netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 14/16] net: Add sk_bind_dev_if to task

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Message-ID: <1438102377.20182.65.camel@edumazet-glaptop2.roam.corp.google.com>
Date:	Tue, 28 Jul 2015 18:52:57 +0200
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	David Ahern <dsa@...ulusnetworks.com>
Cc:	Hannes Frederic Sowa <hannes@...essinduktion.org>,
	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, shm@...ulusnetworks.com,
	roopa@...ulusnetworks.com, gospo@...ulusnetworks.com,
	jtoppins@...ulusnetworks.com, nikolay@...ulusnetworks.com,
	ddutt@...ulusnetworks.com, nicolas.dichtel@...nd.com,
	stephen@...workplumber.org, hadi@...atatu.com, davem@...emloft.net,
	svaidya@...cade.com, mingo@...nel.org, luto@...capital.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 14/16] net: Add sk_bind_dev_if to task_struct

On Tue, 2015-07-28 at 10:07 -0600, David Ahern wrote:

> Problems with using network namespaces for VRFs has been discussed in 
> the past. e.g.,
>      http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg298368.html

Great. Are you suggesting to get rid of network namespaces ?

If not, your proposal only increases bloat and maintenance burden.

If namespaces cant be fixed, they are the wrong design and we should
remove them.

If they can be fixed, they must be fixed.



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