linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next 0/5] rtnetlink: add IFA_IF_NETNSID for RTM

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Date:   Fri, 31 Aug 2018 17:58:47 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     nicolas.dichtel@...nd.com
Cc:     christian.brauner@...onical.com, ktkhai@...tuozzo.com,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        kuznet@....inr.ac.ru, yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org,
        pombredanne@...b.com, kstewart@...uxfoundation.org,
        gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, dsahern@...il.com, fw@...len.de,
        lucien.xin@...il.com, jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com,
        jbenc@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/5] rtnetlink: add IFA_IF_NETNSID for
 RTM_GETADDR

From: Nicolas Dichtel <nicolas.dichtel@...nd.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2018 17:49:12 +0200

> Maybe I would choose a more generic name for the attribute,
> something that can be used in other netlink families (xfrm,
> netfilter, ...) also.  What about IFA_TARGET_NSID?

Agreed, let's at least try to think ahead about potential future
uses :)