[Bridge] [PATCH net-next 0/6] bridge: support sending rntl info when we set attributes through sysfs/ioctl

Xin Long lucien.xin at gmail.com
Wed Mar 16 14:59:37 UTC 2016


On Wed, Mar 16, 2016 at 10:30 PM, Nikolay Aleksandrov
<nikolay at cumulusnetworks.com> wrote:
> On 03/16/2016 02:34 PM, Xin Long wrote:
>> This patchset is used to support sending rntl info to user in some places,
>> and ensure that whenever those attributes change internally or from sysfs,
>> that a netlink notification is sent out to listeners.
>>
>> It also make some adjustment in bridge sysfs so that we can implement this
>> easily.
>>
>> I've done some tests on this patchset, like:
>> [br_sysfs]
>>   1. change all the attribute values of br or brif:
>>   $ echo $value > /sys/class/net/br0/bridge/{*}
>>   $ echo $value > /sys/class/net/br0/brif/eth1/{*}
>>
>>   2. meanwhile, on another terminal to observe the msg:
>>   $ bridge monitor
>>
>> [br_ioctl]
>>   1. in bridge-utils package, do some changes in br_set, let brctl command
>>   use ioctl to set attribute:
>>          if ((ret = set_sysfs(path, value)) < 0) { -->
>>          if (1) {
>>
>>   $ brctl set*
>>
>>   2. meanwhile, on another terminal to observe the msg:
>>   $ bridge monitor
>>
>> This test covers all the attributes that brctl and sysfs support to set.
>>
>
> Please also include the bridge maintainers (CCed).
>
okay,  I will post v2 with CC maintainers.
thanks


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