netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] netlink/diag: report flags for netlink sockets

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Date:   Wed, 05 Apr 2017 07:14:11 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     avagin@...nvz.org
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] netlink/diag: report flags for netlink sockets

From: Andrei Vagin <avagin@...nvz.org>
Date: Mon,  3 Apr 2017 18:13:32 -0700

> From: Andrey Vagin <avagin@...nvz.org>
> 
> cb_running is reported in /proc/self/net/netlink and it is reported by
> the ss tool, when it gets information from the proc files.
> 
> sock_diag is a new interface which is used instead of proc files, so it
> looks reasonable that this interface has to report no less information
> about sockets than proc files.
> 
> We use these flags to dump and restore netlink sockets.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Andrei Vagin <avagin@...nvz.org>

Ok, applied, thanks Andrei.