netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] dev: advertise rx

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Date:	Mon, 23 Sep 2013 12:27:15 -0700
From:	Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
To:	Nicolas Dichtel <nicolas.dichtel@...nd.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] dev: advertise rx_flags changes

On Mon, 23 Sep 2013 16:25:34 +0200
Nicolas Dichtel <nicolas.dichtel@...nd.com> wrote:

> There is no netlink message/call to notifier chains when rx_flags are updated,
> let's advertise everybody.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Nicolas Dichtel <nicolas.dichtel@...nd.com>
> ---
>  net/core/dev.c | 9 +++++++--
>  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
> index 5c713f2239cc..6c91d3919279 100644
> --- a/net/core/dev.c
> +++ b/net/core/dev.c
> @@ -4818,8 +4818,13 @@ static void dev_change_rx_flags(struct net_device *dev, int flags)
>  {
>  	const struct net_device_ops *ops = dev->netdev_ops;
>  
> -	if ((dev->flags & IFF_UP) && ops->ndo_change_rx_flags)
> -		ops->ndo_change_rx_flags(dev, flags);
> +	if (dev->flags & IFF_UP) {
> +		if (ops->ndo_change_rx_flags)
> +			ops->ndo_change_rx_flags(dev, flags);
> +
> +		call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_CHANGE, dev);
> +		rtmsg_ifinfo(RTM_NEWLINK, dev, flags);
> +	}
>  }
>  
>  static int __dev_set_promiscuity(struct net_device *dev, int inc)

This will cause duplicate notification if IFF_MULTICAST changes:

1. dev_change_flags
      __dev_change_flags
         dev_change_rx_flags
            call_netdevice_notifiers...

2. dev_change_flags
     __dev_notify_flags
        call_netdevice_notifiers...


        
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