Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2 07/14] net: bridge: mcast: track active state, own MLD querier disappearance

From: Ido Schimmel <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2026 18:09:07 +0200

In subject: s/own MLD querier disappearance/own querier disappearance/ ?

On Fri, Feb 06, 2026 at 03:52:13AM +0100, Linus Lüssing wrote:
> This change ensures that the new multicast active state variable is
> immediately unset if our internal IGMP/MLD querier was elected and
> now disabled.
> 
> If no IGMP/MLD querier exists on the link then we can't reliably receive
> IGMP/MLD reports and in turn can't ensure the completeness of our MDB
> anymore either.
> 
> No functional change for the fast/data path yet. This is the last
> necessary check before using the new multicast active state variable
> in the fast/data path, too.

The last sentence needs to be dropped?

> 
> Signed-off-by: Linus Lüssing <[email-masked]>

Code looks fine:

Reviewed-by: Ido Schimmel <[email-masked]>

> ---
>  net/bridge/br_multicast.c | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> 
> diff --git a/net/bridge/br_multicast.c b/net/bridge/br_multicast.c
> index a1cde2ba2a3e..2710c21daef5 100644
> --- a/net/bridge/br_multicast.c
> +++ b/net/bridge/br_multicast.c
> @@ -4914,6 +4914,7 @@ int br_multicast_set_querier(struct net_bridge_mcast *brmctx, unsigned long val)
>  #endif
>  
>  unlock:
> +	br_multicast_update_active(brmctx);
>  	spin_unlock_bh(&brmctx->br->multicast_lock);
>  
>  	return 0;
> -- 
> 2.51.0
>