netdev - Re: [RFC PATCH net-next] net: rename group sysfs entry to netdev

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Message-Id: <20110209.140323.39178091.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Wed, 09 Feb 2011 14:03:23 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	dfeng@...hat.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, eric.dumazet@...il.com,
	therbert@...gle.com, ebiederm@...ssion.com, shemminger@...tta.com,
	ddvlad@...edu.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH net-next] net: rename group sysfs entry to
 netdev_group

From: Xiaotian feng <dfeng@...hat.com>
Date: Wed,  9 Feb 2011 18:52:49 +0800

> From: Xiaotian Feng <dfeng@...hat.com>
> 
> commit a512b92 adds sysfs entry for net device group, but
> before this commit, tun also uses group sysfs, so after this
> commit checkin, kernel warns like this:
>     sysfs: cannot create duplicate filename '/devices/virtual/net/vnet0/group'
> 
> Since tun has used this for years, rename sysfs under tun might
> break existing userspace, so rename group sysfs entry for net device
> group is a better choice.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Xiaotian Feng <dfeng@...hat.com>

I don't think we have much choice in this matter, so I have applied
this patch, thanks!
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