netdev - Re: [patch net-next 0/4] net: allow to change carrier from userspace

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Date:	Fri, 14 Dec 2012 17:35:32 +0100
From:	Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
To:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>
Cc:	Flavio Leitner <fbl@...hat.com>,
	John Fastabend <john.fastabend@...il.com>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com,
	bhutchings@...arflare.com, mirqus@...il.com,
	greearb@...delatech.com
Subject: Re: [patch net-next 0/4] net: allow to change carrier from userspace

Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 05:12:01PM CET, shemminger@...tta.com wrote:
>On Fri, 14 Dec 2012 15:41:34 +0100
>Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us> wrote:
>
>> Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 07:20:51PM CET, shemminger@...tta.com wrote:
>> >On Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:17:33 -0200
>> >Flavio Leitner <fbl@...hat.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> On Thu, 13 Dec 2012 10:09:33 -0800
>> >> Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com> wrote:
>> >> 
>> >> > On Thu, 13 Dec 2012 15:54:23 -0200
>> >> > Flavio Leitner <fbl@...hat.com> wrote:
>> >> > 
>> >> > > I am saying this because people are used to and there are scripts out
>> >> > > there using something like:
>> >> > > # ethtool <iface> | grep 'Link'
>> >> > > to react an interface failure.
>> >> > 
>> >> > Then the script is broken. It is asking about hardware state.
>> >> 
>> >> I was talking about the team master interface, so it makes sense
>> >> to check its 'hardware' state. Just think on 'bond0' interface
>> >> with no slaves. It should report Link detected: no.
>> >> 
>> >> See bond_release(), what happens if bond->slave_cnt == 0, for instance.
>> >> 
>> >
>> >I was thinking more that ethtool operation for reporting link on
>> >the team device should use the proper check rather than just using netif_carrier_ok(),
>> >the team ethtool operation for get_link should be check IFF_RUNNING flag
>> >in dev->flags which is controlled by operstate transistions.
>> 
>> I admit I'm bit confused now.
>> 
>> For example in bridge code:
>> in br_add_if() - netif_carrier_ok() is checked and by the value it is
>> decided if br_stp_enable_port() is called or not. Wouldn't it make more
>> sense to check IFF_RUNNING (or netif_oper_up()) here?
>> 
>> The reason I'm asing is that if team device is in bridge, carrier is
>> always ON and I'm fiddling with IF_OPER_UP and IF_OPER_DORMANT from
>> userspace, in current code, bridge wouldn't know the difference...
>> 
>> There are more exmaples of similar usage of netif_carrier_ok() in
>> bridge (called on ports), bonding (called on slaves), team code (called on ports).
>
>Yes the bridge should be fixed to work with user controlled devices.

Okay. I'll try to figure out some patchset over the weekend.

Thanks.

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