netdev - Re: [PATCH 0/8] ipconfig: NTP server support, bug fixes, documentation improvements

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Date:   Wed, 18 Apr 2018 19:06:17 +0100
From:   Chris Novakovic <chris@...isn.me.uk>
To:     David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/8] ipconfig: NTP server support, bug fixes,
 documentation improvements

On 18/04/2018 18:59, David Miller wrote:
> I think a plain file named /proc/net/ntp is quite confusing.  It doesn't
> give any indication that it's a special file populated only by ipconfig
> and not some general NTP thing the kernel is doing.
> 
> I would suggest creating a subdirectory like /proc/net/ipconfig or similar
> to put such files.  Then the use and meaning is clear.

That sounds more sensible --- I'll rework patch 7 and resend. (Would you
prefer me to post the entire series to the list again, or just that one
patch?)

> Also, as noted please remove patch 8 updating CREDITS, this really isn't
> done any more.

Will do.