netdev - Re: cross namespace interface notification for tun devices

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Date:   Mon, 2 Oct 2017 13:11:09 +0200
From:   "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@...c4.com>
To:     nicolas.dichtel@...nd.com
Cc:     Netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, Mathias <mathias@...l-andersen.dk>
Subject: Re: cross namespace interface notification for tun devices

On Mon, Oct 2, 2017 at 11:32 AM, Nicolas Dichtel
<nicolas.dichtel@...nd.com> wrote:
> 1. Move the process to netns B, open the netlink socket and move back the
> process to netns A. The socket will remain in netns B and you will receive all
> netlink messages related to netns B.
>
> 2. Assign a nsid to netns B in netns A and use NETLINK_LISTEN_ALL_NSID on your
> netlink socket (see iproute2).

Both of these seem to rely on the process knowing where the device is
being moved and having access to that namespace. I don't think these
two things are a given though. Unless I'm missing something?

Jason