netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] lwtunnel: rename ip lwtunnel attributes

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Date:	Mon, 17 Aug 2015 14:07:38 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	jbenc@...hat.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, tgraf@...g.ch, roopa@...ulusnetworks.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] lwtunnel: rename ip lwtunnel attributes

From: Jiri Benc <jbenc@...hat.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2015 16:40:40 +0200

> We already have IFLA_IPTUN_ netlink attributes. The IP_TUN_ attributes look
> very similar, yet they serve very different purpose. This is confusing for
> anyone trying to implement a user space tool supporting lwt.
> 
> As the IP_TUN_ attributes are used only for the lightweight tunnels, prefix
> them with LWTUNNEL_IP_ instead to make their purpose clear. Also, it's more
> logical to have them in lwtunnel.h together with the encap enum.
> 
> Fixes: 3093fbe7ff4b ("route: Per route IP tunnel metadata via lightweight tunnel")
> Signed-off-by: Jiri Benc <jbenc@...hat.com>
> ---
> These are still in net-next only, thus it's safe to change them.
> 
> It's still a bit weird these attributes are in RTA_ENCAP, perhaps we should
> also rename RTA_ENCAP to RTA_LWT_ENCAP or similar?

Applied, thanks.
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