netdev - Re: [PATCH v3] tun: add device name(iff) field to proc fdinfo entry

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Message-Id: <20140128.234756.2149865523675021687.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Tue, 28 Jan 2014 23:47:56 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	yamato@...hat.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] tun: add device name(iff) field to proc fdinfo entry

From: Masatake YAMATO <yamato@...hat.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2014 16:43:31 +0900

> A file descriptor opened for /dev/net/tun and a tun device are
> connected with ioctl.  Though understanding the connection is
> important for trouble shooting, no way is given to a user to know
> the connected device for a given file descriptor at userland.
> 
> This patch adds a new fdinfo field for the device name connected to
> a file descriptor opened for /dev/net/tun.
> 
> Here is an example of the field:
...
> Signed-off-by: Masatake YAMATO <yamato@...hat.com>

This looks a lot better, applied, thanks.
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