netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next V3 2/2] rtnl: Add support for netdev event attribute to link messages

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Date:   Tue, 2 May 2017 15:57:48 -0600
From:   David Ahern <dsa@...ulusnetworks.com>
To:     vyasevic@...hat.com, Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
Cc:     Vladislav Yasevich <vyasevich@...il.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        roopa <roopa@...ulusnetworks.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next V3 2/2] rtnl: Add support for netdev event
 attribute to link messages

On 5/1/17 7:35 AM, Vlad Yasevich wrote:
> So, it looks like the notifier might be there to account for the ioctl/sysfs
> interfaces.

hmmm... I guess we have to leave it then.

> 
> Additionally, the message is not generated from do_setlink() if the devices is
> down, so notifier accounts for that as well.
> 
> I guess, basic question is whether data carried in NETDEV_CHANGEINFODATA is useful
> to user space?  If yes (I can possibly see some managements apps that might be interested
> in it), then we shouldn't just remove it.  Possible solutions to eliminate duplicates
> would be to move the notifier call into non-rtnl code paths...
> 
> Also, may be netdev_state_change() should call rtmsg_ifinfo() unconditionally?

Link up will generate a message, so userspace gets notified at some point.