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From: Cong Wang <amwang@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v1 1/2] bridge: export port_no and
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Date: Sat, 01 Dec 2012 11:53:43 +0800
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On Fri, 2012-11-30 at 07:52 -0800, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> I don't think these are necessary. The device is already available and
> the relationship
> can be determined from other messages. This is what RSTP daemon does.
> 

Rethinking about it, I think we can just put port->dev->ifindex instead
of port->port_no in the netlink message, so patch 1/2 is not needed at
more.

Thanks!