netdev - RE: [RFC PATCH] rtnetlink: Add filter for VF info dump requests

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Date:	Thu, 9 Feb 2012 19:13:56 +0000
From:	"Rose, Gregory V" <gregory.v.rose@...el.com>
To:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>
CC:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [RFC PATCH] rtnetlink: Add filter for VF info dump requests

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stephen Hemminger [mailto:shemminger@...tta.com]
> Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 11:12 AM
> To: Rose, Gregory V
> Cc: David Miller; netdev@...r.kernel.org
> Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] rtnetlink: Add filter for VF info dump requests
> 
> On Thu, 9 Feb 2012 19:06:02 +0000
> "Rose, Gregory V" <gregory.v.rose@...el.com> wrote:
> 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: netdev-owner@...r.kernel.org [mailto:netdev-
> owner@...r.kernel.org]
> > > On Behalf Of David Miller
> > > Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 11:02 AM
> > > To: Rose, Gregory V
> > > Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org
> > > Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] rtnetlink: Add filter for VF info dump
> requests
> > >
> > > From: "Rose, Gregory V" <gregory.v.rose@...el.com>
> > > Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2012 18:57:26 +0000
> > >
> > > > I'm sure the consternation on my part is that I had thought you
> > > > wanted the feature bits to default to none.  You said this at one
> > > > point:
> > >
> > > In "the kernel", so that things like GLIBC, that don't ask for the
> > > features, no longer break with lots of VFs.
> > >
> > > "iproute2" in userland can set all the feature bits, and have code
> > > added to accomodate large dump requests in the future, so you're going
> > > to have to make changes to iproute2 for this.
> >
> > OK, that's a bit more clear to me then.  And that's the only reason I
> mentioned that the semantics to 'ip link show' would change.  But now I
> see what you mean by the rubbish comment.  By default ip link show will
> set all the feature bits and I'll add option code to iproute2 to allow the
> user to turn it off.
> >
> > Does that make sense?
> 
> Please don't introduce more flags, either use the existing detail flag or
> just get everything.

Alright.

- Greg

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