Re: [PATCH net-next 1/6] net: bridge: mdb: add MDB_FLAGS_STREAM_RESERVED flag

Luke Howard <[email protected]> Wed, 27 May 2026 17:15:54 +1000

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Hi Nik,

> We don't add hw-only functionality, if you'd like to have this flag
> you'll have to do a software implementation of this feature first.
> Also please check the slop(code) that Claude generates before sending
> it, there are obvious issues in this patch.

Noted, will review. I do have a software bridge implementation which I shall include in the next revision if it progresses. I didn’t include it as it still needs configuration knobs to associate one or more traffic classes (or priorities) with this flag.

Cheers,
Luke