Re: [Bridge] [PATCH net-next] net: bridge: optimize backup_port fdb convergence

2019-04-04 Thread David Miller
From: Nikolay Aleksandrov Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2019 13:49:24 +0300 > We can optimize the fdb convergence when a backup_port is present by not > immediately flushing the entries of the stopped port since traffic for > those entries will flow towards the backup_port. > > There are 2 cases

[Bridge] [PATCH net-next] net: bridge: optimize backup_port fdb convergence

2019-04-03 Thread Nikolay Aleksandrov
We can optimize the fdb convergence when a backup_port is present by not immediately flushing the entries of the stopped port since traffic for those entries will flow towards the backup_port. There are 2 cases specifically that benefit most: - when the stopped port comes up before the entries