From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jiri Pirko Subject: [patch net-next v2 00/15] net: introduce upper device lists and remove dev->master Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2012 17:05:33 +0200 Message-ID: <1344956748-2099-1-git-send-email-jiri@resnulli.us> Cc: davem-fT/PcQaiUtIeIZ0/mPfg9Q@public.gmane.org, edumazet-hpIqsD4AKlfQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org, faisal.latif-ral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org, roland-DgEjT+Ai2ygdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org, sean.hefty-ral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org, hal.rosenstock-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org, fubar-r/Jw6+rmf7HQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org, andy-QlMahl40kYEqcZcGjlUOXw@public.gmane.org, divy-ut6Up61K2wZBDgjK7y7TUQ@public.gmane.org, jitendra.kalsaria-h88ZbnxC6KDQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org, sony.chacko-h88ZbnxC6KDQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org, linux-driver-h88ZbnxC6KDQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org, kaber-dcUjhNyLwpNeoWH0uzbU5w@public.gmane.org, ursula.braun-tA70FqPdS9bQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org, blaschka-23VcF4HTsmIX0ybBhKVfKdBPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org, linux390-tA70FqPdS9bQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org, shemminger-ZtmgI6mnKB3QT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org, bhutchings-s/n/eUQHGBpZroRs9YW3xA@public.gmane.org, therbert-hpIqsD4AKlfQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org, xiyou.wangcong-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org, joe-6d6DIl74uiNBDgjK7y7TUQ@public.gmane.org, gregory.v.rose-ral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org, john.r.fastabend-ral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org, linux-rdma-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, linux-s390-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, bridge-cunTk1MwBs9QetFLy7KEm3xJsTq8ys+cHZ5vskTnxNA@public.gmane.org, fbl-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org To: netdev-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org Return-path: Sender: linux-rdma-owner-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org Hi all. Recent discussion around "[net-next] bonding: don't allow the master to become its slave" forced me to think about upper<->lower device connections. This patchset adds a possibility to record upper device linkage. All upper<->lower devices are converted to use this mechanism right after. That leads to dev->master removal because this info becomes redundant since "unique links" have the same value. After all changes, there is no longer possible to do: "bond->someotherdevice->samebond" Also I think that drivers like cxgb3, qlcnic, qeth would benefit by this in future by being able to get more appropriate info about l3 addresses. v1->v2: - s/unique/master/ better naming + stays closer to the history - fixed vlan err goto - original patch 15 (WARN_ON change) is squashed into the first patch - fixed netdev_unique_upper_dev_get_rcu() case of upper==NULL Jiri Pirko (15): net: introduce upper device lists macvlan: add link to upper device vlan: add link to upper device rtnetlink: remove usage of dev->master team: remove usage of netdev_set_master() bridge: remove usage of netdev_set_master() netpoll: remove usage of dev->master cxgb3: remove usage of dev->master qlcnic: guard __vlan_find_dev_deep() by rcu_read_lock qeth: ensure that __vlan_find_dev_deep() is called with rcu_read_lock vlan: remove usage of dev->master in __vlan_find_dev_deep() nes: remove usage of dev->master bonding: remove usage of dev->master net: remove no longer used netdev_set_bond_master() and netdev_set_master() net: kill dev->master drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes.c | 8 +- drivers/infiniband/hw/nes/nes_cm.c | 2 +- drivers/net/bonding/bond_3ad.c | 30 +-- drivers/net/bonding/bond_alb.c | 6 +- drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c | 94 ++++---- drivers/net/bonding/bonding.h | 14 +- drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb3/cxgb3_offload.c | 11 +- drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c | 2 + drivers/net/macvlan.c | 9 +- drivers/net/team/team.c | 13 +- drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c | 21 +- include/linux/netdevice.h | 22 +- net/8021q/vlan.c | 10 +- net/8021q/vlan_core.c | 18 +- net/bridge/br_if.c | 6 +- net/core/dev.c | 239 +++++++++++++++++--- net/core/netpoll.c | 8 +- net/core/rtnetlink.c | 45 ++-- 18 files changed, 391 insertions(+), 167 deletions(-) -- 1.7.10.4 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-rdma" in the body of a message to majordomo-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html