netdev - Re: [PATCH] bridge: dont send notification when skb->len == 0 in rtnl_bridge

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Message-ID: <54C8E62C.5040603@cumulusnetworks.com>
Date:	Wed, 28 Jan 2015 05:37:48 -0800
From:	roopa <roopa@...ulusnetworks.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, stephen@...workplumber.org,
	rami.rosen@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] bridge: dont send notification when skb->len == 0 in
 rtnl_bridge_notify

On 1/27/15, 11:05 PM, David Miller wrote:
> From: roopa@...ulusnetworks.com
> Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 21:46:24 -0800
>
>> From: Roopa Prabhu <roopa@...ulusnetworks.com>
>>
>> Reported in: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=92081
>>
>> This patch avoids calling rtnl_notify if the device ndo_bridge_getlink
>> handler does not return any bytes in the skb.
>>
>> Alternately, the skb->len check can be moved inside rtnl_notify.
>>
>> For the bridge vlan case described in 92081, there is also a fix needed
>> in bridge driver to generate a proper notification. Will fix that in
>> subsequent patch.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Roopa Prabhu <roopa@...ulusnetworks.com>
> This doesn't apply to the 'net' tree, is there something I missed?
sorry, that's me. This should be net-next. Resubmitting with net-next in 
the PATCH line.

thanks.
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