FS#53288 - [linux] 802.1Q GVRP support

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Mantas Mikulėnas (grawity) - Monday, 13 March 2017, 12:44 GMT
Last edited by Jan Alexander Steffens (heftig) - Tuesday, 20 November 2018, 22:04 GMT
Task Type Feature Request
Category Packages: Core
Status Closed
Assigned To Tobias Powalowski (tpowa)
Jan Alexander Steffens (heftig)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 1
Private No

Details

Could CONFIG_VLAN_8021Q_GVRP be enabled in Arch kernels? Many older switches don't support MVRP yet, only the older protocol. (As far as I could figure out, GVRP has scalability issues but no technical problems otherwise.)
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Closed by  Jan Alexander Steffens (heftig)
Tuesday, 20 November 2018, 22:04 GMT
Reason for closing:  Implemented
Additional comments about closing:  Added in trunk
Comment by Tomas Mudrunka (harvie) - Thursday, 15 November 2018, 15:13 GMT
Yes! Please add CONFIG_VLAN_8021Q_GVRP=y to kernel. It's enabled in Debian and they have no problems with that. I need it.
Comment by Tomas Mudrunka (harvie) - Thursday, 15 November 2018, 15:37 GMT
BTW there is already CONFIG_VLAN_8021Q_MVRP=y enabled, which is similiar, but has not as wide support in switches as GVRP.
Also note that CONFIG_VLAN_8021Q_GVRP=y will not change default behaviour unless user activates gvrp by "ip link set DEVICE up type vlan gvrp on loose_binding on". So it should not affect users who don't want to use it.
Comment by Tomas Mudrunka (harvie) - Thursday, 15 November 2018, 17:40 GMT
It would be nice if this was enabled not only in linux, but also in linux-zen, linux-lts and linux-hardened

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