netdev - Re: [PATCH] core: Correct an over-stringent device loop detection.

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Date:	Mon, 04 May 2015 15:55:48 -0400
From:	Vlad Yasevich <vyasevic@...hat.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, vyasevich@...il.com
CC:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, jpirko@...hat.com, vfalico@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] core: Correct an over-stringent device loop detection.

On 05/04/2015 02:58 PM, David Miller wrote:
> From: Vladislav Yasevich <vyasevich@...il.com>
> Date: Sat,  2 May 2015 21:33:44 -0400
> 
>> The code in __netdev_upper_dev_link() has an over-stringent
>> loop detection logic that actually prevents valid configurations
>> from working correctly.
>>
>> In particular, the logic returns an error if an upper device
>> is already in the list of all upper devices for a given dev.
>> This particular check seems to be a overzealous as it disallows
>> perfectly valid configurations.  For example:
>>   # ip l a link eth0 name eth0.10 type vlan id 10
>>   # ip l a dev br0 typ bridge
>>   # ip l s eth0.10 master br0
>>   # ip l s eth0 master br0  <--- Will fail
>>
>> If you switch the last two commands (add eth0 first), then both
>> will succeed.  If after that, you remove eth0 and try to re-add
>> it, it will fail!
>>
>> It appears to be enough to simply check adj_list to keeps things
>> safe.
>>
>> I've tried stacking multiple devices multiple times in all different
>> combinations, and either rx_handler registration prevented the stacking
>> of the device linking cought the error.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Vladislav Yasevich <vyasevic@...hat.com>
> 
> Applied, thanks Vlad.
> 

Hi Dave

Can you also queue it for stable.  This has been broken for a while.
Thanks
-vlad
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