Ignore the new NETDEV_PRE_TYPE_CHANGE event in rtnetlink_event() since there have been no changes userspace needs to be notified of. Also add a comment to the netdev notifier event definitions to remind people to update the exclusion list when adding new event types. Signed-off-by: Patrick McHardy --- include/linux/notifier.h | 5 ++++- net/core/rtnetlink.c | 1 + 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/include/linux/notifier.h b/include/linux/notifier.h index f3635fc..9c5d3fa 100644 --- a/include/linux/notifier.h +++ b/include/linux/notifier.h @@ -182,7 +182,10 @@ static inline int notifier_to_errno(int ret) * VC switch chains (for loadable kernel svgalib VC switch helpers) etc... */ -/* netdevice notifier chain */ +/* netdevice notifier chain. Please remember to update the rtnetlink + * notification exclusion list in rtnetlink_event() when adding new + * types. + */ #define NETDEV_UP 0x0001 /* For now you can't veto a device up/down */ #define NETDEV_DOWN 0x0002 #define NETDEV_REBOOT 0x0003 /* Tell a protocol stack a network interface diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c index e1121f0..ffc6cf3 100644 --- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c +++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c @@ -1513,6 +1513,7 @@ static int rtnetlink_event(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long event, voi case NETDEV_POST_INIT: case NETDEV_REGISTER: case NETDEV_CHANGE: + case NETDEV_PRE_TYPE_CHANGE: case NETDEV_GOING_DOWN: case NETDEV_UNREGISTER: case NETDEV_UNREGISTER_BATCH: -- 1.6.5.7