Re: [PATCH net v2 1/2] rtnetlink: allow to set iface down before enslaving it

On 1/3/24 2:48 AM, Nicolas Dichtel wrote:

The below commit adds support for:

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ip link set dummy0 down ip link set dummy0 master bond0 up

but breaks the opposite:

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ip link set dummy0 up ip link set dummy0 master bond0 down

Let's add a workaround to have both commands working.

Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Fixes: a4abfa627c38 ("net: rtnetlink: Enslave device before bringing it up") Signed-off-by: Nicolas Dichtel nicolas.dichtel@6wind.com Acked-by: Phil Sutter phil@nwl.cc

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net/core/rtnetlink.c | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

Reviewed-by: David Ahern dsahern@kernel.org