Re: [PATCH net-next 4/8] mlxsw: spectrum_switchdev: Handle SWITCHDEV_PORT_ATTR_SET

From: Ido Schimmel
Date: Sat Feb 23 2019 - 05:37:40 EST


On Fri, Feb 22, 2019 at 03:59:22PM -0800, Florian Fainelli wrote:
> Following patches will change the way we communicate setting a port's
> attribute and use a notifier to perform those tasks.
>
> Prepare mlxsw to support receiving notifier events targeting
> SWITCHDEV_PORT_ATTR_SET and utilize the switchdev_handle_port_attr_set()
> to handle stacking of devices.
>
> Signed-off-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> .../net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_switchdev.c | 12 ++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_switchdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_switchdev.c
> index 766f5b5f1cf5..c1aedfea3a31 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_switchdev.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_switchdev.c
> @@ -3123,6 +3123,13 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_switchdev_event(struct notifier_block *unused,
> struct net_device *br_dev;
> int err;
>
> + if (event == SWITCHDEV_PORT_ATTR_SET) {
> + err = switchdev_handle_port_attr_set(dev, ptr,
> + mlxsw_sp_port_dev_check,
> + mlxsw_sp_port_attr_set);
> + return notifier_from_errno(err);

I don't think this code is ever executed. And if it was executed, we
would have problems because switchdev_handle_port_attr_set() might
block.

> + }
> +
> /* Tunnel devices are not our uppers, so check their master instead */
> br_dev = netdev_master_upper_dev_get_rcu(dev);
> if (!br_dev)
> @@ -3446,6 +3453,11 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_switchdev_blocking_event(struct notifier_block *unused,
> mlxsw_sp_port_dev_check,
> mlxsw_sp_port_obj_del);
> return notifier_from_errno(err);
> + case SWITCHDEV_PORT_ATTR_SET:
> + err = switchdev_handle_port_attr_set(dev, ptr,
> + mlxsw_sp_port_dev_check,
> + mlxsw_sp_port_attr_set);
> + return notifier_from_errno(err);
> }
>
> return NOTIFY_DONE;
> --
> 2.17.1
>