netdev - Re: [RFC] iproute: Add support for extended ack to rtnl

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Message-Id: <20170504.104103.1628291573330660235.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:   Thu, 04 May 2017 10:41:03 -0400 (EDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     dsahern@...il.com
Cc:     daniel@...earbox.net, stephen@...workplumber.org,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] iproute: Add support for extended ack to rtnl_talk

From: David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
Date: Thu, 4 May 2017 08:27:35 -0600

> On 5/4/17 3:36 AM, Daniel Borkmann wrote:
>> What is the clear benefit/rationale of outsourcing this to
>> libmnl? I always was the impression we should strive for as little
>> dependencies as possible?
> 
> +1

Agreed, all else being equal iproute2 should be as self contained
as possible since it is such a fundamental tool.