netdev - Re: Comments regarding patch about setting netns for wireless devices

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Date:	Thu, 18 Sep 2014 09:13:25 -0400
From:	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>
To:	Vadim Kochan <vadim4j@...il.com>
Cc:	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-wireless <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>,
	Emmanuel Grumbach <egrumbach@...il.com>,
	Oliver Hartkopp <socketcan@...tkopp.net>,
	johannes@...solutions.net
Subject: Re: Comments regarding patch about setting netns for wireless devices

On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 11:05:11AM +0300, Vadim Kochan wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> I'd like to get some feedback about the patch:
>     https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/4890451/
> 
> The idea is that currently Linux wireless device is allowed to change
> the network namespace only by nl80211 API, so RTM_LINK API does
> not work. So I think that it should be possible to change netns
> through the RTM_LINK too as generic way to change netns,
> thats why I tried to solve this in the patch.
> 
> Thanks,

I think Johannes is vacationing right now.  I'm sure he will comment
when he returns.

John
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