Hello! > I just suggested to > Pavel to create only a single device per newlink operation and binding > them later,
I see some logical inconsistency here. Look, the second end is supposed to be in another namespace. It will have identity, which cannot be expressed in any way in namespace, which is allowed to create the pair: name, ifindex - nothing is shared between namespaces. Moreover, do not forget we have two netlink spaces as well. Events happening in one namespace are reported only inside that namespace. Actually, the only self-consistent solution, which I see right now (sorry, did not think that much) is to create the whole pair as one operation; required parameters (name of partner, identity of namespace) can be passed as attributes. I guess IFLA_PARTNER approach suggests the same thing, right? As response to this action two replies are generated: one RTM_NEWLINK for one end of device with the whole desciption of partnet is broadcasted inside this namespace, another RTM_NETLINK with index/name of partner device is broadcasted inside the second namespace (and, probably, some attributes, which must be hidden inside namespace, f.e. identity of main device is suppressed). Alexey - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
