Re: [PATCH net-next] bridge: avoid br_ifinfo_notify when nothing changed

Sergei Shtylyov <sergei.shtylyov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> · Sun, 24 Mar 2013 17:34:47 +0300

Hello.

On 03/24/2013 04:26 PM, Hong Zhiguo wrote:

When neither IFF_BRIDGE nor IFF_BRIDGE_PORT is set,
and afspec == NULL but  protinfo != NULL, we run into
"if (err == 0) br_ifinfo_notify(RTM_NEWLINK, p);" with
random value in ret.

Thanks to Sergei for pointing out the error in commit comments.

Signed-off-by: Hong Zhiguo <honkiko@xxxxxxxxx>

    For the future, if you post the revised version of the patch, you
should indicate in the subject it like this: [PATCH v2].

WBR, Sergei