netdev - Re: [PATCH v2 net-next 4/4] net: fib: avoid calling fib_flush for each device when doing batch close and unregister

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Date:	Sun, 7 Feb 2016 13:24:47 +0300
From:	Sergei Shtylyov <sergei.shtylyov@...entembedded.com>
To:	Salam Noureddine <noureddine@...sta.com>
Cc:	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
	Jiri Pirko <jiri@...lanox.com>,
	Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...mgrid.com>,
	Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>,
	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
	Julian Anastasov <ja@....bg>,
	Network Development <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 net-next 4/4] net: fib: avoid calling fib_flush for
 each device when doing batch close and unregister

Hello.

On 2/7/2016 9:09 AM, Salam Noureddine wrote:

>>>
>>>          if (event == NETDEV_UNREGISTER) {
>>> -               fib_disable_ip(dev, event, true);
>>> +               if (fib_sync_down_dev(dev, event, true))
>>> +                       net->ipv4.needs_fib_flush = true;
>>>                  rt_flush_dev(dev);
>>>                  return NOTIFY_DONE;
>>>          }
>>>
>>> +       if (event == NETDEV_UNREGISTER_BATCH || event ==
>>> NETDEV_DOWN_BATCH) {
>>> +               if (net->ipv4.needs_fib_flush) {
>>> +                       fib_flush(net);
>>> +                       net->ipv4.needs_fib_flush = false;
>>> +               }
>>> +               rt_cache_flush(net);
>>> +               arp_ifdown_all();
>>> +               return NOTIFY_DONE;
>>> +       }
>>> +
>>
>>
>>     I'd convert to *switch* the above 2 *if*'s...

> I could do that.

    Please do it, in this patch.

> Thanks,
>
> Salam

MBR, Sergei