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

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Date:   Tue, 17 Oct 2017 18:28:45 +0800
From:   Xin Long <lucien.xin@...il.com>
To:     Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
Cc:     network dev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, davem <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net 0/3] bonding: void calling rtmsg_ifinfo for netlink notifications

On Tue, Oct 17, 2017 at 5:59 PM, Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us> wrote:
> 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.

NETDEV_CHANGEUPPER is not yet in rtnetlink_event in net-next tree.
patches can only work on net tree by now.

Hi, David, you want me to hold them until the patches for NETDEV_CHANGEUPPER
are copied to net-next, or you would apply them to net ?

>
>
>>
>>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
>>