[PATCH net-next 3/8] rtnetlink: Do not generate notifications for CHANGEADDR event

[David Ahern]

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