netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 0/4] Automatically manage DSA master interface state

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Message-ID: <20210128013028.kr6jx4xjcm3irllo@skbuf>
Date:   Thu, 28 Jan 2021 03:30:28 +0200
From:   Vladimir Oltean <olteanv@...il.com>
To:     Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
Cc:     "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...il.com>,
        Hideaki YOSHIFUJI <yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/4] Automatically manage DSA master interface
 state

On Wed, Jan 27, 2021 at 05:03:23PM -0800, Florian Fainelli wrote:
> I really like all patches but number #2, though I don't believe there
> are existing use cases besides you one you described where it makes
> sense to keep a switch in an unmanaged mode being "headless" with its
> CPU port down, while the user-facing ports are up.

So what should I do with #2? Every other stacked interface goes down
when its lowers go down, if that brings any consolation.