netdev - Re: [net-next v3] bridge: trigger RTM_NEWLINK when interface is modified by bridge ioctl

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Date:   Thu, 21 Sep 2017 11:29:55 -0600
From:   David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
To:     Roopa Prabhu <roopa@...ulusnetworks.com>,
        David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
Cc:     Vincent Bernat <vincent@...nat.im>,
        Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>,
        David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        bridge@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [net-next v3] bridge: trigger RTM_NEWLINK when interface is
 modified by bridge ioctl

On 9/21/17 11:20 AM, Roopa Prabhu wrote:
> this patch seems fine...but ideally I would have assumed
> netdev_upper_dev_unlink which
> is eventually called in both paths would generate the RTN_NEWLINK
> IFF_MASTER in response
> to the NETDEV_CHANGEUPPER notifier. If we add it there now, it might
> need some more fixes
> to not generate redundant notifications for the netlink case.

Agreed and it is another pandora's box