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

From: Florian Fainelli
Date: Fri Feb 12 2021 - 13:06:40 EST




On 2/12/2021 7:15 AM, 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>

Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@xxxxxxxxx>
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Florian