Re: [PATCH] net: dsa: mxl862xx: enable assisted learning on CPU port

Jakub Kicinski <[email protected]>
Newsgroups org.kernel.vger.netdev
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:45:54 +0200 Edoardo Pinci wrote:
> The MxL862xx driver enables FDB isolation but does not enable assisted
> learning on the CPU port. Consequently, MAC addresses learned through a
> physical switch port are not updated in hardware when the corresponding
> station moves to a foreign bridge port, such as a Wi-Fi interface.
> 
> The stale hardware FDB entry continues directing return traffic toward
> the original physical port. Traffic entering that same port is then
> filtered instead of being forwarded to the CPU and software bridge. This
> causes downstream unicast traffic, including DHCP OFFER and ACK packets,
> to disappear after a client roams to a local wireless interface. The
> client eventually considers the connection unusable and disconnects.
> 
> Enable assisted CPU-port learning so DSA installs foreign bridge FDB
> entries on the CPU port. This keeps the hardware FDB synchronized with
> the software bridge and allows return traffic to reach locally attached
> Wi-Fi clients after roaming.

Does not apply, please rebase & repost:

Applying: net: dsa: mxl862xx: enable assisted learning on CPU port
error: patch failed: drivers/net/dsa/mxl862xx/mxl862xx.c:4571
error: drivers/net/dsa/mxl862xx/mxl862xx.c: patch does not apply
Patch failed at 0001 net: dsa: mxl862xx: enable assisted learning on CPU port
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