From: Vincent Bernat <vincent@bernat.im>
To: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
Cc: David Ahern <dsahern@gmail.com>,
	David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>,
	bridge@lists.linux-foundation.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [net-next v3] bridge: trigger RTM_NEWLINK when interface is modified by bridge ioctl
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2017 17:45:17 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87ingc3vjm.fsf@luffy.cx> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20170921081542.4c266c83@xeon-e3> (Stephen Hemminger's message of "Thu, 21 Sep 2017 08:15:42 -0700")
 ❦ 21 septembre 2017 08:15 -0700, Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org> :
>> Currently, there is a difference in netlink events received when an
>> interface is modified through bridge ioctl() or through netlink. This
>> patch generates additional events when an interface is added to or
>> removed from a bridge via ioctl().
>> 
>> When adding then removing an interface from a bridge with netlink, we
>> get:
>> 
>> 5: dummy1: <BROADCAST,NOARP,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue master bridge0 state UNKNOWN group default
>>     link/ether 9e:da:60:ee:cf:c8 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
>> 5: dummy1: <BROADCAST,NOARP,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 master bridge0 state UNKNOWN
>>     link/ether 9e:da:60:ee:cf:c8
>> 5: dummy1: <BROADCAST,NOARP,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 master bridge0 state UNKNOWN
>>     link/ether 9e:da:60:ee:cf:c8
>> 5: dummy1: <BROADCAST,NOARP,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 master bridge0 state UNKNOWN
>>     link/ether 9e:da:60:ee:cf:c8
>> 5: dummy1: <BROADCAST,NOARP,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 master bridge0 state UNKNOWN
>>     link/ether 9e:da:60:ee:cf:c8
>> 5: dummy1: <BROADCAST,NOARP,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue master bridge0 state UNKNOWN group default
>>     link/ether 9e:da:60:ee:cf:c8 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
>> 
>> 5: dummy1: <BROADCAST,NOARP,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue master bridge0 state UNKNOWN group default
>>     link/ether 9e:da:60:ee:cf:c8 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
>> 5: dummy1: <BROADCAST,NOARP,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 master bridge0 state UNKNOWN
>>     link/ether 9e:da:60:ee:cf:c8
>> Deleted 5: dummy1: <BROADCAST,NOARP,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 master bridge0 state UNKNOWN
>>     link/ether 9e:da:60:ee:cf:c8
>> 5: dummy1: <BROADCAST,NOARP,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default
>>     link/ether 9e:da:60:ee:cf:c8 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
>> 
>> When using ioctl():
>> 
>> 5: dummy1: <BROADCAST,NOARP,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue master bridge0 state UNKNOWN group default
>>     link/ether 9e:da:60:ee:cf:c8 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
>> 5: dummy1: <BROADCAST,NOARP,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 master bridge0 state UNKNOWN
>>     link/ether 9e:da:60:ee:cf:c8
>> 5: dummy1: <BROADCAST,NOARP,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 master bridge0 state UNKNOWN
>>     link/ether 9e:da:60:ee:cf:c8
>> 5: dummy1: <BROADCAST,NOARP,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 master bridge0 state UNKNOWN
>>     link/ether 9e:da:60:ee:cf:c8
>> 5: dummy1: <BROADCAST,NOARP,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue master bridge0 state UNKNOWN group default
>>     link/ether 9e:da:60:ee:cf:c8 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
>> 
>> 5: dummy1: <BROADCAST,NOARP,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue master bridge0 state UNKNOWN group default
>>     link/ether 9e:da:60:ee:cf:c8 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
>> 5: dummy1: <BROADCAST,NOARP,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 master bridge0 state UNKNOWN
>>     link/ether 9e:da:60:ee:cf:c8
>> Deleted 5: dummy1: <BROADCAST,NOARP,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 master bridge0 state UNKNOWN
>>     link/ether 9e:da:60:ee:cf:c8
>> 5: dummy1: <BROADCAST,NOARP,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default
>>     link/ether 9e:da:60:ee:cf:c8 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
>> 
>> Without this patch, the last netlink notification is not sent.
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: Vincent Bernat <vincent@bernat.im>
>
> This makes sense, you should probably add a Fixes: tag to help maintainers
> of long term stable kernels.
>
> Reviewed-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
I wouldn't know which commit would be fixed since this is not a
regression, just a behavior difference.
-- 
Make sure special cases are truly special.
            - The Elements of Programming Style (Kernighan & Plauger)
next prev parent reply	other threads:[~2017-09-21 15:45 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2017-09-15 19:38 [PATCH net-next v1] bridge: also trigger RTM_NEWLINK when interface is released from bridge Vincent Bernat
2017-09-15 21:08 ` Vincent Bernat
2017-09-16 14:18   ` [PATCH net-next v2] " Vincent Bernat
2017-09-20 21:09     ` David Miller
2017-09-20 21:57       ` David Ahern
2017-09-20 22:12         ` Vincent Bernat
2017-09-20 22:41           ` David Miller
2017-09-20 23:21         ` Stephen Hemminger
2017-09-21 10:04           ` Vincent Bernat
2017-09-21 15:09             ` Roopa Prabhu
2017-09-21 15:31               ` Vincent Bernat
2017-09-21 10:05           ` [net-next v3] bridge: trigger RTM_NEWLINK when interface is modified by bridge ioctl Vincent Bernat
2017-09-21 15:15             ` Stephen Hemminger
2017-09-21 15:45               ` Vincent Bernat [this message]
2017-09-21 16:43             ` David Ahern
2017-09-21 17:20               ` Roopa Prabhu
2017-09-21 17:29                 ` David Ahern
2017-09-21 22:45             ` David Miller
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