bridge: add support for user mode STP
authorStephen Hemminger <shemminger@linux-foundation.org>
Wed, 21 Mar 2007 21:22:44 +0000 (14:22 -0700)
committerDavid S. Miller <davem@sunset.davemloft.net>
Thu, 26 Apr 2007 05:28:48 +0000 (22:28 -0700)
commit9cde070874b822d4677f4f01fe146991785813b1
tree2e3a444ad82e026237ce99a4f8cad201f6ca807d
parent9cf637473c8535b5abe27fee79254c2d552e042a
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>
net/bridge/br_if.c
net/bridge/br_ioctl.c
net/bridge/br_netlink.c
net/bridge/br_private.h
net/bridge/br_stp.c
net/bridge/br_stp_bpdu.c
net/bridge/br_stp_if.c
net/bridge/br_sysfs_br.c