Re: [PATCH v5 net-next 02/10] net: bridge: offload all port flags at once in br_setport

From: Nikolay Aleksandrov
Date: Fri Feb 12 2021 - 10:59:33 EST


On 12/02/2021 17:15, Vladimir Oltean wrote:
> From: Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@xxxxxxx>
>
> If for example this command:
>
> ip link set swp0 type bridge_slave flood off mcast_flood off learning off
>
> succeeded at configuring BR_FLOOD and BR_MCAST_FLOOD but not at
> BR_LEARNING, there would be no attempt to revert the partial state in
> any way. Arguably, if the user changes more than one flag through the
> same netlink command, this one _should_ be all or nothing, which means
> it should be passed through switchdev as all or nothing.
>
> Signed-off-by: Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@xxxxxxx>
> ---
> Changes in v5:
> None.
>
> Changes in v4:
> Leave br->lock alone completely.
>
> Changes in v3:
> Don't attempt to drop br->lock around br_switchdev_set_port_flag now,
> move that part to a later patch.
>
> Changes in v2:
> Patch is new.
>
> Changes in v2:
> Patch is new.
>
> net/bridge/br_netlink.c | 109 ++++++++++++--------------------------
> net/bridge/br_switchdev.c | 6 ++-
> 2 files changed, 39 insertions(+), 76 deletions(-)
>

LGTM, thanks!
Acked-by: Nikolay Aleksandrov <nikolay@xxxxxxxxxx>