netdev - Re: [PATCH net 0/3] bonding: void calling rtmsg

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Date:   Tue, 17 Oct 2017 11:59:43 +0200
From:   Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
To:     Xin Long <lucien.xin@...il.com>
Cc:     network dev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, davem@...emloft.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH net 0/3] bonding: void calling rtmsg_ifinfo for netlink
 notifications

Tue, Oct 17, 2017 at 11:39:38AM CEST, lucien.xin@...il.com wrote:
>It's better to send notifications to userspace by the events
>in rtnetlink_event, instead of calling rtmsg_ifinfo directly.
>
>This patcheset is to remove rtmsg_ifinfo called in bonding,
>the notifications can be handled by NETDEV_CHANGEUPPER and
>NETDEV_CHANGELOWERSTATE events in rtnetlink_event.
>
>It could also fix some redundant notifications from bonding.

This should go to net-next.


>
>Xin Long (3):
>  bonding: remove rtmsg_ifinfo called in bond_master_upper_dev_link
>  rtnetlink: bring NETDEV_CHANGELOWERSTATE event process back to
>    rtnetlink_event
>  bonding: remove rtmsg_ifinfo called after bond_lower_state_changed
>
> drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c | 11 +++--------
> include/net/bonding.h           |  4 ----
> net/core/rtnetlink.c            |  2 +-
> 3 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
>
>-- 
>2.1.0
>