netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v4] switchdev: fix stp update API to work with layered netdevices

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Date:	Tue, 17 Mar 2015 15:39:24 -0700
From:	roopa <roopa@...ulusnetworks.com>
To:	Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
CC:	davem@...emloft.net, sfeldma@...il.com, jiri@...nulli.us,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v4] switchdev: fix stp update API to work with
 layered netdevices

On 3/16/15, 2:26 PM, Florian Fainelli wrote:
> On 16/03/15 10:32, roopa@...ulusnetworks.com wrote:
>> From: Roopa Prabhu <roopa@...ulusnetworks.com>
>>
>> make it same as the netdev_switch_port_bridge_setlink/dellink
>> api (ie traverse lowerdevs to get to the switch port).
>>
>> removes "WARN_ON(!ops->ndo_switch_parent_id_get)" because
>> direct bridge ports can be stacked netdevices (like bonds
>> and team of switch ports) which may not imeplement this ndo.
>>
>> v2 to v3:
>> 	- remove changes to bond and team. Bring back the
>> 	transparently following lowerdevs like i initially
>> 	had for setlink/getlink
>> 	(http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg313436.html)
>> 	dave and scott feldman also seem to prefer it be that
>> 	way and move to non-transparent way of doing things
>> 	if we see a problem down the lane.
>>
>> v3 to v4:
>> 	- fix ret initialization
> The changelog should be after "---" otherwise it will get included in
> the final git commit, we don't want that as this changelog only makes
> sense during the submission process.
>
ack, thanks..will fix it when i respin the patch.
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