Ben Greear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> Regardless of infringement it is incompatible with a complete network >> namespace implementation. Further it sounds like the module you are >> describing defines a kernel ABI without being merged and hopes that >> ABI will still be supportable in the future. Honestly I think doing so >> is horrible code maintenance policy. >> > I don't mind if the ABI changes, so long as I can still use something similar.
It has occurred to me that I am seeing an implication here that may in fact not exist. My impression of dev_get_by_xxxx is that the function is only able to be used sanely when being part of the definition of a kernel/userspace interface. With the further assumption on my part that you need to define a new instance of dev_get_by_xxxx It has just occurred to me that it is possible to reuse the SIOCBRADDIF and SIOCBRDELIF for that same purpose without defining a new kernel/userspace interface. What and how are you using dev_get_by_xxx? Eric -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
