netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 4/7] bridge: define some min/max ageing time constants we'll use next

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Date:	Sat, 19 Sep 2015 10:20:59 -0700
From:	Scott Feldman <sfeldma@...il.com>
To:	Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
Cc:	Netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	Siva Mannem <siva.mannem.lnx@...il.com>,
	Premkumar Jonnala <pjonnala@...adcom.com>,
	"stephen@...workplumber.org" <stephen@...workplumber.org>,
	Roopa Prabhu <roopa@...ulusnetworks.com>,
	"andrew@...n.ch" <andrew@...n.ch>,
	Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
	Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 4/7] bridge: define some min/max ageing time
 constants we'll use next

On Fri, Sep 18, 2015 at 11:45 PM, Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us> wrote:
> Fri, Sep 18, 2015 at 09:55:48PM CEST, sfeldma@...il.com wrote:
>>From: Scott Feldman <sfeldma@...il.com>
>>
>>Signed-off-by: Scott Feldman <sfeldma@...il.com>
>>---
>> include/linux/if_bridge.h |    4 ++++
>> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
>>
>>diff --git a/include/linux/if_bridge.h b/include/linux/if_bridge.h
>>index dad8b00..6cc6dbc 100644
>>--- a/include/linux/if_bridge.h
>>+++ b/include/linux/if_bridge.h
>>@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ struct br_ip_list {
>> #define BR_LEARNING_SYNC      BIT(9)
>> #define BR_PROXYARP_WIFI      BIT(10)
>>
>>+/* values as per ieee8021QBridgeFdbAgingTime */
>>+#define BR_MIN_AGEING_TIME    (10 * HZ)
>>+#define BR_MAX_AGEING_TIME    (1000000 * HZ)
>
> I think that a bridge patch checking against these values should be
> introduced along with these values, in the same patchset

I need the MIN value for this patchset in rocker's ageing timer, so
it's introduced here.  MIN/MAX will be used again in follow-on patch
Prem is going to send to range check user input.
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