netdev - Re: [PATCH iproute2] Allow to configure /var/run/netns directory

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Date:   Wed, 23 May 2018 15:30:58 -0700
From:   Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
To:     Pavel Maltsev <pavelm@...gle.com>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, lorenzo@...gle.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH iproute2] Allow to configure /var/run/netns directory

On Fri, 18 May 2018 15:44:00 -0700
Pavel Maltsev <pavelm@...gle.com> wrote:

> Currently NETNS_RUN_DIR is hardcoded and refers to /var/run/netns.
> However, some systems (e.g. Android) doesn't have /var
> which results in error attempts to create network namespaces on these
> systems.  This change makes NETNS_RUN_DIR configurable at build time
> by allowing to pass environment variable to make command.
> Also, this change makes /etc/netns directory configurable through
> NETNS_ETC_DIR environment variable.
> 
> For example: ./configure && NETNS_RUN_DIR=/mnt/vendor/netns make
> 
> Tested: verified that iproute2 with configuration mentioned above
> creates namespaces in /mnt/vendor/netns
> 
> Signed-off-by: Pavel Maltsev <pavelm@...gle.com>

Applied, thanks.