On Thu, Jun 30, 2022 at 01:16:34PM +0200, Hans Schultz wrote: > This patch is related to the patch set > "Add support for locked bridge ports (for 802.1X)" > Link: > https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/[email protected]/ > > This patch makes the locked port feature work with learning turned on, > which is enabled with the command: > > bridge link set dev DEV learning on > > Without this patch, link local traffic (01:80:c2) like EAPOL packets will > create a fdb entry when ingressing on a locked port with learning turned > on, thus unintentionally opening up the port for traffic for the said MAC. > > Some switchcore features like Mac-Auth and refreshing of FDB entries, > require learning enables on some switchcores, f.ex. the mv88e6xxx family. > Other features may apply too. > > Since many switchcores trap or mirror various multicast packets to the > CPU, link local traffic will unintentionally unlock the port for the > SA mac in question unless prevented by this patch.
Why not just teach hostapd to do: echo 1 > /sys/class/net/br0/bridge/no_linklocal_learn ?
