netdev - Re: [PATCH iproute2] ip tap: Simplify add 'tap' device w/o mode

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Date:	Tue, 3 Mar 2015 20:53:58 +0200
From:	Vadim Kochan <vadim4j@...il.com>
To:	Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
Cc:	Vadim Kochan <vadim4j@...il.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH iproute2] ip tap: Simplify add 'tap' device w/o mode

On Sun, Mar 01, 2015 at 02:07:15PM -0800, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> On Sat, 28 Feb 2015 11:59:46 +0200
> Vadim Kochan <vadim4j@...il.com> wrote:
> 
> > From: Vadim Kochan <vadim4j@...il.com>
> > 
> > It allows add 'tap' device w/o specify mode:
> > 
> >     # ip tap add tap0
> > 
> > instead of return error message.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Vadim Kochan <vadim4j@...il.com>
> 
> No. mode should not depend on device name.
> 
> Also, I noticed that reading kernel code it is possible to
> create a broken tun device if type is not set.
> 

Is it still bad if it checks for 'tap' in 'ip tap' ?
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