netdev - Re: [PATCH iproute2-next] man: remove ppp from list of devices not allowed to change netns

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Message-ID: <20191109170123.GA2424@linux.home>
Date:   Sat, 9 Nov 2019 18:01:23 +0100
From:   Guillaume Nault <gnault@...hat.com>
To:     Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
Cc:     David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH iproute2-next] man: remove ppp from list of devices not
 allowed to change netns

On Fri, Nov 08, 2019 at 03:31:59PM -0800, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> On Fri, 8 Nov 2019 22:28:04 +0100
> Guillaume Nault <gnault@...hat.com> wrote:
> > diff --git a/man/man8/ip-link.8.in b/man/man8/ip-link.8.in
> > index 9629a649..939e2ad4 100644
> > --- a/man/man8/ip-link.8.in
> > +++ b/man/man8/ip-link.8.in
> > @@ -1921,7 +1921,7 @@ move the device to the network namespace associated with name
> >  .RI process " PID".
> >  
> >  Some devices are not allowed to change network namespace: loopback, bridge,
> > -ppp, wireless. These are network namespace local devices. In such case
> > +wireless. These are network namespace local devices. In such case
> >  .B ip
> >  tool will return "Invalid argument" error. It is possible to find out
> >  if device is local to a single network namespace by checking
> 
> This doesn't have to wait for net-next
Right, I should have posted it for -iproute2, sorry. The patch applies
cleanly there though. Do you want to take it as is, or do you prefer
that I submit it again?