Remove batch support when deleting addresses. batching code does not

update the cache yet and that can cause problems during add

Ticket: CM-2491
Reviewed By:
Testing Done:

Still working on the cache update support during batching.

man.rst/ifreload.8.rst

@@ -14,18 +14,19 @@ reload network interface configuration
 
 SYNOPSIS
 ========
-    ifreload [-h] [-a] [-v] [-d] [--allow CLASS] [--with-depends]
-             [-X EXCLUDEPATS] [-f] [-n] [--print-dependency {list,dot}]
-             [--down-changediface]
-             [IFACE [IFACE ...]]
+    ifreload [-h] [-a] [-v] [-d] [-f] [-n] 
 
 DESCRIPTION
 ===========
     reloads network interfaces(5) file /etc/network/interfaces.
 
-    runs ifdown on interfaces that were there previously but are no longer
-    in the interfaces file and ifup on all interfaces in the current
-    /etc/network/interfaces file.
+    runs ifdown on interfaces that changed in the interfaces file and
+    subsequently runs ifup on all interfaces.
+
+    ifreload is equivalent to ``ifdown -a`` followed by ``ifup -a``
+    but it skips ifdown for interfaces that did not change in the config
+    file.
+
 
 OPTIONS
 =======
@@ -39,14 +40,8 @@ OPTIONS
 
     -f, --force           force run all operations
 
-    --down-changediface   run down and then up on interfaces that changed from
-                          the last installed version of the interfaces file.
-                          Without this option, ifup is executed on all
-                          interfaces
-                          
-
-CHEATSHEET
-==========
+EXAMPLES
+========
     # reload /etc/network/interfaces file
     ifreload -a
 

pkg/ifupdownmain.py

@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ from sets import Set
 class ifupdownMain(ifupdownBase):
     """ ifupdown2 main class """
 
-
-
     # Flags
     WITH_DEPENDS = False
     ALL = False
@@ -736,7 +734,7 @@ class ifupdownMain(ifupdownBase):
             return
 
     def reload(self, upops, downops, auto=False, allow=None,
-               ifacenames=None, excludepats=None, downchangediface=False):
+            ifacenames=None, excludepats=None):
         """ reload interface config """
 
         allow_classes = []
@@ -792,8 +790,6 @@ class ifupdownMain(ifupdownBase):
                 if not newifaceobjlist:
                     ifacedownlist.append(ifname)
                     continue
-                if not downchangediface:
-                    continue
                 # If interface has changed between the current file
                 # and the last installed append it to the down list
                 if len(newifaceobjlist) != len(lastifaceobjlist):

sbin/ifupdown

@@ -123,8 +123,7 @@ def run_reload(args):
         ifupdown_handle.reload(['pre-up', 'up', 'post-up'],
                                ['pre-down', 'down', 'post-down'],
                                args.all, None, None,
-                               excludepats=args.excludepats,
-                               downchangediface=args.downchangediface)
+                               excludepats=args.excludepats)
     except:
         raise
 
@@ -264,14 +263,12 @@ def update_ifreload_argparser(argparser):
                 help=argparse.SUPPRESS)
     argparser.add_argument('-j', '--jobs', dest='jobs', type=int,
                 default=-1, choices=range(1,12), help=argparse.SUPPRESS)
-    argparser.add_argument('--down-changediface', dest='downchangediface',
-                            action='store_true', help='down interfaces whose ' +
-                            'config have changed before bringing them up. By' +
-                            ' default all interfaces are brought up')
 
 def parse_args(argsv, op):
     if op == 'query':
         descr = 'query interfaces (all or interface list)'
+    elif op == 'reload':
+        descr = 'reload interface configuration.'
     else:
         descr = 'interface management'
     argparser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=descr)