netdev - Re: [PATCH][NETNS] Make ifindex generation per-namespace

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Message-ID: <m1k5pwxjxd.fsf@ebiederm.dsl.xmission.com>
Date:	Tue, 09 Oct 2007 11:43:58 -0600
From:	ebiederm@...ssion.com (Eric W. Biederman)
To:	David Stevens <dlstevens@...ibm.com>
Cc:	Pavel Emelyanov <xemul@...nvz.org>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, devel@...nvz.org,
	Linux Netdev List <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	netdev-owner@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH][NETNS] Make ifindex generation per-namespace

David Stevens <dlstevens@...ibm.com> writes:

> Sorry if this is a dumb question, but what is the model you intend for
> SNMP? Do you want each namespace to be its own virtual machine with
> its own, separate MIB?

Each network namespace appears to user space as a completely separate
network stack.  So yes a separate instance of the MIB is appropriate.

Eric
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