netdev - Re: [PATCH iproute2] bridge: mdb: restore text output format

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Date:   Thu, 30 May 2019 11:06:16 -0700
From:   Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
To:     Nikolay Aleksandrov <nikolay@...ulusnetworks.com>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, roopa@...ulusnetworks.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH iproute2] bridge: mdb: restore text output format

On Wed, 29 May 2019 20:52:42 +0300
Nikolay Aleksandrov <nikolay@...ulusnetworks.com> wrote:

> While I fixed the mdb json output, I did overlook the text output.
> This patch returns the original text output format:
>  dev <bridge> port <port> grp <mcast group> <temp|permanent> <flags> <timer>
> Example (old format, restored by this patch):
>  dev br0 port eth8 grp 239.1.1.11 temp
> 
> Example (changed format after the commit below):
>  23: br0  eth8  239.1.1.11  temp
> 
> We had some reports of failing scripts which were parsing the output.
> Also the old format matches the bridge mdb command syntax which makes
> it easier to build commands out of the output.
> 
> Fixes: c7c1a1ef51ae ("bridge: colorize output and use JSON print library")
> Signed-off-by: Nikolay Aleksandrov <nikolay@...ulusnetworks.com>

Looks good, thanks for fixing.
Applied.