On Wed, 8 Jul 2015 14:04:22 -0700
anurad...@cumulusnetworks.com wrote:
> diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
> index e20979d..99ebb01 100644
> --- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
> +++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
> @@ -1041,6 +1041,11 @@ typedef u16 (*select_queue_fallback_t)(struct
> net_device *dev,
> * TX queue.
> * int (*ndo_get_iflink)(const struct net_device *dev);
> * Called to get the iflink value of this device.
> + * void (*ndo_change_proto_flags)(struct net_device *dev,
> + * unsigned int proto_flags);
> + * This function is used to pass protocol port state information
> + * to the switch driver.
> + *
> */
> struct net_device_ops {
> int (*ndo_init)(struct net_device *dev);
> @@ -1211,6 +1216,8 @@ struct net_device_ops {
> int queue_index,
> u32 maxrate);
> int (*ndo_get_iflink)(const struct net_device *dev);
> + int (*ndo_change_proto_flags)(struct net_device
> *dev,
> + unsigned int
> proto_flags);
> };
>
> /**
> @@ -1502,6 +1509,10 @@ enum netdev_priv_flags {
> *
> * @qdisc_tx_busylock: XXX: need comments on this one
> *
> + * @proto_flags: protocol port state information can be sent to the
> + * switch driver and used to set the phys state of the
> + * switch port.
> + *
> * FIXME: cleanup struct net_device such that network protocol info
> * moves out.
> */
> @@ -1762,6 +1773,7 @@ struct net_device {
> #endif
> struct phy_device *phydev;
> struct lock_class_key *qdisc_tx_busylock;
> + unsigned int proto_flags;
> };
> #define to_net_dev(d) container_of(d, struct net_device, dev)
>
> @@ -2982,6 +2994,7 @@ int dev_get_phys_port_id(struct net_device *dev,
> struct netdev_phys_item_id *ppid);
> int dev_get_phys_port_name(struct net_device *dev,
> char *name, size_t len);
> +int dev_change_proto_flags(struct net_device *dev, unsigned int proto_flags);
> struct sk_buff *validate_xmit_skb_list(struct sk_buff *skb, struct
> net_device *dev);
> struct sk_buff *dev_hard_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device
> *dev,
> struct netdev_queue *txq, int *ret);
> diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/if.h b/include/uapi/linux/if.h
> index 9cf2394..8d60fe7 100644
> --- a/include/uapi/linux/if.h
> +++ b/include/uapi/linux/if.h
> @@ -156,6 +156,12 @@ enum {
> IF_LINK_MODE_DORMANT, /* limit upward transition to dormant */
> };
>
> +/* proto_flags - port state information can be passed to the switch driver
> and
> + * used to determine the phys state of the switch port */
> +enum {
> + IF_PROTOF_DOWN = 1<<0 /* set switch port phys state down */
> +};
> +
> /*
> * Device mapping structure. I'd just gone off and designed a
> * beautiful scheme using only loadable modules with arguments
> diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
> index 6778a99..87571c4 100644
> --- a/net/core/dev.c
> +++ b/net/core/dev.c
> @@ -6076,6 +6076,26 @@ int dev_get_phys_port_name(struct net_device *dev,
> EXPORT_SYMBOL(dev_get_phys_port_name);
>
> /**
> + * dev_change_proto_flags - update protocol port state information
> + * @dev: device
> + * @proto_flags: new value
> + *
> + * This info can be used by switch drivers to set the phys state of the
> + * port.
> + */
> +int dev_change_proto_flags(struct net_device *dev, unsigned int proto_flags)
> +{
> + const struct net_device_ops *ops = dev->netdev_ops;
> +
> + if (dev->proto_flags == proto_flags)
> + return 0;
> + if (!ops->ndo_change_proto_flags)
> + return -EOPNOTSUPP;
> + return ops->ndo_change_proto_flags(dev, proto_flags);
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(dev_change_proto_flags);
Rather than introducing yet another ndo op etc, can't this be handled under
some other
event (like change flags)? It seems that this one small feature has grown to
have bigger
impact than necessary.
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