netdev - Re: [2.6.23 PATCH 13/18] dm: netlink

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Date:	Thu, 12 Jul 2007 16:45:42 -0700
From:	Mike Anderson <andmike@...ibm.com>
To:	Matt Mackall <mpm@...enic.com>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Alasdair G Kergon <agk@...hat.com>, dm-devel@...hat.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [2.6.23 PATCH 13/18] dm: netlink

Matt Mackall <mpm@...enic.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 11, 2007 at 02:27:12PM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> > On Wed, 11 Jul 2007 22:01:37 +0100
> > Alasdair G Kergon <agk@...hat.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > From: Mike Anderson <andmike@...ibm.com>
> > > 
> > > This patch adds a dm-netlink skeleton support to the Makefile, and the dm
> > > directory.
> > > 
> > > ...
> > >  
> > > +config DM_NETLINK
> > > +	bool "DM netlink events (EXPERIMENTAL)"
> > > +	depends on BLK_DEV_DM && EXPERIMENTAL
> > > +	---help---
> > > +	Generate netlink events for DM events.
> > 
> > Need a dependency on NET there?
> 
> It's really sad to make DM dependent on the network layer.

It wouldn't be all of dm. Only the netlink based event interface would be
dependent.

-andmike
--
Michael Anderson
andmike@...ibm.com
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