netdev - Re: [Patch net-next] pktgen: use the net namespace of current process instead of init

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Date:	Mon, 28 Jan 2013 10:57:32 +0800
From:	Cong Wang <amwang@...hat.com>
To:	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [Patch net-next] pktgen: use the net namespace of current
 process instead of init_net

On Sun, 2013-01-27 at 18:48 -0800, Eric W. Biederman wrote:
> Cong Wang <amwang@...hat.com> writes:
> 
> > From: Cong Wang <amwang@...hat.com>
> >
> > Use the net namespace of the current process loading
> > pktgen module.
> 
> Why not add proper support for multiple network namespaces?
> 
> It looks like the proc files could be created in each network namespace
> and be controlled from there.

Hmm, I didn't think much about this. You are right... we could probably
make these proc files per-net.

> 
> Your patch below looks like it could have some unintended effects
> if pktgen was loaded automatically or compiled into the kernel.
> 

In this case, 'current' should be the init process whose net namespace
is init_net, no?

Thanks.

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