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

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Date:	Thu, 9 Feb 2012 18:45:59 +0000
From:	"Rose, Gregory V" <gregory.v.rose@...el.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [RFC PATCH] rtnetlink: Add filter for VF info dump requests

> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Miller [mailto:davem@...emloft.net]
> Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 10:44 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 16:25:31 +0000
> 
> > That will change the semantics to the 'ip link show' command quite a
> bit.
> 
> I think that's rubbish.
> 
> You can make "ip link show" do whatever you want, including setting all
> feature bits in getlink requests, which will preserve existing behavior.

But there will be a change to the command line semantics no?  How do I communicate which feature bits to set in getlink requests otherwise?

- Greg

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