Changing hardware address generates redundant messages: [LINK]11: dummy1: <BROADCAST,NOARP,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default event CHANGE_ADDR link/ether 02:02:02:02:02:02 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
[LINK]11: dummy1: <BROADCAST,NOARP,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default link/ether 02:02:02:02:02:02 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff Do not send a notification for the CHANGEADDR notifier. Signed-off-by: David Ahern <d...@cumulusnetworks.com> --- include/uapi/linux/if_link.h | 1 - net/core/rtnetlink.c | 4 ---- 2 files changed, 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/if_link.h b/include/uapi/linux/if_link.h index 064218a840b7..df5ade1bc684 100644 --- a/include/uapi/linux/if_link.h +++ b/include/uapi/linux/if_link.h @@ -903,7 +903,6 @@ enum { enum { IFLA_EVENT_UNSPEC, IFLA_EVENT_REBOOT, - IFLA_EVENT_CHANGE_ADDR, IFLA_EVENT_CHANGE_NAME, IFLA_EVENT_FEAT_CHANGE, IFLA_EVENT_BONDING_FAILOVER, diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c index 1a46be074fd6..1503138ebfe1 100644 --- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c +++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c @@ -1285,9 +1285,6 @@ static int rtnl_fill_link_event(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned long event) case NETDEV_REBOOT: rtnl_event = IFLA_EVENT_REBOOT; break; - case NETDEV_CHANGEADDR: - rtnl_event = IFLA_EVENT_CHANGE_ADDR; - break; case NETDEV_CHANGENAME: rtnl_event = IFLA_EVENT_CHANGE_NAME; break; @@ -4182,7 +4179,6 @@ static int rtnetlink_event(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long event, voi switch (event) { case NETDEV_REBOOT: - case NETDEV_CHANGEADDR: case NETDEV_CHANGENAME: case NETDEV_FEAT_CHANGE: case NETDEV_BONDING_FAILOVER: -- 2.1.4