bridge: add support for user mode STP
This patchset based on work by Aji_Srinivas@emc.com provides allows
spanning tree to be controled from userspace. Like hotplug, it
uses call_usermodehelper when spanning tree is enabled so there
is no visible API change. If call to start usermode STP fails
it falls back to existing kernel STP.
Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@linux-foundation.org>
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_private.h b/net/bridge/br_private.h
index 3adacdf..974fecc 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_private.h
+++ b/net/bridge/br_private.h
@@ -26,7 +26,10 @@
#define BR_PORT_BITS 10
#define BR_MAX_PORTS (1<<BR_PORT_BITS)
-#define BR_VERSION "2.2"
+#define BR_VERSION "2.3"
+
+/* Path to usermode spanning tree program */
+#define BR_STP_PROG "/sbin/bridge-stp"
typedef struct bridge_id bridge_id;
typedef struct mac_addr mac_addr;
@@ -107,7 +110,13 @@
u8 group_addr[ETH_ALEN];
u16 root_port;
- unsigned char stp_enabled;
+
+ enum {
+ BR_NO_STP, /* no spanning tree */
+ BR_KERNEL_STP, /* old STP in kernel */
+ BR_USER_STP, /* new RSTP in userspace */
+ } stp_enabled;
+
unsigned char topology_change;
unsigned char topology_change_detected;
@@ -127,7 +136,6 @@
return !memcmp(&br->bridge_id, &br->designated_root, 8);
}
-
/* br_device.c */
extern void br_dev_setup(struct net_device *dev);
extern int br_dev_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev);
@@ -209,6 +217,7 @@
/* br_stp_if.c */
extern void br_stp_enable_bridge(struct net_bridge *br);
extern void br_stp_disable_bridge(struct net_bridge *br);
+extern void br_stp_set_enabled(struct net_bridge *br, unsigned long val);
extern void br_stp_enable_port(struct net_bridge_port *p);
extern void br_stp_disable_port(struct net_bridge_port *p);
extern void br_stp_recalculate_bridge_id(struct net_bridge *br);