netdev - Re: [PATCH v3 iproute2] bridge link: add option 'self'

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Message-ID: <CAE4R7bCDTmR_zaVredZNzviaXc1YzXtSAK3dYj+BekiW9OKSpQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Sat, 6 Dec 2014 09:12:51 -0800
From:	Scott Feldman <sfeldma@...il.com>
To:	Roopa Prabhu <roopa@...ulusnetworks.com>
Cc:	Jiří Pírko <jiri@...nulli.us>,
	Jamal Hadi Salim <jhs@...atatu.com>,
	Benjamin LaHaise <bcrl@...ck.org>, Thomas Graf <tgraf@...g.ch>,
	john fastabend <john.fastabend@...il.com>,
	"stephen@...workplumber.org" <stephen@...workplumber.org>,
	John Linville <linville@...driver.com>,
	"vyasevic@...hat.com" <vyasevic@...hat.com>,
	Netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	"shm@...ulusnetworks.com" <shm@...ulusnetworks.com>,
	Andy Gospodarek <gospo@...ulusnetworks.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 iproute2] bridge link: add option 'self'

Signed-of-by: Scott Feldman <sfeldma@...il.com>

On Sat, Dec 6, 2014 at 12:21 AM,  <roopa@...ulusnetworks.com> wrote:
> From: Roopa Prabhu <roopa@...ulusnetworks.com>
>
> Currently self is set internally only if hwmode is set.
> This makes it necessary for the hw to have a mode.
> There is no hwmode really required to go to hardware. So, introduce
> self for anybody who wants to target hardware.
>
> v1 -> v2
>     - fix a few bugs. Initialize flags to zero: this was required to
>     keep the current behaviour unchanged.
>
> v2 -> v3
>     - fix comment
>
> Signed-off-by: Roopa Prabhu <roopa@...ulusnetworks.com>
>
> ---
>  bridge/link.c |   18 ++++++++++--------
>  1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/bridge/link.c b/bridge/link.c
> index 90d9e7f..3f77aab 100644
> --- a/bridge/link.c
> +++ b/bridge/link.c
> @@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ static int brlink_modify(int argc, char **argv)
>         __s16 priority = -1;
>         __s8 state = -1;
>         __s16 mode = -1;
> -       __u16 flags = BRIDGE_FLAGS_MASTER;
> +       __u16 flags = 0;
>         struct rtattr *nest;
>
>         memset(&req, 0, sizeof(req));
> @@ -321,6 +321,8 @@ static int brlink_modify(int argc, char **argv)
>                                         "\"veb\".\n");
>                                 exit(-1);
>                         }
> +               } else if (strcmp(*argv, "self") == 0) {
> +                       flags = BRIDGE_FLAGS_SELF;
>                 } else {
>                         usage();
>                 }
> @@ -369,16 +371,16 @@ static int brlink_modify(int argc, char **argv)
>
>         addattr_nest_end(&req.n, nest);
>
> -       /* IFLA_AF_SPEC nested attribute.  Contains IFLA_BRIDGE_FLAGS that
> -        * designates master or self operation as well as 'vepa' or 'veb'
> -        * operation modes.  These are only valid in 'self' mode on some
> -        * devices so far.  Thus we only need to include the flags attribute
> -        * if we are setting the hw mode.
> +       /* IFLA_AF_SPEC nested attribute. Contains IFLA_BRIDGE_FLAGS that
> +        * designates master or self operation and IFLA_BRIDGE_MODE
> +        * for hw 'vepa' or 'veb' operation modes. The hwmodes are
> +        * only valid in 'self' mode on some devices so far.
>          */
> -       if (mode >= 0) {
> +       if (mode >= 0 || flags > 0) {
>                 nest = addattr_nest(&req.n, sizeof(req), IFLA_AF_SPEC);
>
> -               addattr16(&req.n, sizeof(req), IFLA_BRIDGE_FLAGS, flags);
> +               if (flags > 0)
> +                       addattr16(&req.n, sizeof(req), IFLA_BRIDGE_FLAGS, flags);
>
>                 if (mode >= 0)
>                         addattr16(&req.n, sizeof(req), IFLA_BRIDGE_MODE, mode);
> --
> 1.7.10.4
>
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