kernel/linux.git/include/net/mrp.h, branch v3.12.13Linux kernel stable tree (mirror)https://git.radix-linux.su/kernel/linux.git/atom?h=v3.12.132013-09-23T20:53:52+00:00mrp: add periodictimer to allow retries when packets get lost2013-09-23T20:53:52+00:00Noel Burton-Krahnnoel@burton-krahn.com2013-09-18T19:24:40+00:00urn:sha1:9fe34f5d920b183ec063550e0f4ec854aa373316
MRP doesn't implement the periodictimer in 802.1Q, so it never retries
if packets get lost. I ran into this problem when MRP sent a MVRP
JoinIn before the interface was fully up. The JoinIn was lost, MRP
didn't retry, and MVRP registration failed.
Tested against Juniper QFabric switches
Signed-off-by: Noel Burton-Krahn <noel@burton-krahn.com>
Acked-by: David Ward <david.ward@ll.mit.edu>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
net/802: Implement Multiple Registration Protocol (MRP)2013-02-11T01:37:22+00:00David Warddavid.ward@ll.mit.edu2013-02-08T17:17:06+00:00urn:sha1:febf018d22347b5df94066bca05d0c11a84e839d
Initial implementation of the Multiple Registration Protocol (MRP)
from IEEE 802.1Q-2011, based on the existing implementation of the
Generic Attribute Registration Protocol (GARP).
Signed-off-by: David Ward <david.ward@ll.mit.edu>
Acked-by: Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>