netdev - Re: [PATCH] net: don't unnecessarily load kernel modules in dev

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Message-Id: <20180308.123440.2224695014753871221.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:   Thu, 08 Mar 2018 12:34:40 -0500 (EST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     stephen@...workplumber.org
Cc:     pmoore@...hat.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org, viro@...iv.linux.org.uk,
        dac.override@...il.com, selinux@...ho.nsa.gov,
        linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: don't unnecessarily load kernel modules in
 dev_ioctl()

From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2018 15:59:20 -0800

> Actually dev_load by ethernet name is really a legacy thing that
> should just die,
> 
> It was kept around so that some very tunnel configuration using special names.
> 
> 	# ifconfig sit0
> 
> which probably several web pages still tell users to do...
> We have much better control now with ip commands so that this is just
> baggage.

As you say, some people use this stuff, so we really can't break
it at this point.