Re: [PATCH net-next 1/8] bridge: bridge port parameters over netlink

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here I added nested bridge attributes to IFLA_AF_SPEC and pass them down
to the drivers as needed. Should we merge these two sets so that we have
only a single nested set of bridge attributes? Either in IFLA_AF_SPEC or
IFLA_PROTINFO.

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This is an area where there is no clear choice.
I would like to keep AF_UNSPEC for non-protocol stuff,
that is why I targeted PF_BRIDGE:IFLA_PROTINFO.

Works for me.

Other alternative would be to add sysctl which is less message
based, but is more general. (ie. /default and /all are available).

I would just assume use netlink seeing this is common for all the other
networking bits and any networking app is already likely to be handling
these events.

.John