netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v2 0/3] lwtunnel: autoload of lwt modules

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Date:	Sun, 21 Feb 2016 22:00:47 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	rshearma@...cade.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, roopa@...ulusnetworks.com,
	tom@...bertland.com, tgraf@...g.ch, ebiederm@...ssion.com,
	jbenc@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2 0/3] lwtunnel: autoload of lwt modules

From: Robert Shearman <rshearma@...cade.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2016 09:43:15 +0000

> Changes since v1:
>  - remove "LWTUNNEL_ENCAP_" prefix for the string form of the encaps
>    used when requesting the module to reduce duplication, and don't
>    bother returning strings for lwt modules using netdevices, both
>    suggested by Jiri.
>  - update commit message of first patch to clarify security
>    implications, in response to Eric's comments.
> 
> The lwt implementations using net devices can autoload using the
> existing mechanism using IFLA_INFO_KIND. However, there's no mechanism
> that lwt modules not using net devices can use.
> 
> Therefore, these patches add the ability to autoload modules
> registering lwt operations for lwt implementations not using a net
> device so that users don't have to manually load the modules.

Series applied, thanks.