Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH net-next 1/1] rtnetlink: request RTM_GETLINK by pid or fd | From | Nicolas Dichtel <> | Date | Wed, 24 Jan 2018 11:53:11 +0100 |
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Le 23/01/2018 à 18:08, Jiri Benc a écrit : > On Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:37:11 +0100, Nicolas Dichtel wrote: >> When a virtual interface moves to another netns, the netlink RTM_DELLINK message >> contains the attribute IFLA_NEW_NETNSID, which identifies where the interface >> moves. The nsid may be allocated if needed. > > The problem is that ifindex may change and it's not announced. The only > way is to track both ifindex and ifname, watch for the ifname to appear > in the target netns and update the application's view of ifindex. Yes, you're right.
> > It would be much better if the whole (ifindex, netnsid) pair was > returned. I think it could be added. Sure. Do you plan to send a patch?
> >> I don't know if it's acceptable to also allocate an nsid in case of a physical >> interface. > > I think we need that. If you agree, I can send a patch to remove this limitation.
Regards, Nicolas
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