[net-next v3] bridge: trigger RTM_NEWLINK when interface is modified by bridge ioctl

[Vincent Bernat]

Currently, there is a difference in netlink events received when an
interface is modified through bridge ioctl() or through netlink. This
patch generates additional events when an interface is added to or
removed from a bridge via ioctl().

When adding then removing an interface from a bridge with netlink, we
get:

5: dummy1: <BROADCAST,NOARP,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue master bridge0 
state UNKNOWN group default
    link/ether 9e:da:60:ee:cf:c8 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
5: dummy1: <BROADCAST,NOARP,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 master bridge0 state UNKNOWN
    link/ether 9e:da:60:ee:cf:c8
5: dummy1: <BROADCAST,NOARP,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 master bridge0 state UNKNOWN
    link/ether 9e:da:60:ee:cf:c8
5: dummy1: <BROADCAST,NOARP,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 master bridge0 state UNKNOWN
    link/ether 9e:da:60:ee:cf:c8
5: dummy1: <BROADCAST,NOARP,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 master bridge0 state UNKNOWN
    link/ether 9e:da:60:ee:cf:c8
5: dummy1: <BROADCAST,NOARP,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue master bridge0 
state UNKNOWN group default
    link/ether 9e:da:60:ee:cf:c8 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff

5: dummy1: <BROADCAST,NOARP,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue master bridge0 
state UNKNOWN group default
    link/ether 9e:da:60:ee:cf:c8 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
5: dummy1: <BROADCAST,NOARP,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 master bridge0 state UNKNOWN
    link/ether 9e:da:60:ee:cf:c8
Deleted 5: dummy1: <BROADCAST,NOARP,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 master bridge0 state 
UNKNOWN
    link/ether 9e:da:60:ee:cf:c8
5: dummy1: <BROADCAST,NOARP,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN 
group default
    link/ether 9e:da:60:ee:cf:c8 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff

When using ioctl():

5: dummy1: <BROADCAST,NOARP,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue master bridge0 
state UNKNOWN group default
    link/ether 9e:da:60:ee:cf:c8 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
5: dummy1: <BROADCAST,NOARP,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 master bridge0 state UNKNOWN
    link/ether 9e:da:60:ee:cf:c8
5: dummy1: <BROADCAST,NOARP,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 master bridge0 state UNKNOWN
    link/ether 9e:da:60:ee:cf:c8
5: dummy1: <BROADCAST,NOARP,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 master bridge0 state UNKNOWN
    link/ether 9e:da:60:ee:cf:c8
5: dummy1: <BROADCAST,NOARP,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue master bridge0 
state UNKNOWN group default
    link/ether 9e:da:60:ee:cf:c8 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff

5: dummy1: <BROADCAST,NOARP,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue master bridge0 
state UNKNOWN group default
    link/ether 9e:da:60:ee:cf:c8 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
5: dummy1: <BROADCAST,NOARP,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 master bridge0 state UNKNOWN
    link/ether 9e:da:60:ee:cf:c8
Deleted 5: dummy1: <BROADCAST,NOARP,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 master bridge0 state 
UNKNOWN
    link/ether 9e:da:60:ee:cf:c8
5: dummy1: <BROADCAST,NOARP,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN 
group default
    link/ether 9e:da:60:ee:cf:c8 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff

Without this patch, the last netlink notification is not sent.

Signed-off-by: Vincent Bernat <vinc...@bernat.im>
---
 net/bridge/br_ioctl.c | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/net/bridge/br_ioctl.c b/net/bridge/br_ioctl.c
index 7970f8540cbb..66cd98772051 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_ioctl.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_ioctl.c
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ static int add_del_if(struct net_bridge *br, int ifindex, 
int isadd)
        else
                ret = br_del_if(br, dev);
 
+       if (!ret)
+               rtmsg_ifinfo(RTM_NEWLINK, dev, IFF_MASTER, GFP_KERNEL);
+
        return ret;
 }
 
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2.14.1