netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v2] switchdev: fix BUG when port driver doesn't support set attr op

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Date:	Fri, 12 Jun 2015 13:17:34 -0400
From:	Andy Gospodarek <gospo@...ulusnetworks.com>
To:	sfeldma@...il.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, jiri@...nulli.us, bblanco@...mgrid.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2] switchdev: fix BUG when port driver doesn't
 support set attr op

On Thu, Jun 11, 2015 at 08:19:01AM -0700, sfeldma@...il.com wrote:
> From: Scott Feldman <sfeldma@...il.com>
> 
> Fix a BUG_ON() where CONFIG_NET_SWITCHDEV is set but the driver for a
> bridged port does not support switchdev_port_attr_set op.  Don't BUG_ON()
> if -EOPNOTSUPP is returned.
> 
> Also change BUG_ON() to netdev_err since this is a normal error path and
> does not warrant the use of BUG_ON(), which is reserved for unrecoverable
> errs.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Scott Feldman <sfeldma@...il.com>
> Reported-by: Brenden Blanco <bblanco@...mgrid.com>

This is less aggressive -- good call.

Acked-by: Andy Gospodarek <gospo@...ulusnetworks.com>

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