netdev - Re: [PATCHv7 2/5] rtnetlink: send a single notification on device state changes

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Date:	Mon, 03 Dec 2007 12:40:18 +0100
From:	Laszlo Attila Toth <panther@...abit.hu>
To:	Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@...pl>
CC:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCHv7 2/5] rtnetlink: send a single notification on device
 state changes

Jarek Poplawski írta:
> Laszlo Attila Toth wrote, On 11/29/2007 05:11 PM:
> 
>> In do_setlink() a single ntification is sent at the end of the function
>> if any modification occured. If the address has been changed, another
>> notification is sent.
> 
> 
> ...
> 
>> @@ -858,6 +859,7 @@ static int do_setlink(struct net_device *dev, struct ifinfomsg *ifm,
>>  	if (tb[IFLA_BROADCAST]) {
>>  		nla_memcpy(dev->broadcast, tb[IFLA_BROADCAST], dev->addr_len);
>>  		send_addr_notify = 1;
>> +		modified = 1;
>>  	}
> 
> ..
> 
>>  	if (send_addr_notify)
>>  		call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_CHANGEADDR, dev);
>> +
>> +	if (modified)
>> +		netdev_state_change(dev);
>> +
> 
> The subject suggests there might be less notifications. The patch actually
> adds a little. Any additional comment why they are necessary?

The actual state of a device contains its address(es), also address 
change implies state change, but these are different netlink messages 
also the NETDEV_CHANGEADDR cannot be dropped because the other one is used.

Attila
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