Re: [patch v3, kernel version 3.2.1] Source mode for macvlaninterface

[David Miller]

From: Stefan Gula <steweg@xxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:55:53 +0100 (CET)

> diff -uprN -X linux/Documentation/dontdiff linux-3.2.1-orig/net/core/rtnetlink.c linux/net/core/rtnetlink.c
> --- linux-3.2.1-orig/net/core/rtnetlink.c	2012-01-12 20:42:45.000000000 +0100
> +++ linux/net/core/rtnetlink.c	2012-01-24 14:26:58.083219352 +0100
> @@ -1506,6 +1506,9 @@ errout:
>  
>  	if (send_addr_notify)
>  		call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_CHANGEADDR, dev);
> +	min_ifinfo_dump_size = max_t(u16, if_nlmsg_size(dev),
> +					min_ifinfo_dump_size);
> +

What is this?  And whatever it is why isn't it 1) described in the
commit message and why isn't it 2) in a seperate patch if it's
unrelated to this macvlan change?

I'm not apply this patch as it is right now, it needs some sort of
change.

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