Re: [PATCH] Netlink messages for multicast HW addr programming

2016-02-03 Thread Stephen Hemminger
On Wed, 3 Feb 2016 06:14:41 -0800 Patrick Ruddy wrote: > One more Q on this. I can use IFA_ADDRESS for unicast addresses and > IFA_MULTICAST for multicast addresses but are these distinctions > actually required since the multicast nature of an address is clear from > the address itself - at leas

Re: [PATCH] Netlink messages for multicast HW addr programming

2016-02-03 Thread Jiri Pirko
Wed, Feb 03, 2016 at 03:14:41PM CET, pru...@brocade.com wrote: >On Sat, 2016-01-23 at 08:53 +0100, Jiri Pirko wrote: >> Fri, Jan 22, 2016 at 04:49:36PM CET, pru...@brocade.com wrote: >> >On Fri, 2016-01-22 at 16:05 +0100, Jiri Pirko wrote: >> >> Fri, Jan 22, 2016 at 03:51:55PM CET, pru...@brocade.c

Re: [PATCH] Netlink messages for multicast HW addr programming

2016-02-03 Thread Patrick Ruddy
On Sat, 2016-01-23 at 08:53 +0100, Jiri Pirko wrote: > Fri, Jan 22, 2016 at 04:49:36PM CET, pru...@brocade.com wrote: > >On Fri, 2016-01-22 at 16:05 +0100, Jiri Pirko wrote: > >> Fri, Jan 22, 2016 at 03:51:55PM CET, pru...@brocade.com wrote: > >> >On Thu, 2016-01-21 at 21:04 +0100, Jiri Pirko wrote

Re: [PATCH] Netlink messages for multicast HW addr programming

2016-01-22 Thread Jiri Pirko
Fri, Jan 22, 2016 at 04:49:36PM CET, pru...@brocade.com wrote: >On Fri, 2016-01-22 at 16:05 +0100, Jiri Pirko wrote: >> Fri, Jan 22, 2016 at 03:51:55PM CET, pru...@brocade.com wrote: >> >On Thu, 2016-01-21 at 21:04 +0100, Jiri Pirko wrote: >> >> Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 12:47:54PM CET, pru...@brocade.c

Re: [PATCH] Netlink messages for multicast HW addr programming

2016-01-22 Thread Patrick Ruddy
On Fri, 2016-01-22 at 16:05 +0100, Jiri Pirko wrote: > Fri, Jan 22, 2016 at 03:51:55PM CET, pru...@brocade.com wrote: > >On Thu, 2016-01-21 at 21:04 +0100, Jiri Pirko wrote: > >> Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 12:47:54PM CET, pru...@brocade.com wrote: > >> >Add RTM_NEWADDR and RTM_DELADDR netlink messages to

Re: [PATCH] Netlink messages for multicast HW addr programming

2016-01-22 Thread Jiri Pirko
Fri, Jan 22, 2016 at 03:51:55PM CET, pru...@brocade.com wrote: >On Thu, 2016-01-21 at 21:04 +0100, Jiri Pirko wrote: >> Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 12:47:54PM CET, pru...@brocade.com wrote: >> >Add RTM_NEWADDR and RTM_DELADDR netlink messages to indicate >> >interest in specific multicast hardware address

Re: [PATCH] Netlink messages for multicast HW addr programming

2016-01-22 Thread Patrick Ruddy
On Thu, 2016-01-21 at 21:04 +0100, Jiri Pirko wrote: > Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 12:47:54PM CET, pru...@brocade.com wrote: > >Add RTM_NEWADDR and RTM_DELADDR netlink messages to indicate > >interest in specific multicast hardware addresses. These messages > >are sent when addressed are added or deleted

Re: [PATCH] Netlink messages for multicast HW addr programming

2016-01-21 Thread Jiri Pirko
Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 12:47:54PM CET, pru...@brocade.com wrote: >Add RTM_NEWADDR and RTM_DELADDR netlink messages to indicate >interest in specific multicast hardware addresses. These messages >are sent when addressed are added or deleted from the appropriate >interface driver. > >Signed-off-by: Pat

[PATCH] Netlink messages for multicast HW addr programming

2016-01-21 Thread Patrick Ruddy
Add RTM_NEWADDR and RTM_DELADDR netlink messages to indicate interest in specific multicast hardware addresses. These messages are sent when addressed are added or deleted from the appropriate interface driver. Signed-off-by: Patrick Ruddy diff --git a/net/core/dev_addr_lists.c b/net/core/dev_ad