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| author | Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@linux-foundation.org> | 2007-03-21 14:22:44 -0700 |
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| committer | David S. Miller <davem@sunset.davemloft.net> | 2007-04-25 22:28:48 -0700 |
| commit | 9cde070874b822d4677f4f01fe146991785813b1 (patch) | |
| tree | 2e3a444ad82e026237ce99a4f8cad201f6ca807d /net/bridge/br_stp_if.c | |
| parent | 9cf637473c8535b5abe27fee79254c2d552e042a (diff) | |
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>
Diffstat (limited to 'net/bridge/br_stp_if.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | net/bridge/br_stp_if.c | 56 |
1 files changed, 56 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_stp_if.c b/net/bridge/br_stp_if.c index a285897a2fb4..1c1806d7c489 100644 --- a/net/bridge/br_stp_if.c +++ b/net/bridge/br_stp_if.c @@ -123,6 +123,62 @@ void br_stp_disable_port(struct net_bridge_port *p) br_become_root_bridge(br); } +static void br_stp_start(struct net_bridge *br) +{ + int r; + char *argv[] = { BR_STP_PROG, br->dev->name, "start", NULL }; + char *envp[] = { NULL }; + + r = call_usermodehelper(BR_STP_PROG, argv, envp, 1); + if (r == 0) { + br->stp_enabled = BR_USER_STP; + printk(KERN_INFO "%s: userspace STP started\n", br->dev->name); + } else { + br->stp_enabled = BR_KERNEL_STP; + printk(KERN_INFO "%s: starting userspace STP failed, " + "staring kernel STP\n", br->dev->name); + + /* To start timers on any ports left in blocking */ + spin_lock_bh(&br->lock); + br_port_state_selection(br); + spin_unlock_bh(&br->lock); + } +} + +static void br_stp_stop(struct net_bridge *br) +{ + int r; + char *argv[] = { BR_STP_PROG, br->dev->name, "stop", NULL }; + char *envp[] = { NULL }; + + if (br->stp_enabled == BR_USER_STP) { + r = call_usermodehelper(BR_STP_PROG, argv, envp, 1); + printk(KERN_INFO "%s: userspace STP stopped, return code %d\n", + br->dev->name, r); + + + /* To start timers on any ports left in blocking */ + spin_lock_bh(&br->lock); + br_port_state_selection(br); + spin_unlock_bh(&br->lock); + } + + br->stp_enabled = BR_NO_STP; +} + +void br_stp_set_enabled(struct net_bridge *br, unsigned long val) +{ + ASSERT_RTNL(); + + if (val) { + if (br->stp_enabled == BR_NO_STP) + br_stp_start(br); + } else { + if (br->stp_enabled != BR_NO_STP) + br_stp_stop(br); + } +} + /* called under bridge lock */ void br_stp_change_bridge_id(struct net_bridge *br, const unsigned char *addr) { |