linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next v3 0/9] net: Get rid of switchdev_port_attr

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Date:   Fri, 15 Feb 2019 21:00:18 -0800
From:   Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
To:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:     idosch@...lanox.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, bridge@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
        jiri@...lanox.com, andrew@...n.ch, vivien.didelot@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v3 0/9] net: Get rid of switchdev_port_attr_get()



On 2/15/2019 8:55 PM, Florian Fainelli wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> This patch series splits the removal of the switchdev_ops that was
> proposed a few times before and first tackles the easy part which is the
> removal of the single call to switchdev_port_attr_get() within the
> bridge code.
> 
> As suggestd by Ido, this patch series adds a
> SWITCHDEV_ATTR_ID_PORT_PRE_BRIDGE_FLAGS which is used in the same
> context as the caller of switchdev_port_attr_set(), so not deferred, and
> then the operation is carried out in deferred context with setting a
> support bridge port flag.
> 
> Follow-up patches will do the switchdev_ops removal after introducing
> the proper helpers for the switchdev blocking notifier to work across
> stacked devices (unlike the previous submissions).

OK, I really need to use the long weekend break here and stop sending
stale patches series apologies everyone, work will resume when I have
put my head, hands and keyboard back together.
-- 
Florian