netdev - Re: [RFC v2 00/19] batman-adv: netlink restructuring, part 2

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Message-ID: <20181124092955.GA2511@nanopsycho.orion>
Date:   Sat, 24 Nov 2018 10:29:55 +0100
From:   Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
To:     Sven Eckelmann <sven@...fation.org>
Cc:     b.a.t.m.a.n@...ts.open-mesh.org, Jiri Pirko <jiri@...lanox.com>,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC v2 00/19] batman-adv: netlink restructuring, part 2

Fri, Nov 23, 2018 at 05:13:40PM CET, sven@...fation.org wrote:
>Hi,
>
>Jiri Pirko called the batman-adv configuration interface a while back "a
>huge mistake" [1] and suggested genl as alternative. The first
>reimplementation [2] (based on the team/devlink design) was rejected. This
>second implementation is now using a nl80211-like design. The objects
>which can now be modified/queried are:
>
>* mesh/soft-interface (BATADV_CMD_GET_MESH/BATADV_CMD_SET_MESH)
>* slave/hard-interface (BATADV_CMD_GET_HARDIF/BATADV_CMD_SET_HARDIF)
>* vlan (BATADV_CMD_GET_VLAN/BATADV_CMD_SET_VLAN)
>
>Such a set messages automatically triggers a *_SET_* "reply" via the config
>multicast group. The same behavior was also added to the sysfs interface.
>
>Luckily, Jiri Pirko told us that he will have a look at patches. I would
>also like to ask the other developers to check whether their configuration
>values are represented correctly. And please also check whether the current
>implementation might collide with some other features which you might have
>in your pipeline.
>
>v2:
>* rewrite everything in a more nl80211-like message/attribute format.
>
>Kind regards,
>        Sven


This looks great. Nice job!

Do you have a userspace app to communicate with this? Would be nice to
play with it or at least to see examples of usage.

Thanks!