netdev - Re: [PATCH net 0/3] bonding: void calling rtmsg

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Message-ID: <CADvbK_c0qfwOmGtVaWtHdRv_v-MQSSEn7-ziKJkSB=emsjFX4Q@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Tue, 17 Oct 2017 18:48:27 +0800
From:   Xin Long <lucien.xin@...il.com>
To:     Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
Cc:     network dev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, davem <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net 0/3] bonding: void calling rtmsg_ifinfo for netlink notifications

On Tue, Oct 17, 2017 at 6:38 PM, Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us> wrote:
> Tue, Oct 17, 2017 at 12:28:45PM CEST, lucien.xin@...il.com wrote:
>>On Tue, Oct 17, 2017 at 5:59 PM, Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us> wrote:
>>> Tue, Oct 17, 2017 at 11:39:38AM CEST, lucien.xin@...il.com wrote:
>>>>It's better to send notifications to userspace by the events
>>>>in rtnetlink_event, instead of calling rtmsg_ifinfo directly.
>>>>
>>>>This patcheset is to remove rtmsg_ifinfo called in bonding,
>>>>the notifications can be handled by NETDEV_CHANGEUPPER and
>>>>NETDEV_CHANGELOWERSTATE events in rtnetlink_event.
>>>>
>>>>It could also fix some redundant notifications from bonding.
>>>
>>> This should go to net-next.
>>
>>NETDEV_CHANGEUPPER is not yet in rtnetlink_event in net-next tree.
>>patches can only work on net tree by now.
>>
>>Hi, David, you want me to hold them until the patches for NETDEV_CHANGEUPPER
>>are copied to net-next, or you would apply them to net ?
>
> This patchset is not fix right? I see no "Fixes" line. You should wait
> until the dependency is merged to net-next, rebase, post for net-next.
Copy, thanks Jiri.

>
>
>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>Xin Long (3):
>>>>  bonding: remove rtmsg_ifinfo called in bond_master_upper_dev_link
>>>>  rtnetlink: bring NETDEV_CHANGELOWERSTATE event process back to
>>>>    rtnetlink_event
>>>>  bonding: remove rtmsg_ifinfo called after bond_lower_state_changed
>>>>
>>>> drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c | 11 +++--------
>>>> include/net/bonding.h           |  4 ----
>>>> net/core/rtnetlink.c            |  2 +-
>>>> 3 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>2.1.0
>>>>