netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 1/3] ipip: advertise tunnel param via rtnl

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Date:	Fri, 09 Nov 2012 11:42:48 -0800
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	nicolas.dichtel@...nd.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 1/3] ipip: advertise tunnel param via rtnl

On Fri, 2012-11-09 at 18:00 +0100, Nicolas Dichtel wrote:

> If the principle is approved, yes. If we add it, we will have two
> ways to manage these tunnels, via netlink and via ioctl, is it ok?
> 
> A side effect could be to have an option or an argument to the module to not 
> create the control interface (tunl0, sit0, ...).

The principle is already used for gre tunnels, so it definitely is
approved ;)



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