netdev - Re: [patch net-next rfc 3/7] net: rtnetlink: add commands to add and delete alternative ifnames

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Date:   Tue, 27 Aug 2019 07:09:47 +0200
From:   Michal Kubecek <mkubecek@...e.cz>
To:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>,
        David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com, jiri@...nulli.us,
        roopa@...ulusnetworks.com, sthemmin@...rosoft.com, dcbw@...hat.com,
        andrew@...n.ch, parav@...lanox.com, saeedm@...lanox.com,
        mlxsw@...lanox.com
Subject: Re: [patch net-next rfc 3/7] net: rtnetlink: add commands to add and
 delete alternative ifnames

On Mon, Aug 26, 2019 at 06:17:08PM -0600, David Ahern wrote:
> 
> Something a bit stand alone would be a better choice - like all of the
> VF stuff, stats, per-device type configuration. Yes, that ship has
> sailed, but as I recall that is where the overhead is.

We are not so far from the point where IFLA_VFINFO_LIST grows over 64 KB
so that it does not fit into a netlink attribute. So we will probably
have to rethink that part anyway.

Michal