> How do I provide an ioctl interface to the virtual devices which allows > creation, deletion, configuration of these devices when i *havent* yet > created/registered even a single virtual device? Well observed. The answer is there isn't a mechanism for doing it. You either register a char device or a "fake" master network device that supports "make me a new one of these" ioctls -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ IRC Channel: irc.openprojects.net / #kernelnewbies Web Page: http://www.kernelnewbies.org/