netdev - Re: [PATCHv3 net-next 0/4] net: remove rtmsg

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Date:   Wed, 25 Oct 2017 10:55:09 +0900 (KST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     lucien.xin@...il.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, dsahern@...il.com, jiri@...nulli.us
Subject: Re: [PATCHv3 net-next 0/4] net: remove rtmsg_ifinfo used in bridge
 and bonding

From: Xin Long <lucien.xin@...il.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2017 13:54:16 +0800

> 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 and
> bridge, the notifications can be handled by NETDEV_CHANGEUPPER
> and NETDEV_CHANGELOWERSTATE events in rtnetlink_event.
> 
> It could also fix some redundant notifications from bonding and
> bridge.
> 
> v1->v2:
>   - post to net-next.git instead of net.git, for it's more like an
>     improvement for bonding
> v2->v3:
>   - add patch 1/4 to remove rtmsg_ifinfo called in add_del_if

Series applied, thanks.