netdev - Re: WAN device configuration, again...

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Message-ID: <m3r5sm5k9p.fsf@intrepid.localdomain>
Date:	Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:48:02 +0100
From:	Krzysztof Halasa <khc@...waw.pl>
To:	Dan Williams <dcbw@...hat.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: WAN device configuration, again...

Dan Williams <dcbw@...hat.com> writes:

>> I think of something:
>> - using netlink or similar interface
>
> If you're doing a new config interface, I'd suggest netlink like the
> wireless guys did to replace WEXT with cfg80211.  Using netlink makes
> your interface easily available from programs/libraries without having
> to screenscrape anything.  If you want some advice on netlink API stuff,
> ask Johannes Berg.

Thanks for your mail. It seems I'll do it this way.
-- 
Krzysztof Halasa
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