netdev - Re: [PATCH v2] bridge: dont send notification when skb->len == 0 in rtnl_bridge

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Date:	Wed, 28 Jan 2015 22:22:28 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	roopa@...ulusnetworks.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, stephen@...workplumber.org,
	rami.rosen@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] bridge: dont send notification when skb->len == 0
 in rtnl_bridge_notify

From: roopa@...ulusnetworks.com
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2015 16:23:11 -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.
> 
> v2: rebase patch on net tree
> 
> Signed-off-by: Roopa Prabhu <roopa@...ulusnetworks.com>

Applied, thanks.
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