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From: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCHv3 net-next] bridge: allow setting hash_max +
 multicast_router if interface is down
Date: Mon, 25 May 2015 17:28:18 -0400 (EDT)
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=46rom: Linus L=FCssing <linus.luessing@c0d3.blue>
Date: Sat, 23 May 2015 03:12:34 +0200

> Network managers like netifd (used in OpenWRT for instance) try to
> configure interface options after creation but before setting the
> interface up.
>=20
> Unfortunately the sysfs / bridge currently only allows to configure t=
he
> hash_max and multicast_router options when the bridge interface is up=
=2E
> But since br_multicast_init() doesn't start any timers and only sets
> default values and initializes timers it should be save to reconfigur=
e
> the default values after that, before things actually get active afte=
r
> the bridge is set up.
>=20
> Signed-off-by: Linus L=FCssing <linus.luessing@c0d3.blue>

Applied to net-next, thanks.