netdev - Re: [PATCHv3 net-next] bridge: allow setting hash_max + multicast

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Message-Id: <20150525.172818.2000334376621437405.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Mon, 25 May 2015 17:28:18 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	linus.luessing@...3.blue
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, bridge@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stephen@...workplumber.org,
	herbert@...dor.apana.org.au, roopa@...ulusnetworks.com,
	cwang@...pensource.com, sashok@...ulusnetworks.com,
	wkok@...ulusnetworks.com
Subject: Re: [PATCHv3 net-next] bridge: allow setting hash_max +
 multicast_router if interface is down

From: Linus Lüssing <linus.luessing@...3.blue>
Date: Sat, 23 May 2015 03:12:34 +0200

> Network managers like netifd (used in OpenWRT for instance) try to
> configure interface options after creation but before setting the
> interface up.
> 
> Unfortunately the sysfs / bridge currently only allows to configure the
> hash_max and multicast_router options when the bridge interface is up.
> But since br_multicast_init() doesn't start any timers and only sets
> default values and initializes timers it should be save to reconfigure
> the default values after that, before things actually get active after
> the bridge is set up.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Linus Lüssing <linus.luessing@...3.blue>

Applied to net-next, thanks.
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