netdev - Re: [RFC] iproute2: add br command

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Date:	Tue, 04 Oct 2011 15:17:18 -0700
From:	Sridhar Samudrala <sri@...ibm.com>
To:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>
Cc:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>, Kevin Wilson <wkevils@...il.com>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] iproute2: add br command

On Tue, 2011-10-04 at 14:07 -0700, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> On Tue, 04 Oct 2011 09:58:55 -0700
> Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org> wrote:
> 
> > Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com> writes:
> > 
> > > This adds a new 'br' command which is the bridging equivalent of
> > > the ip command. More of a demo of how to use netlink and bridging
> > > at this point.
> > 
> > Please name it "bridge", not "br"
> > 
> > -Andi
> 
> Ok, but it breaks the existing pattern.

Is this supposed to replace brctl utility?

Can we add/delete a bridge and add/delete interfaces to a bridge using
this command?

If so, why not make it
   ip bridge add/del <brname> 
   ip bridge addif/delif <brname> <ifname>

Thanks
Sridhar

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