netdev - Re: [PATCH net] bonding: reset the slave's mtu when its be changed

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Date:	Fri, 10 Jan 2014 22:41:48 +0300
From:	Sergei Shtylyov <sergei.shtylyov@...entembedded.com>
To:	Ding Tianhong <dingtianhong@...wei.com>,
	Jay Vosburgh <fubar@...ibm.com>,
	Veaceslav Falico <vfalico@...hat.com>,
	Netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] bonding: reset the slave's mtu when its be changed

Hello.

On 01/10/2014 02:32 PM, Ding Tianhong wrote:

> All slave should have the same mtu with mastet's, and the bond do it when

    Only "master", already noted by Dave.

> enslave the slave, but the user could change the slave's mtu, it will cause
> the master and slave have different mtu, althrough in AB mode, it does not

    Only "although".

> matter if the slave is not the current slave, but in other mode, it is incorrect,
> so reset the slave's mtu like the master set.

> Cc: Jay Vosburgh <fubar@...ibm.com>
> Cc: Veaceslav Falico <vfalico@...hat.com>
> Signed-off-by: Ding Tianhong <dingtianhong@...wei.com>
> ---
>   drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c | 21 ++++++++++-----------
>   1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

> diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
> index 398e299..e7b5bcf 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
> @@ -2882,18 +2882,17 @@ static int bond_slave_netdev_event(unsigned long event,
>   		 */
>   		break;
>   	case NETDEV_CHANGEMTU:
> -		/*
> -		 * TODO: Should slaves be allowed to
> -		 * independently alter their MTU?  For
> -		 * an active-backup bond, slaves need
> -		 * not be the same type of device, so
> -		 * MTUs may vary.  For other modes,
> -		 * slaves arguably should have the
> -		 * same MTUs. To do this, we'd need to
> -		 * take over the slave's change_mtu
> -		 * function for the duration of their
> -		 * servitude.
> +		/* All slave should have the same mtu
> +		 * as master.
>   		 */
> +		if (slave->dev->mtu != bond->dev->mtu) {
> +			int res;

    Please insert empty line after declaration.

> +			slave->original_mtu = slave->dev->mtu;
> +			res = dev_set_mtu(slave->dev, bond->dev->mtu);
> +			if (res)
> +				pr_debug("Error %d calling dev_set_mtu for slave %s\n",
> +					 res, slave->dev->name);

    {} wouldn't hurt around multi-line *if* arm.

> +		}
>   		break;
>   	case NETDEV_CHANGENAME:
>   		/*

WBR, Sergei

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