netdev - Re: [PATCH net] net: try harder to not reuse ifindex when moving interfaces

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Message-ID: <20151021172502.63220dbb@griffin>
Date:	Wed, 21 Oct 2015 17:25:02 +0200
From:	Jiri Benc <jbenc@...hat.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, thaller@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] net: try harder to not reuse ifindex when moving
 interfaces

On Wed, 21 Oct 2015 08:32:14 -0700 (PDT), David Miller wrote:
> As you say the apps are broken, so file a bug and have them fixed.
> 
> The assumption is clearly invalid, so apps cannot make such an
> assumption.

Does it mean you would be okay with a patch that always allocates and
assigns a new ifindex in the target netns when interface is moved
between name spaces?

 Jiri

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Jiri Benc
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