On Wed, 4 Apr 2018 11:37:52 -0600 David Ahern <dsah...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Networking vendors have out of tree kernel modules. Those modules use a > netdev (call it a master netdev, a control netdev, cpu port, whatever) > to pull packets from the ASIC and deliver to virtual netdevices > representing physical ports. The master netdev should not be mucked with > by a user. It should be ignored by certain s/w with lldpd as just an > *example*. Sorry, the linux kernel maintainers have a clear well defined attitude about out of tree kernel modules... _______________________________________________ Virtualization mailing list Virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/virtualization
