David Miller wrote: > From: Ben Greear <greearb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Mon, 09 Apr 2007 11:14:52 -0700 > >> Patrick McHardy wrote: >> >>> It would be nice if someone would finally come up with a generic >>> interface based on netlink (RTM_NEWLINK) instead of adding yet >>> another couple of homegrown interfaces. >> My preference is for ioctls, procfs, or similar that does not >> require extra libraries. Ethtool is an ioctl based approach, >> so that could potentially be used, though I'm not sure if >> that's the right place to put it... > > I totally disagree. > > Netlink doesn't require libraries, the libraries just make using it > easier. It's a simple protocol sent over a socket, if you include > the right headers you can do it all yourself. > > We shouldn't fail to use our proper core network configuration > interface just because it's inconvenient for you. Well, I find it inconvenient, so my preference is for other methods...that shouldn't be too supprising. I'm a lazy programmer after all! :) If it does get added, and something like 'ip' gains ability to use it, then I can just system("ip whatever"), so maybe that's the out for lazy programmers... Thanks, Ben -- Ben Greear <greearb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Candela Technologies Inc http://www.candelatech.com _______________________________________________ Containers mailing list Containers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/containers