netdev - Re: [PATCH 1/1] tun: TUNGETIFF interface to query name and flags

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Date:	Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:58:57 +1000
From:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
To:	Mark McLoughlin <markmc@...hat.com>
Cc:	Max Krasnyansky <maxk@...lcomm.com>,
	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"virtualization@...ts.osdl.org" <virtualization@...ts.osdl.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] tun: TUNGETIFF interface to query name and flags

On Thursday 14 August 2008 00:30:16 Mark McLoughlin wrote:
> A very simple approach is attached; I did consider doing a TUNGETFLAGS
> that would return tun->flags, but I think it's nicer to have a companion
> to TUNGETIFF since it also allows one to query the interface name from
> the file descriptor.

This seems really sensible to me.

If Max acks it, I'd say Dave should merge it.
Rusty.
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