netdev - Re: [Xen-devel] [RFC v2 0/4] net: bridge / ip optimizations for virtual net backends

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Date:	Wed, 19 Feb 2014 09:48:24 +0000
From:	Ian Campbell <Ian.Campbell@...rix.com>
To:	"Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...not-panic.com>
CC:	David Vrabel <david.vrabel@...rix.com>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	<kvm@...r.kernel.org>, <xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [RFC v2 0/4] net: bridge / ip optimizations for
 virtual net backends

On Tue, 2014-02-18 at 11:43 -0800, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:
> 
> New motivation: removing IPv4 and IPv6 from the backend interfaces can
> save up a lot of boiler plate run time code, triggers from ever taking
> place, and simplifying the backend interaces. If there is no use for
> IPv4 and IPv6 interfaces why do we have them? Note: I have yet to test
> the NAT case.

I think you need to do that test that before you can unequivocally state
that there is no use for IPv4/6 interfaces here.

Ian.

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