netdev - Re: [PATCH net v3] rtnl/bond: don't send rtnl msg for unregistered iface

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Date:	Wed, 13 May 2015 14:01:05 +0200
From:	Nicolas Dichtel <nicolas.dichtel@...nd.com>
To:	Andy Gospodarek <gospo@...ulusnetworks.com>,
	Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
CC:	davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org, j.vosburgh@...il.com,
	vfalico@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net v3] rtnl/bond: don't send rtnl msg for unregistered
 iface

Le 12/05/2015 19:12, Andy Gospodarek a écrit :
> On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 05:58:42PM +0200, Jiri Pirko wrote:
>> Tue, May 12, 2015 at 05:17:45PM CEST, nicolas.dichtel@...nd.com wrote:
[snip]
>>> First, nobody seems to care about NETDEV_CHANGEINFODATA (commit
>>> d4261e565000 says that it was put only to notify userspace). Hence, we can
>>> call directly rtmsg_ifinfo().
>>
>> Please leave this notifier here. Will be needed in very near future for
>> LAG offloading purposes.
>
> I agree with this.  It is extremely useful for a variety of reasons (not
> just the offload case), so please to do not remove it.
No problem, I will keep it.

For my knowledge, can you explain these "variety of reasons"?
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