Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 24 Mar 2023 15:06:22 +0100 | From | Oleksij Rempel <> | Subject | What is the best way to provide FDB related metrics to user space? |
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Hello all,
I am currently working on implementing an interface to provide FDB-related metrics to user space, such as the size of the FDB, the count of objects, and so on. The IEEE 802.1Q-2018 standard offers some guidance on this topic. For instance, section "17.2.4 Structure of the IEEE8021-Q-BRIDGE-MIB" defines the ieee8021QBridgeFdbDynamicCount object, and section "12.7.1.1.3 Outputs" provides additional outputs that can be utilized for proper bridge management.
I've noticed that some DSA drivers implement devlink raw access to the FDB. I am wondering if it would be acceptable to provide a generic interface for all DSA switches for these kinds of metrics. What would be the best interface to use for this purpose - devlink, sysfs, or something else?
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