netdev - Re: [net-next PATCH 2/2] bridge: netlink dump interface at par with brctl

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Date:	Tue, 10 Jun 2014 07:41:53 -0400
From:	Jamal Hadi Salim <jhs@...atatu.com>
To:	vyasevic@...hat.com, davem@...emloft.net,
	stephen@...workplumber.org
CC:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, sfeldma@...ulusnetworks.com,
	john.r.fastabend@...el.com, roopa@...ulusnetworks.com
Subject: Re: [net-next PATCH 2/2] bridge: netlink dump interface at par with
 brctl

On 06/09/14 12:41, Vlad Yasevich wrote:
> On 06/07/2014 10:27 AM, Jamal Hadi Salim wrote:
>> From: Jamal Hadi Salim <jhs@...atatu.com>
>>
>> Actually better than brctl showmacs because we can filter by bridge
>> port in the kernel.
>> The current bridge netlink interface doesnt scale when you have many
>> bridges each with large fdbs or even bridges with many bridge ports
>>
>> For example usage look at accompanying iproute2 patch.
>
> The code was a bit tough to follow.  I think the main reason is
> that you now always pass a filtering devices even when there was
> no filtering information requested.
>
> I am wondering if it could be made simpler...
>

The patch may be hard to follow i think. I cant think of a simple
way to do filtering by br and brport. If you have suggestions, shoot.

>>   	rcu_read_lock();
>> +	if (br_idx) {
>> +		br_dev = __dev_get_by_index(net, br_idx);
>> +		if (!br_dev) {
>> +			rcu_read_unlock();
>> +			return -ENODEV;
>> +		}
>> +		ops = br_dev->netdev_ops;
>> +		bdev = br_dev;
>> +	}
>> +
>
> I think this can be outside of the rcu since you hold an rtnl at this time.
>

Will fix on next iteration.

cheers,
jamal
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