linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/4][RFC] netns: sysfs: add a netns suffix to net device sysfs entries

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Message-ID: <m1od1biaa7.fsf@frodo.ebiederm.org>
Date:	Thu, 23 Oct 2008 08:46:56 -0700
From:	ebiederm@...ssion.com (Eric W. Biederman)
To:	Benjamin Thery <benjamin.thery@...l.net>
Cc:	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, Dave Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>,
	Al Viro <viro@....linux.org.uk>,
	Serge Hallyn <serue@...ibm.com>,
	Daniel Lezcano <dlezcano@...ibm.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Tejun Heo <htejun@...il.com>,
	Denis Lunev <den@...nvz.org>,
	Linux Containers <containers@...ts.linux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/4][RFC] netns: sysfs: add a netns suffix to net device sysfs entries

Benjamin Thery <benjamin.thery@...l.net> writes:

> In fact, I feared that would be an issue before I sent the patches.
> Thanks for confirming this.
>
> But, as this alternative was discussed a bit after Al's comments on your
> last patches, I had to give it a try and code a proof-of-concept.

Yes.  We have a lot of reasons now for why that approach is a
bad idea.  Which should help a lot when it comes to handling sysfs
properly.

Eric
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