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    SubjectRe: [PATCH net-next] bridge: allow setting hash_max + multicast_router if interface is down
    On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 02:56:01AM +0200, 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>

    Acked-by: Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>
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