netdev - Re: [patch net-next-2.6 1/4] rtnetlink: implement setting of master device

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Message-ID: <4D5BEC5F.9030803@trash.net>
Date:	Wed, 16 Feb 2011 16:25:19 +0100
From:	Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>
To:	Jiri Pirko <jpirko@...hat.com>
CC:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	davem@...emloft.net, shemminger@...ux-foundation.org,
	fubar@...ibm.com, eric.dumazet@...il.com,
	nicolas.2p.debian@...il.com
Subject: Re: [patch net-next-2.6 1/4] rtnetlink: implement setting of master
 device

On 16.02.2011 15:39, Jiri Pirko wrote:
> Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 02:18:44PM CET, shemminger@...tta.com wrote:
>> On Sun, 13 Feb 2011 20:31:06 +0100
>> Jiri Pirko <jpirko@...hat.com> wrote:
>>
>>> This patch allows userspace to enslave/release slave devices via netlink
>>> interface using IFLA_MASTER. This introduces generic way to add/remove
>>> underling devices.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Jiri Pirko <jpirko@...hat.com>
>>
>> But, setting master means something different for each type of device?
> 
> Why isn't correct to use master also for bridge? It had no meaning there.

In fact the bridge netlink family uses IFLA_MASTER for exactly
the same purpose.
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