netdev - Re: [PATCH] ip: allow using a device "help" (or a prefix thereof)

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Date:	Wed, 23 Sep 2015 16:07:02 -0700
From:	Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
To:	Christoph Schulz <develop@...stov.de>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, Wilhelm Wijkander <lists@...e.se>,
	Vadim Kochan <vadim4j@...il.com>,
	Leonhard Preis <leonhard@....is>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ip: allow using a device "help" (or a prefix thereof)

On Fri, 18 Sep 2015 10:23:45 +0200
Christoph Schulz <develop@...stov.de> wrote:

> Device names that match "help" or a prefix thereof should be allowed anywhere
> a device name can be used. Note that a suitable keyword ("dev" or "name", the
> latter for "ip tunnel") has to be used in these cases to resolve ambiguities.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Christoph Schulz <develop@...stov.de>
> Reported-by: Leonhard Preis <leonhard@....is>
> Reported-by: Wilhelm Wijkander <lists@...e.se>

This patch no longer applies cleanly after this patch that was just merged.



commit 940a96e6ca9a14cd52c97a719a1700b417adb2fb
Author: Phil Sutter <phil@....cc>
Date:   Mon Sep 21 21:33:01 2015 +0200

    ip-link: do not support 'ip link add dev help'
    
    Commit 0532555 ('Support "ip link add help" for rtnl_link API') added a
    check for specified help parameter. Though due to the place where it has
    been added to, it is not possible anymore to force a given parameter to
    be interpreted as interface name by prefixing it with 'dev '. Fix this
    by forcing whatever follows 'dev' to be presumed as interface name.
    
    Signed-off-by: Phil Sutter <phil@....cc>

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