Commit 32b6d34f authored by Taehee Yoo's avatar Taehee Yoo Committed by David S. Miller

net: core: add ignore flag to netdev_adjacent structure

In order to link an adjacent node, netdev_upper_dev_link() is used
and in order to unlink an adjacent node, netdev_upper_dev_unlink() is used.
unlink operation does not fail, but link operation can fail.

In order to exchange adjacent nodes, we should unlink an old adjacent
node first. then, link a new adjacent node.
If link operation is failed, we should link an old adjacent node again.
But this link operation can fail too.
It eventually breaks the adjacent link relationship.

This patch adds an ignore flag into the netdev_adjacent structure.
If this flag is set, netdev_upper_dev_link() ignores an old adjacent
node for a moment.

This patch also adds new functions for other modules.
netdev_adjacent_change_prepare()
netdev_adjacent_change_commit()
netdev_adjacent_change_abort()

netdev_adjacent_change_prepare() inserts new device into adjacent list
but new device is not allowed to use immediately.
If netdev_adjacent_change_prepare() fails, it internally rollbacks
adjacent list so that we don't need any other action.
netdev_adjacent_change_commit() deletes old device in the adjacent list
and allows new device to use.
netdev_adjacent_change_abort() rollbacks adjacent list.
Signed-off-by: default avatarTaehee Yoo <ap420073@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: default avatarDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
parent 2bce1ebe
......@@ -4324,6 +4324,16 @@ int netdev_master_upper_dev_link(struct net_device *dev,
struct netlink_ext_ack *extack);
void netdev_upper_dev_unlink(struct net_device *dev,
struct net_device *upper_dev);
int netdev_adjacent_change_prepare(struct net_device *old_dev,
struct net_device *new_dev,
struct net_device *dev,
struct netlink_ext_ack *extack);
void netdev_adjacent_change_commit(struct net_device *old_dev,
struct net_device *new_dev,
struct net_device *dev);
void netdev_adjacent_change_abort(struct net_device *old_dev,
struct net_device *new_dev,
struct net_device *dev);
void netdev_adjacent_rename_links(struct net_device *dev, char *oldname);
void *netdev_lower_dev_get_private(struct net_device *dev,
struct net_device *lower_dev);
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