netdev - Re: [PATCH/RFC net-next] rocker: forward packets to CPU when a port in promiscuous mode

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Date:	Wed, 15 Jul 2015 00:18:20 -0700
From:	Scott Feldman <sfeldma@...il.com>
To:	Simon Horman <simon.horman@...ronome.com>
Cc:	Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>, Netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	john fastabend <john.fastabend@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH/RFC net-next] rocker: forward packets to CPU when a port
 in promiscuous mode

On Tue, Jul 14, 2015 at 11:34 PM, Simon Horman
<simon.horman@...ronome.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 14, 2015 at 10:32:54PM -0700, Scott Feldman wrote:

>> > @@ -5263,11 +5301,16 @@ static int rocker_port_master_changed(struct net_device *dev)
>> >          * 3. Other, e.g. being added to or removed from a bond or openvswitch,
>> >          *    in which case nothing is done
>> >          */
>>
>> Maybe comment above needs adjusting?
>
> Indeed, sorry for missing that.
> How about this?
>
>
>         /* There are currently five cases handled here:
>          * 1. Joining a bridge
>          * 2. Joining a Open vSwitch datapath
>          * 3. Leaving a previously joined bridge
>          * 4. Leaving a previously joined Open vSwitch datapath
>          * 5. Other, e.g. being added to or removed from a bond,
>          *    in which case nothing is done
>          */

Seems like one of those comments that needs adjusting each time the
code changes, which isn't good.  Maybe just kill the comment or write
in a generic way saying what code is doing.  Code seems obvious enough
to me to not require a comment.
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