Convert bonding, bridge, and team drivers to use ndo_set_features callback
instead of manually calling netdev_compute_master_upper_features() during
port add/remove operations.
This change centralizes the feature computation flow:
Before:
- netdev_master_upper_dev_link()
- netdev_compute_master_upper_features() <- called manually
- compute offload features
- netdev_change_features()
- __netdev_update_features()
- update other features
After:
- netdev_master_upper_dev_link()
- __netdev_upper_dev_link()
- netdev_change_features()
- __netdev_update_features()
- ndo_set_features()
- netdev_compute_master_upper_features()
This ensures offload features are computed automatically when
upper/lower device links change, removing the need for manual
feature computation calls in the driver code.
The netdev_change_features() call in team_uninit() is also removed
since it calls team_port_del() for each port, which now triggers
feature updates automatically.
Signed-off-by: Hangbin Liu <liuhangbin@gmail.com>
---
drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c | 11 ++++++++---
drivers/net/team/team_core.c | 12 ++++++++----
net/bridge/br_device.c | 7 +++++++
net/bridge/br_if.c | 4 ----
net/core/dev.c | 8 ++++++--
5 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index 90b71bd53040..2c84d3ce3b04 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -1509,6 +1509,12 @@ static netdev_features_t bond_fix_features(struct net_device *dev,
return features;
}
+static int bond_set_features(struct net_device *dev, netdev_features_t features)
+{
+ netdev_compute_master_upper_features(dev, true);
+ return 0;
+}
+
static int bond_header_create(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *bond_dev,
unsigned short type, const void *daddr,
const void *saddr, unsigned int len)
@@ -2273,7 +2279,6 @@ int bond_enslave(struct net_device *bond_dev, struct net_device *slave_dev,
}
bond->slave_cnt++;
- netdev_compute_master_upper_features(bond->dev, true);
bond_set_carrier(bond);
/* Needs to be called before bond_select_active_slave(), which will
@@ -2528,7 +2533,6 @@ static int __bond_release_one(struct net_device *bond_dev,
call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_RELEASE, bond->dev);
}
- netdev_compute_master_upper_features(bond->dev, true);
if (!(bond_dev->features & NETIF_F_VLAN_CHALLENGED) &&
(old_features & NETIF_F_VLAN_CHALLENGED))
slave_info(bond_dev, slave_dev, "last VLAN challenged slave left bond - VLAN blocking is removed\n");
@@ -4026,7 +4030,7 @@ static int bond_slave_netdev_event(unsigned long event,
case NETDEV_FEAT_CHANGE:
if (!bond->notifier_ctx) {
bond->notifier_ctx = true;
- netdev_compute_master_upper_features(bond->dev, true);
+ netdev_change_features(bond->dev);
bond->notifier_ctx = false;
}
break;
@@ -5953,6 +5957,7 @@ static const struct net_device_ops bond_netdev_ops = {
.ndo_add_slave = bond_enslave,
.ndo_del_slave = bond_release,
.ndo_fix_features = bond_fix_features,
+ .ndo_set_features = bond_set_features,
.ndo_features_check = passthru_features_check,
.ndo_get_xmit_slave = bond_xmit_get_slave,
.ndo_sk_get_lower_dev = bond_sk_get_lower_dev,
diff --git a/drivers/net/team/team_core.c b/drivers/net/team/team_core.c
index b7282f5c9632..4906ea3717b1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/team/team_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/team/team_core.c
@@ -1247,7 +1247,6 @@ static int team_port_add(struct team *team, struct net_device *port_dev,
port->index = -1;
list_add_tail_rcu(&port->list, &team->port_list);
team_port_enable(team, port);
- netdev_compute_master_upper_features(team->dev, true);
__team_port_change_port_added(port, !!netif_oper_up(port_dev));
__team_options_change_check(team);
@@ -1337,7 +1336,6 @@ static int team_port_del(struct team *team, struct net_device *port_dev, bool un
}
kfree_rcu(port, rcu);
netdev_info(dev, "Port device %s removed\n", portname);
- netdev_compute_master_upper_features(team->dev, true);
return 0;
}
@@ -1645,7 +1643,6 @@ static void team_uninit(struct net_device *dev)
team_mcast_rejoin_fini(team);
team_notify_peers_fini(team);
team_queue_override_fini(team);
- netdev_change_features(dev);
}
static void team_destructor(struct net_device *dev)
@@ -1972,6 +1969,12 @@ static netdev_features_t team_fix_features(struct net_device *dev,
return features;
}
+static int team_set_features(struct net_device *dev, netdev_features_t features)
+{
+ netdev_compute_master_upper_features(dev, true);
+ return 0;
+}
+
static int team_change_carrier(struct net_device *dev, bool new_carrier)
{
struct team *team = netdev_priv(dev);
@@ -2007,6 +2010,7 @@ static const struct net_device_ops team_netdev_ops = {
.ndo_add_slave = team_add_slave,
.ndo_del_slave = team_del_slave,
.ndo_fix_features = team_fix_features,
+ .ndo_set_features = team_set_features,
.ndo_change_carrier = team_change_carrier,
.ndo_features_check = passthru_features_check,
};
@@ -2944,7 +2948,7 @@ static int team_device_event(struct notifier_block *unused,
case NETDEV_FEAT_CHANGE:
if (!port->team->notifier_ctx) {
port->team->notifier_ctx = true;
- netdev_compute_master_upper_features(port->team->dev, true);
+ netdev_change_features(port->team->dev);
port->team->notifier_ctx = false;
}
break;
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_device.c b/net/bridge/br_device.c
index f7502e62dd35..f82082050e36 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_device.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_device.c
@@ -289,6 +289,12 @@ static netdev_features_t br_fix_features(struct net_device *dev,
return br_features_recompute(br, features);
}
+static int br_set_features(struct net_device *dev, netdev_features_t features)
+{
+ netdev_compute_master_upper_features(dev, false);
+ return 0;
+}
+
#ifdef CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER
static void br_poll_controller(struct net_device *br_dev)
{
@@ -456,6 +462,7 @@ static const struct net_device_ops br_netdev_ops = {
.ndo_add_slave = br_add_slave,
.ndo_del_slave = br_del_slave,
.ndo_fix_features = br_fix_features,
+ .ndo_set_features = br_set_features,
.ndo_fdb_add = br_fdb_add,
.ndo_fdb_del = br_fdb_delete,
.ndo_fdb_del_bulk = br_fdb_delete_bulk,
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_if.c b/net/bridge/br_if.c
index d39571e13744..030248bc94c5 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_if.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_if.c
@@ -680,8 +680,6 @@ int br_add_if(struct net_bridge *br, struct net_device *dev,
br_mtu_auto_adjust(br);
- netdev_compute_master_upper_features(br->dev, false);
-
kobject_uevent(&p->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
return 0;
@@ -734,8 +732,6 @@ int br_del_if(struct net_bridge *br, struct net_device *dev)
if (changed_addr)
call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_CHANGEADDR, br->dev);
- netdev_compute_master_upper_features(br->dev, false);
-
return 0;
}
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index f48dc299e4b2..16b3fc620807 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -8920,6 +8920,9 @@ static int __netdev_upper_dev_link(struct net_device *dev,
__netdev_walk_all_upper_dev(upper_dev, __netdev_update_lower_level,
priv);
+ /* re-compute all features after adding link */
+ netdev_change_features(upper_dev);
+
return 0;
rollback:
@@ -9012,6 +9015,9 @@ static void __netdev_upper_dev_unlink(struct net_device *dev,
__netdev_update_lower_level(upper_dev, priv);
__netdev_walk_all_upper_dev(upper_dev, __netdev_update_lower_level,
priv);
+
+ /* re-compute all features after removing link */
+ netdev_change_features(upper_dev);
}
/**
@@ -12874,8 +12880,6 @@ void netdev_compute_master_upper_features(struct net_device *dev, bool update_he
netif_set_tso_max_segs(dev, tso_max_segs);
netif_set_tso_max_size(dev, tso_max_size);
-
- netdev_change_features(dev);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(netdev_compute_master_upper_features);
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---
net: use ndo_set_features to set offload features for bonding/bridge/team
This commit converts bonding, bridge, and team drivers to use the
ndo_set_features callback instead of manually calling
netdev_compute_master_upper_features() during port add/remove operations.
> diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
> index 90b71bd53040..2c84d3ce3b04 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
[ ... ]
> @@ -5953,6 +5957,7 @@ static const struct net_device_ops bond_netdev_ops = {
> .ndo_add_slave = bond_enslave,
> .ndo_del_slave = bond_release,
> .ndo_fix_features = bond_fix_features,
> + .ndo_set_features = bond_set_features,
> .ndo_features_check = passthru_features_check,
> .ndo_get_xmit_slave = bond_xmit_get_slave,
> .ndo_sk_get_lower_dev = bond_sk_get_lower_dev,
[ ... ]
> diff --git a/drivers/net/team/team_core.c b/drivers/net/team/team_core.c
> index b7282f5c9632..4906ea3717b1 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/team/team_core.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/team/team_core.c
[ ... ]
> @@ -2007,6 +2010,7 @@ static const struct net_device_ops team_netdev_ops = {
> .ndo_add_slave = team_add_slave,
> .ndo_del_slave = team_del_slave,
> .ndo_fix_features = team_fix_features,
> + .ndo_set_features = team_set_features,
> .ndo_change_carrier = team_change_carrier,
> .ndo_features_check = passthru_features_check,
> };
[ ... ]
> diff --git a/net/bridge/br_device.c b/net/bridge/br_device.c
> index f7502e62dd35..f82082050e36 100644
> --- a/net/bridge/br_device.c
> +++ b/net/bridge/br_device.c
[ ... ]
> @@ -456,6 +462,7 @@ static const struct net_device_ops br_netdev_ops = {
> .ndo_add_slave = br_add_slave,
> .ndo_del_slave = br_del_slave,
> .ndo_fix_features = br_fix_features,
> + .ndo_set_features = br_set_features,
> .ndo_fdb_add = br_fdb_add,
> .ndo_fdb_del = br_fdb_delete,
> .ndo_fdb_del_bulk = br_fdb_delete_bulk,
[ ... ]
> diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
> index f48dc299e4b2..16b3fc620807 100644
> --- a/net/core/dev.c
> +++ b/net/core/dev.c
> @@ -8920,6 +8920,9 @@ static int __netdev_upper_dev_link(struct net_device *dev,
> __netdev_walk_all_upper_dev(upper_dev, __netdev_update_lower_level,
> priv);
>
> + /* re-compute all features after adding link */
> + netdev_change_features(upper_dev);
> +
> return 0;
>
> rollback:
Can the feature computation skip updating ancillary fields when features
don't change?
The new architecture routes computation through netdev_change_features() ->
__netdev_update_features() -> ndo_set_features(). However,
__netdev_update_features() has this check:
net/core/dev.c:__netdev_update_features() {
...
if (dev->features == features)
goto sync_lower;
This skips the ndo_set_features callback entirely when computed features
match current features. This means netdev_compute_master_upper_features() is
never called when dev->features doesn't change, even though it updates
several ancillary fields independent of dev->features:
- vlan_features
- hw_enc_features
- mpls_features
- gso_partial_features
- tso_max_size
- tso_max_segs
- hard_header_len
- needed_headroom
- needed_tailroom
For example, adding a second bond slave with identical dev->features but
different tso_max_size or vlan_features will not trigger ndo_set_features,
leaving the bond's ancillary fields stale.
In the old code, netdev_compute_master_upper_features() was called
unconditionally and always updated these fields regardless of whether
dev->features changed.
> @@ -9012,6 +9015,9 @@ static void __netdev_upper_dev_unlink(struct net_device *dev,
> __netdev_update_lower_level(upper_dev, priv);
> __netdev_walk_all_upper_dev(upper_dev, __netdev_update_lower_level,
> priv);
> +
> + /* re-compute all features after removing link */
> + netdev_change_features(upper_dev);
> }
The same issue applies here. When a port is removed but dev->features
doesn't change, the ancillary fields won't be recomputed.
> @@ -12874,8 +12880,6 @@ void netdev_compute_master_upper_features(struct net_device *dev, bool update_he
>
> netif_set_tso_max_segs(dev, tso_max_segs);
> netif_set_tso_max_size(dev, tso_max_size);
> -
> - netdev_change_features(dev);
> }
> EXPORT_SYMBOL(netdev_compute_master_upper_features);
On Sun, Mar 15, 2026 at 04:19:43PM +0000, Simon Horman wrote:
> > diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
> > index f48dc299e4b2..16b3fc620807 100644
> > --- a/net/core/dev.c
> > +++ b/net/core/dev.c
> > @@ -8920,6 +8920,9 @@ static int __netdev_upper_dev_link(struct net_device *dev,
> > __netdev_walk_all_upper_dev(upper_dev, __netdev_update_lower_level,
> > priv);
> >
> > + /* re-compute all features after adding link */
> > + netdev_change_features(upper_dev);
> > +
> > return 0;
> >
> > rollback:
>
> Can the feature computation skip updating ancillary fields when features
> don't change?
>
> The new architecture routes computation through netdev_change_features() ->
> __netdev_update_features() -> ndo_set_features(). However,
> __netdev_update_features() has this check:
>
> net/core/dev.c:__netdev_update_features() {
> ...
> if (dev->features == features)
> goto sync_lower;
>
Ah, yes. In the RFC patch set[1], I wanted to use a new ndo_update_offloads
callback to handle offload updates. But in the formal patch, I thought we
could avoid introducing a new callback and use ndo_set_features directly.
However, it looks like we need to fall back to ndo_update_offloads now.
[1] https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20260226114208.27774-1-liuhangbin@gmail.com/
Thanks
Hangbin
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