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

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Message-ID: <c07dcd4c-4041-0a51-759f-ab0338f95b21@gmail.com>
Date:   Wed, 27 Jan 2021 17:55:18 -0800
From:   Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
To:     Vladimir Oltean <olteanv@...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 1/27/2021 5:30 PM, Vladimir Oltean wrote:
> 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.

I suppose it does, part of me may have just grown too used to existing
model and fear a change.
-- 
Florian