netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] vrf: rename the framework to mrf

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Date:	Sat, 22 Aug 2015 10:47:21 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	nicolas.dichtel@...nd.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, shm@...ulusnetworks.com,
	dsa@...ulusnetworks.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] vrf: rename the framework to mrf

From: Nicolas Dichtel <nicolas.dichtel@...nd.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2015 18:10:20 +0200

> This patch renames the recently added vrf driver. 'VRF' term is very
> generic and there is no clear definition of it.
> For example, someone may expect more isolation and uses network namespaces
> to implement VRF,

This is a rediculous argument.

Does someone using VRF on a Cisco box expect Linux namespaces to be used?

Sorry, this is not going to get applied.
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