> I have no more comments except for style problems (bracket position, > indentation, type mismatch). > thank you for rewriting :) np, yes this is a draft but I will make sure complies with checkpatch.pl before submitting it. Regards Jon > > Thanks, > Toshiaki Makita > > > > > $ diff -Naur br_fdb.c br_fdb.c.patch > > --- br_fdb.c 2014-05-17 12:43:23.346319609 +1000 > > +++ br_fdb.c.patch 2014-05-17 16:54:46.280235728 +1000 > > @@ -487,6 +487,7 @@ > > { > > struct hlist_head *head = &br->hash[br_mac_hash(addr, vid)]; > > struct net_bridge_fdb_entry *fdb; > > + bool fdb_modified = 0; > > > > /* some users want to always flood. */ > > if (hold_time(br) == 0) > > @@ -507,10 +508,16 @@ > > source->dev->name); > > } else { > > /* fastpath: update of existing entry */ > > - fdb->dst = source; > > + if (unlikely(source != fdb->dst)) > > + { > > + fdb->dst = source; > > + fdb_modified = 1; > > + } > > fdb->updated = jiffies; > > if (unlikely(added_by_user)) > > fdb->added_by_user = 1; > > + if (unlikely(fdb_modified)) > > + fdb_notify(br, fdb, RTM_NEWNEIGH); > > } > > } else { > > spin_lock(&br->hash_lock); > > > > >