netdev - Re: [PATCH 0/3] iproute2: ip link: add support for network device groups

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Date:	Mon, 10 Jan 2011 08:47:00 -0800
From:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>
To:	Vlad Dogaru <ddvlad@...edu.org>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, jamal <hadi@...erus.ca>,
	Octavian Purdila <opurdila@...acom.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3] iproute2: ip link: add support for network device
 groups

On Mon, 10 Jan 2011 13:39:16 +0200
Vlad Dogaru <ddvlad@...edu.org> wrote:

> This patch series adds userspace support for network device groups.
> There is support for setting device groups, listing only interfaces of a
> specific group, and setting basic device parameters for all interfaces
> in a group.
> 
> The patches use the IFLA_GROUP and IFLA_FILTERGROUP messages, for which
> I posted pathes in a different set.
> 
> 
> Vlad Dogaru (3):
>   ip link: add support for setting device groups
>   ip link: support listing devices by group
>   ip link: support setting device parameters by group
> 
>  include/linux/if_link.h   |    3 ++
>  include/linux/netdevice.h |    2 +-
>  include/utils.h           |    3 +-
>  ip/ipaddress.c            |   14 +++++++++++
>  ip/iplink.c               |   54 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
>  ip/link_veth.c            |    3 +-
>  6 files changed, 74 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

I like the idea, but I wonder if we should take it farther?
Should it be hierarchal tree of groups?
Should slave devices (ppp, vlan, etc) be automatically assigned
to group of parent?

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