netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 0/3] packet: Add option to create new fanout group with unique id.

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Date:   Mon, 24 Apr 2017 12:46:51 -0400 (EDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     willemdebruijn.kernel@...il.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, maloneykernel@...il.com, maloney@...gle.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/3] packet: Add option to create new fanout
 group with unique id.

From: Willem de Bruijn <willemdebruijn.kernel@...il.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2017 10:56:09 -0400

> Fanout uses a per net global namespace. A process that intends to create a
> new fanout group can accidentally join an existing group. It is
> not possible to detect this.
> 
> Add a socket option to specify on the first call to
> setsockopt(..., PACKET_FANOUT, ...) to ensure that a new group is created.
> Also add tests.

Series applied, thanks.