linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 06/11] sysfs: Implement sysfs tagged directory support.

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Message-ID: <m1bq1iqc0j.fsf@frodo.ebiederm.org>
Date:	Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:50:04 -0700
From:	ebiederm@...ssion.com (Eric W. Biederman)
To:	"Serge E. Hallyn" <serue@...ibm.com>
Cc:	Tejun Heo <htejun@...il.com>,
	Benjamin Thery <benjamin.thery@...l.net>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Daniel Lezcano <dlezcano@...ibm.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Al Viro <viro@....linux.org.uk>,
	Linux Containers <containers@...ts.osdl.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 06/11] sysfs: Implement sysfs tagged directory support.

"Serge E. Hallyn" <serue@...ibm.com> writes:

> Now that the iproute2 patch is upstream, this patchset really is the
> only thing keeping us from using network namespaces.  Given that the
> details of the tagging are trivially changeable with no abi changes, I'd
> personally much rather see the patches go in as is, with whatever new
> tagging patches Benjamin whips up, using ida or some new idea, being
> applied later if we feel the need.

My point exactly.  No one seems to contest the userspace semantics so
as long as we don't put ourselves into a real mess we should be fine.

Eric
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