netdev - Re: [net-next PATCH 2/2] bridge: netlink dump interface at par with brctl

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Message-ID: <539DBBB5.3000906@mojatatu.com>
Date:	Sun, 15 Jun 2014 11:28:53 -0400
From:	Jamal Hadi Salim <jhs@...atatu.com>
To:	vyasevic@...hat.com, davem@...emloft.net,
	stephen@...workplumber.org
CC:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, sfeldma@...ulusnetworks.com,
	john.r.fastabend@...el.com, roopa@...ulusnetworks.com
Subject: Re: [net-next PATCH 2/2] bridge: netlink dump interface at par with
 brctl

On 06/10/14 09:25, Vlad Yasevich wrote:

>
> I gave it some thought and I think something like the following
> pseudo-code would work.
>
> dump_dev_fdbs(dev, filter)
> {
>          if (dev->dumper)
>                  dev->ndo_dumper(dev, filter);
>          else
>                  default_dumper(dev, filter);
> }
>
> for_each_netdev() {
>          if (bridge_filter) {
>                  if (dev->index != bridge_filter)
>                          skip;
>
>                  dump_dev_fdbs(dev, port_filter);
>          } else {
>                  if (port_filter) {
>                          if (bridge_port &&
>                              dev->index != port_filter)
>                                  skip;
>
>                  }
>
>                  if (bridge_port) {
>                          br_dev = get_bridge();
>                          dump_dev_fdbs(br_dev, port_filter);
>                  }
>
>                  dump_dev_fdbs(dev, port_filter);
>          }
> }
>
>
> What do you think?

Too bad i missed the net-next submission.
I am not sure what you suggest above will improve upon readability,
but i will take another run at it when Dave opens up.
I know reading the patch was hard - the code was not as bad.
We'll see.

cheers,
jamal
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