Re: [leo@xxxxxxxxx: [PATCH] ethernet-bridge: update skb->priority in case forwarded frame has VLAN-header]

[Ben Greear <greearb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Patrick McHardy wrote:
> Lennert Buytenhek wrote:
>
> > ----- Forwarded message from Leo Yuriev <leo@xxxxxxxxx> -----
> >
> > From: Leo Yuriev <leo@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: Lennert Buytenhek <buytenh@xxxxxxx>,
> >     Alexey Kuznetsov <kuznet@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [PATCH] ethernet-bridge: update skb->priority in case 
> > forwarded frame has VLAN-header
> > Kernel 2.6 (2.6.11)
> >
> > When ethernet-bridge forward a packet and such ethernet-frame has
> > VLAN-tag, bridge should update skb->prioriry for properly QoS
> > handling.
> >
> > This small patch does this. Currently vlan_TCI-priority directly
> > mapped to skb->priority, but this looks enough.
> >
> > Patch-by: Leo Yuriev <leo@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> It needs to verify the tag is present and accessible using
> pskb_may_pull(). But I think an ebtables target similar to the iptables
> CLASSIFY target is a better place for this. It could allow setting
> skb->priority to an arbitary value or derive it from vlan priority or IP
> tos.
The VLAN code has it's own (user-configurable) mapping from skb->priority to 
.1q priority,
and .1q priority to skb->priority.  You might want to clone or somehow
use the .1q mapping logic to allow something other than just a straight
.1q -> skb->priority mapping.

Ben

> Regards
> Patrick

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Ben Greear <greearb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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