linux/net/bridge
Fischer, Anna 3982d3d28b net/bridge: Add 'hairpin' port forwarding mode
This patch adds a 'hairpin' (also called 'reflective relay') mode
port configuration to the Linux Ethernet bridge kernel module.
A bridge supporting hairpin forwarding mode can send frames back
out through the port the frame was received on.

Hairpin mode is required to support basic VEPA (Virtual
Ethernet Port Aggregator) capabilities.

You can find additional information on VEPA here:
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/evb/
http://www.ieee802.org/1/files/public/docs2009/new-hudson-vepa_seminar-20090514d.pdf
http://www.internet2.edu/presentations/jt2009jul/20090719-congdon.pdf

An additional patch 'bridge-utils: Add 'hairpin' port forwarding mode'
is provided to allow configuring hairpin mode from userspace tools.

Signed-off-by: Paul Congdon <paul.congdon@hp.com>
Signed-off-by: Anna Fischer <anna.fischer@hp.com>
Acked-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2009-08-13 16:26:11 -07:00
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netfilter netfilter: x_tables: added hook number into match extension parameter structure. 2009-06-04 16:54:42 +02:00
br_device.c net: use NETDEV_TX_OK instead of 0 in ndo_start_xmit() functions 2009-07-05 19:16:04 -07:00
br_fdb.c bridge: Simplify interface for ATM LANE 2009-06-11 21:03:21 -07:00
br_forward.c net/bridge: Add 'hairpin' port forwarding mode 2009-08-13 16:26:11 -07:00
br_if.c net/bridge: Add 'hairpin' port forwarding mode 2009-08-13 16:26:11 -07:00
br_input.c bridge: relay bridge multicast pkgs if !STP 2009-05-17 21:12:54 -07:00
br_ioctl.c Merge branch 'master' of master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6 2008-09-08 16:59:05 -07:00
br_netfilter.c net, bridge: align br_nf_ops assignment 2009-07-05 19:16:14 -07:00
br_netlink.c netlink: change nlmsg_notify() return value logic 2009-02-24 23:18:28 -08:00
br_notify.c netns bridge: allow bridges in netns! 2008-09-08 16:19:58 -07:00
br_private_stp.h net: remove CVS keywords 2008-06-11 21:00:38 -07:00
br_private.h net/bridge: Add 'hairpin' port forwarding mode 2009-08-13 16:26:11 -07:00
br_stp_bpdu.c netns bridge: allow bridges in netns! 2008-09-08 16:19:58 -07:00
br_stp_if.c bridge: make bridge address settings sticky 2008-06-17 16:10:06 -07:00
br_stp_timer.c net: remove CVS keywords 2008-06-11 21:00:38 -07:00
br_stp.c net: mark read-only arrays as const 2009-08-05 10:42:58 -07:00
br_sysfs_br.c net: Fix bridgeing sysfs handling of rtnl_lock 2009-05-18 22:15:59 -07:00
br_sysfs_if.c net/bridge: Add 'hairpin' port forwarding mode 2009-08-13 16:26:11 -07:00
br.c bridge: Use rcu_barrier() instead of syncronize_net() on unload. 2009-06-26 13:51:32 -07:00
Kconfig bridge: Use STP demux 2008-07-05 21:25:56 -07:00
Makefile [BRIDGE]: netlink interface for link management 2006-06-17 21:26:14 -07:00