Re: [RFC] Alternative hidden netwirk device interface

2007-02-21 Thread David Miller
From: Stephen Hemminger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 14:09:58 -0800 > Change to allow register_netdevice() to be called with a blank name. > If name is blank, it is not put in name hash list, and doesn't > show up in /sys or /proc > > Compile tested only... I have no objections to

Re: [RFC] Alternative hidden netwirk device interface

2007-01-31 Thread Stephen Hemminger
On Wed, 31 Jan 2007 19:26:47 +0100 Jiri Benc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, 29 Jan 2007 14:09:58 -0800, Stephen Hemminger wrote: > > Change to allow register_netdevice() to be called with a blank name. > > If name is blank, it is not put in name hash list, and doesn't > > show up in /sys or

Re: [RFC] Alternative hidden netwirk device interface

2007-01-31 Thread Jiri Benc
On Mon, 29 Jan 2007 14:09:58 -0800, Stephen Hemminger wrote: > Change to allow register_netdevice() to be called with a blank name. > If name is blank, it is not put in name hash list, and doesn't > show up in /sys or /proc What about things like neigh_sysctl_register which expects nonempty dev na

Re: [RFC] Alternative hidden netwirk device interface

2007-01-30 Thread Christoph Hellwig
On Mon, Jan 29, 2007 at 02:09:58PM -0800, Stephen Hemminger wrote: > Change to allow register_netdevice() to be called with a blank name. > If name is blank, it is not put in name hash list, and doesn't > show up in /sys or /proc That sounds even better indeed! Of course register_netdevice should

[RFC] Alternative hidden netwirk device interface

2007-01-29 Thread Stephen Hemminger
Change to allow register_netdevice() to be called with a blank name. If name is blank, it is not put in name hash list, and doesn't show up in /sys or /proc Compile tested only... --- net/core/dev.c | 56 +--- 1 files changed, 33 insertions(+