Subject: Re: HW-assisted VLAN handling
To: Jaromir Dolecek <jdolecek@NetBSD.org>
From: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@shagadelic.org>
List: tech-kern
Date: 01/30/2005 11:00:28
On Jan 30, 2005, at 8:09 AM, Jaromir Dolecek wrote:
> What about following?
>
> The patch:
> * adds list of vlans ethernet interface is configured for to ethercom
> * adds a ETHERCAP_VLAN_HWFILTER capability, if set the driver is
> notified via ioctl when a vlan is attached or detached
>
> This works fine for my needs.
So, what is the chip supposed to do with VLANs that aren't in its
filter list? Is it supposed to drop them?
-- thorpej