linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 net-next 07/12] net: dsa: sync ageing time when joining the bridge

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Date:   Mon, 22 Mar 2021 09:02:09 -0700
From:   Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
To:     Vladimir Oltean <olteanv@...il.com>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...il.com>,
        Tobias Waldekranz <tobias@...dekranz.com>,
        Claudiu Manoil <claudiu.manoil@....com>,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Roopa Prabhu <roopa@...dia.com>,
        Nikolay Aleksandrov <nikolay@...dia.com>,
        Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>,
        Ido Schimmel <idosch@...sch.org>,
        Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com>,
        UNGLinuxDriver@...rochip.com, Ivan Vecera <ivecera@...hat.com>,
        linux-omap@...r.kernel.org,
        Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 net-next 07/12] net: dsa: sync ageing time when joining
 the bridge



On 3/20/2021 3:34 PM, Vladimir Oltean wrote:
> From: Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@....com>
> 
> The SWITCHDEV_ATTR_ID_BRIDGE_AGEING_TIME attribute is only emitted from:
> 
> sysfs/ioctl/netlink
> -> br_set_ageing_time
>    -> __set_ageing_time
> 
> therefore not at bridge port creation time, so:
> (a) drivers had to hardcode the initial value for the address ageing time,
>     because they didn't get any notification
> (b) that hardcoded value can be out of sync, if the user changes the
>     ageing time before enslaving the port to the bridge
> 
> Signed-off-by: Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@....com>

Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
-- 
Florian