netdev - [patch net-next] devlink: Prevent port_type_set() callback when it's not needed

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Date:   Sun, 23 Oct 2016 17:43:05 +0200
From:   Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
To:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, eladr@...lanox.com
Subject: [patch net-next] devlink: Prevent port_type_set() callback when it's not needed

From: Elad Raz <eladr@...lanox.com>

When a port_type_set() is been called and the new port type set is the same
as the old one, just return success.

Signed-off-by: Elad Raz <eladr@...lanox.com>
Signed-off-by: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...lanox.com>
---
 net/core/devlink.c | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/net/core/devlink.c b/net/core/devlink.c
index 1b50630..d2fd736 100644
--- a/net/core/devlink.c
+++ b/net/core/devlink.c
@@ -608,6 +608,8 @@ static int devlink_port_type_set(struct devlink *devlink,
 	if (devlink->ops && devlink->ops->port_type_set) {
 		if (port_type == DEVLINK_PORT_TYPE_NOTSET)
 			return -EINVAL;
+		if (port_type == devlink_port->type)
+			return 0;
 		err = devlink->ops->port_type_set(devlink_port, port_type);
 		if (err)
 			return err;
-- 
2.5.5