Subject: Re: [PATCH net 0/3] bonding: void calling rtmsg_ifinfo for netlink notifications

From: Jiri Pirko <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2017 12:38:06 +0200

Tue, Oct 17, 2017 at 12:28:45PM CEST, [email-masked] wrote:
>On Tue, Oct 17, 2017 at 5:59 PM, Jiri Pirko <[email-masked]> wrote:
>> Tue, Oct 17, 2017 at 11:39:38AM CEST, [email-masked] wrote:
>>>It's better to send notifications to userspace by the events
>>>in rtnetlink_event, instead of calling rtmsg_ifinfo directly.
>>>
>>>This patcheset is to remove rtmsg_ifinfo called in bonding,
>>>the notifications can be handled by NETDEV_CHANGEUPPER and
>>>NETDEV_CHANGELOWERSTATE events in rtnetlink_event.
>>>
>>>It could also fix some redundant notifications from bonding.
>>
>> This should go to net-next.
>
>NETDEV_CHANGEUPPER is not yet in rtnetlink_event in net-next tree.
>patches can only work on net tree by now.
>
>Hi, David, you want me to hold them until the patches for NETDEV_CHANGEUPPER
>are copied to net-next, or you would apply them to net ?

This patchset is not fix right? I see no "Fixes" line. You should wait
until the dependency is merged to net-next, rebase, post for net-next.

>
>>
>>
>>>
>>>Xin Long (3):
>>>  bonding: remove rtmsg_ifinfo called in bond_master_upper_dev_link
>>>  rtnetlink: bring NETDEV_CHANGELOWERSTATE event process back to
>>>    rtnetlink_event
>>>  bonding: remove rtmsg_ifinfo called after bond_lower_state_changed
>>>
>>> drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c | 11 +++--------
>>> include/net/bonding.h           |  4 ----
>>> net/core/rtnetlink.c            |  2 +-
>>> 3 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
>>>
>>>--
>>>2.1.0
>>>