netdev - Re: [PATCH net] bridge: reserve space for IFLA_BRPORT_FAST

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Date:	Tue, 12 Mar 2013 05:39:54 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	stephen@...workplumber.org
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] bridge: reserve space for IFLA_BRPORT_FAST_LEAVE

From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:52:17 -0700

> The bridge multicast fast leave feature was added sufficient space
> was not reserved in the netlink message. This means the flag may be
> lost in netlink events and results of queries.
> 
> Found by observation while looking up some netlink stuff for discussion with Vlad.
> Problem introduced by commit c2d3babfafbb9f6629cfb47139758e59a5eb0d80
> Author: David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
> Date:   Wed Dec 5 16:24:45 2012 -0500
> 
>     bridge: implement multicast fast leave
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
> 
> ---
> Should go to net and stable for 3.8.X

Applied and queued up for -stable.
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