[PATCH net] net: sparx5/lan969x: fix flooding configuration on bridge join/leave

patchwork-bot+netdevbpf at kernel.org patchwork-bot+netdevbpf at kernel.org
Tue Oct 7 03:00:07 PDT 2025


Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (main)
by Paolo Abeni <pabeni at redhat.com>:

On Fri, 3 Oct 2025 14:35:59 +0200 you wrote:
> The sparx5 driver programs UC/MC/BC flooding in sparx5_update_fwd() by
> unconditionally applying bridge_fwd_mask to all flood PGIDs. Any bridge
> topology change that triggers sparx5_update_fwd() (for example enslaving
> another port) therefore reinstalls flooding in hardware for already
> bridged ports, regardless of their per-port flood flags.
> 
> This results in clobbering of the flood masks, and desynchronization
> between software and hardware: the bridge still reports “flood off” for
> the port, but hardware has flooding enabled due to unconditional PGID
> reprogramming.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net] net: sparx5/lan969x: fix flooding configuration on bridge join/leave
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/c9d1b0b54258

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