netdev - Re: [RFC] bridge: MAC learning uevents

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Message-Id: <F1E0DECE-4C8F-487A-B1CD-B3ADFD8DC1B1@herrendoerfer.name>
Date:   Thu, 8 Sep 2016 19:19:08 +0200
From:   "D. Herrendoerfer" <d.herrendoerfer@...rendoerfer.name>
To:     Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] bridge: MAC learning uevents

On 08 Sep 2016, at 17:39, Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org> wrote:

> On Thu, 8 Sep 2016 15:06:16 +0200
> "D. Herrendoerfer" <d.herrendoerfer@...rendoerfer.name> wrote:
> 
>> Hello,
>> 
>> I'd like to start a discussion if it makes sense to add an optional feature
>> 
>> to the bridge MAC address learning code to generate kernel uevents for

[SNIP]

>> 
>> I'm porting my patch (for 3.10.0) to head, and will make it available, I 
>> just want some
>> 
>> valuable feedback as early as possible.
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks, D.Herrendoerfer
> 
> This should be possible by listening for netlink events.
> No need for udev interaction.

No, there are none, not for changes to the bridge forwarding table, also this would 
require a tool to continuously listen for changes.

Dirk