bridge: support for static fdb entries
There is no intuitive option to add static fdb entries today. 'temp' seems to have a side effect of adding 'static' fdb entries. But the name and intent of 'temp' does not say anything about it being static. example: bridge fdb add operates as follows: $bridge fdb add 00:01:02:03:04:05 dev eth0 master $bridge fdb add 00:01:02:03:04:06 dev eth0 master temp $bridge fdb add 00:01:02:03:04:07 dev eth0 master local $bridge fdb show 00:01:02:03:04:05 dev eth0 permanent 00:01:02:03:04:06 dev eth0 static 00:01:02:03:04:07 dev eth0 permanent 00:01:02:03:04:08 dev eth0 <<== dynamic, ageable learned mac This patch adds a new bridge fdb type 'static' which makes sure NUD_NOARP and NUD_REACHABLE is set for static entries. This effectively is nothing but what 'temp' does today. But the name 'temp' is misleading. After the patch: $bridge fdb add 00:01:02:03:04:06 dev eth0 master static $bridge fdb show 00:01:02:03:04:06 dev eth0 static 'temp' could ideally be a dynamic mac that can age (ie just NUD_REACHABLE). But, 'temp' sets 'NUD_NOARP' and 'NUD_REACHABLE'. Too late to change 'temp' now. But, we are thinking of introduing a 'dynamic' keyword after this patch that only sets NUD_REACHABLE. Signed-off-by: Wilson Kok <wkok@cumulusnetworks.com> Signed-off-by: Roopa Prabhu <roopa@cumulusnetworks.com>
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