linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next] net/core: ensure features get disabled on new lower devs

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Message-ID: <5639256E.7010804@cumulusnetworks.com>
Date:	Tue, 3 Nov 2015 22:21:50 +0100
From:	Nikolay Aleksandrov <nikolay@...ulusnetworks.com>
To:	Jarod Wilson <jarod@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
	Jay Vosburgh <j.vosburgh@...il.com>,
	Veaceslav Falico <vfalico@...il.com>,
	Andy Gospodarek <gospo@...ulusnetworks.com>,
	Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>,
	Nikolay Aleksandrov <razor@...ckwall.org>,
	Michal Kubecek <mkubecek@...e.cz>,
	Alexander Duyck <alexander.duyck@...il.com>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net/core: ensure features get disabled on new
 lower devs

On 11/03/2015 09:36 PM, Jarod Wilson wrote:
> With moving netdev_sync_lower_features() after the .ndo_set_features
> calls, I neglected to verify that devices added *after* a flag had been
> disabled on an upper device were properly added with that flag disabled as
> well. This currently happens, because we exit __netdev_update_features()
> when we see dev->features == features for the upper dev. We can retain the
> optimization of leaving without calling .ndo_set_features with a bit of
> tweaking and a goto here.
> 
> Changing err to ret was somewhat arbitrary and makes the patch look more
> involved, but seems to better fit the altered use.
> 
> Fixes: fd867d51f ("net/core: generic support for disabling netdev features down stack")
> CC: "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
> CC: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
> CC: Jay Vosburgh <j.vosburgh@...il.com>
> CC: Veaceslav Falico <vfalico@...il.com>
> CC: Andy Gospodarek <gospo@...ulusnetworks.com>
> CC: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
> CC: Nikolay Aleksandrov <razor@...ckwall.org>
> CC: Michal Kubecek <mkubecek@...e.cz>
> CC: Alexander Duyck <alexander.duyck@...il.com>
> CC: netdev@...r.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Jarod Wilson <jarod@...hat.com>
> ---
>  net/core/dev.c | 21 ++++++++++++---------
>  1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
> 

Thanks for the quick response,

Reported-by: Nikolay Aleksandrov <nikolay@...ulusnetworks.com>
Tested-by: Nikolay Aleksandrov <nikolay@...ulusnetworks.com>
Acked-by: Nikolay Aleksandrov <nikolay@...ulusnetworks.com>
Fixes: fd867d51f889 ("net/core: generic support for disabling netdev features down stack")


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