netdev - Re: [patch net-next 0/6] vlan: introduce per-device vlan id list

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Date:	Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:53:29 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	jpirko@...hat.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, eric.dumazet@...il.com,
	bhutchings@...arflare.com, shemminger@...tta.com,
	ebiederm@...ssion.com, mirqus@...il.com, kaber@...sh.net,
	greearb@...delatech.com, jesse@...ira.com
Subject: Re: [patch net-next 0/6] vlan: introduce per-device vlan id list

From: Jiri Pirko <jpirko@...hat.com>
Date: Thu,  8 Dec 2011 15:11:14 +0100

> Many drivers store vlan ids in their private structures.
> They are maintaining the private lists in vlan_add_vid and vlan_kill_vid.
> 
> This patchset creates an infrastructure of storing vlan ids in one place,
> vlan core. Another benefit of this is that it allows to keep track of vlan
> ids needed. For example if eth0 has vlan id 10 on it, then it enters bonding,
> bonding gets added 10 as well, then eth0 leaves bonding. Final step would
> remove vlan id 10 from eth1 vlan filter resulting in potentially unfunction
> vlan device. This patchset fixes this.
> 
> Jiri Pirko (6):
>   vlan: rename vlan_dev_info to vlan_dev_priv
>   net: make vlan ndo_vlan_rx_[add/kill]_vid return error value
>   net: introduce vlan_vid_[add/del] and use them instead of direct
>     [add/kill]_vid ndo calls
>   vlan: introduce vid list with reference counting
>   vlan: introduce functions to do mass addition/deletion of vids by
>     another device
>   team: use vlan_vids_[addr/del]_by_dev

All applied.
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