linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHv6 0/7] Refactor macvtap to re-use tap functionality by other virtual intefaces

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Message-Id: <20170211.210020.1702909319217444459.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:   Sat, 11 Feb 2017 21:00:20 -0500 (EST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     sainath.grandhi@...el.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, mahesh@...dewar.net,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCHv6 0/7] Refactor macvtap to re-use tap functionality by
 other virtual intefaces

From: Sainath Grandhi <sainath.grandhi@...el.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2017 16:03:45 -0800

> Tap character devices can be implemented on other virtual interfaces like
> ipvlan, similar to macvtap. Source code for tap functionality in macvtap
> can be re-used for this purpose.
> 
> This patch series splits macvtap source into two modules, macvtap and tap.
> This patch series also includes a patch for implementing tap character
> device driver based on the IP-VLAN network interface, called ipvtap.
> 
> These patches are tested on x86 platform.

Series applied, thanks.