netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v3] net: Add fib rules at vrf device create

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Message-Id: <20151209.172207.663308411545854156.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Wed, 09 Dec 2015 17:22:07 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	dsa@...ulusnetworks.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, shm@...ulusnetworks.com,
	roopa@...ulusnetworks.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v3] net: Add fib rules at vrf device create

From: David Ahern <dsa@...ulusnetworks.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2015 15:05:06 -0700

> On 12/9/15 1:13 PM, David Miller wrote:
>> The new attributes make things more complex, because ever _VALID_ tool
>> much accomodate the existing situation and be able to perform all of
>> the commands above if they are executed on an older kernel.
>>
>> So the new attributes make things worse, not better.
> 
> Dave, how does this make it more complex - beyond the complexity of
> giving a user choices?

You keep creating situations where the user has to do the whole thing
anyways, to accomodate older kernels that don't have the new attributes.

That's complexity.

Just write a script already...
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