Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 21 May 2015 18:56:41 -0700 | From | roopa <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH net-next] bridge: allow setting hash_max + multicast_router if interface is down |
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On 5/21/15, 5:56 PM, Linus Lüssing wrote: > Network managers like netifd (used in OpenWRT for instance) try to > configure interface options after creation but before setting the > interface up. > > Unfortunately the sysfs / bridge currently only allows to configure the > hash_max and multicast_router options when the bridge interface is up. > But since br_multicast_init() doesn't start any timers and only sets > default values and initializes timers it should be save to reconfigure > the default values after that, before things actually get active after > the bridge is set up. > > With this patch hash_max and multicast_router attributes can be > changed even if the according bridge (port) is down, just like other > other bridge (port) attributes allow too. > > Signed-off-by: Linus Lüssing <linus.luessing@c0d3.blue> > --- > Changelog: > * [RFC PATCH net-next] -> [PATCH net-next] Acked-by: Roopa Prabhu <roopa@cumulusnetworks.com>
we have a similar patch in-house waiting to be up-streamed.
thanks.
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