP code library has been
> around for a long while and doesn't have any known issues.

I see, what do you think of Srinivas rewrite? I looks
much cleaner, have you had a chance to test it? 

 Jocke
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