linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next 0/4] net: dsa: use switchdev attr and obj handlers

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Date:   Thu, 13 Jun 2019 13:28:17 -0400
From:   Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...il.com>
To:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, f.fainelli@...il.com,
        andrew@...n.ch
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/4] net: dsa: use switchdev attr and obj
 handlers

Hi David,

On Tue, 11 Jun 2019 17:47:43 -0400, Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...il.com> wrote:
> This series reduces boilerplate in the handling of switchdev attribute and
> object operations by using the switchdev_handle_* helpers, which check the
> targeted devices and recurse into their lower devices.
> 
> This also brings back the ability to inspect operations targeting the bridge
> device itself (where .orig_dev is the bridge device and .dev is the slave),
> even though that is of no use yet and skipped by this series.
> 
> Vivien Didelot (4):
>   net: dsa: do not check orig_dev in vlan del
>   net: dsa: make cpu_dp non const
>   net: dsa: make dsa_slave_dev_check use const
>   net: dsa: use switchdev handle helpers
> 
>  include/net/dsa.h |  2 +-
>  net/dsa/port.c    |  9 ------
>  net/dsa/slave.c   | 81 ++++++++++++++++++++---------------------------
>  3 files changed, 36 insertions(+), 56 deletions(-)

Please do not merge. The orig_dev != dev test in patch 4 is not correct,
because it skips the programming of the HOST_MDB object. I'll respin in a few.


Thanks,
Vivien