netdev - Re: [RFC PATCHv2 bridge 7/7] bridge: Add the ability to show dump the vlan map from a bridge port

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Message-ID: <50606500.1040102@redhat.com>
Date:	Mon, 24 Sep 2012 09:49:52 -0400
From:	Vlad Yasevich <vyasevic@...hat.com>
To:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>
CC:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, bhutchings@...arflare.com,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCHv2 bridge 7/7] bridge: Add the ability to show dump
 the vlan map from a bridge port

On 09/22/2012 04:05 PM, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> On Sat, 22 Sep 2012 13:27:47 -0400 (EDT)
> David Miller <davem@...emloft.net> wrote:
>
>> From: Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.com>
>> Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2012 18:15:32 +0100
>>
>>> On Wed, 2012-09-19 at 08:42 -0400, Vlad Yasevich wrote:
>>>> Using the RTM_GETLINK dump the vlan map of a given bridge port.
>>> [...]
>>>
>>> This enlarges the RTM_GETLINK response quite a bit.  I think perhaps
>>> this should be optional, like IFLA_VFINFO_LIST is now.
>>
>> Completely agreed.
>
> Since most users won't use it, it should be not necessary to include
> it if the map is blank.
>

Response is included only for AF_BRIDGE calls (proably used by STP 
implementation) and only when vlan filtering is configured.

I do see the point though and can add a filter for this.

-vlad
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