netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] bridge: avoid br_ifinfo

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Date:	Sun, 24 Mar 2013 17:34:47 +0300
From:	Sergei Shtylyov <sergei.shtylyov@...entembedded.com>
To:	Hong Zhiguo <honkiko@...il.com>
CC:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, bridge@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
	davem@...emloft.net, stephen@...workplumber.org,
	herbert@...dor.hengli.com.au, zhiguo.hong@....com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] bridge: avoid br_ifinfo_notify when nothing
 changed

Hello.

On 03/24/2013 04:26 PM, Hong Zhiguo wrote:

> When neither IFF_BRIDGE nor IFF_BRIDGE_PORT is set,
> and afspec == NULL but  protinfo != NULL, we run into
> "if (err == 0) br_ifinfo_notify(RTM_NEWLINK, p);" with
> random value in ret.
>
> Thanks to Sergei for pointing out the error in commit comments.
>
> Signed-off-by: Hong Zhiguo <honkiko@...il.com>

     For the future, if you post the revised version of the patch, you
should indicate in the subject it like this: [PATCH v2].

WBR, Sergei

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