Re: add a new ->ndo_tunnel_ctl method to avoid a few set_fs calls v2

From: Christoph Hellwig Date: Tue, 19 May 2020 15:03:10 +0200 > both the ipv4 and ipv6 code have an ioctl each that can be used to create > a tunnel using code that doesn't live in the core kernel or ipv6 module. > Currently they call ioctls on the tunnel devices to create these, for > which the

add a new ->ndo_tunnel_ctl method to avoid a few set_fs calls v2

Hi Dave, both the ipv4 and ipv6 code have an ioctl each that can be used to create a tunnel using code that doesn't live in the core kernel or ipv6 module. Currently they call ioctls on the tunnel devices to create these, for which the code needs to override the address limit, which is a "feature"