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Date:   Sun, 30 Apr 2017 23:04:48 -0400 (EDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     idosch@...lanox.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, jiri@...lanox.com, mlxsw@...lanox.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] mlxsw: spectrum_router: Simplify VRF
 enslavement

From: <idosch@...lanox.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2017 19:47:14 +0300

> From: Ido Schimmel <idosch@...lanox.com>
> 
> When a netdev is enslaved to a VRF master, its router interface (RIF)
> needs to be destroyed (if exists) and a new one created using the
> corresponding virtual router (VR).
> 
> From the driver's perspective, the above is equivalent to an inetaddr
> event sent for this netdev. Therefore, when a port netdev (or its
> uppers) are enslaved to a VRF master, call the same function that
> would've been called had a NETDEV_UP was sent for this netdev in the
> inetaddr notification chain.
> 
> This patch also fixes a bug when a LAG netdev with an existing RIF is
> enslaved to a VRF. Before this patch, each LAG port would drop the
> reference on the RIF, but would re-join the same one (in the wrong VR)
> soon after. With this patch, the corresponding RIF is first destroyed
> and a new one is created using the correct VR.
> 
> Fixes: 7179eb5acd59 ("mlxsw: spectrum_router: Add support for VRFs")
> Signed-off-by: Ido Schimmel <idosch@...lanox.com>
> Reviewed-by: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...lanox.com>

Applied, thanks.

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