From: Xin Long <[email protected]>
Date: Fri, 19 May 2017 22:20:29 +0800
> Since commit 76b91c32dd86 ("bridge: stp: when using userspace stp stop
> kernel hello and hold timers"), bridge would not start hello_timer if
> stp_enabled is not KERNEL_STP when br_dev_open.
>
> The problem is even if users set stp_enabled with KERNEL_STP later,
> the timer will still not be started. It causes that KERNEL_STP can
> not really work. Users have to re-ifup the bridge to avoid this.
>
> This patch is to fix it by starting br->hello_timer when enabling
> KERNEL_STP in br_stp_start.
>
> As an improvement, it's also to start hello_timer again only when
> br->stp_enabled is KERNEL_STP in br_hello_timer_expired, there is
> no reason to start the timer again when it's NO_STP.
>
> Fixes: 76b91c32dd86 ("bridge: stp: when using userspace stp stop kernel hello
> and hold timers")
> Reported-by: Haidong Li <[email protected]>
> Signed-off-by: Xin Long <[email protected]>
Applied and queued up for -stable, thanks.
