netdev - Re: [PATCH] net: team: expose sysfs attributes for each team option

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Date:	Wed, 19 Nov 2014 13:24:19 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	hkadmany@...eaurora.org
Cc:	jiri@...nulli.us, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: team: expose sysfs attributes for each team option

From: "Hamad Kadmany" <hkadmany@...eaurora.org>
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 12:28:19 -0000

> Using team driver requires using libnl3. In Android based platforms,
> libnl3 is not supported, and libnl3 license poses constraints in
> Android's user-space.
> 
> This is the reason for the this change, to have at least the team
> options exposed through sysfs.

That's a completely and utterly bogus argument for duplicating
functionality in the kernel.  You could more easily write a license
compatible version of whatever userland component you need.

Seriously, this is not our problem.
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