Linux Ethernet Bridging - May 2015 - [Bridge] Linux kernel not supporting STP enablement in NON-ROOT namespace

Hi ,
Linux doesn't support multiple namspaces while using STP in bridges . What
is the actual reason behind supporting only root namespaces for STP support and
dropping the BPDU packets for other namespaces. Will there be any issue if I
patch the kernel to enable multiple namespace support?
Please hepl me out.

Thanks,
Vinod.


Thanks,
Vinod.

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On Tue, 19 May 2015 11:14:01 +0000
Pullabhatla Vinod <pvinod.sarma at freescale.com> wrote:
> Hi ,
> Linux doesn't support multiple namspaces while using STP in bridges .
What is the actual reason behind supporting only root namespaces for STP support
and dropping the BPDU packets for other namespaces. Will there be any issue if I
patch the kernel to enable multiple namespace support?
> Please hepl me out.
> 
> Thanks,
> Vinod.
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> Vinod.
> 
I don't think anybody ever made STP namespace aware.